Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-10-03
Union State Convention,


The delegates from the several counties
claiming seats in the Union State Conven-
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'1oh e'n'Hu ,e'
Carson, at II o'clock A. NJ.
e. J. Hillyer. Chairman Of the State
Central Committee, called the Convention
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MI HiaSon' Vi oiun0oy' wac uuueooN
to have named J. Z. Lewis, OF Washoe
county, as temporary Chairman.
Mr. James. Of Nve however. was fra,
rscoen;zsd bv the Chair. and he moved
,s.,tEon Wm HAYDEN N I.von county
ho s,ec,o5 ,snnor.ry Cba;rm,n
The motion Of Mr.. James was nut, and
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rh.;r
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delegates rose and called for q division,
Aid cons;derabIe confusion. Mr., Hav-
den annesred ON the stand and assumed
his duties as temporary Chairman, bring
tno his hesyv cane 70 Rear v;coTonsly on
rho desk. He res,ored order and said .h,,
be was aware mat there was liable 10 be
some Considerable d~;ssention in the Com
ven,ion. based upon a preference for sew.
ersl candidates. He himself had his pref
erence of candidates for certain offices, but
the success and harmony Of the Union
party was the paramount object with him.
He ~counseled cool and deliberate action.
F. K. Bechtel, Of Esmeralda, was elect
ed temporary Secretary.
MIR. Rankin, OF Lander, moved the ap-
pointment of a Committee on Credentials,
to be composed of one from each county,
except Storey. Agreed to.
Mr.. Ferguson moved that, in order that
every contestant might have a good show,
that instead of a Committee on Creden-
tials being appointed, the rights Of the
contestants be submitted to a Committee
Of the whole Convention.
The Chair ruled the motion out Of order,
for the reason that he was engaged in per-
fecting the Committee on Credentials. and
would not entertain it. Laughter and
spplausel.
The Committee on Credentials were
named as follows, BY the Chairman
Messrs. Rankin, of Lander; Thompson,
Of Humboldt; Coffin, of OrmSby; Kone-
man, of Lyon; Mayhugh, of Esmeralda;
James, OF Nye; Goodell, Of Churchill;
Dean, Of Douglas, and Cleveland, of
Washoe.
Mr.. Goodwin, Of washoe, moved that
the thanks Of the Convention be rendered
the gentleman occupying the Chair, for his
honorable and eentlemanly action as
Chairman.
The Chair ruled the motion out of or
der. GLaughterl.
Mr.. McClinton, of Esmeralda, counseled
the greatest conciliatory acton on the part
of the Delegates. He for one, as q Dele
gate from Esmeralda, cared more for the
success OF the Union party than for the
success of e
Mr.. Milligan moved a recess until four
o'clock P, NJ, in order that the Committee
on Credentials might hear the contested
cases, Agreed to. and the Convention
took a recess.
X CONTESTANTS.
The contest between the Winters and
Blasdel delegations from Storey county
has been the main topic of conversation
since the first arrival Of delegates here,
and it will prove a warm contest in the
Convention. After the recess, the Com
mittee on Credentials, headed by Rankin,
of Lander oun assembled at the Orms-
by County District Court room !; but
finding that place inadequate in space for
the accommodation of spectators, returned
again to the Pavilion, where q large crowd
had assembled. In the Committee, Mr..
Dean, of Douglas, offered q resolution
that the Committee report recommending
the admission Of the delegations from all
the counties except Storey, and that the