Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-09-13
THE ACTION OF THE STOREY COUN-
TY REPUBLICAN CONVENTION YES
TERDAY.

met yesterday afternoon at Judge Seely'
office; aud what TRANSFERRED then and Their
with relation to the proposition to reconside
their action and order primary election i
reported as follows by the Chronicle:
The chairman of the committee, Mr.. c. G.
Stevenson, called the meeting to order, anc
said that he believed there had been consider
able dissatisfaction in theparty over the action
of the committee, because things were net
fully understood. 1t has been agreed upon
that the man getting the most votes in Storey
county should control the delegation going to
the State Convention Tyrrell had with
drawn from the canvass and Daggett had de-
clined to have his name used in the county
primaries. There was therefore nothing else
to do but to appoint the remaining man, Bat
terman. 1t was in his opinion sort of Hob
sons choice whether the delegates should be
named or elected.
In conclusion, the chairman said he would
like to hear expressions of opinion from the
leading Republicans present.
WINS OF OTHER MEN.
Judge Lewis then rose, and said the dissat-
isfaction was widespread, and he thought the
party could not afford to lose any votes in the
canvass. Perhaps friends OF Kinkead and
Conner might have wished to run a ticket at
the Storey primaries, but this action had shut
them off. If the delegates were sent un
pledged, no one could complain.
Jonas Seely said that it was never intended
in the proceedings to let the people have any
hand in selecting delegates The three can
didates for Governor tDaggett, Batterman and
TyrrelD wished to deprive the people of this
right The people, however, wanted Storey
county candidate, and having got one by the
method adopted, why should they complain
AS there was hut one candidate left after two
had withdrawn, the right of the people to
vote was valueless. The other candidates had
declined to receive any favors from the hands
of the people. He thought that those who
were making tronble were either ignorant men
or traitors i'll the camp.
The State at large was not much i'll love
with Storey county, and a candidate from
Storey must 90 to the Convention with the
full strength of the county as his support.
Ee felt that the party had no strength to
spare. He had introduced the resolution APP |
pointing and instructing the delegates, but
was willing to have it roscinded. In order to !
get the sense of the committee, he then moved |
that the resolution be rescinded.
VARIOUS WARDS HEARD FROM
All present now talked III their turn, result
ing in a sort of desultory debate. One man
thought Batterman would do well to encour-
age reconsideration of the hasty action of
the committee, as he would be the worst in
jured by the dissatisfaction which it had en-
gendered. Some thought that the Democrats
were making all the fuss, while several who
were present from Gold Hill said that every
Republican III that town was against the &C
ton of the committee and the dissatisfaction
was spreading like the yellow fever. Still,
others believed it might die out without doing
any harm.
GENERAL BArTERMAN sPEAKT.
General Batterman was called on to give
his views He believed the committee acted
WITH the DesC nlOIlNGS. ne Oell0NSu ie Hotu
won the result fairly, and was entitled to it.
He was opposed at first to the committee
action. He was now willing to abide by any {
change they might make, although he believed ;
it would result disastrously to him by splitting t
the delegation.
Judge Whitman thought they had offended
no respectable portion of the Republican
party. If they had, he was in favor of re- :
scinding the resolution, but ne could not see
that there was any reason for doing such a
thing
DIR. Averell thought that the mass of the
voters suspected job, and that the way in J
hich the Republicans had conducted pre-
yious campaigns had lost them many Offices
ACTION ON THE RESOLUTION.
Lib Hastings then read the resolution
passed at the previous committee meeting t
md which had caused all the trouble. d
George l. LammOn was opposed to resclnd- :
ng it.
DIR. Van Zandt did not wish to see the COM ,
nittee stultify themselves, but he was willing =
% let the delegates go unpledged.
David James thought the former action OF
the committee little premature, and 1t would
be iniudicious to let its action stand. y
Mr.. Strother was opposed to the idea OF s
plsdging the delegation to Batterman Finally a