The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-09-20
DEMOCRATIC AND LIBERAL RE
PUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION.
RENO, September Is, 1872.

at - III. AL"
by Colonel A. C. Ellis at 1880 p. m. !
The Colonel made a short but impres
sive opening address. S. B. Wyman,
Of Lander, was elected President, X.
r. Parkinson, of Ormsby, temporary
and "A. Fleming, Ser
ceant- at Arms. Mr.. Wyman made a
few appropriate remarks and declared
the convention ready for business.
The following gentlemen were
elected Committee on Credentials:
Deal, of Storey; Chedic, of Ormsby;
Clayton, OF Douglas; Grimes, of Chur-
chill: McCloud, of Esmeralda; Smith,
of Elko: Meder, of Humboldt; Angel,
of Lyon; Dennis, of Lander; McClus
XIV, of Lincoln; Belknap, of Nye;
Thompson, of Ormsby; j. J. Cooper,
of Storey; Menke, Of Washoe, n
Burke, of White Pine.
Committee or Permanent Organlza
ton was elected, consisting of the FOL
lowing gentlemen: Street, OF Eiko;
Bonnifield, of Humboldt; Clayton, OF
douglas: McClusky, of Lincoln, and
Chedic, of Ormsby.
One delegate from each county was
appointed by the Chair as CommI''ee
on Platform and Resolutions. A re
recess of 80 minutes was axe 10
enable committees to report.
At 2:lO p. IN. the Convention was
lcalled to order, when the Committee
on Credentials made its report. The
~Committee Oh Permanent Organization
r reported II. c. Street, OF Elko, a.
President; r. K. Parkinson, as Score
tarv and A. Fleming, Sergeant at
|, Arms. The President was conducted
to his seat by Messrs. Clayton and
| Proctor, committee appointed for ina
3 purpose.
The President made a few p%ertinen
: remarks aud called the Convention u
q order. The report of conmIttee on
y committee of three WAS appointed ..
the Chair, consisting of Messrs- Deal
Wyman and Clayton, for he purpos
of inviting Governor Bradley, Hon
elC. w. Kendall and Adolph Sutro
e seats OH the platform, after which
d recess of one hour was ordered.
d At $40 p. NJ. the Convention wa
D, called to order. General X. NJ: Clark
:. Chairman of Convention on Pia,iori
and Resolutions, read the lolio"i'
~ report: ,
II The Democrats and Liberal Repul
l. Iicaus of Nevada cordially uniting d'
ct clare these principles:
First-We accept the declaration
OF principles adopted at CINCINNATI An
re reaffirmed at Baltimore, lHuorse III
ot candidates there nominated, an
pledge our united and warnnest etc
a' 10 secure their election.
al Secoud-Wedeclare the AdmInistr
a ton of President Grant corrupt, capi
:. cious and tyrannicai, carried for"al
in the interest of factions, rings al
ed m~onopolies, with tendencies 10 pc
by sonalism, s%uhversive of popular 90
On ernment, and perilous 10 society.
" Third-We recognize 1t to he l
S.; highest duty and hObfest privilege
ry the citizen to reform eXlstihs ahu9'
Il. rebuke corrupt practices,
the public expenditures, resist cent
ie izinp tendencies, restore the Cover
est ment TO honest and capable hands a
w. facilitate reconciliation and reuni
=, with the people of the South.
Sa Fourth-We declare the Cover
OF ment popular, not personal; pup
M office n trust and not a property, a
J, THAT the public servants should
u chosen for their capability and fidel
will ~ a. and that The people, no I
M party, may be served.
Eifth-There should be no tarIn
cept for revenue, and, in adjusting
duties, labor, not capital should
u" favored, In every contest OF what
FIJI err torn We are protecting tie we
GO, against the strong; we believe ma
try should be rewarded and industI
nnrsuits elevated and Gi2niied.
Sixth We recognize the he
to struggle now as ever going on
the tween capital and labor, and the
cessity Of affirmative action to prot
the latter against the domination
mas the former.
ar h We are opposed to the
portation or immigration of Asiatie
borers into the United States, and
10 mand their exclusion by the modif
and tlon of orr treaty stipuiations v
China and the Intervention OF I
gress.
ded Ninth-We are in favor of equal
80 uniform taxation according to the
tue ter and spirit of Article Ten of the {
his ~s,itution of the State of Nevada, an
,rut this end demand the taxation OF 1
road property at its actual value.
: Zenith We declare the exist
.ho, rates of freight and fare over the F.
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