The Nevada journal., 1853-08-05
WING County Convention.
THURSDAY, July 3Oth, 1888.

THURSDAY, July Both, 1858.
The convention was called to order
by ]. n. Turner, Esq. H. Davis, Esq.
was called to the chair, and James
Fitz James appointed secretary.
Mr.. Davis, on taking the chair,
made some Introductory remarks, ac-
knowledging the honor. He urged
the necessity Of reform in the state
administration to retrieve the state
from bankruptcy and moral ruin.
On motion of Mr. Collins, of Grass
Valley, committee of one from each
township was appointed to procure a
roll of members. The following gen
tlemen were appointed:
G. Meredith, Grass Valley; A Kane,
Rough and Ready; G. w. Dickinson,
Nevada T. j. Burgess, Little York Mr..
Simpson, Bridgeport; Mr.. Hinman, Girls
ley Bear.
On motion, committee Of one from
each township was appointed to noml-
nate permanent officers. The follow
ing were appointed:
John Montgomery, Rough and Ready :
]. NJ Fouse, Grass Valley; Mr.. Waite,
Nevada; Mr.. Mcguire, Little York Mr.
Eddy, Bridgeport James Collins, Grizzly
Bear.
A committee of one from each town
ship was appointed to report an order
Of business, ard also to draft resolu-
tions expressive Of TIE sense of the
convention, as fellows:
A. 4. Sargent, Nevada J. II. Mont
gomery, Little York; Jno. A. Collins,
Grass Valley; b. Truxelle, Rough and
Ready; Mr. Hinman, Grizzly Bear; B.
Ripley, Bridgeport.
Voted, That township delegations
now absent, as they appear, have pow
er to add delegates to each of these
committees.
Jno. A. Collins, Esq. addressed the
meeting at some length in powerful
speech, dwelling upon the duty OF ac-
tive exertion He adverted to the
late attempt of Bigler and his friends
TO stife discussion, and congratulated
tho actors on the amount Of capital
they had made by it.
Adjourned
AFTERNOON SEssIoN.-Convention
met at 2 1>2 o'clock Committee on
credentials made unanimous report,
which was adopted.
Committee on permanent organiza~
ton unanimously reported the follow
ing for officers, which report was
adopted
President-Judge Stanton Buckner of
Nevada.
Vlce Presidents,-G. D. Roberts. G. Y.
Mr.. Galloway, r. and R.; f. c. Waite,
New; Z. J. Burgess, L. York; W. Nj.
Human, g. Bear II. n. Hunt, B'port.
Secretaries, Robert Little, Nevada; e.
Meredith, Grass Valley.
Judge Buckner, on being waited
upon to the chair, made some forcible
remarks upon the motives and encour-
agements of the great Whig reform
party in this canvass.
The committee on an order Of busi-
ness and to report resolutions, made
an unanimous report, which was adop-
ted. The committee presented the fol-
lowing
DECLARATION OF RIGHT.
The Wing party OF Nevada County as
sembled bv their representatives in conyen-
ton, earnestly appreeiating the issues of
the present canvass. painfully awake to
the corruptions of the present State adj
ministration and its predecessors of the
same character, hereby declare their con-
yictions of the course incumbent upon iov-
ers of the state and friends of reform. and
lay down the principles that guide them III
this important crisis:
1st. We hold the administration OF John
Bigler a blot and curse upon our history
a drag weight upon our progress as a state
and so deeply dyed in corruptions as to be