The Nevada journal., 1859-06-03
AFTERNOON SESSION.

The following gentleman were named
by the proper committee as permanent
officers: Thomas Hannah. President.
Major j. NJ. Sterling. James Nutall.
DIR. Noble Martin, Vice Presi-
dents. II. D. Hosmer, Miles B. o. Con-
nor, Secretaries. The suggestions of
the committee being approved mani
mously. the President came forward
amid much applause, took the stand.an
harangued the delegates vociferously.-
The Vice Presidents. by request of the
President came forward and were intro
duced. Major Sterling saidh voted for
Monroe and held a commission signed
by Madison, at the announcement of
which the sovereigns applauded without
stint. Nominations being declared in
order, the Convention proceeded to
nominate in the order proposed by the
proper committee. Mr.. Charles Kent, Of
Nevada, was declared the nominee for
Sheriff by acclamation. Mr.. Kent came
forward, after little delay and expatia-
ted on his unwavering Democracy in
emphatic if not elegant terms. Some
chaffering about resolutions was here
indulged in, but finally S. S. Fem, of
Eureka, by acclaim was nominated for
County Clerk. Mr.. Penn rendered Ihis
profound thanks for the honor in appro-
pirate but brief language. Mr. George
S. Hupp and Mr.. T. P. Hawley, of Ne
vada, were nominated for District At
torney. The roll was called and resulted
in IS votes for Hupp and 25for Hawley
Mr.. Aupp being loudly called for re
sponded in a speech of some minutes
duration, IN which he took occasion to
declare that the present administration
had proved false to every pledge it had
made, and recreant to every trust. He
denounced the whole course of Buchanan
declared his attachment to the principles
of popular sovereignty, and challenged
the minions Of the President. Henry
Meredith and all his cohorts, to meet
him On the stump. He wanted to show
that individual whose zone eye was
squirting on seat in Congress and the
other on the Lor," where he stood. Mr..
Hupp fell into some slight errcrs in
regard to the instructions of the Califor-
MIA delegation to the Cincinnati Con-
ventioa, in the eoSrse Of his remarks
He was loudly apPlauded by the sover-
eigns. The roll was called on E. G.
Webster. of Grass Valley, and Aaron
Davis of Nevada, being put in nomina-
ton for County Treasurer, and the
result was, IS votes for Webster. and 13
for Davis. Webster briefly rendered
his Acknowledgements. Martin Bsennsn,
of Little York was then nominated for
Assessor. The roll was called on NOM
matDAs Of Geo. I. Lammon, of Nevada,
Sam. McBrown, of Bloomfield and b. G.
Hartman, of Eureka, for Public Admin.
istrator and resulted IN the choice of Mr.
Nc Brown, DIR. Tompkins, of Grass
Valley. was then nominated by accla-
ination for the Office of Superintendent
of Schools. James Hoadly, and R. II
Raymond of Nevada, were put in nom.
lnation fol the Office of Surveyor. The
former on roll called received 40 votes
and the latter 20. Major J. NJ. Sterling
was unanimously nominated for Coroner
For the office of Senator, s. II. Chase,
of Eureka, and E. w. Roberts, of Rough
& Ready were nominated. The claims
of Mr. Chase. and the policy of nomina-
ting him were pressed with much force
and earnestness by VIM. Fl. Martin
A ballot resulted in the choice of Chase
by vote Of 60 to 20. L. B. Adsit of
Bridgeport; Noble Martin. Of Little York;
Miles B. O'Connor, of Grass Valley J..
G. Palmer, of Nevada, were nominated
by reclamation for the Assembly. A
ballot was taken on the names of T. II.
Pomeroy, of Rough & Ready. and j.
NJ. Ormsby. Of Washington, which re-
suited in favor of the f,rmer. as the ffth
candidate fer the Assembly by a vote of
AZ to 80. T. L. Rolfe, Of Nevada was
then nominated by reclamation as Su-
pervisor for the 1st District, when the
Convention took recess Of ten minutes
to select delegates to the State Conven-
tisn.
On reassembling the appointment Of
the following delegates was confirmed.
W. j. Knox, IN. Dawley. Thales
Curtis. 81. w. johnson, J. W. Dennison,
Thos. Hannah. Arthur Henry. John
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