The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-06-19
RENO REPUBLICANS
START OUT To WIN


Enthusiastic Republicans filled the
lower floor OF the Majestic theatre on
Wednesday evening, says the Gazette,
and occupied most of the gallery
while a score of speakers excoriated
the acts of the present national ad-
ministration and extolled the virtues
of the Republican candidates, Har-
ding and Coolidge.
From the time H.. V. Moorehouse,
as chairman of the evening, men
toned the names of Harding and
Coolidge till District Judge Moran
closed the fireworks with a short. but
livid, address in which he roasted
President Wilson's stand on the
League of Nations, the theatre rang
with applause. During the meeting
a telegram was read from Warren G..
Harding acknowledging receipt of in
formation that a ratification meeting
was being held and expressing on
fidence~that Nevada will help over
turn the Democratic rule. A band in
side and a fife and drum corps out
side the theatre livened up the pro-
ceedings.
Senator Moorehouse spoke briefly
at the outset, expressing confidence
in the election of the Republican
ticket. He was greeted with applause
when he said that one of the pur-
poses of the Republican party will be
to see this is a government "of, for
and by the people of the United States
and not of, for and by the people of
Europe"
Tasker l.. eddie. former governor
of Nevada, was the first of the regu-
lar speakers. lHe reviewed briefly
the action of the Democratic admin
istration relative to the establishment
of the price of sugar. asserting that
the lax efforts of President Wilson
and Acknowledgement Palmer had re-
suited in more than 81, 000, 900, 900 be-
ing made off the American people by
sugar profiteers.
BREWSTER Adams, who followed
Governor Oddie said he had been
forced to speak out of the regular
order on the program because he had
an engagement to marry a couple. Il
hate to make two more enemies said
Adams, but guess III have to do it,"
Adams address was in the nature of
personal "reminiscences of the Cool
idge family. He at once lived with
John Coolidge, father of the vice
presidential candidate. Adams said
that no mistake could be made by
supporting the Republican candidates
and predicted that the Democratic
administration will be ended this
year.
Sardis Summerfield's arraignment
of the Democrats included a denunci-
alton of their chief sins of commits
sion and omission. He handled Presi-
dent Wilson without gloves, particu-
larly in declaring his stand on the
peace treaty and the Mexican situa-
ton. and was roundly applauded as
he drove home his points. He re-
viewed briefly the record of Senator
Harding as governor of Ohio and as
a senator from that state.
A.. Grant Miller, making his initial
appearance as a Republican speaker
in Nox-ada - ohnnroI IN tba onho
as he presented point after point in
his argument against Democratic
policies and the Wilson administra-
ton. He predicted that Nevada will
be lined up for the Republican ticket
this year and that the rule of the
Democrats in this state is about at
an end. He reviewed briefly the work
of the convention at Chicago.
+. +. Roberts, who represented Ne
yada eight years in the lower house
of congress, related personal reminis-
cences of Senator Harding with
whom he is personally acquainted.
r. NJ. Price appealed to the voters
to support the Republican standard
bearers and predicted a big DETECTION
from other political parties to the Re
publican ranks this fall.
T. F. Moran. district judge of
Washoe county, didn't occupy much
time, but his d~enunciation of Presi-
dent Wilson for his actions relative
to the peace treaty and the League of
Nations was uuife severe