Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-01-02
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
UNION STATE CONVENTION.

SARSON CITnS JUL. ASt1 AOoI'
DEAR News The Union State Con-
vention convened in this city at II o'clock
yesterday, ". Noteware, Of Douglas,
was appointed temporary, and subse-
quently permanent President of the Con-
vention. A. P. Il. Stafford, of Humboldt,
is Secretary.
Delegates from an the counties appeared
las published in the News on Thursday,
and were admitted. The bolter delegates
from Storey appeared, had a full, fair and
impartial hearing, but were rejected.
This action on the part of the Convention
was not out of disrespect for the dele
gates themselves, or those who sent them,
but as their appointment was out Of all
usage, custom and interest to the organi-
zation, deemed necessary to the future
welfare Of the Union party. not only Of
Storey county, but the State. Some of
the delegates took the result in very good
feeling; and some went home with heads
Just as sore as they came here. Of course,
in politics it is Just as difficult for State
Convention to please everybody, as it is
for free and outspoken newspaper editor
to please every one who reads his paper.
Before adjournins, Committee on Per-
manent Organization and Business and a
Committee on Resolutions were appoint
ed-when the Convention adjourned to
meet on this (Friday) morning at 10
o clock, at which hour the Convention
again assembled. The reports of the sew
eral committees were presented and adopt
ed. THE platform adopted will appear
in our next
At IL o'clock, the Convention COM
menced balloting for Congressman. Jas.
Stark, of Esmeralda; John B. Winters,
of Lyon; Warren WATSON, of Ormsby,
and H. G. Worthington, of Lander, were
placed in nomination. The time, from 10
to 4l2, was consumed in balloting, in
which time, however, there were two re-
eesSes-one of an hour, and another Of
half an hour. The highest vote Stark
had was nine; the highest for Winters,
twenty one the highest for WATSON, six
teen, and the highest for Worthington, tif-
teen-twenty-Six being necessary for a
choice. Various attempts were made to
vote by ballot-the voting was all done
by rira rOce-but they were all voted
down, the Convention evidently being de-
termined that each member should "go
upon the record" open and above board.
The friends of the different candidates
stuck to them "Gke grim death to an in
telligent contraband," and when the Con-
vention adjourned this evening. it was no
nearer a decision on Congressman than
when it commenced. As the Convention
is to meet at 10 o'clock in the morning, I
expect the slate will be re-arranged in the
course of the night, so that there will be
no delay when the members again get to-
gelher.
1t is difficult to say, as yet, who stand
the best chances for the other Offices, as
all the candidates have their friends.
As regards the Office of State Printer,
however, as George W. Bloor and ]. I.
Goodman are the only candidates in the
field John Church having voluntarily
withdrawn from the contest), the signs of
the times prognosticate that Bloor is likely
to be the winning man, as he is the repre-
sentative of the working classes.
Twill telegraph to you the nominations
made up to o'clock P. N.