White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-24

Inc fepubllean rally III BIO nail last
Monday night was not largely attended
and many attribute that fact to what
Is generally termed a democratic night.
The meeting was well advertised. bur
about dusk the snow began To fall thick
and fast so that b. the hour scheduled
for the firing of the opening gun there
was on an average about five inches
of snow on the ground. with it stilI
coming without stint from above.
Charles s. Chandler had been selected
as chairman of the meeting and intro
duced tile speakers. who were Tasker
l.. Oddie. republican candidate for
United States SENATOR; samuel :. Ar
entz. republican candidate for congress.
n Charles r. Scott. former congress
man from Kansas, VINO is touring the
state of Nevada in The interest OF the
republican party.
People Who claim to have made an
actual count of those present In the
large hall place the nubmer at llo. aud
II is certain that n considerable por-
tion OF the number were democrats
eager TO hear upon Just what ISSUES
those of the opposing party would
base their claims upon the suffrage Of
Tho people.
Mr.. oddio was the first speaker 10 b.
introduced aud after thanking thos,
who braved the storm in order t. he
present at the meeting dwelt for q
short time upon lis record IN this stat"
and then turned his attention t. efltl-
cism of the administration. He laid
more stress upon the tariff than any
thing else and said that the remedy fer
the existing evils vas protection. and
that this protection could be had ouly
when n republican senator and con-
gresham were elected, because those
not in sympathy with the administra-
ton would be powerlcss. lie expressed
the opinion that the success of the re-
publican national ticket WAS now as
sured.
Mr.. eddie said that he had been
asked n question while on his visit
here and purposed to answer II. The
question referred TO was that asked by
Thomas r. Haley. chairman Of the dem
ocratic county central committee. as to
whether or not Mr.. Od1ie during hts
term as governor of this state had ap-
pointed a man to the United States sem
ate who had previously reduced wages
at Goldheld. New. from IS to $3.50 per
day. Mr.. eddie first said that he did
not believe the gentleman who asked
the question knew what he was talking
about and should better inform him
self upon the subject. He tthen said.
Il did what ! did because I did It." lie
then said that he had first appointed
George wlngfield 10 FIJI the uneSpired
term rs United states senator from Ne
vada because he thought he wuold rep-
resent the interests of the state and
bring home the bacon. Mr.. eddie did
not dwell Mt any length upon the
League OF Nations. but made IL clear
hat he was opposed 10 1t. When
Chairman Haley was asked after the
me Getting as TO his knowledge OF the
conditions at Goldfeld and the reduc-
ton of wages there he said I was
in Goldhold at the time and was en-.
gagged In business there. | was In close
touch with the situation and the wages
were reduced 10 $3.50. Mr.. oddie to the
contrary Notwithstanding, lie admits
that he appointed Mr.. Wingfield and
the balance is immaierial. There are
those in Nevada Who's wages We're cut.
as I have said. and They will doubtless
remember the fact"
Mr.. AREN'T was the second speaker
and after going over his own record
ard telling of the %hardships which
Dull 1T anu ais Wiz hAh 't1EAAf ~
filling the soil Of the state. Later Of his
employment as n blacksmith and thin
rising to bs a mining engineer, he
dwelt for some time upon his record
IN the late war. deeply iamenting the
fact tina he did not get across. He
then a%rraigned the administration.
touching what he termed thu high
spots. but not dwelling long enough on
any one subject for the ordinary lis
tener to get much comfort from his &C
gument. He briefly attacked the eN-
cess profits tax. among the other acts
Of the administration. and then ap-
pealed for the election of republican
representatives from this state In both
houses so that they might be IN sym
spathy with the administration. which
he said would doubtless be republican.
MIR. Scott made the closing speech of
the evening and his argument was di-
rected to criticism OF the admlnistra
ton and an appeal to his listeners TO
save the country by the election of the
republican ticket from top to bottom.