Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-09-29

hau6hiius luOb. H.. Wuelans Cdpt. rOley
and b. G. Levy were appointed said com
mittee.
On motion Of r. Sadler, the Chair ap
pointed a Committee OF five on Order Of
Business and Permanent Organization. R
Sadler, A. jackson, Ben Marshal, H. M,
Levy and G. B. Moore were appointed.
Committee on Platform and Resolutions
was appointed as follows A. M. Hillhouse,
E. r. CARRIER, Jas. Williams, Judge Girls.
void and P. McElroy.
Adjourned till 10 M.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At IL M. Convention r~eassembled.
The Chairman called on the Committee
on Credentials to report.
Then followed the list Of delegates, with
proxies as corrected and reported on by
r. M. Beatty and which varied but very
little from that published in Tuesdays
SENTINEL. The report was adopted.
X. Sadler reported for the Committee on
Order Of Business and Permanent Organ
~ization, as follows:
To the Hon. H. Rives, Temporary Chair
man, and members Of the Democratic
Convention:
Commemorative, your committee, ap-
pointed ON Order Of Business and Perma-
nent Organization, beg leave to report as
follows:
That we recommend as Permanent Chair
man Hon. Henry Rives; Permanent Sec
r~etaries, j. M. Crawford and E. J. Butler;
Sergeant-at-Arms, Frank Cleveland.
Order of Business: 1. Election of a
County Central Committee, consisting Of
Is members. 2. One State Senator. 8.
-Four As~semblymen. 4. Sheriff. s. Clerk.
6. Treasurer. 7. Recorder. 8. District
Attorney. 8. Assessor. 10. Superintend-
ent of Public Instruction. IL. Public Ad-
ministrator and Coroner. IL. Long Term
Commissioner Is. Short Term Commits
sioner. IA. County Surveyor. Is. Justice
of the Peace. 16. Constable. IT. Road
Supervisor. IS. One Long Term School
Trustee. 10. One Short Term School
Trustee.
We, your committee, beg leave to recon-
mend that the election Of candidates by
this convention be had by ballot. We fur
Their recommend that the election of
the County Central Committee be made
through the respective delegations. allow
ing 3 members from the town of Eureka,
8 from Ruby Hill, l from Palisade, / from
Mineral Hill, and ! from Prospect Noun
tain.
We further recommend that all candi-
dates be required to endorse the platform
and resolutions as offered by the conven-
ton; also that they pay q fee Of $40 before
the ballots are taken.
Upon motion, it was resolved that the
above is the unanimous vote Of this COM
mittee. r. SADLER, Chairman.
Mr.. Ed. Looney objected to that portion
in regard to Sergeant-at-Arms. An amend
ment which this gentleman offered, that
they ballot for Sergeant-at-Arms, was
adopted, and with such amendment the
report was accepted.
Mr.. Rives made o few remarks as perma-
nent Chairman, and referred to the especial
duty OF every delegate upon this occasion.
His remarks were received with applause.
Candidates were required to hand the
Secretaries $40, as their names were an
nounced.
A. M. Hillhouse reported on Platform
and Resolutions, as follows:
Resolved: First-That the Democracy
OF Eureka county cordially endorse the
platform Of the National and State Con-
ventions.
DtCOdd-N W. CAnah thot oAA ASta6a
residents OF our State shall be elected to
Offices OF trust or profit therein.
Third-We demand of our Legislature
that laws be passed fairly and equitably
regulating fares and freights on all rail-
roads within or extending through this
State.
Fourth-That Chinese immigration and
importation must be stopped, and we favor
all such legislation and modification, or
even a~borgation Of present treaties, as will
procure this result.
Fifth-We are opposed to all special leg
Station for relief bills or the government
Of county business.
Sixth-We demand such a modification
of our laws and constitution as will enable
us to conduct the affairs of this State more
economically than at present done.
Seventh-That in order to relieve our
people Of the grinding expressions Of the
Central Pacific Railroad Company, we
favor the construction Of q railroad from
Eureka to connect with the Utah Southern.
Eight-We demand integrity and the
s~trictest economy in all State and county
business.
Ninth That we denounce the Republican
party as q sectional party, and invite all
good citizens who think the war has ended,
and who desire the peace and prosperity OF
our whole country. to unite with us to
elect Hancock and English and the whole
Democratic ticket.
Applause followed the reading.
The Convention proceeded to elect a
Sergeant-at-Arms, The Chairman ap-
pointed A.. D, Rock and Pete Hansen as
tellers.
Ed. Looney put in nomination Stephen
O'Laughlin. Jack Perry nominated Frank
Cleveland. and Jake Wadish put up Charley
Grimm.
Cleveland received. ON the first ballot,
so; o'Laughlin, 48; Grimm. 4.
Charley Grimm withdrew, and the sec.
ond ballot resulted in the election OF
Stephen O'Laughlin. GA votes being cast
for him as Sergeant-at-Arms, while his
opponent, Frank Cleveland, received but
As votes.
The Chairman next announced that the
respective delegations would select
County Central Committee, and the Con-
vention adjourned for ten minutes, tc
arrange such q list IS might prove accept
able to the Convention.
Following is q list Of the County Cen
trail Committee:
Eureka-Dr. James Williams, s. V. B
Perry, G.. W. Baker, Thos. Haley, VIM
Stevens. A. E. Titus, A. Skillman. R. M
Beatty, H. 8. Bullock.
Ruby Hill. E. Wilson, D. J.. J. Mo
Lauglin, R. B. Thomas.
P~alisade-T. f. Lawler.
Mineral Hit. E. Murdoch.
At Large-B. +. Marshall.
FOR STATE SENATOR.
A. NJ. Hillhouse arose at the call OF thii
order Of business from the Chairman, an
put in nomination w. o. Mills, Jr., fol
State Senator, which was seconded by Geo
W. Baker. Nominations were closed, ant
the Secretary ordered to cast the vote