Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-04-12
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Last Saturday tho great t.unterfi-
fied' Of Pogonip had a candy-pulling
at the Opera House in Hamilton. The
following officers presided. as reported
in the Empire of Sunday morning:
President, A. NJ. Hillhouse; w. H.
Soery was appointed Secretary, and
A. d. Turner c. w. Kendall @
CORDOBA, j. B. MCGEE, Dan Patterson
and CIV. Lamb, aESice-P Presidents.
We copy further from the Empire, just
to show the first platform of the DEM
ocrats of this State, as productivity the
old leaders Of the party, who will aio,
doubt control the Conventions during
the coming campaign:
Much discussion followed Us to the
number that should constitute the
County Central Committee The fol-
lowing apportionment was finally
agreed to: Hamilton, four; Treasure
| City, three; Shermantown, two; Swami
sea, one; Eberhardt City. one War
rem District, one; Kern, one; Robin
son, one; Egan Canyon, one; Pinto,
one !; Mount Ophir; one-total, seven
teen.
1t was next resolved that committees
from the various precincts should be
appointed to present names OF Central
| Committeeman. Treasure City, Swan
sea and Eberhardt City having taken
action in the matter, it was finally de-
termined that the Chair should appoint
committees for Hamilton and Sher-
mantown-the former to be composed
Of five and the latter of three MEM
bers.
Committee for Hamilton-Harry !.
Thornton, John Van Buren, Perry, X.
O'Keefe, p. NJ. O'Connor and Thomas
Cahill.t " x -
For Shermantown-Messrs Niece,
Merrill and Yoacham. ,gUEE
A committee, composed Of Messrs.
Tilford, Monahan, Kendall, Steele and
MCGEE, to draft resolutions setting
forth the principles of the party, wal
also appointed by the President /; after
which a recess Of one hour was taken.
On r~eassembling there was much
wrangling and some manifestations OF
~ill-feeling, superinduced by bad whisky
and shallow scheming III the part OF
aspirants for altitudinous positions In
the approaching campaign, but the fol-
lowing County Committee was finally
selected without blOodshed Hamilton
-Luther NJ. Clarke, Phil. Splain, DIR.
S. A. McMeans and J. S. Pitzer. Treas
IRE City-John Turner, f. ID. Turner,
Pat Lannan. Shermantown-A. Y.
Yoacham and L. j. Maupin. Swansea
Judge James Walsh. Eberhardt City
john G. Williams. Mount Ophir-
| VIM. Robinson. Warren District
Len Martin. Pinto, b. X. Davis.
Robinson District-G. W. Lamb. Kern
DIR. G. w. Chase. Egan Canyon
z. Rossiter.
There was much dissatisfaction eN-
pressed regarding the manner in which
the members OF the Committee from
Hamilton were selected. The gentle
men composing this portion of the
Committee were not to say objection
able, but a great many felt rs though
they had been "played," that 4 ",job'
in the interest Of somebody had been
perpetrated. All strife, however, was
soon allayed, and matters moved OH
with the utmost manimity. The Ham
ilton Committee also reported In favor
of Geo. Il. German being appointed
Secretary of the Central Committee,
with 4 salary. I.2
Judge wlford. from the Committee
Oh Resolutions, reported the following,
which were adopted amid the widest
enthusiasm: ,..
Resolved, That we, the Democracy Of White
Pine County, in Convention assembled, adopt
the following as a declaration Of our political
views and principles:
F~irst-Looking only to the present and fu-
ture, and unmindful Of past political differ
enees, we cordially invite all persons who
favor our principles to unite with US In saving
our common country.
Second-The financial policy Of the party
now in power, as exhibited by enormous
bountiss to railroads, banking, and other
monopolies and corporations, and BY exempt
ing thousands Of millions Of capital from It's
lust share Of taxation ; BY its vast e1pendi.
lures for the support Of large armies in time
Of profound peace; by its high protective
tariffs, onerous taxation and proAigate waste
in every department OF Government, as op.
p~res,ive to all classes and destructive OF all
legitimate enterprise. We, therefore, de-
clare that we must have honesty in office,
economy in public expenditures, and equality
in taxation. ~
Third-The Fifteenth Amendment to tho
Constitution Of the United States. promul-
gated BY tho President Of the United States,
a. q part Of our Organic Law, was adopted
through fraud, andin several ofthe States atthe
point Of the bayonet, as 4 condition preeeasnt
to their representation in Congress: we,
therefore, pledge ourselves to use all Consti-
tutional and legal means to defeat the en-
forcement thereof. l8,H3 -.
Fourth-The present system Of banking
under the laws Of the United Ststos il .
fraud upon the people, and = species OF
favoritism to capital at the expense OF the
industry Of the country. 49,,
Fith-Ws regard the admission OF Chi
ness to our shores a. = great and alarming
evil. We demand the abrogation Of any
treaty that permits it, and the passage OF
laws to prohibit il. We favor legislation to
induce the return Of those ilready here to
their W country and We denoucs the Re-
publican party for inviting and encouraging
their importation or immigration, tor invest;
ing them with our highest civil rights, and
for eherishing them to the dctriment and
DEGRADATION Of our own free labor. g-u
Sixth-We denounce the action Of the late
Republican Legislature Of the State in forcing
upon the people Of this country officials not
Of their own choice, as unjust to our citizens
and contrary to the spirit and principles Of
our Government. ~
After the adoption of the resolutions,
Judge Tilford, Colonel Thornton and
G. W. Kendall each made telling Dem
ocratic speeches. The meeting then
adjourned sine die.
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BRowNLow, DRAKE AND REvELs.-
Mrs. Mary Clemner Ames, In her last