Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-10-01
reosy's Proceedings.

After much csucusing the Convention
reassembled at l0:l5 A. N. today. Even
after the doors were opened to the pub
lilo knots Of delegates were In the cor
nsrs Of the hall. and from their midst
could be heard /: "It 10 moved and SEQ
ondeds that - be nominated for
County Commissioner" etc.. and like
expressions.
After roll-call. the proceedings Of yes
terday were read, and Chairman Berg.
stein called Captain Cansvan to the
chair.
Nominations for Coroner were then
In order, and DR.. Frank II. Conn. Al
exsnder Mot and r. N. Miller were
brought before the Convention. The
irst ballot was decided informal. as It
numbered Ozone too many. The next
ballot resulted q follow: Conn "a,
Mot "a. Miller z.
Second formal ballot-Conn 20. Mot
20. Miller O. DR.. Conn was declared
the nominee Of the Convention.
Nominations for township officers
were next In order. A motion 10 elect
By townships prevailed.
Recess for halt an hour taken.
After recess nominations for County
Commissioners we're declared In order.
These nominations were made by town.
ships.
Township No. Third and Fourth
Wards, Virginia brought up the names
Of John Snow and W. ]. Sheridan. Mr..
Sheridan was nominated, receiving II
votes to his opponsnt's 8.
Township No. 2-First and Second
Wards, Virginia. and Flowsry-Hers there
was q kick. Terrence Tally had learned
the result Of the ~caucusing and refused
to come before the convention. he was
requested to indorse the platform and
pledge himself to support the nominees
| OF the Convention. He refused to pledge
himself to anything. The Chairman
stated that the candidates had been
before the caucus and paid their ASSESS.
ments and were 10 honor bound to sup
port the nominees. William Weber and
Joseph Piper were brought before the
Convention and Endorsed and pledged as
required.
For Justice OF the Peace OF Township
No. !, R. E. Lowery and R. Beggs came
up and took the required pledges.
After pledges by the candidates. the
caucus Of Township No. 2 reported
nominations as follows: County Com
missioner, Wm. Weber; Justice Of the
Peace, R. E. Beggs; Constable, WIN.
Ferguson; School Trustees, A. Lern-
hart and VIM. Meadows; Central Com.
mitteemeu, John Petrie. John Cav
anaugh. DR.. Bernstein, A. ]. Eudsrs.
For Township No. /, John Henderson
was nominated by reclamation for jus.
tics OF the Peace.
For Constable. the work for this town.
ship being done In open convention. the
names were James McArdls. F. j. Mo-
earthly, Jerry Sheehy and Andrew
Young. After the fifth ballot 1t was de-
cided that all candidates having less than
Ave votes DO dropped. Mr.. Mccarthy
received the nomination on the seventh
ballot. School Trustees-James Tisdsle
and Frank Edmunds were nominated.
Central Committsemen-D. L. Brown.
John Shsughnessy. William Lombard
and II. O'Lesry.
Gold Hill reported the result OF the
caucus to be: For County Commissioners.
Mat Canavan (lopg term); Constable to
DO selected by the Central Committee;
School Trustees-Dr. ]. o. Hall, Alfred
Friend, Daniel French; Central Com.
mite B. Sloan. w. A. Lloyd,
Luke Commit. John Lsary.
Recess for n hour.
After recess the order Of business was
changed and Colt Hast nominated by
reclamation for County Surveyor.
The Committee on Legislative Nom.
insss reported the following names, and
nominations were made accordingly:
State Senator's. A. Brumsey. OF
Virginia. and L. T. Fox. Of Gold Hill.
Assemb,ymrn-H. II. Penoyer. Wal.
]. Tusks, A. G. Mckenzie. P. II. Ford.
J.. b. Mallop, Il. L. Duffy, 8. v.
Mooney. ]. @. Masel. ]. D. Waldorf.
and D. A. Moriarty, Of Virginia ;
and W. E. Copeland, L. P. Drexlsr.
Ambrose English and Ed. 7. Plank, Of
Gold Hill.