Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-09-21
THE
THE COUNTY CONVENTION IN
sEsSION TO-DAY.
The Platform ssd siesoiutions-w.
NJ. Candler Nominated for sheriff
-GeorKe I. Lammsa for County
Slerk-G. w. Hall for Recsrder.

NJ. Gambler kominsssd for nhertn
George !. Lammsa Dor County
tIerk-0. W. Hall for Recsrder.
The Republican County Convention con
vened shortly after II o'clock to-day a
Miners Union Hall. Gold Hill. The hall
was packed with delegates and aspirants
for office.
John Lambert. Chairman OF tho County
Central Committee called tho Convention
to order. Ho stated that the first business
was tho nomination Of temporary Chair
man,. II. II. Taylor Of Virginia. and Hon.
c. @. Stevenson Of Gold Hill, were nom.
mated. and on motion tho nominations
were closed. The Published list OF dele
gates was used in taking tho vote. which
resulted in 81 votes for Mr.. Stevenson.
and 10 for Mr.. Taylor. The vote was made
unanimous for Mr.. Stevenson. and that
gentleman took the chair. He thanked
tho Convention for the honor conferred
upon him and referred TO the high and
solid character Of tho members. This Of
itself was y guaranty that good men only
would be nominated. The gentleman
dwelt upon tho high standard Of the men
upon this National and State tickets. A
special compliment WAS paid 10 Mr.. Wren.
whom Mr.. Stevenson WAS certain would
bcatiColoncl Ellis.
Henry Monk. Charles Fogg and George
Daley declined the nomination for Tempo
rary Secretary. and W. d. Hickox was
unanimously elected.
COMMITTEE on CREDENTIALS.
II was. ON motion. resolved TO appoint
one delegate from each precinct As . Com
mites on Credentials. Tho Chair made
the following selection: v~irginis-Pirsi
Ward. a.. Y. Ford; Second Ward. @.
Mueller; Third Ward, q. y. Hill Fourth
Ward. Philip Reese. Gold Hill-Pirt
Ward. W.. d. Conwell; Second Ward,
". II. Wheeler. American Flat, James
Prince.
David James moved that ONE delegate
from each ward be appointed . Committee
on Permanent Organization. This created
considerable discussion. and upon q vote
being taken tho motion was lost.
Mr.. Tritlc moved for q recess Of ten
minutes. Carried.
During tho recess there was the usual
amount 81 buzzing, and the hankcrers
after Office went about among tho delegates
in = blaze Of smiles.
ArIER REcEss.
The first business transacted was the
nomination Of George y. Mckee aud Geo.
W. Rogers for Temporary S~ergeant-at-
Arms. Mr.. Rogers Was elected by q ma
jority 81 two. Mr.. Mckee was unani-
mously elected Assistant Temporary Der
seant-at-Arms.
RgroH on CREDENTIALS.
The Committee on Credentials mads the
following report, which was adopted
virginia-Pirt ward-J. G. Hampton.
David James. q. r. Ford. l.. schocnfeld.
George A. Grail, J. +. Smith. william x.
Craddock.
second ward-Gcorge A. King. Thomas
Slye, W. II. Wood, II. ". Monk. A. T.
Waters. X. II. Taylor. @. Mueller. Frank
Edwards. W. r. Webb, II. Mullard, proxy;
John Hullcy.
Third ward-F. A. Tritlc. George y.
Hill. Charles q. Fogg. John Gillig. II.
". II. Odgers, Charles y. Kleupfer, r. A.
Tritle, proxy; William Prince. John y.
Ryno.
Fourth ward-I. l.. Iequa, John BAR
clay, Philip Reese. Samuel Reynolds. q.
Cummings. John II. Allen. George Benf
and Daniel Grant.
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