Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-05-28
WESTERN DISPATCHES.
TIE NEVADA DEnOORAfIC STATE
CONVENTION.
filden for President but Delegates
misunderstanding for Con.
gress -,Belknap for supreme
Judge-kverything Lovely.

Tour report from the convention al
the time Of going to press yesterday left
IL at recsss.-ED. Nxws.l
wrNSxxuccA. May M.-Upon recon.
venips the COMMITTEES on Credentials TO
ported n~inety.forr delegates entitled to
seats.
The Committee on Permanent Organ
izstion reported the temporary officers
- the permanent officers, and the report
was adopted.
The resolutions affirm devotion to the
Union; dsprecats all seotionalism; hold
the Republican party responsible for the
agitation Of dead issues. and regard the
preservation Of local self.govsrnmsnt q
necessary to the perpetustion OF the Be.
public; condemn the crimes against the
ballot committed four years ago; oppose
Chinese immigration spd denounos the
veto OF the bill restricting II; favor equal
taxation and equal protection to labor
and capital. and declare the right Of
State Legislatures TO prevent discrimina.
ton by common carriers; declare the
drift OF the Republican party toward
an empire BY the concentration OF CAPT.
tai is an outrage upon the masses and an
insult to the men Who carried the gums
In defense Of our liberties; declare for
the maintenance OF the public schools
the hope and pride OF . free State; that
the Democracy demand free and fair
elections, and denounoe all military
interfersnos with elections at the polls,
and the great fraud by which B. B.
| Hayes was made President.
A resolution declaringS y. j. Tilden the
preference OF the Democracy Of Nevada
for President ELECTED considerable dis.
cussion. and was carried BY . vote Of
fifty. eight to thirty.six.
Nominations for Congressman being
In order, Colonel A. @. Ellis placed 10
nomination George W. Cassidy. Of Eurs.
Ia. The nomination was seconded BY q
representative Of every county In the
State, and MI. Cassidy was nominated
by reclamation with three rousing cheers
and amid the widest enthusiasm.
The nominee was not present ct the
| convention and did not seek the nomina.
ton. Mr.. Cassidy has served % . State
Senator from Eureka county for the last
eight years.
Judge @. q. Bslknsp Of Storey county
was placed In nomination for Supreme
Judge. and was nominated by aoclsma.
ton. Judge Bslknap formerly occupied
q seat upon the Supreme Bench Of this
State, and his nomination was conceded
from the time when no was arst an.
nounoed a. q candidate.
For delegates to Cincinnati, Z. B.
Stonshill and Matt. Canavan OF Storey.
]. G. Hagerman OF Wsshoe. A. O. Ellis
OF Ormsby. R. Sadler OF Eureka, and
George T. German Of Lincoln were
nominated by reclamation.
Tilden 10 the hrst choice OF three Of
the delegates, Thurman Of two, and
Field OF one.
For Presidential Electors ]. a.. Den.
mis-. w. E. F. Deal and ]. @. MoTarna.
han were nominated by reclamation.
James Gregory, Peter Cavsnaugh. Jr.,
]. s. Kane-n, George Storey. T. Hip
and Joseph r. Ryan were elected alter.
mates to the Cincinnati Convention.
The convention was harmonious
throughout, with the exception OF q
lively debate on the construction to be
placed on the resolution declaring Tlden
the choice Of the convention. and 1t $50
the convention adjourned sine die.