Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-09-24

The Convention r~easssmbled at l0:l0
4. II. today and proceeded at once with
the nomination OF candidates.
For County Commissioners. A. @.
Cowau. E. Nys. ]. P. Woodbury.. 7. NJ.
Adams, Frank Morrill,. Anthony Fox,
James McAllister. P. s. Cofbett. Theo-
dore Lamb, s. A. Tomkin and George
II. Stewart.
Discussion followed as to the method
Of taking tho ballot. also rs to voting
for the three at once. The chair decided
that the three should be voted for at
once.
Mr.. Manning moved that the two hav-
ing the largest vote should be for the
long term and the one next for the short
term. The chair then decided that the
Convention should vote a. 1t pleased.
A motion then prevailed to vote for
each one separately, the two long term
men first and the short term man last.
The men then made their speeches
and put up their coin. Stewart de-
cliued.
Mr.. Gallagher moved that the Con-
veution 20 into the election for candidate
from Gold Hill first for the long term.
Carried.
Mr.. Cowan, being the only Gold Hill
candidate. the Secretary cast the ballot
Of the Convention for him and be re-
csived the nomination.
Mr.. Manning then moved to vote for
the two Virginia men on n ballot, and
that the one having the highest vote be
long term nominee. and the next highest
vote the short term nominee. Carried.
Firs, Bsllot-Inegular.
Second Ballot-Nys ~. Woodbury. 10.
Adams 3, Morrill, !. Fox 3. McAlister
81, Corbett 5. Lamb /. Tomkiu /. blank
/. Mr.. McAlister was declared the nom-
inse for the long term and VIM. Wood.
bury for the short term.
Recess for twenty minutes.
The County Central Committeeman
were released from the necessity Of pay
ing assessments by q resembling OF that
part OF the resolution previously adopt
ed. Nominations were made as follows /:
vireinia-First Ward. s. B. Connors ;
| Second Ward, VIM. Sutherland; Third
Ward. Z. s. Page; Fourth Ward. Lee
Wentworth. Flowery, r. W. Burgess.
Gold Hill-First Ward. Richard Mercer;
Second Ward. Thomas Gallager. Flow
cry, J.. P. Stanley; at large. Phil. A.
Doyle. These men were chosen for the
Republican Central COMMITTEES oil Storey
county.
At this point the order Of business was
changed and the Convention proceeded
to nominate candidates for the State
Senate.
Hon. @. G. Stevenson. Of Gold Hill.
was brought up. Mr.. Stevenson said
that he had lived In Storey county
twen,y.oue years. and believed he knew
the wants Of its citizens. II nominated
and elected, he would work for the in
terssts Of the people Of the whole State
at large and particularly for the good OF
the people OF Storey county. de then
Endorsed the platform and paid his rs.
sessment.
A. ]. Tyrrell was then brought up.
made his speech, which Was short and
10 the point, and deposited his eagle.
These candidates were then nomi-
mated unanimously.
Mr.. Stevenson thanked the Convsn.
ton for the compliment OF the nomina-
ton, for. said he, . nomination by this
| Convention Is indeed q compliment. He
promised, II elected, to carry out the
wishes Of the people Of this county and
also to work for the best interest Of the
State.
Nj. Tyrrell. in response to calls. again
took the platform. He said he had but
little to say. but ought, perhaps, to
make az long q speech as Mr.. Stevenson
did, rs he believed he received the same
number Of votes. He promised, IL
elected, to perform his duties faithfully.
and would endeavor to bring no dis
credit upon the Convention for his NOM
nation.
Nominations for the Assembly were
made as follows: Virginia John L.
Black. George Bsttingrr, II. n. Fred.
rick, Charles L. Lang. n. @. Tilden, ].
J.. Shepherd. Patrick Conway. j. u.
Roberts. Gold HID. Thorburn. @.
s. Young. w. D. Gray. James Langan,
j. d. Reese, A. o. Lesrmo.
Recess till p. n.