Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1922-02-13
LINCOLN DAY BANQUET Brings
NOTABLE GATHERING STALWARTS
Together IN PERFECT HARMONY

Abraham Lincoln, the great eman-
cipator, must have been proud, in
spirit at least, of the great compli-
ment paid to his memory last night
by the Republicans of TonOpah and
Nye county. Had Honest Abe
been present in person and witness
ed the 100 Republicans assembled at
the banquet tables, grouping in half
darkness, with only candles being in
use, he would no doubt have felt
perfectly at home, because in his
day and age he was even deprived
Of the candle, being compelled to
make use of the grease stick and
pine knot
While the banqueters started their
efforts Of simplicity to pay the deep
est reverence to the memory of this
greatest Of all statesmen, with can
dies, Abraham Lincoln's spirit must
have become a trile restless and it
must have been his desire that even
greater light be shed upon the doc
trines of the Republican party, by
reason Of the fact that 80 minutes
from the time J. G. Crumley, the
toastmaster, called the meeting to
order, the electric lights again shed
their radiance upon the scene, fol-
lowing a period of % hours when
southern Nevada was in darkness as
a result Of the storms that had
ragged over the White mountains. If
the wishes Of a great ana good man,
who has passed to the Unknown
Shore, were ever considered, it must
have been that the Creator in His
infinite wisdom, was desirous of i'm
pressing upon the 100 banqueters
that Abraham Lincoln, the great
emancipator, was desirous Of that
assemblage being enlightened that all
might be directed in the proper di-
rertion. at least politically, that the
doctrines he expounded during his
Lifetime might be followed to the let
ter. God said Let there be light,
and there was light" and to all in
tents ami purposes Abraham Lincoln
must have impressed upon our Re
dasmer the necessity for light, for
light there was.
The Lincoln Day banquet brought
forth one Of the most notable gath
erirgs Of Republicans that was ever
Isssembled m Tonopah. The lobby Of
the Mizpah hotel, where the ban
0peters assembled to pay homage
to perhaps the greatest statesman
Of modern times, was decorated in
ico'ors of red white and blue, and
enthusiasm and patriotism dominat-
ed the occasion. The banquet was
presided over by J. G. Crumley
who was in an unusually happy
frame of mind, and although he cut
his remarks short, they were well
directed and most timely.
/ Preceding the serving of the
yiands. which, by the way, proved
most pleasing to all, Miss Mary Ford
rendered two vocal selections which
elected prolonged applause. The
music was furnished by William F.
Logan. violinist, and Mrs H. ]. Sui
livan, pianiste who dispensed patri-
otic and popular airs throughout the
evening.
The first speaker Of the evening
was Hon. Hugh Henry Brown, who
took for his subject The Life of Lin
coin" Mr.. Brown seemed to be en-
dowed by nature as the proper per
son to extol the beautiful life that
was led by Honest Abe He dwelt
at length upon the mastery Oh the
Ilamented martyred president of the
United States, both as regards physi
cal prowess and greatness OF MIND
He told of Lincoln being a natu
raj fighter, carrying his hearers from
his early boyhood days up until tnt
day of his death when he Tough
and died that all men, irrespective
of race, color or creed, might b'
considered free and equal He re-
> lated of Lincoln's bigness of hear
and his charitableness. He termed
him the greatest master of the Eng
lish language in the history OF tn