The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1922-11-03
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The Republican meeting held In
Gardnerville last Saturday night was
one OF the most enthusiastic political
gatherings of the present campaign
and from the time the meeting opened
until the last speaker had concluded,
but two men left the hall, which IL :
rather unusual record for such meet
ings.
John q. Drendel Of Minden. chair
man of the Republican county central
committee, introduced the speakers.
the first candidate to address the
meeting being Ed. Hunting, for State
Treasurer. Mr.. Hunting stated that
he had been a telegraph operator at
Las Vegas for many years, and was
also interested in banking and other
institutions in Clark county. He has
served as a school trustee for ten
years and while In that capacity or
ganized boys band. Mr.. Hunting
touched on economical measures OF
which he favors. and made good
impression.
George F. Smith, Republican candi-
date for State Printer, was the next
speaker, and after giving q brief talk
on labor. told how he had been con-
nected with the printing business in
Reno for the past ten years. and felt
that he was qualified to all the offics
he is now seeking.
George Russell, candidate for Sur
veyor- General. was next introduced
and was greeted by tremendous ap-
plause. The speaker told Of some Of
his experiences in campaigning and
how he was forced to abandon the
style Of the rained politician for the
more sure way Of seeking introduc-
tions to voters. He reminded his
hearers that his opponent had stated
in his Gsrdnerville speech that some
100000 acres Of public domain had
disappeared from the map OF Nevada
and that II elected he would endsavor
to locate the lost empire. Some few
thousand acres had besn found BY Mr..
Deady in the q years that he has
been In Office. and Mr.. Russell de-
clared that It would not take him 81
years to locate the rest Of the land,
but would pull on his coat and 30 to
work and stay on the job until the
mystery was cleared up. In other
words. Mr.. Russell assured the voters
OF Douglas county that he would be
on the jot every day and would not
leave the work Of conducting the
duties Of Surveyor-G General to deputies
and clerks,
Chas. e. Chandler. candidate for
United States Senator, was the next
speaker. He declared that his elec-
tion was being opposed on the ground
that he was a corporation lawyer. He
admitted that he had among his
clients several corporations, also
farmers. laborers and people In other
walks Of life. He denied that he was
allied with wealth and told how he
was born and reared on farm: how
he struggled to secure his education
through waiting on table and doing
other work.
He took up the silver bill of which
Senator Pittman. takes all the credit,
and told the history OF that measure.
1t was war emergency measure
pure and simple and was enacted by
congress upon the urgent request of
President Wilson.
He told of the Pittman reclamation
bill for underground water. wherein
a settler that places water through
pumping. upon 20 acres of ground
and cultivates same, Is entitled n .
patent upon $40 acres. The cost OF
buying equipment to pump water Is
beyond the average settler and the
bill will never mean a great deal to
this state. Mr.. Chandler advocated
that the government carry on the ex-
perimental work Of developing UNDER
ground water as the only solution of
solving the problem of this form Of
reclamation.
Mr.. Chandler dealt quite fully with
the freight rate question and the
tariff and his remarks wero often
interrupted by applause.
Grant Miller. Republican candidate
for Congressman. opened his remarks
by telling few good stories and then
turned into political issues. He did
not indulge in personalities but ans
wered changes made by Democratic
leaders. He was aften stopped by
laundering applause, and no one in
attendance at the meeting can doubt
for one moment that Grant Miller Is
the logical man to send to Congress.
A social dance followed the speak
ing and many remained and sought
the acquaintance Of the candidates.