The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1878-10-05
REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONvEN-
TON.

The delegates composing the Republi-
can County Convention were called to
order in the District Court room on Sat
urday. October 9Th, by D. @. Clark.
Chairman of the County Central Com
mittee. A. A. Young was nominated for
Temporary Chairman. Thompson Camp
bell was nominated for Temporary
Secretary, Moses Arnold was nominated
Temporary Sergeant-at.Arms.
The following Committee on Gre
dentials was appointed: W. E. Griffin,
W. E. Trowbridge, r. P. Andrews.
The Chair appointed as Committee
on Permanent Organization and Order
OF Business w. P. Goodman and B. H.
James and L. G. Goodspeed.
The Chair appointed the following
named gentlemen as a Committee on
Platform and Resolutions: F. A. Buck,
Geo. G. Johnston and Sam Stoddard.
The Convention then adjourned to
1880 O'Clock.
The Convention re-assembled at u 80
o'clock, at which time the Committee on
Credentials reported the names of 81
delegates as being entitled to seats in the
Convention.
The Committee on Permanent Organ.
izstion and Order OF Business reported
the following az permanent officers of
the Convention: A. A. Young Chair.
man, Thompson Campbell Secretary, NJ.
Arnold Sergeant-at-Arms.
The Committee on Platform and Reso.
lutions presented their report, which was
received. accepted and adopted as the
platform of the County Convention.
On motion, each candidate coming
before the Convention was to be taxed
five dollars.
Tellers-W. E. Trowbridge and W. P.
Goodman.
The first business in order was the
nomination of State Senator. r. P.
Dayton was nominated by reclamation.
For Assemblymen the following gentle
men were placed in nomination: U. E.
Allen. Thomas Dunstan, George Patton
and F. A. Buck. The vote stood as fol-
lows: U. Z. Allen 81, Thomas Dunstan
81, George Patton 81, F. A. Buck 49,
The nomination for Sheriff was passed
to the County Central Committee.
For County Clerk. M. Hanford was
nominated by reclamation.
For County Treasurer-G. H. Fish was
nominated by reclamation.
For District acknowledgement
Campbell was nominated by acclama-
ton.
For Assessor-A. M. Polleys was nom
mated by reclamation.
For Surveyor-The nomination was
passed to the County Central Committee.
For Superintendent of Public Schools
passed to the County Central Commit
tee.
For Coroner and Public Administrator
j. R. Megarigle was nominated by &C.
clamation.
For County Commissioner, Long
Term-D. G. Clark was nominated by
reclamation.
For County Commissioner, Short
Term-Joseph ;Esenmaan was nomi-
mated by reclamation.
The following gentlemen were elected
as a County Central Committee: II. X.
Chamberlain. W. ]. Roe. D. Shankland,
A. A. Young, Chas. Duff, John Kenann,
Eugene Blair, Jas. Nesbitt. w. E. Griffin,
W. P. Goodman and s. L. Lee.
The Convention then adjourned sine
die.
PIoCHE TOWNSHIP CONVENTION.
After the adjournment of the County
Convention the Township delegates met
and nominated the following Township
tickst
For Justice of the Peace-Chas. Ray
mond was nominated by reclamation.
For Constable-C. F. Anderson was
nominated by reclamation.
The nominations for School Trustees
was referred to the County Central Com
mittee.
The Convention then adjourned.