The Nevada Democrat., 1860-02-29
Administration County Convention.

Tho delegates elected to the Administration
County Convention, assembled at the Court House,
at 10 o'clock A. NJ, on Saturday, and organized by
electing W, w. Caperton temporary Chairman, and
Ed. Muller, temporary Secretary. Committees on
credentials and order Of business were appointed,
when the Convention adjourned until two o'clock
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About three o'clock the Convention re- assembled,
and Mr.. Boring from the committee on credentials,
reported the of the delegates entitled to seats
also, the names Of five proxies representing town
ships of which they were not residents.
One delegate moved that the report be "adopted !"
another moved an amendment that it be accepted"
another substitute, that it be 'recved and adopt
cd :; etc. After some considerable discussion to
the effect Of the several motions, amendments and
substitutes the motion that the report be "accept
ed" was carried.
Mr.. Williams moved that the report be adopted
Mr.. Watt moved an amendment, that the five out
side delegates be excluded Mr.. Warheld offered
substitute, that all the delegates whose names were
reported correct, be admitted to seats. An ami
mated discussion arose on the question Of adopting
the substitute. A. b. Dibble spoke of the custom
usually pursued in Democratic conventions. Will
liams thought that Dibble shouldn't be taken au-
thority for Democratic usages. He said that Dibble
had only been Democrat about eight or nine
months, while he (Williams) had been a sound and
consistent Democrat for nearly two years, and it
a gross outrage, and subversive of true Demo-
cratic principles, for such newly hedged Democrats
Dibble to attempt to exclude old line Democrats
like himself c. Wilson Hill, who held proxy from
Eureka township, spoke of the great injustice Of
cluding such old and tried Democrats as himself
and Col. Whitman from seats in the Convention.
His remarks were received with roars OF laughter
among the spectators, BY whom they were fully APP
prediated. After lengthy exposition of Democrat
ic principles and usages, by COL G. w. Whitman,
who held proxy from an outside township, the
substitute of MIR. Warheld was adopted by vote Of
45 ayes, "a noes.
Mr.. Warfeld, from the committee on permanent
organization, reported the following permanent Off
GERS:
President-D. c. Bryan.
Vtce PresideUs-C. t. Overton, -Moffatt.
Secretares-Chas. Dunn, j. G. Lansing.
The report was adopted and the permanent Off
GERS entered upon the discharge of their duties.
On the question of allowing the several township
delegations to elect their proportonate numbers OF
delegates to Sacramento, another lengthy discus
sion arose, as to whether the adoption of Wareld's
substitute had excluded the five outside delegates.
Mr. Hill said he had written instructions in his
pocket from the gentleman whose proxy he held as
to how he should vote that he the only person
authorized to cast the vote and if the Convention
excluded him, he would thank them to return him
the proxy. A motion was made and carried that
the proxy should be returned to Mr.. Hill.
The following delegates were then elected to Sac
ramento from the several townships:
NeradG-A. I. Laird, s. W. Boring Phil. Moore
]. B. Van Hagan.
Grass IGley-Wm. Watt, ]. R. Rush, SD.
Leavitt M. Coleman, A. B. Dibblc.
Rough S ReGdy-S. NJ. Gilham, S. B. French.
Bridgeport-D. C. Bryan, C. W. Daniels.
Observation-Disclosures Dunn.
EaTekG-W w. Caperton, John NJ Gray, Chris.
Catalan.
lTashington-G. ]. Lansing.
Latte fork-J P. Burke.
series of resolutions were then adopted, declar-
ing that the Democracy of Nevada county still ad-
hered to the Cincinnati Platform as expounded by
the Supreme Court in the case of Dred Scott; that
the several States of the Union have the right to
tabish or exclude slavery, suits them; that the
Republican is sectional party; that Old Browns
raid at Harper's Ferry outrage upon States
rights and finally, that Buchanan, BY his success
full efforts in putting down sectionalism and in sup
porting the laws and the constitution, had proven
himself patriot, and was entitled to the lasting
gratitude of the American people.
Adjourned Sne die.