Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-09-20
the REPUBLICAN TICKET.
THE WORK OF the EUREKA
CONVENTION ENDED.
A strong List OF Candidates for Ne.
publicaus 60 suppors-A Plat.
form Upon which All Can Stand.

A strong List OF Candidates for n.
publicsus Co suppors-A Plat.
form Upon which All Can stand.
EUREKA, Sept. l9.-Atter a heated
contest. lasting until nearly midnight
last night. the State Convention admit.
ted the Storey County delegates chosen
by tho people. The other delegation
thereupon retired. The Convention
then adjourned to 10 o'clock this morn
ing. On rsassembling u lengthy plat
form was submitted and adopted. Of
which the following Is . synopsis It
rsafirms the doctrines Of the party as
set forth in tho last National Convsn.
ton ; declares for the validity Of Hayes
title to the Presidency ; dsnounces the
Potter investigation n revolutionary /;
thanks Nevada's Senators and Repre-
sentative for their efforts on behalf OF
the Silver bill. and demands further
legislation on the subject to the end that
the coinage Of silver may be placed on
an equal footing with gold demands
Congressional legislation for Interstate
railroads aud State legislation for rail.
roads within the State on the subject Of
freights and fares /; favors the mainte.
nance Of the Bullion Tax law without
repeal or modification /; repudiates third
terms in Office. and insists upon q 70.
duction Of taxation TO the minimum OF
State expenses. A resolution In favor
Of the Texas Pacific Railroad was voted
down.
The following ticket vas then nomi.
mated (: For Congress, r. NJ. Daggett Of
Storey ; Governor. John II. Kinkead OF
Humboldt ; Lieutenant Governor. H. r.
Mighels OF Ormsby /; Supreme Judge,
Thomas p. Hawley Of White Pine ; Con.
%troller. J. +. Hallock Of Lincoln /; TreaS
urer, l.. l.. Crockett Of Washoe ; Score.
tary OF State. jasper Babcock OF Storey;
Attorney General. N. A. Murphy Of Is.
meralda Surveyor General. A. j..
Hatch Of washos /; superintendent OF
Public Instruction, Rev. ]. ID. Hammond
OF Lander ; Clerk Of the Supreme Court.
@. +. Bicknell Of 0rmsby.
The contest between Conner and Kim
kead wal very close, the latter winning
by a vote Of GO to O.. Most Of the other
nominations went by reclamation. Out.
side Of q few disappointed ofice.seekers,
the ticket Is generally regarded as .
strong one by Republicans. After the
appointment Of q state Central Commit.
tee the Convention adjourned sine die.
Most OF the delegates depart for home
tomorrow morning.
The members OF the State Central
Committee are as follows /: Churchill
county. II. X. whitehill /; Douglas our
ty, J.w. Hayno ; Elko county. II. p.
Freeman. T. N. Stone /; Esmsralda coun-
~, /. Wilson, Butler Glenn ; Eureka
county. p. p. Canovan. H. johnson,
William Dooling ; Humboldt county. W.
T. Stevens ; Lander county. II. ]. Far.
rell. j. A. Blossom ; Lincoln county, l..
l.. Lee, A. J. Blaine t; Lyon county. j..
W. Grier. George W. Keith /; Nys coun-
ty. benjamin Curler /; Ormsby county.
George Wilson. W. U. II. Martin ;
Storey county. Jonas Seeley, I. L. Re-
qua, J. d. Baldwin, Az. Doten ; Washoe
county. W. Boardman, William Thomp-
son /; White Pine county. ]. b. William.
son. II. X. Lyons.
At q meeting OF the Central Commit.
tee Jonas Seeley was elected Chairman,
and All. Doten Secretary.