Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1920-10-16

Of ELKO HEAR
EX-DEMOCRAT
F. S. Gedney Tells Reasons for
His Detection From Ranks
of Bourbon Party
Special to The Bonanza }

Monday evening 1T Leonard nan Oh
rho Harding and Coolidge club was
largely attended and a very enjoy.
ah,s Drogram was carried out. The
address Of F S Gedney, formerly
Democratic leader of the eastern
mart or the state. was a most inter
os.ng one and he held the close at
tortop of the audience for more
than an hour.
1T Is said that have deserted
the Democratic party" said Mr Ged-
ney in opening his address. That
is not exactly g truth; rather the
Democratic party has deserted me, ="
while the spectators laughed. Dur
ing the last winter that Senator
Newlands was in the senate, said
Mr. Geduey, Il had the pleasure Of
spend.ns several months in the ma
u0nal capital and spent consider
able time in the gallery of the SEN
ate Il was at that time that
began to see that the Democrats.
controlled by the southern senator's.
did not have the business ability to
handle properly the business Of the
nation 1t was very plain that when
the Democrats were put in power by
the votes from the north, the ma
u0Ual congress was dominated and
controlled by the southern politicians
who knew nothing, and cared less,
for the needs of the northern states.
which comprised the great majority
Of the United States Legislation
was passed fayoring the southern
states, and the northern states.
which produce and consume the bulk
Of the products of the whole coun-
try. were ignored, and laws were
pushed through which today are hay-
ing their effect, and are the cause Of
the present hard times Ii at the
coming election the voters elect
Democratic president and sufficient
senators to control the senate, we
will continue to be dominated by
the southern politicians, and | be
lieye that the people should be
brought to a realization of this
great danger, and if the north and
the west want to bring back good
times they must vote for and elect
a Republican president and gain
control of the congress, for the rea-
son that the Democratic party has
shown that it is incompetent to
properly handle the affairs of the
nation, We must have a protective
tariff, a tariff that will protect the
products of our western states, our
wool and livestock markets. our
metal markets"
The speaker was given close at
,saton and was interrupted time
and again by outbursts of applause.
AZ the close Of the meeting he was
warmly congratulated on his address
ana his courage to speak his CON
'cilons, and, as one man put it.
frank you have always been Re.
publican, but under the wrong
lag"
1t was decided by the members
To give Ex-Governor Oddie, the Re
publican nominee for the United
states senate. and Samuel Arentz,
.ae Republican candidate for con
-Fess a mighty welcome on their
visit to Elko on October %, and in
lew minutes a fund Of nearly 800
@as raised to secure the opera house
"a1 pay other necessary expenses.
Il committee was appointed to sa-
a'it more funds. and to make the
"eeting CT October 22 the biggest
republican rally ever held in Elko
county.
The Harding and Coolidge club Is
kFowing rapidly and now has several
hundred members from every sec
tioa Of the county.