Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1916-10-07
GREAT CAMPAIGN
THROUGHOUT STATE

The republican candidates are max
converts by the hundred and they are
ing whrlwind campaign. What
s more they are making votes an,
gathering back into the fold the stray
sheep that wandered off four years
apo Never has campaign opened
60 much suspiciously and with such
harmony. From the initial talk a
Gardnerville to the fzz and fireworks
of Tonopah and Goldfield there ha
been not been single disquicting
= circumstance or an untoward event
to chill the ardor OF the republicans.
Five counties in seven days is go
ing some in this long distance State
of Nevada and the counties are thu
most diversified of any on the ma2
From 1000 feet at Aurora the party
dropped down to 40G0 feet at Haw-
tiorne, the historic county scat Of
Mineral County where Barney Moran
served as operator and station agen
when only II years of age. Every
where the reception was most cordial
Then down to Wabuska, Mason Val.
lev, Lunng and Nina. Yerinaton had
been visited in the earlier stages o
the journey Luning is a BUSTING
mining camp resembling the early
days of Tonopah and Goldfeld witt
their rag shacks and imposing build
inps side by side all enveloped in :
cloud of dust rising from the string
of automobile trucks and freighting
teams constantly on the passage. A
Nina. the railroad men showed their
sympathy for the party OF protection
and the friends of labor by swarminp
around the candidates and assurinc
Sam Platt and Ed. Roberts that the,
were the men the voters wanted e
see in Congress representing the par
ty of peace. prosperity. protection am
progress.
At Hawthorne the keynote Of th'
campaign was struck by Sam Plat
inouiring why Congress did not com
plete the job of remedial Legislation
by enacting IN eight hour law tlr1'
meant something like eight hours for
everybody engaged in handling inter
state commerce.
Lunng virtually suspended bust
ness for the day and the sweeping
declaration for an unqualified hou
day provoked a round of applause
that threatened to tear off the root
Nina. at the end OF the Southern
Pacific broad guage line, turned OF
an audience of several hundred met
and women who accorded the can
didates hearty reception. From
Sodaville, three miles away, the sea-
of the tungsten industry, established
bv the Atkins Kroll company las
November. a large delegation attend
=. ed. Tungsten is an infant industr,
in Nevada and one that needs nurs
ing. Almost 200 men are employed
at Sodaville where two caterpillar
trains are kept in constant motor
hauling ore between the mine and
mill. Tungsten must have protection
mill.
From Nina, TO Tonopah the transi
ton was marked. The county sea-
of Nve County the home of Key Pitt
man was ablaze literally and fgura
lively. Electric illuminations with
FREQUENT strings of incandescents
arching the streets, red fire. rockets
and brass band composed a picture
that would excite the envy of any
enthusiast, during the most fer
vid campaign Tonopah boosterF
were out with the glad hand and /
certainly did look as though there
was not a democrat in the camp
Rejoicing in the advance OF silver
gIorying in fresh mineral discoverie'
and throbbing with the activities o.
score of mines in the making, Tono-
rah whooped it up until thu spacious
airdomc could hold no more and the
crowds stood around outside the ope'
doors and windows to absorb the
sentiments of the speaker
Goldfeld always does things right
The consciousness of doing well i'
a natural trait of the Goldheld mer
msts on earth and saturated witt
enthusiasm The hopeful spirit l.
born in these people who radidate
confidence and prospects of millions
as the spotlight desSeminates bright
ness
In the course of his talk Sam
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