The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-05-13

The proceedings of the Republican
State Convention show that the dele
gates were not so harmonious on every
proposition before the convention as
they were in the matter of instructing
for Blaine. As is usually the case in
assemblages of that character, certain
gentlemen, who have their own OF some
body else's axes to grind, are appointed
Committee on Resolutions. The COM
mittee retires, and some member Of it
who understands running the machine,
draws from an inner pocket bundle of
manuscript, in which is embodied all
that the machine managers deem neces-
sary to hoodwink the rank and file of
the party. The platform of resolu-
tions, or trap to catch gudgeons," as
it is more appropriately called nova
days, is set and baited. 1t is hurriedly
rehearsed to the one or two innocents
from the rural districts. who are named
members of the committee for effect
They assent to it without understand
ing what it means, and recommend it's
adoption by the convention. Sand
wiched between two planks in the Aus
tin platform is resolutions intended to
pave the way for William Sharon, of
San Francisco, to become candidate
for reelection to the United States
Senate, by approving his course as Sen
ator during the past five years. This
resolution, the full text of which is
given in the proceedings in another
column, makes no distinction between
Jones and Daggett, who have remained
at their posts in Washington the great
er part of the time, and William Shar-
on, Of San Francisco, who has not spent
three months in Washington, nor three
days in the State of Nevada, since he
was elected Senator. With unbounded
magnanimity, the convention thanked
Sharon for attending to his private at
fairs in California equally as much as
it did Senator Jones and Congressman
Dsggett for attending to the interests
of their constituents in the Senate and
House of Representatives. This is not
very complimentary to Messrs. Jones
and Daggett, but it is encouraging to
MIR. Sharon, and that is exactly what it
was intended for. He is now indorsed
by the Republican party Of Nevada in
convention assembled, and all that is
necessary to insure his reelection is the
liberal use of the sack to secure a ma
jority of the next Legislature. The
fact that Humboldt Republicans re.
quested him to resign, and that Elko
Republicans last Saturday instructed
their delegates to Austin to ask the
convention to demand his resignation,
had no influence with the makers of the
trap to catch gudgeons, and the elo-
quence of Senator Powning, of Washoe,
and of Littlefeld, Moore and Rand, of
Elko, was wasted in the futile attempt
to exclude Sharon from the Endorsement
of the convention. The resolution in
Guiding him with the other Congression-
al representatives, was adopted, while
one introduced by the Elko delegates,
requesting him to resign, was indefi-
nitely postponed without debate. The
majority of the Austin Convention, in
commencing the services of Sharon
equally with those of Jones and Dag
gett, has dispelled all doubts, if any
existed, as to the truth of the saying
that political platforms in Nevada are
q meaningless jingle of words put to-
gether for deceptive purposes. Every
intelligent person in the State knows
that resolution indorsing the course
Of William Sharon as Senator from Ne
vada, does not express the sentiments
Of the rank and file of the Republican
party, unless they believe that Sharon's
absence from the Senate does not dis.
grace the State as much as his presence
IN that body.
The complaint against Mayor Kal-