Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-10-11
UNION STATE CONVENTION.
First Day-aIorning Session.

The Delegates elected to the Union State
Convention from the several counties in
this State, yesterday assembled at the the
alter in Carson. IS
At II o'clock NJ, j.. Nicely Johnson,
Chairman of the Union State Central Com
mittee, appeared on the stage and called
the Convention to order.
John H. Mills, of Storey county, moved
that Judge VIM. II. Beatty, of Lander
county, be elected temporary Chairman.
On assuming the Chair, Judge Beatty
said he was profoundly gratifed for the
honor thus Unexpectedly conferred on
him, and that he proposed to prove it by
proceeding Immediately to the transaction
of business.
Mr.. Fisher, Of Douglas county, nomi-
mated Vim. NJ. Gillespie, of Storey county,
for Secretary. Mr.. Gillespie declined, on
account of having q reporters duty to per-
form. -." -.
r. NJ. Clark, OF Ormsby, was nominated
but declined. A. 7. Hawley, of Douglas,
was nominated and elected. James Nc
Burney, of Storey, and John B. Cormack,
of Ormsby, were then elected Sergeants-
alarms.
On motion, the following were appoint
ed a Committee on Credentials, viz: L. w.
Abrams, Lyon county J. NJ. Woodwork,
Humboldt county c. c. Warner, Storey
county ; C. c. Goodwin, Washoe county;
]. II. Steiner, Ormsby county; A. L.
Hawley, douglas county; w. G. Mere
dith, Esmeralda county; Thomas Wren,
Lander county, and John Bowman, Nye
county.
Judge Goodwin, of Washoe county,
moved that a committed Of n from each
county be appointed for the purpose Of
reporting q platform and resolutions.
At the instance Of B. c. Whitman, who
thought that such action had better be
deferred, as usual, until after the Commit
tee on Credentials had reported, Judge
| Goodwin withdrew his motion, and the
Convention took a recess for twenty min
utes, in order that the Committee on Gre
dentials might have time to act.
On reassembling, the Chairman Of the
Committee on Credentials reported the
following as Delegates entitled to repre-
sent the Union voters of the several
ties in the Convention:
Nye County-John Bowman and c.
Stewart Bowman proXy.)
Lander-Wm. II. Beatty, D. w. Welty
(W. H. Beatty proxy, Lew. Hyneman,
G. d. Bonestel (E. S. Davis proxy, D.
Z. Bell (E. S. Davis proxy, Thos. Wren,
Richard Brown (Thomas Wren proxy,
c. C. Wallace (Thomas Wren proxy. &.
F. Terry, Jas. L~efingwell Terry proxy,
0. l.. c. Fairchild Terry proxy, John
Frost Beatty proxy, H. II. kingman, Cd.
r. Ashley proxy.
Esmeralda-W. C. Meredith, J.J Poor,
George Benson, Henry Smith, d. g.
Francis Meredith proxy for the preceding
four Delegates), S. F. Mitchell (E. Rhoads
proxy, J. p. Coolidge (Rhoads proXy.)
Churchill-Benj. +. Curler, Thos. Plain
edwin Baldwin proxy.
Douglas-Joel A. Harvey, Rub't Fisher,
d. Wheeler. A. L. Hawley, ]. w. Small,
w. +. Fletcher.
Ormsby-R. H. Clark, II. 5. Mason,
John II. Steiner, S. L. Jones, Seymour
Pulley, II. F. Rice, d. S. Gregg and Thos.
Wells.
Washoe-F. II. Burroughs, S. C. Jollic,
w. Shelly, II. B. Brady, r. NJ. DAVIS, H.
II. Hogan Oh. H. Beck proxy, w. Col
well, Fred. Stadmeller, S. S. Slingerland,
C. C. Goodwin, H. Murkie (Slingerland
proxy, ]. +. Hawley.
Humboldt-A. p. X. Stafford, ]. NJ.
Woodwork. o. r. Leonard, p. j. Par
meter, NJ. S. Thompson, J. Angus Dun.
Stafford proxy for the last three.)
Lyon-I. W. Abraham, c. McWilliams,
L. L. Crockett, B. II. Carrick, Geo. w.
Shaw, John w. Greer, c. D.. McDuffee,
P. ]. II. Smith, l.. d. Noyes. J. f. w.
Clark, II. A. Demorest (McWilliams
proxy.
Storey-Jas. F. Halliday, J. N. Carter,
Cornelius Finley Halliday proxy, James
Showers, D. E. Mccarthy, b. G. Whit
man. c. C. Warner, 1. S. Burson. NJ. r.
Williams, S. Wasserman, j. D. Meagher,
W. NJ. Gillespie. Thos. NJ. Nosler, &. ].
Hillyer, a. Williams, r. d. Ferguson, P.
Robson, A. w. Baldwin, e. +. Scholl,
John II. Mills, j. w. Woodruff (Ball
proxy, n. A. II. Ball, j. c. Corey, J. NJ.
Walker, C. Fleidner, Thomas Ryan, NJ. S.
Dexter, a. A. Banning 60. A. Sanborn
pEONSJ SOoSph SuAOS1 WV
proxy, n. r. Herrick, A. L. Greeley, G.
c. Stevenson, Lloyd Frizell, j. A. Rigby,
Edmund Patten, C. L. Buckingham.
The report was adopted.
Lew. Hyneman, Of Lander, moved that
q committe of one from each county be
appointed on Permanent Organization and
Order of Business.
Mr.. Ferguson, of Storey, moved that
the committee be instructed TO report a
platform and resolutions, but subsequent
" withdrew the motion.
Mr.. Hyneman's motion prevailed.
On motion, a committee of ten on Plat
form and Resolutions were ordered ap-
pointed.
The Chair announced the following as
the Committee on Permanent Organization
and Order of Business
John Bowman, E. l.. Davis. w. G.
Meredith, B. F. Curler, James W. Small,
T. Wells, C. c. Goodwin, o. r. Leonard,
]. w. Grier, Lloyd Frizell.
And the following as tho Committee on
Platform and Resolutions
Thos. Wren, E. Rhoades, Ed. Colwin,
Robert Fisher, r. NJ. Clark, S. c. Jollie,
A. p. X. Stafford, T. W. Abrams, A. W.
Baldwin, n. A. H. Ball.
On motion of Judge Wells, the Conven-