Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-10-01
REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONvEN.
TON.

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Court house at ii o'clock A. NJ. yes
terday and organized by the election
of A. G. Bishop as temporary Chair
man, and ID. f.. Duff and Louis Hey
nemann as temporary Secretaries.
On motion, committees were appoint
cd as follows:
On acknowledgement T. j. Tay-
lor, J. X. Colerick, II. Fl. Donnelly,
D. w. Mckenzie and +. D. Page.
On Order of Business and Permanent
Organization-W. N. Rabbits, j. s..
Wilton, jeff. Work, Rene Atkins
and Hiram Johnson.
On Platform and Resolutions-W. ii.
Davenport, f. w. Hamilton, P.
Everts, J.. S. ~Burlingame and w. Fl.
Clark.
The convention then took a recess Of
one hour.
The convention ~reassembled at /
o'clock p. NJ. and was called TO order,
after which the Committee on Creden-
tails reported the names of the follow
ing gentlemen as entitled to seats in
the convention, numbering eighty in
all:
Eureka-Louis ~Loschenkohl, T. s..
Douglas "a. I. Atkins, proxy; E. X.
Wills, A. G. Bishop, G. w. Lamoureux,
w. z. Haskell. l.. w. Cromer Of. f.
Fisk, proxy; J. B.. MckerDan, j.. X.
Colerick. Jos. Toginini, j. S. Wilton,
w. B. Harrub wv. II. Clark, proxy;
Fl. Donnelly, G. l.. Broy wv. II. Dav-
export, proxy; NJ. T.. Kellogg, HI.
johnson, w. Ferguson, j. Vanderlieth,
J. Godfrey, w. Mulick, j. ). Burlin-
game, j. II. Anderson. G. L~autenschla-
ger, f. Whitaker, j.. w. Hess, &.
Cramer, III. Short, ID. Rosenberg, T.
J. Taylor, J. Maginini, Geo. Whitta-
ker, Peter Anderson, w. II. Daven-
port, w. II. Shaw CIV. j. Smith,
proxy; p. Everts Of. +. Fisk, proxy;
j. b. Ayres &C. Garfield, proxy.
Jackson Mine and South Ruby Hill
Jerry Caughlin Geo. p. Hendricks,
proxy; Alex. Mckay, A. /. Atkins,
q. A. Day. Matt. Kyle, |. III. Griffin
G.. p. X. Dimock, proxy; T. w.
Pearson, II. II. Conklin, j. w. Lam.
bert, G. Schulze, C. Cady, II. Dill,
NJ. Worrey, A. Randolph, s. Long
abaugh, S. II. Potter "a. /. Atkins,
proxy.
Richmond Mine-F. p. Bennett, J.
A. Cowden, J. W. Rouse, Jos. Potts
81. w. Rouse, proxy.
Hamburg Mined. w. Mckenzie.
Pinto Mile. e. Sampson.
Vanderbilt-E. w. Hamilton, C. c.
Fall "a. G. Mckenzie, proxy.
Fish Creek-T.. ID. Page, jeff. Work.
Cornforth's Ranch-F. CornSorth.
Spring Valley-James English OH.
Morrison, proxy.
Adams HILL. Il. Burgess.
DEVILS Gate-M. j. Robinson.
Roberts Creek-E. Z. Richardson
M. McCuaig, proxy.
Cortez-W. II. Ducronim on. ID. Fo-
lev, proxy; Silas Ducronim (S.Cooper,
proxy.
Beowawe-J. C. Owens %. l.. Scott,
proxy.
Paiisale-O. II. p. Bailey, w. N.
Rabbits.
Mineral Hill-B. +. Ward.
AIpha-T. j. Bord.
Shlpley's Ranch-L. Shipley %. II.
Morrison, proxy.
Hoosac Mine-L. Shindler.
Matamoras Mine-G. Cohen.
Alta Mine-J. j. Kermeen, j. w.
Dunn.
The Committee on Permanent Or
ganization and Order of Business re-
ported the order of business and the
following officers Of the convention:
Chairman, w. II. Davenport; Vice
President, A. G.. Bishop; Secretaries,
l.. Heynemann aud j. +. Duff; and
recommended that the choice of Ser
geants-at-Arms be left to the CONVEX
ton.
An election for Sergeants-at-Arns
was then had, which resulted in the
election of w. Leggett as ~Sergeant-at-
Arms, and j. +. Mason as Assistant
S~ergeant-at- Arms.
The platform and resolutions were
then read by w. H.. Davenport; after
which Mr.. Davenport assumed the
chair and made a few remarks, thank
ing the convention for the honor con-
ferred on him, paying a tribute to the
Republican party and urging on the
convention the necessity of nominal
ing good men for the respective Of
fees.
Nominations for Sheriff being now
in order, j. Sias. Jas. McNiartin, w.
Doolin and Geo. Gilmore were placed
in nomination. Two ballots were had
without a choice, when the name of
! Mr.. Gilmore was withdrawn. There
was no choice on the third ballot; after
which Mr.. McMartin announced his
withdrawal in favor of Mr.. Siss, who
was nominated for Sheriff On the
fourth ballot by a vote Of AZ to 3S for
Doolin.
On the announcement Of the vote,
Mr.. Doolin took the stand n thanked
his friends who had so nobly stood by
him, and bespoke Tor the nominee the
hearty support by every man in Eu-
reka county animated by the true
principle of the Republican party. The
convention then recessed for ten min
utes.
On the reassembling of the convention
A.. ID. Haskell was nominated by ac'
clamation for County Clerk.
For Recorder, II. l.. Chase and w.
A. Durley were placed In nomination.
The ballot resulted in the choice of
r.. l.. Chase by a vote of So to Is. The
nomination of MIR. Chase was, on mo-
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