Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1880-09-22
THE COUNTY CONVENTION.
ITS SESSION AT DAYTON LAST
SATURDAY.
Full Report of PrOceedings-NOm-
nations Made and Votes Thereon
A Strong Ticket the Result
Resolutions Adopted. etc, etc.

ton assembled at the Court House
in Dayton on Saturday at II o'clock
M. The meeting was called to or
ger by w. r. King, Of the County
Central Committee, in the absence
of j. M. McGinnis, Chairman. W.
F. Frame, of Silver City, was chosen
temporary Chairman and J. L. Rob
ertson, of Dayton, temporary Secre-
tary of the organization.
The following committees were
then appointed:
COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS.
c.. H. Rulison, Silver City; Thos.
Copeland, Eureka; A. s. Berry, Day
ton; VIM. Meserye. Sutro; H. w.
Ely, Como; L. G. Malott, Wabuska ;
r. II. Whitehead, Churchill.
COMMITTEE ON ORDER OF BUSINESS
AND PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
K. H Whitehead, T. S. Washburn,
L. C. Malott, H. W. Ely, Geo. Cook,
j. b. Witherell and j. w. Parish.
COMMITTEE ON PLATFORM AND REso-
LUTIoNs.
James Scott, John Langabeer,
W. Stevens, H. w. Ely, L. c. Malott,
r. II. Whitehead and John Hale.
An adjournment was then taken
until 1 O'Clock p. NJ.
Upon reassembling the committee
on credentials reported the following
named gentlemen as entitled TO seats
in the conventions
From Silver City-W F. Frame,
P. Geyer, Henry Goetz, J. B. With
erell, Thomas Rowe, Jolese Lawson
c. II. Rulison, John Langabeer.
Dayton-Cal Burnap, George Nudge
ley, |. w. Parish, j. L. Robertson,
A. S. Berry. James Scott, Louis Vim
cent, Sutro-Wm. Meserve, p. S.
Washburn, VIM. Stevens. Eureka
Thos. Copeland, VIM. Muir, John
Hale. Como-H. W. Ely Church
ill-R. H. Whitehead. Wabuska-
L. G. Malott.
The report was adopted, and on
motion OF G. II Rulison, the ten. po-
rary officers We're made permanent
officers Of the convention, and Ben
CundeII was elected Safgent At Arms.
The following report from the
committee on order Of business Mas
then read and adopted:
lst-Election of permanent Off
GERS. 2d-Reports of committees,
3d-Nominations for offices in the
following order: One State Senator,
three Assemblymen, one Sheriff, one
Recorder, one Comfy Clerk, one AS
SCISSOR, one Treasurer, one District
Attorney, one Superintendent OF
Public Schools, one Public Admins
traitor, one County Surveyor. one
County Commissioner Dong term,
one County Commissioner (short
term, a new County Central Com
mittee.
The committee on Platform and
resolutions then reported the fol-
lowing resolutions, which were
adopted;
ResoLUed, That we heartily endorse
the principles affirmed for the Re
publican party by the National and
State Platforms.
ReS0lUed, that their record for
distinguished patriotism and efficient
services in behalf of the National
welfare assures us of the pre- emil
nent fitness and and ability of James
A. Garfield and Chester A. Arthur,
tho Republican nominees for Presi-
dent and Vice President for the po-
sitions to which they have been
nominated, aud that the Republi-
can party of Lyon County will give
them its earnest and cordial sup
port.
Resolved, That we demand of the
representatives of Lyon County in
the State Legislature, that they shall
use all honorable means to reduce
the expenses of the State Govern
ment.
On motion, iJ was decided that
each gentleman placed IN nomina-
ton for an Office shall be assessed
S.; each successful nominee, s. adj
ditional.
The next order of business being
nominations, Theodore Vinson, of
Silver City, was placed before the
convention for State Senator. There
being no oppSlsion, the gentleman
was nominated by reclamation.
Mr.. Vinson was then called on tor
a speech, and thanked the conven-
tion for the honor they had conferred