Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-09-25
THE MoNGREL CONVENTION
An Assemblage Of Heterogeneous
Political lnn0cents-A Pitiablc
Lack OF Discipline-,DfI.hMnded
proceeding, and the Full Re-
sNlf.

proceeding, and the Full Re-
suit.
The Democratic Independent Con-
rention of this county was held in
the Courthouse at Dayton On Satur-
day. There was less interest mani
tested than at any convention that
&c ever attended. Likewise, there
was less Of dignity and parliament
AIRY ability displayed in the proceed
ings. A woeful lack of competent
leaders and manipulat'rs was strik :
ingly app,-ent. Those who pos
sessrl the requisite experience and
ability To direct the business .toutly
refused to do So, and the .ssem ,,ed
body WAS left to the mercy of green
hands.
TIE meeting "a whole was cal :
culatcd t. impress one with the he
lief that the party represented vas
of ephemernus growth and greatly
needed the iubrica'ing Influence of
ripe politicians. Party hacks, ar at
least party hacks with the dimmest
shadow of ability, seemed 10 have
been ignored. A few party hacks,
however, even of the old Democratic
school. would have rendered them
selves agreeably conspicuous by
their stereotyped manner and the
high. toned ease with which matters
would have moved along under their
guidance. But, whether lack 81
well-drilled politicians is credit til
the party which the Convention rep
resented or not, is "A question for the
reader to decide for himself. Be-
fore forming II conclusion, it would
he we'll to estimate whether men of
political influence aud sagacity are
not all ranged on the other side for
good cause. That they are so
ranged. a comparison of the two
conventions, after the Republican
will have assembled, will clearly
show.
As indicating that the Convention
lacked all the inspiriting elements,
we may say that even the presence of
the combined delegations. with their
trends and those who had the inter-
ests of the party in view, WAS not
sufficient to create even an indistinct
flutter in the quiet circles of peaceful
Dayton. Even in the barrooms, where,
above all places else. Democracy
most shows Itself, there was dis
couraging quietude, suggestive alike
of hopeless cause GU the part of
the politica! gentlemen assembled
and melancholy degeneracy of old
time enthusiasm.
Let the gentlemen who composed
the Convention understand that these
remarks upon them, and those which
immediately proceed these, have no
intended reference to the personnel
of the assemblage, and that def
cheney III the art of political manip-
ulstion, although serious and ON
inons circumstance to party, is no
detriment to an individual.
OPENING THE BUSINESS.
The Convention was called b.
order by NJ. W. Stiles at half-past
IL o'clock. Mr.. Stiles is evidently
u sincere man. He has keen APP
probation of the proprieties. On
calling the Conventiol to order, he
did not drift away into a measure
less cxpanse Of incoherent sentences
and political balderdash, but merely
stated the object of the gathering, as
any Republican might have done.
He then entertained nominations for
Temporary Chairman and Secretary.
Mr.. Picotte was nominated for the
first place and Mr.. Dunn for the
second. Mr.. Picotte smiingly said
that he felt incompetent to he Chair
man, and there was u responsive
look from TIE delegates which be-
tnkened II concurrence. Mr.. Picntte
was nevertheless elected. So was
Mr.. Dunn.
John Hsuck, Caleb Crowley and
W. II Stephens were appointed a
Committee on Credentials. The
committee found twenty delegates
holding credentials, and one tR. A.
ioung) with proxy. Eureka Mill
aud Waubaska were uarepresented
Colonel Robinson was appointed by
the Chair to represent the former
place and W. r Davis the latter.
The Chair appointed the following
Committee on Permanent Organiza-
ton aud Order Of Business W. Il.
Armstrong, NJ. w Stiles, w. p. ID.
inson, DR.. T. II. Cox and Wiliet
Gates.
The Chair also appointed the fol.
lowing Committee on Platform and
Resolutions Il. A. Young, r. w.
Humphreys, A. J. Barrett, W. r.
DAVIS, Caleb Crowley and T. E. Pic
otte.
The Convention then adjourned until
. O'Clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention reassembled at
half-past two.
The Committee on Permanent Or
ganization reported II. A. Ynuag for