Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1880-10-09

vi water was sent Tor to give variety
to the scene.
Mr.. Angel then placed in nomina-
ton W. j. Westerfield, a gentleman
from Kentucky, as candidate for
State Senator. Mr.. Angel, at the
close OF an earnest speech in behslf
OF his protedge, remarked that Ken.
lucky had furnished more men to
suppress the rebellion than had the
State of Maine. This brought down
the house, made little dog under
the Secretary's table bark, and the
nomination was declared unanimous.
Mr.. Westerfield, little confused by
tue loudness and complex nature of
the applause, arose to speak before he
deposited his S.. He was reminded
OF his remissness, however, By an at
tentive delegate, and gracefully
handed oyer the coin. He then
proceeded to make neat, though
thoroughly Democratic speech, enlo-
gizing James G. Fair, Geo. Ccssidy
and Others, and endorsing the plat
form and promising to support the
whole ticket, sat down amidst con-
siderable enthusiasm.
Nominations for Assembly being
now in order. J. J. Corbett, NJ. F.
Fallon and J. E. Gignoux were
placed in nomination. They each
made very short speeches, thanking
the convention and had to be re-
minded by some delegate with bus.
mess proclivities that they had for
gotten the sinews ST war. This lapse
of memory seemed to prevail
throughout, and was the only feature
which marred the general harmony,
but as it was through inadvertence
rather than design, each in turn was
forgiven.
VIM Atkinson was then placed in
nomination as a candidate for the
Sherevalty, and before the nomina-
ton was made unanimous, an enthu-
siastic delegate unlntentionally called
attention to the scarcity Of Democrats
in this county, by remarking on the
difficulty in obtaining candidates.
Billy was then declared the nominee
by acclamation, and taking drink
OF water, remarked that the prospects
of the Democratic party we're never
brighter, and losing ~ hours in his
calculation Of time, prophesied that
when tho sun arose on the 2 | Of No.
vembcr n great Democratic victory
would he hersldcd throughout tn,
land.
Nominations for Recorder bein.
next in order Of Jnsiaess, w. y
Davis aud JoIn L'ihr0D were placed
Ia nomination. AID the ballating re
suited as follows; D wis, 81; Lntlrop
(.
Nnminatioes for County Clerk
were now in order, aud E. +. Rey-
nolds received the nomination by
acclama,inn.
Nominations for Assessor were
next called for, and the name of Mr.
WHEEL of Dayton and Greedy French
of of Silver City, were placed before
the convention.
At this point in the proceedings a
,lcgate from Sutro objected to Civ
ing Silver City more than her share
of nominations. aud a little discussion
arose, during which invidious re-
marks were made regarding Repub-
lican town rivalries, which are men,
toned as above at the earnest solicit
tation of a delegate.
The wrangle being ended, the can
didates endorsed the platform and
ticket ;bnt one of them made a sort Of
proviso by saying, "If successful, I
will support the whole ticket" The
ballot resulted, Winzell, 81; French,
d. This" French four" allowed Mr.
Winzell to waltz into the nomination.
The nominations for Treasurer
next came on the cloth, and J. F.
Angel was placed in nomingtion,
but declined. There was consider
able argument over this, as no one
seemed to want it, and it was finally
decided to change the order of bust
ness, and postpone the nomination
for Treasurer until another time.
The next in order was the nOmina-