The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-05-21
WEEKLY ElKo IaDEPEaOEar.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE DE.lo-
CRATIC STATE CONVENTION,
UAtsox CIR, May Is,

today in the Senate Chamber of tho
Capitol.
The Convention WIS called to orSler
~ W, L. L, Deal, Chairman of the
State Central Committee. Mr.. Deal
said that in ordering this Convention
70 be held, tho State Central Committed
Ind simply followed tho timc-honored
Democratic usage, which gave 10 every
voter, rs far as possible, I'M opporunitS !
to express his preferences in the sell
cotton of u Presidential candidate.
Judge G. G. Berry, Of Humboldt, was
e4c4ed temporary Chairman and i, II,
umahsu, of Storey temporary Score.
tary.
Judge Berry, on; taking tho chair,
thanked the Convention for The honor.
lIo WIS glad 10 see 80 many veterans OF
the party assei.llcd here to-day, when
the prospects of victory were 50 much
brighter than they had been in the past.
10 day, the Democratic party stands
before the people. as the party of reform;
and the patriotic. thinking-meu of the
nntion-rvcn thousands Of those who
have been heretofore against us-Mow
atlmlt that there is little hOpo for the
country unless the reins. Of power can
DO wrrSted from the hmlds Of those who
!. havp brought disgrace upon The nation.
They know that the only chance OF this
rests i'll the success Of the Democratic
party, which is pledged TO Icy anew the
foundation OF purity aud reform.
d COMMITTEES on credentials and rcsolu-
tons We're formed By the various dele
gati"0s selecting ono member from
/; uaelI county. 4 recess wus then taken
until half past two. Ig.s -.....:.,.. I.
E'rs,7 AFTERNOON SESSION. 4..-..r 1.
The Convention assembled Mt half
past two o'clock. .gsel .v.-
The Committee on Credentials rc.
ported the following nnmed persons
entitled to seats in tho Conventions
Usagids eonmiy--E. d. Black, James
". Williams, c. NJ. Taylor (Black
proxy. 'ss,.s ~ r1Hisat IT,.
Edo. W Fox, Il. NJ. Reading, W.
I. Crane (IteadinG, proxy, Martin
Smith Cox, proxy. q. Griswold--Fox
proxy. gao
Elstner, proxy, s. b. Wyman q. a.
81; Clair, proxy, J. Z: Lockwood
o. NIlathNtI lhoAS u ~ ~ 1AlliuOUSt
Elstner, proxy[, D. J. j. Mclaughlin
Cnvanaugh, Geo. W. CnsSidy-E lstncr
proxy.
N HamJohl-E. DIenncrhassett, Geo.
q. Berry, John G. Full, 5. W, Ham
lnond uFnil, proxy1, e. a. Nichols
4 lBlennerllassett, proxy]. ..'
Itobcrt McBrih," \, Finley,
s. G.. Post, G. d. Spires ENcBeth proxy
for nllt rest
lIhite Ithe-ti. L. Waters [St. Clair
proxyl, Tin Shin6 [Jcrry Schooling.
(. proxy, Z. NJ. Ellison ~. Il. Iiittrcil,
{, proxy, Peter Wrbbcr st. Clairproxy1
Gen. ". s. Ilosecrnns [Kittrell, proxy,
Robert Briggs Kittrell, proxy.
Lineoin-Neil Boyle, John Z. Kelly,
Charles G.. HentlI [Jerry Schooling,
proxy for ALL.
Lyon--wm. II. Battcrsby, Frank
. Dunn, William Scawell; Buel Lothrop,
w. 4. Robinson. pa
. Nye-J. d. NIeGec, w. +. Leon
[McGcc, proxy1, H..r. Greswell, Ne
0rI.6y.w. i. u. Cobb, james 4.
,, st. Clnir, i. Cnvnnaugh, Multi. Rinklo,
Samuel Longnbaugh y. Z. Dealy
proxy.
stcrey-Eli johnson. J. j. Cooper
johnson, proxy, a. T. Mckay, II. l..
Lowery-Mckny, proxy, John S. Ka-
=, Iccn, W. +. L. Deal. j. a. Brumscy,
Miles Finlen, John r. Riortlen, L. W.
Lnrtic- Mckay, proxy, II. L. Heating
r.. Il. Footu, proxy, S. Woodward
G. Poll, proxy, Ttunlns Erwin, Viii
linn Lee-C. Pohl, proxy, George En-
nett, Edward DOnnclly,. l.. L. Fox
-Fuotc, proxy, John Kelly. IT,
lI'nshoe-S. f. IIoole, J. J.. Richard
son, Jerry Brown, William Turlcy,
George jameson.
RESOLUTIONS AND ORDER OF BUsrSEss.
tr1 w. l.. L. Deal, Chairman Of the
Committee OH Resolutions mud Order
=, OF business, reported, recommending
Tint tho temporary officers be mado
permanent; also submitting an order Of
business iii tho usual form; recurring
NIL nominees TO pledge that they would
no to st. Louis il elected; recommend
ing that as to choice Of Presidential
candidate the delegates be unplcdgctl,
nnl Offering the following resolutions:
of RcsoirCd, That tho DcmocIn,ic party
Of tho State of Nevada is opposed TO tho
immigration OF Chinese; that our dele
: gates to the National Convention nrc
instructed Ia unto with the delegates
+ from the other Pacific States in 80 pre-.
Senting tho undivided opposition of tho
Democratic party Of this coast to this
OWL, that such action will bc taken by tho
National Convention as will bring the
whole influence Of tho Democratic party
to boar III causing the repeal Of nil
treaties with Chiua TINT favor or permit
1t. Tint We owe il to the laboring