The Nevada Democrat., 1858-07-14
Proceedings Of the Democratic County
Convention.

CONVENTION.
The delegates to the Democratic County Con-
vention, assembled at the Court House, on Sat
urday, July 10th, at IL o'clock, A. NJ, pursuant
to the call Of the Central Committee.
The assemblage was called to order, by I. N.
Dawley, Esq, Chairman of the County Com
mittee.
Mr.. Cloud nominated II. Meredith for Chair
man pro TEN. OF the Convention; and Mr.. Hupp
nominated Thos, Hannah. Mr.. Dawley did not
recognize Mr.. Meredith as delegate to the
Convention, and put the motion on the nomi-
nation Of Mr.. Hannah and declared it carried. 1t
was not possible, however, for person to tell
whether the ayes or noes were in majority,
and much opposition was made to Mr.. Hannah
acting, and he finally withdrew. Messrs. Daw-
ley aud Lansing were then put in nomination
by their respective friends, and each declared
duly elected az Chairman pro tenn. A scene of
indiscribable confusion followed; ten or fifteen
men were constantly on their feet trying 10 be
heard aud for some time it seemed impossible
that any arrangement could be made by which
the representatives of the Democracy could
harmonize. At length, Mr.. H. N. Moore, dele
gate from Eureka township mounted the stand
occupied by the two Chairmen, and proposed
that the delegates from each township should
appoint one of their number to act as a COM
mittee on credentials, in order to ascertain who
were entitled to vote. This proposition was
favorably received by both wings, and the mo-
tion was put by Mr.. Moore and carried unani-
mousy
The delegates from the different townships
having consulted together, appointed the fol-
lowing gentlemen as committee on credentials,
whose names were read by Mr.. Moore:
J. W. Grier, Nevada;
c.. D. Roberts, Grass Valley;
G., Beckman, Rough q Ready;
l.. G. McKeeby, Bridgeport;
John Grimes, Eureka;
W. II. G. Cloud, Washington;
John Hussey, Little York.
The committee then retired to the Grand
Jury room, while the delegates retained their
places in the Court room. After being absent
about two hours, the committee reported list
of delegates which was amended 80 as to allow
II. Meredith to act as proxy for adelegate from
Eureka, and Geo. A. Young to cast the vote of
a Washington delegate, and finally adopted,
and the following gentlemen were declared en-
titled to seats as delegatesi
Nevada 7bwnship.-Chas. Kent, Chas. Malt
man, P. Mucaby, Geo. Story, J. W. Grier, Kep-
ner Carnes, Wm j. Knox, /. N. Dawley, 7. j.
Coady, p Hunerfauth, 7. Curtis James Funs-
ton, M. Sullivan, Geo. S. Hupp, James Jeffries,
M. j. McCutchan, Jacob Vanderlieth William
Scott.
Grass Hdlley.-C. J. Lansing, j. r. Rush, VIM.
Watt, John Judd, Lum. Ashby John Doran,
Pat. Monday, VIM. b. Clapp, David Dryden, G.
ID. Roberts, p. N. Hanson, G. W. Burris, T. B.
Stonehll, Columbus knight, II. McCarty.
Rough & Reddy.-J. L. Moore, Henry Whis-
ner. John Il. +. Williams, James Ackerman Da-
vid Brown. NJ. T. O'Connor, C. Beckman, II. H.
Brannan, J. 2. Little.
Bridgport.-L. c. McKeeby, A. Hartman, A.
NJ Henry, N. b. Iseman, Thos Hannah, John
Drynen, James Nuttall, Samuel Curtis, S. o.
Clifford, G. p. Fisher, Peter Purdy, John II.
Terry.
Bareka.-H. N. Moore, s. B. Blakesley, P. B.
Oppenheim, W. G. Alban. John Grimes, S. S.
Fem, Fred. Becktel. NJ. Erwin, James Weaver,
VIM. Boram, S. L. Blackwell. p. Bohannan, F.
Leary, A. Tyler, II. Meredith, VIM. Morris
Washugton.-John Bower, F. J. Loud, Wm
N. B. Hauser, S. r. GoodsOn, Geo. A. Young.
Little York.-John Hussey. Thos. Patterson,
]. E. Squires. W. d. Smithson, John McNally,
John Weiss, J. P. Burke.
S. S. Fem and W. H. c. Cloud we're then put
in nomination for temporary Chairmen, and on
the roll being called, Mr.. Fem received A
votes, and Mr.. Cloud Al. This vote was re-
garded as test Of the strength of the two
wings-Mr. Fem receiving the votes of the
Douglas Democrats.
On motion committee consisting of one
from each township, was appointed by the del
egatcs to report permanent officers, and order
of business.
The Convention then took recess until half
past three T. NJ
The Convention re-nssembled about four
O'Clock, when the committee reported the fol-
lowing as the order Of business LIST, motions
and resolutions; I'd, nomination of Senator and
Assemblymen; Sd, nomination of County Judge;
4th appointment Of delegates to the State Con-
venton; 9th, appointment of Central Commit
tee. H. nj. Moore was recommended as per-
manent Chairman, and /. N. Dawley and G. d.
Roberts as Secretaries. The report of the CON-
mittee was amended SO as to make the nomina-
tion of County Judge the first in order of bus-
ness, and adopted.
Messrs. Dawley and Roberts having declined
to act as Secretaries, Rufus Shoemaker and T.
II. Rolfe, who were not members of the Con-
vention, were appointed to act in their place.
Nominations for County Judge being then in
order, the names of David Belden, J. l. Cald-
we'll, E. w. Roberts aud Chas F. Smith were
placeqin nomination. The roll being called,
the FIRST ballot resulted as follows:
Belden received 81 votes,
Caldwell received 6 votes,
| Smith received "a votes,
| Roberts received votes,
Mr.. Beden having received majority of all
the votes cast was, on motion, unanimously
declared the nominee OF the Convention for