Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-09-19
CARSON CITY
Saturday. September ~. 1871.
SSARLEYOW-S CONVENTION.

ingenious Slaudering Of bis Ge'e nor,
Vim. Sharon. our old nondscr;pt friend.
Lewis Of the Iy.scer. with the help OF
his frien,! Clarke has managed to con-
iuTr up :, convention of kindred spirits,
and they have been going through the
operation Of holding n County Conven-
tion in Reno. The Crescent lies before
Is, and in it we find report of the pro-
ceilings of the said convention. What
Was done expressive OF the opinions Of
The Professional Malcontents is quite
characteristic of themselves. and there
seemed to be good deal Of unanimity
III voting themselves refOrmers and IN
acre eing to GUS Sharon. These
seem to have been the main objects OF
the gathering; and We make no doubt
that the participants take unto them
selves the blessed assurance that they
have rocked the universe to It's ceLter
and startled space TO its fartEest con-
fines. Judging from the names en-
pioved in the report We should judge
that the numbers present were quite linn
tied: for. like Mexican buchanan
Dramatic Association, single individuals
sem to have been cast in many different
parts. thus multiplying utilities and rem
dering necessary a frequent change OF
duties and spry and rapid shifting OF
V!ace AMI attitude. Be this as it may,
aIr. Robert NJ Clark. who seems to be
candidate, in small way, for the United
States Senate, came forward. at recess,
and addressed the meeting. in what the
Crescent pleasantly terms "a stirring
syeech OF the issues of the day" After
This performance. tie usual formalisies
Of conventions were gone through with,
and in the progress OF these formalities
tie Committee on Resolutions and
Platform reported. Their Document is
reported IN the crescent. The substance
OF this Platform Is that al parties but
tie Independent party are corrupt
which is ri..IIe. modest, We must con
se=s:-that the country is OF the verge of
rain; .hat that good old word ''monop-
oily must be again employed TO stir up
sna people; ami much more Of the same
so.t,-very p-o!iz an very boshy, ana
all Of which might just As well have
been condensed! as Il Is finally con-
5ense,l al the tail end OF ;he rielaarole.
into the following:
L:-S.'-1s', That candidates fo- the
Legislature be required to p.ed2e them
selves rs follows:
|. To oppose aud vote against William
Sharon for United States senator.
2. To favor a Legislature enactment
regulating AID equalizing freights and
fares over railroads.
,. T. oupos@ the granting Of subsidies
Of land. bonds or money TO railroads OF
ether corporations.
/. To favor = Legislative enactment
taxing railToal lands.
.. To oppose and vote against my
Legislative eEact:2enJ renting the
f=xes la from the Central Pacific Rail
I'D 20 the STATE Of Nevada ana county
# "astoe.
Df course the report Of the committee
WIS unanimously adopted. Now came
the nominations, and Mr.. William L.
Ross was nominated for the Senate, and
lIessrs III. II. Deck oar ol: cordwainsr
friend o. Frank;owE) II. II. Hogan (wLo
lives and practices pAysic i'll CARSON
AID George Alt were nominated for the
Assembly. J. L. Jones for Sheriff,
Spence y. Gregory for Clerk, J. B. vii
liams for Recorder, one kloecker for
Treasurer and Frazer for Assessor are
reported. After various other proceed
iuss OF i tame and uninteres:inS order,
TIE cat appeared from under her thin
covering of meal, and q resolution en-
dorsing Bob Clarks as a candidate for
United States Senate was adopted. This
resolution was adroitly left till toward
the last so as not TO seem to be the chief
object of this self-styled Independent
Convention. Resolutions this was the
most surprising convention for resolu-
lions we ever experienced) endorsing
Bradley. Schooling. Hobart and Buck
ner, and signifyins a preference for
Wm. Webster for District Judge, and 4.
J. Hatch for Surveyor General were also
passed, and the convention melted into
OBLIVION.