Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-10-06
Proceedings OF the storey County
TnIoa Convention.


place, as reported in the Virginia onion i
REPORT OF COMMITTEE on CREDENTIALS.
The Committee on Credentials reported the
following gentlemen as entitled to seats in the
Convention:
VmeINIA.-First Ward: VIM. II. Young,
James Holiday, Joseph F. Hall, A. NJ. EdS-
ington, w. A. Bourne, Cruz Sainz, H. Over,
E. Smith, Chas. Land, c. Finley, l. E. James.
Second Ward: Capt. A. n. Smith, George P.
Morrill,, P. Lynch, George r. Almond, Geo.
w. Birdsall, George H. Dana, John Piper, l..
p. Wardle, b. Denton, James Campbell, I.
Peasley, 4. Z. Whitford, W. +. Myers.
Third Ward: John L. Black, c. L. Peck, C.
c. Warner, John Prince, Thomas Nosler, j.
Spring, c. B. Brooks, Ben. Lackey, Frank
Seeley, K. +. Smith, Mike Mccarthy, T.
Seward, B. c. Whitman, G. w. Metzgar.
Fourth Ward: D. Crosby, ]. S. Pidge, W. d.
Mason, Patrick Clarey, J. {. Hillyer, c. S.
Babbitt, c. Ferguson. German Club: John
Dohle, E. Ruhling, Carl Appel, F. Hitler.
GOLD HILL-George Plaisted, John VAN
dewater, c. Fleidner, John Lambert, 10. La
Flower, ]. W. Wright, L. U. Goliath, w. n.
Hall, J. d. Binns, 5. E. Huse, E. Drulinger,
q. IL. Plat, A. J. Tyrell, r. Wing, D. L.
Bliss, G. A. Hart, c. c. Stevenson.
AMERICAN CITY-E. F. Glover, D. Evans,
c. Mcmillan.
FLowERY DIsrRcr-L. Dunn, w. Ban.
cher, 7. Skillman, S. II. Bennett, D. w.
Balch.
RED MOUNTAIN, entitled to one delegate,
was not represented.
The report of the committee was received
aud adopted.
ORDER OF BUSINESS.
First-The election of seventeen delegates
to the State Convention.
Second-The election of four candidates
for the State Senate.
Third-The election of twelve candidates
for the House Of Representatives.
Fourth-The election of three candidates
for District Judges in Storey county.
The report of the committee was received
and adopted, and the permanent officers OF
the Convention came forward and took their
seats.
Mr.. Whitman INDUCED in few able, elo-
quent and patriotic remarks, after which the
roll was called, when the President stated
that the next thing in order was the election
of
DELEGATES TO THE STATE CONVENTION.
When this matter came up, little lively
sparring took place between the various del.
Convention should be chosen. The Gold
Hill delegation desired to be enlightened as
to how many delegates that place would be
allowed to send TO the State Convention +;
after which they wished to name them them
selves, manifesting decided unwillingness
to take any chances Of being out voted and
overruled by the Virginia delegation. Some
OF them even went so far as to say that the
hal do slaSo hot
did not suit Gold Hill, and that if they per-
sisted in forcing it upon the Convention Gold
Hill would be very likely to bolt the whole
proceedings. The secret of the trouble
between the two delegations consists in this
The Virginia delegation is supposed to favor
H. G. BlaiSdell for Governor, while Gold Hill
favorS John B. Winters. If the Gold Hill
delegation had been allowed to name her
portion of the delegates TO the State Conven-
ton, they would have been favorable to
Winters-or at least great majority Of them
would have been. Virginia was unwilling to
allow this, and insisted upon helping the
Gold Killers select their men, BY which
means it is supposed that those delegates
from Gold Hill to the State Convention will
support Blaisdell for Governor.
After great deal OF talk, which ended in
defeating the objects of the Gold Hill men,
nominations for delegates to the State Con-
vention were announced as in order, aud at
ter some fifty or sixty names had been sub
mitted, the nominations were declared closed,
and the Convention took 4 half hours re-
cess, TO allow the members to view the situa-
ton and make up their tickets.
RESOLUTIONS.
Upon the re-asSembling OF the Convention,
the Committee on Resolutions made the fol-
lowing report:
WHEREAS, The attitude of the so-called Dem.
ocraric party Is menacing TO the true interests
and future peace Of the country that il bases its
hopes of success upon disaster 10 the national
arms and the disgrace Of the national flag that II
numbers among its acknowledged leaders all
those who, lacking the courage 10 vindicate their
principles upon the battlefield abuse the kind
ness OF forbearng Government to give aid and
comfort 10 the common enemy; that we must
use our utmost endeavors 10 prevent the success
of party which can only use power upon the
fragment OF dismembered Union, and the down
fall OF republican liberty: that we, the Union
men of Storey county, e.afiirm our fidelity to
the Federal Constitution and Government and
our devotion TO the dag that our hostility TO
treason and rebellion is incorporating and
eternal, and that in this crisis of Oui country's
fate we recognize no neutral ground and but two
parties-patrioIS and traitors; that the rebellion
mas none OF the attributes of 4 revolution; that
it had its origin in reasonable conspiracy, hav.
ing for its object the general overthrowal of q
united Government. Therefore
Resoirsd That the Union party of Storey
county. regardless and torgeiful OF all former po
litical distinctions and differences and DESTROYS Of
party success, only aS source of strength in aid
of the suppression of the present rebellion, the
preservation Of the Union and the welfare of the
young State Of Nevada, welcomes 10 its ranks
every patriot and lover OF his country.
ResOired That we the members of such party,
cordially approve and heartily endorse the raso-
buttons adopted at the Baltimore Convention, held
in June, 1854, and recognizing the nominees Of
that Convention as worthy leaders OF the Union
hosts, We pledge to them our earnest support, TO
the end that the electoral vote of the State of
Nevada may be cast for Abraham Lincoln and
Andrew johnson, as President and Vice President
of the United States of America
Res0ired, That the prosperity of the State Of
Nevada demands the str&test economy in the
public expenditures. The passage by the Legis-
lature Of laws, to foster the cause OF public edu
cation; TO secure the purity OF the ballot box TO
assure the investment OF capital, the protection
of credit, and the due enforcement of contracts
for the payment of debts in the currency specified
and agreed upon between the contracting parties.
All of which is respectfully submitted to your
honorable body by your committee.
CHAS. l.. PECK, Chairman.
The report was received and adopted with
out discussion or a dissenting voice, after
which the Convention proceeded to
THE ELECTION OF DELEGATES TO THE STATE
CONVENTION.
1t was decided to vote by ballot, and allow
the different delegations to cast the votes OF
their absentees.
Geo. H. Dana and VIM. n. Hall were ap-
pointed tellers.
Upon the first ballot "a votes were cast, Of
which the following gentlemen received a
majority; whereupon they were declared duly
elected to represent Storey county in the
State Convention:
A. D. Brooks, B. C. Whitman, D. w.
Balch, D. o. Atkinson, A. J. Tyrrell, r.
Wing, c. c. Stevenson, P. Lynch, G. W.
Birdsall, John Gillig, w. A. Bourne, E. F.
Glover, W. G. Orrick, Thomas Nosler, S. T.
Gage, C. L. Peck, W. F. Myers.
CANDIDATES FOR LEGISLATIVE uoNoRs.
Mr.. Hillyer desired to see the name Of
everybody who wanted to go to the Legisla-
.nre brought before the Convention; after