Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-05-19
STOREY COUNTY DEMOCRATS.
Resolutions Adopted by the Mass
Meeting Last Saturday Night.


An enthusiastic mass meeting was held
at the Opera House in Virginia City last
Saturday evening to nominate Tilden del
egates, to be voted for at the primary cleo
ton on Monday. The following preamble
and resolution was adopted unanimously
WHEREAS, This meeting of the Democ-
aacy of Storey county was called for the
purpose Of giving public expression OF the
confidence and esteem which the Democ-
racy of Storey county still hold for the
maj who in 1876 was elected to the Presi-
dency of the United States; and
WHEREAS, That great and good man has
for years been subjected to the detraction
! and abuse Of the organs OF the Republican
party; and
WHEREAS, We believe that he was elected
! to the Presidency in 1876, and that he was
defrauded of his office by the most wicked
fraud of all history; therefore be it
Resolved, That it is the sense OF this
meeting that Samuel J. Tilden, OF New
York, is the choice of the majority of the
Democrats of Storey county for the nomi-
nation to the Presidency at the next en-
suing National Convention, to be held at
Cincinnati.
RESOLUTIONS.
The annexed railroad resolutions were
also passed
WHEREAS, The question OF the proper
regulation Of railroad freight charges by
law is one Of paramount Importance to the
people OF Nevada; aud, whereas, the last
Legislature, pledged by both political par
ties to secure q reduction of such freight
| abar1aa fa,laI % narfarpn tbat lntx, ayarg-
| ing their breach of faith mainly on the
false pretext that they were unable to OBJ
| tain sufficient information as to the earn
ings Of the railroad companies as would
enable them to intelligently pass laws upon
| the subject; be it therefore
Resolved, That the Democratic State
Convention, to be held at Winnemucca on
the 9th day of May, 1880, be urged to in
corporate in the platform there to be adopt
ed a resolution requesting county conven-
tons throughout the State to pledge nomi-
nees for the State Legislature to demand,
as their first and earliest act upon the as
senbling of the Legislature, a full and
honest examination of the books of the
railroad companies Of the State, in order
that they may gain an intelligent knowl-
edge of the subject, which will enable them
to enact just laws regulating the charges of
said roads. And be it further
Resolved, That the State Convention be
urged to request the county conventions to
pledge their legislative nominees to vote for
an equitable reduction of railroad freight
charges, if upon such examination of the
books it shall appear that the companies
are earning more than a reasonable profit
upon the capital really invested. n be
it further
Resolved, That the delegation nominated
by this mass meeting, or through our COM
mittee or committees, shall, if elected, press
upon the State Convention the adoption in
its platform of such a plank as is above in
dicated. And be it further
Resolved, That any delegate who shall
be nominated by this mass meeting, and
elected, shall pledge himself to give his
proxy to the State Convention to no person
who has in the past been politically allied
with the railroad companies las a lobbyist
or otherwise), nor to any person who will
not promise upon his honor as a man and
| a Democrat to observe the pledges and in
structions imposed by this mass meeting.
MR.. FOR SUPREME JUDGE.
The meeting likewise adopted the follow
ing:
Resolved, That Judge G. II. Belknap is
the choice of the Democracy Of Storey
county for candidate as Justice OF the Su-
preme Court, and that the delegation from
this county be required to use all honor
able means to secure his nomination by the
convention.