Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-05-23
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
The Resolutions Adopted and Delegates
Chosen.
TIL0EN DECLARED TO Be THE FIRST CHOICE or
THE EUREKA DEMOCRACY.


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The Convention was called to order by
Mr.. d. ]. j. Mclaughlin, Chairman Of the
Democratic County Central Committee.
Mr.. Dan Patterson moved that Mr.. r. M.
Beatty act as temporary Chairman. Motion
carried. Mr.. Beatty took the chair and
counseled harmony in the deliberations.
On motion Of Mr.. Sadler, J. M. Craw-
ford was appointed temporary Secretary.
Mr.. Patterson moved the appointment
Of q Committee of three on credentials.
Motion adopted.
The Chairman appointed Patterson, Levy
and Mclaughlin.
On motion, l.. Brandt was appointed
temporary Seargent-at-Arms.
On motion, the Chairman appointed
Messrs. Looney, Horen and Leventhal on
permanent organization.
On motion, o recess of half an hour was
taken.
The Convention met, pursuant to ad-
journment.
The Committee on Credentials submit.
ted the following as their report, which was
adopted:
EUREKA, May %, 1880.
To the Democratic County Convention
The undersigned, your Committee on Gre
dentials, would respectfully report the fol-
lowing as the list Of delegates duly accred-
tied and entitled to seats in this Conven-
ton. j. d. PATTERSON,
d. J. j. MCLAUGHLIN,
BENZ. G. LEVY.
Eureka, Second Ward-W. 0. Mills, R.
M. Beatty, A. E. Titus-Stevens, proxy.
Ed. Looney, j. D. Patterson, G. b. Moore
Ben. Marshall, proxy, M. Davids-M. A.
Davids, proxy.
Eureka, First Ward-Wm. Stevens, D.
Hall-R. Sadler, proxy, s. s. Sloss, Fl. s.
Bullock-L. Molinelli, proxy, Ed. Leven-
thai, Victor Maillott = Ben. Marshall,
| proxy, Thos. Kennedy-L. Brandt, proxy.
Pinto-N. Smith.
Palisade-J. N. Hill-B. G. Levy, proxy,
T. R. Jewell-Alex. Wilson, proxy.
Mineral Hill-Thos. r. Whalan, George
Bnchanan-B. j. Turner, proxy.
Ruby Hill, Proper-Frank Fitzpatrick,
Ed. Horen.
Ruby Hill, Richmond side-Pat. Stan.
ton-Henry Daley; proxy, M. ~KellJ-Henry
Daley, proxy.
Connolly Mine-Pat. Mcbride j. D.
Patterson, proxy.
Prospect Mountain, Industry Mine
Maurice Hartnett.
Metamoras Precinct-James Reilly, d.
j. J. Mclaughlin.
The Committee on Permanent Organiza-
| ton submitted the following order Of BUSH
ness: Election of officers; reading report Of
committee on credentials; resolutions, and
election OF eleven delegates to the State
Convention. Report adopted.
The following persons were declared the
permanent officers of the Convention F:
President, r. NJ. Beatty; Vice President.
d. J. J. Mclaughlin; Secretary, J. M,
Crawford; Sergeant-at-Arms, l.. Brandt.
1t was moved that q committee of three
be appointed o N resolutions.
The chair appointed Alex. Wilson, W. ].
Stevens and A. E. Titus.
1t was moved that a recess be taken for
| half an hour. Carried.
The Convention met pursuant to adjourn
ment, the President in the chair.
The Committee on Resolutions reported
as follows:
To the County Democratic Convention
Your Committee on Resolutions beg leave
to report the following:
The Democracy Of Eureka county, Ne
vada, assembled in Convention on the 22d
day OF May, 1880, do resolve as follows:
First-We denounce. as a crime Of the
first magnitude, the stupendous fraud by
which the peoples choice for President Of
| tuC OnitCQ otdtCss III tAC yCnh AotOs Wus
counted OUT Of the Office to which he
was fairly elected, and call upon all Dem
ocrats. aud friends of justice and their
| country, to see that wrong righted.
Second-We declare Samuel ]. Tilden to
be the first choice Of the Democrats oil
Eureka county for the next President Of
the United States.
Third-We protest against any judicial
| candidate for the Presidency, and instruct
the delegates appointed by the Convention
to oppose the candidacy of any person
whose views and record on the Chinese
question are not in accord with the feel
ings and opinions Of the people OF the
Pacific Coast. ALEXANDER WILSON,
W. J. STEVENS,
A. Z. TITUS.
The adoption Of the report was moved.
Mr.. Sadler addressed the convention in
opposition to the resolutions being adopted.
Mr., Dan Patterson spoke in eloquent
terms in favor Of Mr.. Tilden.
Mr.. r. NJ. Beatty, Chairman, addressed
the convention in favor of Mr.. Tilden in a
stirring and forcihle speech, dwelling, in
severe terms, on the great fraud perpe-
trated in 1875. He eulogized his talents,
virtues and his able qualities, and recon.
mended him to the people OF the United
States. He was opposed to instructing the
delegates, and endorsed the resolutions
On motion, the report was adopted.
Mr.. SadIer presented the credentials Of
Mr.. N. Smith, which were received.
Balloting for delegates was now in order
The Chair appointed Mr.. Davids and MT
Molinelli tellers.
The following persons were put in nomi-
nation and elected as delegates to the Win
nemucca State Convention
A. M. Hillhouse, W. o. Mills, R. sadlerl
s. s. sloss, Benz. G. Levy, B. F. Marshall
Thomas R. Whalen, Mike Walsh, j.. N
Hill, Geo. W. Merrill and Pat. Rossiter.
No further business being brought be-
fore the convention, with three cheers fol
Tilden and Thurman. and the success oi
the ticket, the convention adjourned sins