Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-09-23
The CAMPAIGN.
REPUBLICAN coNvENrIOH FOE
srOREY COUNTY.

REPUBLICAN CONVENTIONS FOE
sTOREY COUNTY.
speech OF @. Q. ssevenson asd 9
SQUAD PLATFORM - Nomination.
Made for sheriff. District Aiior'
ney, Assessor, Cousty Clerk and
Treasurer.
The Convention was called to order al
1890 A. N. by Hon. @. g. Stevenson,
Chairman Of the County Central Com
mittee, who addressed the Convention
as follows
Gentlemen OF the Convention II
becomes my duty. as Chairman OF The
County Central Committee. to call you
to order. It may not be out OF placs
for me 10 remind you OF the importance
Of the work TO be performed by the Con.
yention, You have been selected BY
your fellow citizens and charged with
important duties. You are representa-.
tive men OF the Republican party. ]
see before me representatives OF every
material interest. Many Of you are
Young men and this may have been your
first call to attend to &c important q
duty. Certainly this Convention 10 not
composed OF politicians. I see but
few faces familiar In the conventions
Of former years. It will be your
duty to select the best men for
the offices to be filled. No Re-
publican should seek to advance his
individual claim to Office before that Of
the party. Let the motto be the success
OF the Republican party frst,in tbs cleo.
ton o: our Congressman and Presi.
Dental Electors, with individual prefer.
ences second.
In the selection Of the County Central
Committee remember much depends
upon them for the success OF the ticket
you will nominate. Believing the in.
~terests OF the party have been intrusted
to good hands. you will proceed to the
business intrustsd to your care, and
may your deliberations be harmonious
and the ticket you shall nominate carry
victory with 1t from top to bottom.
Nominations are now In order for tenn
porary Chairman.
P. A. Doyle was unanimously selected
for temporary chairman. W. by. Doane
temporary secretary, and Josiah Lane
sergeat-at-arms.
A COMMITTEES on Credentials was then
appointed as follows: II. @. Mcmillan.
ii. NJ. Monk, W. H. Blsuvelt, Lee
Wentworth, Chris. Weidemann. T. II.
Gallagher and j.. p. Stanley.
Recess OF halt an hour.
The Committee on Credentials re.
ported the following persons entitled to
seats in the Convention:
First Ward. Virginia.. E. James. s.
b. Conner. Jos. E. Eckley. NJ. Q. Mo-
MILAN, j. b. Eakman, VIM. Mckeigan.
Second Ward-C. F. Chatterton. Il.
N. Monk, Z. d. Boyle, VIM. Manning,
VIM. Sutherland. Bernard Schwartz.
Third ward-Jno. Gillig. Jno. Spring,
Z. jackson. ". H. Blauvelt, Samuel q.
Whitney, E. F. Page.
Fourth ward-Thomas Mitchell. Lee
Wentworth, E. Babcock. Phil. A. Doyle.
Flowery-R. W. Burgess.
First Ward, Gold Hill-Chris. Weids.
mann, John Trezona. ALI. Dotsp. Pat.
Mccarthy. James Livingston.
Second Ward-T. Gallagher, O. q.
Smith, W. D. Bray, j. B. Pitchford.
American Flat. P. Stanley.
The Chairman then appointed the
following committees:
On Platform and Resolutions. Z.
James, All. Doten, VIM. Manning, j.
b. Pitchiord.
Permanent Organization and Order OF
B~usiness-J. E. Eckl-y. WIN. Suthsr-
land, s. G. Whitney. Z. Babcock, John
Trezona. W. D. Bray. r. w. Burgess.
Recess OF thirty minutes.
The Convention reconvened at ll:20.
The proxies Of John Gillig and r. w.
Burgess to I. E. James were presented
and allowed.
The Committee on Permanent Or
eanizatiou, etc., reported as follows:
The committee would recommend tina,
the temporary officers be retained az
permanent officers. and that the Score
tary shall appoint two assistants aud the
Sergeant-at-Arms one.
Order OF business-We would report
that the following order Of business be
adopted:
Nomination OF candidates for Sheriff.
District Attorney. Assessor, County
Clerk, Treasurer, County Recorder and
Auditor, Public Administrator and Cor.
ouer, Superintendent OF Public Instruc'
ton, County Surveyor. County Com
trail Committee, Justices OF the Peace
for three townships. two State Senators,
fourteen Assemblymen. four School
Trustees.
Resolved, That this Convention shall
vote for all candidates by ballot.
]. E. EcxLEY,
WM. SUTHERLAND.
JOHN TREzoSA,
E. BADcocK.
W. ID. BRAY,
s. G. WHITNEY.
The Committee on Platform and Res
olutions reported as follows:
Your Committee on Platform report
the following:
Resolved, That the Republicans oil
Storey county renew their allegiance to
tho great party which has made OF this
republic a mighty nation. and that We
%reafirm our iealiy to the principles Of
the Republican party and accept aud
adopt the resolutions and principles
euunciated by the National aud State
Republican Conventions convened Of
Chicago June g., 1850, and Carson City
August IL. 1880.
Resolved, That the expenses OF the
government Of Storey county should be
reduced to the least possible figure con,
sistent with the requirements OF good
government. aud the Legislative noui'
nees. OF this Convention pledge them
selves to the enactment Of such laws a,
shall subservo this end; aud we would
suggest the propristy Of taking into con
sideration the consolidation OF tbs
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