Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-09-14
couuty Convention.

The Union Republican County Cou-
yeption assembled ut IL o'clock, noon,
TODAY. a, Piper's Opera House. Vir-
ginia.
The meeting was called to order by
John Piper, Esq, Chairman Of the
County Central Committee, and on mo-
ton N. A. II. Ball was made temporary
Chairman and A. Williams temporary
Secretary.
On motion Of Mr.. Sherman, q Com
mittes on Credentials Of one from each
Ward was appointed, consisting of the
following gentlemen : First Ward, Vir-
ginia, 7. N. Adams; Second Ward,
John Piper /; Third Ward, J. Richard
son Fourth Ward, Mr.. Hart. First
Ward, Gold Hill. R. X. Colcord Sec
ond Ward, ]. w. Anderson. Flowery,
Ira Proctor. American Flat, N. Be-
hinger.
On motion Of Mr.. Balch, n Committee
of Five on Order Of Business, Perma-
nent Organization, and Resolutions,
was appointed, consisting of the follow
ing gentlemen D. W. Balch. c. ].
Hillyer, Z. C. Stevenson, j. D. Treat.
On motion, the convention took u re-
cess for half an hour.
AFTER RECESS
Convention reassembled at l24
o'clock p. n.
The Committee on Credentials report
ed. (The names Of the members will be
found in another column.)
The Committee on Permanent Organ
ization then reported in favor Of n. A.
II. Ball for President. A number Of
Vice Presidents and an Assistant Secre-
lary were also included, alro the reso-
luton adopted by the Union County
Central Committee, pledging the nomi-
nees for the Legislature to support for
the United States Senator, such person
as shall receive at the general election
the highest number Of votes in their
county, upon Union ballots, all ballots
to be considered Union ballots which
shall contain the names Of all the Union
nominees for Electoral, State and Leg
islative Offices. Report adopted.
On motion, it was agreed that all
nominations be made by ballot.
NOMINATIONS.
The following gentlemen were now
placed in nomination for State Senator's:
r. \. Tritle, ". y. Hall, Z. Strother.
On motion Of Mr.. Balch, il was agreed
that all persons placed in nomination be
called before the Convention to pledge
themselves to abide by its pledges and
usages ; and accordingly Msssrs. Tritle,
Hall and Strother each came forward in
turn and made appropriate speeches,
pledging themselves as required.
Three tellers were now appointed,
and the voting ensued with the follow
ing result /: Tri,le, So Hall, 40 Stro-
ther, II. Whole number Of votes cast,
81. The nominations Of Messrs. Trltle
ard Hall were, on motion, declared
made by reclamation.
The following were placed in nomin-
alton for Assemblymen Wilmer Brown,
J. A. Burlingame, c. j. Hillyer, ]. 5.
Bursou, J. F. Richardson, ]. L. Hart
ford, George /. Lammon, W. P. Hays,
W. d. Gray, J. W. Anderson, A. II.
Kirkpatrick, A. X. Potter, John White,
John Welch, G. ". Currier, j.. W.
Woodruff, T. II. Adams, Robert Roland,
". X. Wier, d. o.. Addison, r. l..
Thomas, J. c. James.
On motion, it was agreed that the ap-
%portioument Of candidates for the AS
Iembly should be FIVE from Gold Hill
and American Flat, and seven from Vir-
Rinia and Flowery.
Mr.. Stevenson made a motion that n
committee Of one from each Ward be
appointed to consult the delegations
and apportion the candidates as above.
A recess of half an hour was then
taken-until half past two o'clock.