Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-09-25
REPUBLICAN STATE CONvEN.
TlON.

NONV6Ns
TlON.
Thi, body met at winnemucca YES
tsrday, and nominated the following
candidates for office:
Govsrnor-Dr. J. {. Hazlott, Of
Lyon.
Member Of Congress-William II.
woodburn, of Storey.
Lieutenant Governor-Dr. John
Bowman, Of Nye.
Supreme Judges-W. II. Beatty,
dong term of White Pine; W. Earl,
(short term of Elko.
Clerk Supreme Court--C. F. Bick-
nell, of Ormsby.
Secretary of State-J. D. Minor, of
Humboldt.
Attorney General-M. Tebbs, of
Douglas.
Trcasurer-L. J. Hogle, of Eureka.
The convention then adjourned un-
til to-day, at 10 A. NJ. Judge Lewis,
late of the Supreme Bench, is the Per-
manent Chairman CT the convention,
and VIM. 7. Hanford, of White Pine,
and b. Pixley, Of Elko. Secretaries.
Eureka county was allowed eight dele
gates.
We are not informed Of the charac-
ter Of the platform, but are advised
that it will be forwarded by mail
probably in time for our next issue.
Several candidates for office are yet
to be nominated, and it is impossible
to form q decided opinion as TO the
strength Of the movement until we are
informed of the principles embodied
in the movement, AMI of all the par
ties put forv ard as representative Of
those principles. We cannot, however,
refrain from reniarking to some extent
upon the personnel of the candidates,
so far as reported.
The head Of the ticket, Or. Hazlett,
is q gentleman Of good standing in his
profession, of pleasing and
address, and a man of many friends.
He has, for several years, represented
Lyon county in the State Senate; and
OF his political record we have but this
to say: That he vas the nominal
father of some Of the financial meas
ures which have, to some extent, re-
lieved the State from the burdens un-
der which it at first labored; and that
he was the constant and enthusiastic
supporter of every lottery bill and
every subsidy bill introduced during
his term of office. He was, we be-
lieve, the first Superintendent of the
Sutro Tunnel. We are somewhat at Il
loss to understand the claims of Mr..
WOODBURY. either to a seat in Congress
or to any position of honor in the Re-
publican party. Less than three years
ago he was known as a Democratic
politician of mediocre abilities and what
changes in the political outlook, unless,
indeed, it be a craving for spoils, call
for such a political somersault, we can
not conceive. The same may be said
of Mr.. Hogle, candidate for Treasurer,
who -FOUR years ago was a staunch Re-
publican, two years ago an outspoken
Democrat, the past Summer a waver-
or between the W old parties and the
Sutro-E Elliott Bogart movement, and
now, it would appear, anything that
will conduce to the personal interests
of l.. l. Hogle and the formation OF
~Lo DroDoyal -ailrOaI o0rrfv TrJra
Beatty has made, and would make an
excellent nisi prius judge. He is
prompt in his rulings and decided
even obstinate-in his opinions. Bust
ness does not lag when he presides in
Circuit. But alike in learning and in
temperament, he is eminently un'
fitted for a position in a court Of
final jurisdiction, where questions
presented are to be thoroughly studied
and, without bias, carefully weighed
DR.. Bowman's record as a presiding
officer hardly justifies his present as
p~irations, and we have yet to learn
that he is 81 Thoroughly versed in the
English classics and in the IIumanitie,
n, to eminently qualify him for the po
sition of State Librarian. OfMr. Tebbs
of Douglas, we know nothing, altheugl
not to know him may argue ourselves
unknown. A want of space prevents
our going larger into the merits of tho
candidates already presented, but We
will ere long again allude to the sub
iect.