The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1878-09-21
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONvEN-
TON.

The Democratic County Convention
met in the Courthouse last Saturday,
September IA, 1878. The meeting was
called to order by Louis Sultan. Chair.
man of the Democratic Central Commit
tee. G. B. Patchen was nominated and
elected temporary Chairman. Geo. T.
German was elected temporary Secrs.
tary. Geo. T. Finagin was appointed
temporary Sergeant-at.Arms.
On motion. the Chair appointed II. II.
Fam, N. NJ. Miller. W. NJ. Wilson. A.
NJ. Findlay and Julius Hoffman as a
Committee on Permanent Organization,
Order of Business and for drafting q
Platform OF Resolutions.
On motion. the Chair appointed G. r.
Alexander, Il. Sultan and A. Prairie as o
Committee on Credentials.
The Convention then, adjourned to
half.past - O'Clock. On assembling
after the recess taken, the report OF the
Com nittee on Credentials was received
"a accepted, and on vote OF the Con-
veut,on, Wm. Culverwell, from Meadow
Valley Wash, WIS allowed seat in the
Convention.
The Comm ttee on Permanent Organ
ization repor, d tue following as perman-
eut officers of H. Convention: @. II.
Pa,chen, Oh urman; Geo. t. German,
Seer tary, Geo. T Finagin, Sergeant-at-
Arms. The resolutions and order of
business were tn, n read and, on motion,
ton, adopted as the platform of the Con-
ven,iop end the order of business. Alex.
Thompson and Lanty Ryan were ap.
pointed tellers.
W. l. Mckee aud Z, D. Turner were
then placed in nomination for Sheriff
W. L. Mckee received 80 votes. E. D.
Turner Is, scattering l. Mckee was de-
clar-d the nominee OF the Convention
for Sheriff.
For Asses-or-W. II Henderson and
O. X. W, scoatt placed in nomination.
Henderson received 80 votes and Wea-
coat g. Henderson declared the nomi.
nee.
For District Attorney-C. II. Patchen
Was nominated by reclamation.
The nomination of County Clerk was
passed to the hands of the County Cen.
trail Committee.
For County Recorder-J. G. Hender.
son was nominated by reclamation.
For County Treasurer-John Roeder
and d. A. Fulks placed in nomination.
Fuiks received % and Roedsr 10. Fulks
declared the nominee.
For County Commissioner, long term
r Il. Elan and John G. Lynch placed
in nomination. Elan received IS and
Lynch 81. Elan declared the nominee.
For County Commissioner, short term
Louis Sultan was nominated by accla-
nation.
For Superintendent Of Public Instruc.
tion-G. r. Alexander nomination by
reclamation.
The nomination OF Coroner and Public
Administrator was left tu the County
Central Committse.
II. NJ. Bourne was nominated by &C.
clamation for State Senator.
For the Assembly-Six names were
placed In nomination, of which the fol-
lowing was the vote: II. L. Wash, 81 !;
A. NJ. Findlay, 40; r. s. Crowley. 80; J.
p. Curtis, IL; A. @. Yoacham, 8; J. G.
Clark, 8. Messrs. Wash, Findlay and
Crowley receiving the largest number of
votes were duly declared the nominees
OF the Convention for members OF the
Assembly.
The Convention, on motion, instructed
the delegates to the State Convention to
act as delegates to the judicial Conven.
ton to meet in Eureka on the Goth inst,
and the following seven delegates were
nominated by reclamation: s. G. Steels,
A. s. Thompson. Geo. #. German, G.
Il. Alexander, David Cohp. w. M. Will.
son and N. NJ. Miller.
On motion, the Chairman appointed
the following named gentlemen-e,ght
from Phoebe and five from outside pre-.
oincts-memb-rs of the County Central
Committee: Wm. Frazier, A. S. Thomp.
sou. J. N Curtis, Geo. T German, p.
Il. Wand, Alex Veitch, T. g. B. Martina,
John Shier; Hike. W. M Wilson; Pa
nsoa, G. B. Whitney; Rose Valley, w.
c. Glissan; Bristol. John B. MCGEE.
The Secretary reported $95 as having
been collected. After paying the ex.
penses of the Convention there remained
q balance of $45. which, on motion Of
the Convention. was donated to the yell
low fever fund.
On. motion, the Convention rendered
its thanks to tho Chairman, Secretary
and SerR-ant-at-Arms, and then ad-
journed sine die.
TOWNSHIP CONVENTION.
The delegates Of Phoebe precinct met
and nominated julius Hoffman for Jus.
tlce of the Peace and Henry Cooper for
Constable. ....
The following is the platform and res.
olutions adopted.
Resolved. That We are opposed to all sects
fian interference with our public schools and
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