The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-01-17
UP AND AT EN- IS
REPUBLICAN SLOGAN

party loyalty indicate anything, the
events of Thursday, guaged on those
points. promise a sweeping victory for
the Republican party in Nevada in
the next campaign. Coming into per-
sonal contact with Will H. Hays, the
national committee chairman, and
hearing him speak, certainly aroused
Republican spirit and determination
to pull together to a pitch that has
not been equalled in many years, says
the Reno Gazette.
On every hand Republican leaders
expressed themselves as ready to "go
to the bat" for Republican principles
and the Republican candidates next
fall and get in the fight to win.
About 200 men and women from all
parts of the state gathered at the
Riverside in the afternoon for the
luncheon. III. E. Stewart, mayor of
Reno, presided as POSTMASTER and in
troduced number of the states lead
ing Republicans. Harmony and the de-
termination to carry the campaign
through the issues of Americanism
and the principles of the Republican
party were expressed by every
speaker.
E. E. Roberts was the first local
speaker at the luncheon. He appealed
for cooperation on the part of all
members of the party in the coming
campaign.
Cole L. Harwood brought the crowd
into an uproar when he said the Re-
publicans of Nevada had buried all
their past differences and are ready
to 60"
H. J. Murrish of Lovelock caught
the fancy of his hearers when he said
Pershing county Republicans pro-
posed to emulate the great COM
mander for which the county was
the enemy and not waiting for him
to come"
Mrs. Charles Burke spoke impress
sively of the part women expect to
play in the coming campaign and told
why she cast her lot with the party
that gave the country Lincoln, Gar
field, Mckinley and Roosevelt.
B. F. Curler of Elko aroused enthus-
iasm when he said that Elko, the great
Cow county," was going to wipe out
the 1900 majority given Senator Hen
derson in the last election and return
majority for the Republican candi-
dates
Enthusiasm went wild when Sam
Platt said that he believed the Repub-
licans of Nevada prospose this year
to get together and work "for the well
fare of the nation and the support of
all the Republican ticket"
Miss Mary Garrett Hay made a plea
for ratification of the federal suffrage
amendment by the Nevada legislature,
saying she hoped Nevada would ratify
before March 10.
Judge Downer made the hit of the
afternoon when he said that if any
foreign guests come to America carry
ing bombs in their pockets and threat
ening the lives and property of our
citizens I'VE will seize the Buford or
any other transport and send the
murderers and butchers back. where
they belong"
Other speakers at the luncheon
were: Tasker l.. Oddie, Harry Atk-
inson of Tonopah and Mark Walser
The address of Sam Shortridge of
San Francisco was one of the features
of the night meeting at the Rialto. The
California orator held his audience
spellbound throughout and the ap-
plause made the rafters ring when he
said that it was up to the Republican
party to bring this republic back to
America"
William S. Lunsford, speaking in
behalf of the general committee that
arranged for the Hays meeting, in
troduced Hugh Brown of Tonopah.
who presented the speakers of the
evening.
The national chairman was the last
speaker of the evening, his address
teeming with Americanism, and the
spirit of Republicanism.
Chairman Hays of the national COM
mittee said:
I'VE are here primarily to get and
not impart information. One of the
most important purposes of our mis-
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