The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-10-28

successful meeting OF the present or
in recent years here, marked the vir-
tual opening of the congressional and
state campaign at the Nixon opera
house last night In point of attend
ance the meeting brought more than
any meeting to date and as to enthu-
siastic response to the arguments
made, the visitors declared after
wards with qualification that the peo-
ple here equaled any demonstration
experienced on their long and uni
formly successful trip Certainly
from a local standpoint no speaker
or group OF speakers ever held such
an audience in such thralI of elo-
quence, wit, humor and plain common
sense statement as Sam Platt, Z. E.
Roberts. T. F. ("Barney') Moran and
Richard Mckay. For nearly three
hours the people sat and listened as
If charmed by the exposition of Re-
publicanism given. They heard Sam
Platt talk for an hour on the national
and some of the state and national
issues In his contest. They heard F.
f. Roberts outline for an equal time
his position on the issues of the day
and to the shorter speeches of Judge
Moran and r. a. Mckay they gave
equally eager attention. Applause
began with the entry and seating of
the speakers and group of leading
Republicans and county candidates
on the stage, il continued on the in
troductory speeches made by County
Chairman G. w. Summerfield, and
each speaker was greeted with ap-
plause when he rose. which continued
during his remarks and became
volleying salute upon the close. At
the conclusion of the remarks of both
Sam Plat and Congressman Roberts
continued applause showed the spirit
of their hearers and even the Demo-
Gratis. who listened closely and cour-
teously. could not fail to applaud the
clean, courteous and high tone in
which the discussion was carried on.
Plans for a triumphal entry into
the city during the day were frustrat-
ed through the arrival of the visitors
al an earlier hour than expected and
the pleasant surprise was lost The
party reached Winnemucca before
noon, anticipating by more than an
hour the expected time of arrival.
News of their coming. however, was
quickly circulated and reception of
an impromptu character welcomed
the candidates. In the evening TIE
music of bands, and the footing of
auto horns brought Winnemucca back
to the memory of the old days OF the
rallies of generation ago.
While the hall was filling up the
American theatre orchestra rendered
a number of popular airs, concluding
with america" when the entire au-
dience arose.
At s O'Clock Chairman G. w. Sum
merfield, from his place on the stage,
under an archway of flags, fianked by
bunting and bearing the pictures of
the candidates. opened the meeting
with a short reference to the vital ma
ture of the election waiting the be-
hest of the people. With brief and
pithy utterance he presented the
speakers and the audience settled
down to be informed. entertained, in
structed and inspired
Seated on the platform. in addition
to the chairman and four state can
didates, were j. A. Rogers. Republi-
can nominee for county treasurer; C..
r. Smith. for county clerk; l.. G. Will
son, for district attorney; III. o. Abb
bot. for auditor and recorder; S. j..
Anderson. for public administrator;
G.. w. Carly, for justice of the peace;
II. X Harvey, for short-term commits
sioner; M. Reinhart, Judge j. A.
Langwith, f. j. Button, b. j. LoinaZ,
Floyd Harman. w. G. Adamson, Y.
Arrascada, Domingo Bengoa and
Chris Mandacen.
The address of Sam Plat was con-
ceded to be a mastery presentation
of the issues from national and
state viewpoint Taking up. the issues
one by one he expressed the aspira-
tion of the vast majority of the crowd
that filled both main floor and bal
cony of the commodious theatre and
combined all into one harmonious
whole with the grace and power of
a master The Pittman land bill and
the supplemental plans announced
from the platform two or three weeks
ago by Senator Pittman; the national
suffrage amendment and the burning
question of the restoration to this
country of the principles of Ameri-
canism on which it is grounded. were
all treated at length but so eloquent