Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-08-10
s,orey Union Counsy CenventIen.
VIRGINIA. August 9, 1854

county OOntentlOAt VI otOASy SeeNA4Sy -
sembled at the old District Court Room,
at 10 o'clock this morning.
DR.. ]. C. Tucker called the Convention
to order. and on his motion George w.
Birdsall was chosen temporary Chairman
and Peter n. Ryan, Secretary.
4 Committee on Credentials was then
anpointed, consisting of ]. c. Tucker, P.
Nolan. p. N. Ryan, James Cummings,
John McPeck. The Committee reported
the following list of Delegates:
LIST OF DELEGATES.
FIRST Ward-George Lameroux, G. N.
Collins, Hugh Kelly, Geo. Ogden and Pat
Nolan.
Second Ward-George Birdsall. Geo.
yosbureh, James Campbell, E. Dennery,
Peter n. Ryan, NJ. Medin, Pat Quigly
and L. P. Wardle.
Third Ward-J. P. Gallagher, Mike
Bradley, ]. P. r. Dimmock, DIR. J. G..
Tucker and Jacob Young.
Fourth Ward-J. E. Gallgap, John
Cummings and F. 0'Neil.
Gold Hill-Charles Beckwith, Eugene
Bitner, John Bates, Geo Rutherford. John
Lambert, John Vandewater, Jas. wright
R. Thompson, Barney Quigg, and Cornl.
Keiffer.
Flowery-Wm. Woodhurst, Theodore
,Skillman and John Reerdon.
American City-Barton Lee, John Nc
Peck and Gen. w. Cassidy.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION AND ORDER OF
BUSINESS.
On motion, the following Committee on
Permanent Organization and Order of
Business was appointed: L. P. Wardle,
jacob Young, ], P. r. Dimmock, James
Campbell, Geo. Rutherford and Theodore
Skillman.
COMMITTEE on RESOLUTIONS.
George Vosburg, C. Keiffer and E. Dem
merry were appointed a Committee on Res
olutions.
The Convention then took recess for
fifteen minutes, to allow the Committee
on Permanent Organization time to report
The Chairman appointed Barney Green
Sergeant-at-!Arms,P pro. tenn.
The roll was called, and Messrs. K.
Thompson, G. w. Collins, George Ogden
and G.. Lameroux were absent.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION AND ORDER OF
BUSINESS.
The Committee reported as permanent
officers: Chairman, G. w. Birdsall Sec
rotary, Peter n. Ryan; Sergeant-at Arms
W. n. H. Lee; and recommended the
following order of business:
l. Nomination of Sheriff.
2. County Clerk.
8. Tax Collector.
4. County Recorder.
5. County Treasurer.
6. County Assessor.
I. County Surveyor.
s. One County Commissioner from
Gold Hill.)
0. Eight Assemblymen.
justices of the Peace and Constables TO
be referred to the delegates from the sew
eral precincts, and that the mode of elect
ing the nominees be left to the Conyen-
ton.
A motion was made that the Assembly
men be nominated first. The question
was put and division called for. The
motion was lost-ayes 10 I; noes, 10.
mo motion was made to adopt the re-
port at all.-REroRTER.
RESOLUTIONS.
The Committee on Resolutions present
ed their report. After some discussion
they were amended and passed as follows :
Resolced, That insomuch as all the IN
ion Committees of Storey county did meet
on the 26th day of July for the purpose OF
determining the best manner of choosing
their candidates to be supported by the
party which they represented, to fill the
various county Offices at the election to be
held on ths It'll day of September, and as
said Committees acting jointly, did, with
the exception of three of their members Sc
lect the primary system, therefore the
nominees of this Convention will consti-
tute the regular Union Candidates and the
said three members who withdrew from
said Committees are declared boilers and
disorganizers, and that their presumption
in endeavoring to divide the Union party
by publishing list called by them "The
Peoples Nominating Committee" entities
them to branded as traitors to that party
with which they were acting as members
and from which they withdrew because
they could not use it for their private
ends.
Resolred, That the candidates for nomi-
nation before this Convention be required
to pledge themselves to support the nomi-
nees of said Convention.
A motion was made that the nomina-
tons of the Convention be made vira roce.
This was opposed, many members ex-
pressing desire to vote by ballot. The
motion was lost-ayes, 10; noes, %.
DIR. Tucker moved that three tellers be
appointed to receive the votes for Sheriff.
This motion was not seconded.
NOMINATE oNs.
Nominations being declared in order
John MePeck nominated A. r. Coryel.
E. Dennery nominated ]. V. B, Perry.
On motion the nominations were
closed.
The Chairman appointed Messrs. Ruth
erford, wardle and Dennery to act as tel
lers.
Loud calls were made for Coryell and
Perry. After some little delay Mr.. CO.
ryen appeared, and the resolution requir-
ing the candidates to pledge themselves
to support the nominees of the Conven-
ton was read for his enlightenment.
Mr.. Coryell said MIR. President and
members of the Conventional Gentlemen !:
My friends have put me forward as can
didate for the office of Sheriff. Of course
you all know that I will support the
ticket if / am nominated. I now pledge
myself to you that if do not receive the
nomination ! will work for the ticket all
the same.
Mr.. Dennery appeared and spoke for
Mr.. Perry, who was absent. He had no
doubt he would support the nominees of
the Convention.
The Chairman thought Mr.. Berry ought
to be excused from appearing before the
Convention, as he was young and mex
perienced.
Loud calls were still made for Perry.
member stated TINT he had sent for