Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-10-06


The Convention according to adjournment,
met at Maguire's Opera House, and were
called to order by the President, portion Of
the Gold Hill delegation being absent. The
resolution passed last evening, requiring
candidate fee of s., was pathetically alluded
to by the President, with a request to all can
didates to "pungle" forthwith, which request
was Immediately responded to, and the sum
of $3.50, was paid into the Secretary.
The President of the Convention read let
ter from L. E. Buckley, withdrawing his
name and enclosing the fee of 50 required
rendering said sum to the use OF the Confeh-
ton, or II that body be too modest to receive
said sum, donating the amount to the San
itary Fund, the Convention were not 700
modest, and the amount was handed to the
Secretary. 1t was moved and carried that
the nominations be opened-and the follow
ing gentlemen were placed in nomination
For Senate-Monroe Thompson. For AS
sembly-John Altman; A. Leayett, for AS
sembly instead of Senate. II. Huguet, D.
Ballou. The following names were with
drawn. For Senate-A. B. Elliott, Col. +.
A Rowe, Thomas A. Lynch, F. A. Tritle'
For Assembly-John Wilson, John Rassler.
The nominations were then declared closed,
and the Convention took recess OF httcen
minutes to prepare ballots.
Upon re assembling, motion was carried
that all Senatorial candidates be requested to
appear on the stand and place themselves on
the platform adopted by the Convention.
Mr.. Charles Wilson was introduced to the
Convention, and in few BRIEF but we'll
timed remarks, placed himself square on
the record, and retired amid applause. ID.
o. Atkinson followed, and was succeeded in
turn by Mr.. c w. Tozer, who responded in
behalf of s. A. kellogg, who was not present.
Mr.. w. II. Clagget also appeared and declar-
ed himself sound on any platform that favor
ed the perpetuatiOn OF the Union, and al
though he had not read the resolutions
adopted by the Convention, he did not hest
tate to endorse the same, believing they were
Union in principle. Col. Charles A. SUM
uer was loudly called for and made spirited
speech, in which, although fully endorsing
the Platform of the Convention and the Bal
timore Platform, he disclaimed any idea that
the black was superior to the Caucasian
race, and although he did not wish any Cop
perhead to misunderstood him, he believed
the white, superior to the black race he was
in favor Of the prosecution of the war until
every rebel was conquered, and believed IN
no compromise, and ended by placing him
self before the Convention square on their
Resolutions, and pledging his earnest support
to the nominees.
Wv. Winton appeared, and briefly placed
himself on the Union record. S. I. Gage
also appeared, and declared that, although
not soliciting the nomination yet he would
accept the same, and if elected do his duty.
Monroe Thompson, indeed the aspirant for
Senatorial honors. placed himself on the
resolutions of the Convention as required.
Thomas Peasley motioned that the Con-
vention adjourn until two O'Clock. Motion
lost.
An amendment that the Convention pro-
coed to ballot for Senators, and then adjourn
until two o'clock. Carried.
Upon motion of c. Finley, from the First
Ward of Virginia, it was unanimously car
ried that S. A. Kellogg, of Gold Hill, receive
the unanimous nomination of the Convention
for State Senator.
The Chair then appointed Messrs. Hall, OF
Gold Hill, and Meyers, Of Virginia, as Tellers,
and the Convention proceeded to BALLOT for
Senators.
At this stage of the proceedings all the
Gold Hill Delegation, but four, who left the
Convention last evening, returned and took
their seats.
Upon motion, the nominations for Assem-
blymen for Gold Hill prescinct were declared
open. The Convention then took an in
formal recess of fifteen minutes in order that
the ballot might be counted.
Upon being called to order, the President
declared the following vote as the result of
the ballot: Charles Wilson, 80; Monroe
Thompson, 5; D. o. Atkinson, IS; S. I.
Gage, s; w. H. Claggett, A; Chas. A. Sum-
ner, so; n. w. Winton, 43. Accordingly
the President declared Messrs. Kellogg, Clag-
gett, Sumner and Winton the regular nomi-
nees of the Convention for Senators of Storey
county.
Upon motion Of P. Lynch, the nomina-
tions were declared unanimous.
Some debate then ensued relative to an ad-
iournment, and motion that the Assembly
men from Gold Hill be elected by acclama-
ton was lost.
A subsequent motion, that the Convention
adjourn until o'clock this P. NJ, was car
ried, and accordingly the President declared
the same adjourned.