Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-09-25

tcit "itHput an lncumOcnt. Ine
TINES reporter, wishing tn get home
in time to have good nights rest
preparatory to writing up the Con-
vention in the morning, whispered
into the ear of an honest. looking del
egate to say to M. Picotte that If he
would act us Secretary the opposi-
ton would never attempt to make
capital out of the circumstance, or,
if need he, would never mention the
fact. Before this ultimatim was
reached, however, Colonel Rob-
inson was named and took his seat
without whimper, but with dissat-
lsfaction and disgust ut the preced-
ing wriggling plainly mirrored from
his wsrlike face.
PLATFORM AND RESOLUTIONS.
The Committee on Platform and
Resolutions next reported. The doc
ument they presented Confined the
usual preliminary verbiage about
equal rights under the laws, Just
taxitian, purity in official conduct,
and so forth. Local issues were
slurred over in very slipshod way.
The bullion-tax question was hit in
brief paragraph copied from the
other party platforms. The only
portion of the d ncument that seemed
to comport at all with the character
of the Convention was the closing
paragraph. 1t declared that the
principles of the national parties
should not be allowed to enter into a
local canvass. and that the best men,
without regard To their opinions
on political affairs, should be
selected to fill county offices. The
platform was adopted without a
dissenting voice and without the
slightest evidence of enthusiasm.
THE NoMINATIoNs.
The Committee on order of bust
ness reported the nominations as
they occur below.
Colonel Robinson named w. j
Westerfield tor Senator. There was
no opposition, and Mr.. Westerheld
was nominated by reclamation.
T. E. Picotte, J. F. Banks, Thomas
Wogan, w. II. Stevens, WIN. Bat
tersby and Frank Dunn were named
for Assemblymen. Mr.. Dunn de
clined to be candidate in such q
positive voice that delegates looked
at each other. BalIo.swere cast, and
Stevens received 90, Banks l2, Pr
cote IL, Battersby 10 aud Wogan 4.
Stevens, Banks and Picotte were de-
clared the nominees. A motion to
make the vote unanimous was not
seconded. The motion was made bv
an outsider, whose sympathies with
the proceedings overcame his pres
ence of mind.
w. II. Elliott and Sam J. Blair,
both of Silver, were named for Sheriff,
Frank Dunn, in secoudiug Mr.. Ell
liott's nomination, made neat
speech eulogistic of the man and indi-
eating his qualifications tor the office.
The ballot resulted in 8 votes for
Elliott aud Is for Blair.
c. b. Durham of Silver and VIM.
Brown of DAYTON were named for
County Clerk. Brown received l6
votes and Durham 6. Brown was
declared the nominee.
John Luthrop WAS nominated for
Recorder by reclamation.
W. w. Byron WAS nominated by
ANONYMOUS voice for County Treas
urer.
Edwin Pendleton of Dayton was
unanimously nominated for County
Assessor.
John Cronin. John Powell and NJ.
A. Kelton of Virginia were named
for District Attorney. Colonel
Robinson, in presenting the name of
keiton to the Convention, dwelt up
on the ability of the man AS lawyer,
and said that, should he receive the
nomination. he would come into the
county and take an active part in the
campaign. The delegates evidently
appreciated home talent best, as the
ballot stood: Cronin IA, Powell 5
and keltnn g. The nomination of
Cronin was subsequently made unani-
nous.
j. X. tlougham of Churchill and
j. F. Angel of Silver were unsni-
mously nominated for County Com,
missioners--the first for the long
term and this second for the short.
Sam. Dildine was nominated for
County Surveyor withnu. opp ,sitinn.
Mr.. Dildine lives down on the Car
sou river and is the present incum-
bent of that office. A thoughtless
delegate, who evidently does not
read the papers, named f. Ross
Brown of Virginia for Surveyor. Mr..
Brown would have been honored
with the nomination perhaps
had not The TINES eporter
informed the Convention that
he was already the nominee of
the Republicans of Storey County.
John G. Young of Silver was nomi-
mated for Superintendent of Public
Schools.