Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-09-18
the DEMOCRATS IN COUNCIL
THE RESULT A PLATFORM AND
TICKET.
The Candidates Nominated and the
Resolutions Adopted-The Dele.
gates to the State Convention
Instructed for Bradley-Etc.


The Democratic County Conven.
ton was called to order in the Court.
house, at Dayton, at half-past 10
o'clock last Saturday morning, by j
F. Angel, Chairman Of the County
Central Committee.
E. Winter, of Silver, was elected
temporary Chairman, and John Car.
ling, of Churchill, temporary Score.
tary. Twenty delegates were present,
five of whom had proxies for alb
sentees.
Messrs. Elliott and Hines, of Silver
Duncan and Hackett, of Dayton
and Crowley, of Sutro, were ap.
pointed committee on creden tials,
resolutions and order of business
and Messrs. Mangan and Carroll, OF
Silver, Reynolds and Lothrop, OF
Dayton, and Bluett, of Sutro, were
appointed committee on permanent
organization.
The Convention then took recess
for half an hour.
AFTER RECESS,
E. Winters, of Silver, was elected
permanent Chairman, and Frank 8.
Young, of Sutro, permanent Secre-
tary.
The Committee on order Of bust
ness, credentials and resolutions re-
ported an order of business and that
the following delegates were entitled
to seats:
From Dayton.-R. Lothrop, Will
liam Duncan, p J. Ganey &c. Rey.
nolds, proxy, X. r. Hackett Cd. F.
Norton, Proxy, and E. Reynolds.
From ENTHUSIASTICALLY Seamon
Or. Lothrop, proxy.
From the Eureka Mill. Ganey
(Wm. Duncan, proxy.
From Sutro.--J. Bluett, Frank
Young, William Donnelly, and Caleb
j. Crowley.
From Silver City,. Sullivan, J.
Hooban OWN. Elliott, proxy, w.
Elliott, e. Winters, e. Hickey ON
Fallon, proxy, d. Mangan, J. Car
roll, A. Powell, Thomas Mack, M
Fallon, W. Hines and w. Vance.
From ChurchiIl.-John CARING
and Cal. Davis.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
The same committee also reported
the following resolutions:
Resolved, That this Convention
heartily indorses the past administra.
ton of Governor Bradley.
Resolved, That VIC are in favor Of
having the proceeds of the mines
taxed equally with other property.
Resolved, That railroad and Other
corporations should bear Just pro-
portion of taxation, as well as indi
viduals.
Resolved, That we urge our repre-
sentatives in Congress to so amend
the Burlingame treaty as to stop the
further immigration Of Chinese t.
the United States.
The resolutions we're adopted by
reclamation.
THE ORGANIZATION COMPLETED.
The next business in order being
the election Of a Sergeant-a alarms
J. w. Hunt, of Dayton, Henry Hill
Of Silver, and William Donnelly, o.
Sutro, were nominated for the office
but respectfully declined; whereupor
Ruel Lothrop, of Dayton, was elected
On motion each candidate before
the Convention was assessed SO 80
and each successful candidate s,
additional.
Charles Damon, delegate-elec
from Dayton, not being represented
the Dayton delegation elected d. F
Norton his proxy.
DELEGATES TO THE STATE CoNvEN
TION.
For Delegates to the State Conven
ton the following-named members
of the County Convention were
placed in nomination:
d. F. Norton, of Dayton, Calet
Crowley and William Donnelly, o.
Sutro, and John Sullivan, M. A
Hearne, e. Winter, NJ. Fallon, Will
liam Vance, A. Powell and Thomas
Mack, Of Silver. Messrs. Norton
Crowley and Donnelly having beer
elected by reclamation, the three
from Silver City were balloted fol
with the following result: Vance,
votes; Hearne, 13; Powell, IA; Win.
ter, Ia; Fallon, 10; Sullivan, IS