Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-03-17
STATE REPUBLICAN
COMMITTEE.
NOMINATION OF DELEGATES
TO THE CINCINNATI CON-
VENTION.
A State Convention Called for Au-
gust Gath.

Committee met yesterday morning,
pursuant to call, in the National
Guard reading room, Virginia.
Geo. A. King, Secretary, called
the meeting to order. In the abb
.sence of the Chairman, |. L. Requa,
DR.. Zabriskie was elected to preside.
| The Secretary read the following
list of members, who were present
either in person or by proxy: Sto-
rey County, I. L. Requa &C. c. Bat
terman proxy, Geo. A. King, II. c.
Maynard Geo. A. King proxy, E..
s. Davis; Ormsby, f. Stadtmuller,
S. r. Swift; Lander, A. E. Shannon
Lyon, c. B. Zabriskie; Washoe, J..
H. Kinkead &C. c. Powning proxy,
c. c. Powning; Churchill, w. Good
all &C. c. Powning proxy; Douglas,
J. w. Haines; Elko, ID. M. Smith
o. s. Mayhugh proxy, J. S. May
hugh; Eureka, II. E. Davis Ct. Wren
proxy, A. G. Turner &C. G. Powning
proxy; Lincoln, d. NJ. Tyrrell Geo.
A. King proxy, p. Crittenden &C. s.
Davis proxy; Esmeralda, j. G. Nc
Clinton; Humboldt, M. G. Thomp-
son &C. S. Varian proxy.
Here followed lengthy discus
sion for and against the Committee
appointing delegates to the Cincin-
natl Convention. Mayhugh, Pown-
ing and Zabriekie were in favor of
appointing; Varian, Wren, Haines
and McClinton favored the calling
of convention, that the people
might have more voice in the mat
ter. Varian offered resolution that
a Republican State Convention be
called some time in May to nomin-
ate delegates to the National Con-
vention at Cincinnati. Finally Nc
Clinton moved to take:a recess I'M
til one o'clock, for the purpose Of
discussing the subject among them
selves and getting the advice OF
prominent Republicans upon the
matter, which motion prevailed.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The committee re-assembled at
o'clock
DR.. Zabriskie presented the proxy
of Mr.. Buncher.
At the request Of DR.. Zabriskie,
Mr.. Varian temporarily with drew his
resolution, and Mr.. McClinton TAX
ing the chair, DIR. Zabriskie moved
that in case the decision of the com
mistee should ne to appoint delegates,
no member of the committee should
be eligible.
Mr.. Haines seconded the motion.
He said that while a member of the
committee he would not be candi-
date.
DR.. Zabriskie's resolution was car
ried by the following vote:
Ayes-Requa, King, Maynard,
Davis, Stadtmuller, Zabriskie, Bun
cher, uaines, Tyrrell, Crittenden and
Thompson--11.
Noes-Svitt, Kinkead. Powning,
Mayhugh, GoodhaIl, Smith, Turner
and McClinton-S.
Mr.. Varian called up his resolution
for the calling of convention, and
the discussion was renewed. DR.. Ia
briskie opposed the convention on
the score of expense, and added that
the papers in favor of it merely want
ed more advertising. Powning,denied
the soft impeachment. Varian and
Haines strongly urged convention,
whereupon vote was taken on Varl-
ans resolution, with the following
result:
Ayes-Stadtmuller, Swift, Haines,
McClinton and Thompson.
Noes atterman (Requa), King,
Maynard, Davis, Shannon, Zabriskie,
Buncher, Kinkead, Powning, Goodall,
Mayhugh, Smith, Turner, Tyrrell,
Crittenden-15.
The committee then proceeded to
the nomination of delegates. The
result was as follows: William
Sharon, Storey, II votes; Thomas
Wren, Eureka. IA; II. G. Harris,
Ormsby, l6; r. S. Mesick. Storey.
90; r.. S Clapp, Lincoln, IL; r. H.
Rand, Elko, 8; II. A. Curtis, Ian
der, 8; E. A. Sherman, Storey, 3;
Frank Bell, Washoe, II; Joseph
Munckton, Lyon, 2; j. p. Jones,
Storey, IS; q. L. belong, Storey,2.
Sharon, Wren, Harris, Clapp,
Bell and JoLes were declared elect
ed.
The committee then went into
the election of alternates.
The following were elected 4.
S. Mesick, for Bell; G. E. DeLong,
for Harris; Mr.. sherman, for Jones;
A. A. Curtis, for Sharon; Il. H..
Rand, for Wren; Joseph Munckton.
for Clapp.
STATE CONVENTION CALLED.
General Batterman now moved that
State Convention be called to meet
at Carson, on the gath of August, for
the purpose of nominating candidates
for Congress, Supreme Judge and the
election of new State Central Com
mittee Carried.
1t was also moved and carried that
the apportionment for delegates to the
State Convention be based upon the
Republican votes of two years ago
that is, one delegate for every one
hundred votes. and one for over fifty