The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1882-09-02
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CoNvEN-
TIOS.
Harmonious Meeting and Fair
Results.

The Democratic County Convention at
the Courthouse on Monday morning was
called to order by Dr. G.. r. Alexander,
Chairman OF the County Central Com
mittee. The roll was called, and all
delegates being present, r. II. Elan and
c. H. Patehen were placed in nomination
for Temporary Chairman. A ballot being
taken, and Elan receiving % votes and
Patchen %, the latter was declared elect
ed. Geo. 7. German was elected Tenn
porary Clerk and r. S. Crowley Sergeant
alarms.
The Chair appointed Sultan, Buch-
anan, Elan, Scott and Conway as Com
mitee ON Credentials. The Committee on
Permanent Organization and Order Of
Business was composed of Chaigneau,
Henderson. Findlay, Gillen and Hoffman.
Steele, Atkinson, Haggerty, Carman,
Bradfute, Burrows and Williams consti.
tuted the Committee on Platform and
Resolutions, After the appointment of
the Committees recess of about an hour
was taken.
Upon the reassembling of the Conven-
ton the various committees gave in their
reports. The report Of the Committee
on Permanent Organization and Order
of Business, making the temporary offic-
ers the permanent officers of the Conven-
ton, was adopted The report of the
Committee on Platform and Resolutions
was also adopted. The Committee on
Credentials made minority and majority
report. The disputed points were as to
who had the right to TIE Cave Valley
proxy and the filling of the vacancy in
Jacobsville delegation occasioned by the
death of Mr.. Slough. The Chair made a
lengthy speech upon the filling of the
vacancy, stating that the vacancy should
have been filed by and election in the
precinct had there of been time to hold
an election; but as there was not, the
place was certainly vacant. He told them
of how the Republican party, covered
with calumny and filth, had voted dead
men, and that he hoped the immaculate
! Democratic party, pure as the newly
: blown rose (before the worms got into it)
would not follow the precedent set by
their unworthy foes; but upon vote o.
,, the Convention being taken, it was
decided to give the dead man a show
, (by proxy, and the vacancy was filed
Each candidate nominated had to sigr
the pledge and pay S., to defray thu
a expenses of the Convention.
8 A motion was made to vote viva voce
a but was lost.
q The first Office to be filed by nomina
: ton was County Assessor. There wa
!. considerable. wire-pulling done by tn
two factions OF the party in Phoebe tt
I. secure the position for their respectiv
a friends, and great exertions were made b,
I. both sides. Robert Wilson was placed il
nomination by w. G. Glissan and Josep
Henderson by M. A. Findlay. The frs
!, count of the votes showed a tie, but upol
j. the second ballot Henderson received 2
e votes and Wilson %, and in accordanc
with the vote cast the Chair declare
i Henderson the regular nominee of tn
:, Convention.
! The Convention then took a recess {
= thirty minutes,
:, On the Convention being called t
:; order again, Z. d. Turner was placed j
- nomination for Sheriff and being the onl
~ nominee, was elected by reclamation.
). L. II. Pierason and James Goodrich
" were placed in nomination for Count
Clerk On the votes being counted
+. Pierson had %, Goodrich 20, and blan
49, A motion was made for the casting {
IL another ballot, but was lost, and the Cha
- declared Pierson the choice of the Coz
v vention.
W For County Recorder X. J. Phelan,
y F. Thomas and S. d. Smith were place
IN in nomination On first ballot Smith r.
az ceived % votes, Phelan 20, Thomas
'e Thomas withdrew and the second ball'
'e showed % votes for Phelan and % fl
~ Smith.
20 For District Attorney, c. II. Patche
III received the sugar-plum by reclamation
~ r. H. Elan and John Roeder we
~ placed in nomination for Treasurer, ar
"a the first two ballots being tie, thil
IL ballot was taken, showing % votes
favor of Elan and 90 for Roeder.
IL. Also, G. R. Alexander was nominate
!, for Supt Public Instruction by acclaim
- ton. This Office ought to be made f
an life and the Doctor placed in it, for
in receives little no compensation for h
lit trouble and he fills the Office so credi
NO ably and faithfully. Even though
of starves to death, he should be kept ther
of It's duty he owes to his county.
it. NJ. A. Findlay, Thomas Brown al
m. Carman were nominated for Long Ter
Id Commissioner. Mr.. Findlay stated tn
he owing to his inability to devote t
es proper time to the duties of this impo1
of ant position, therefore being unable to
ut Justice to either the public or himself,
NO would Withdraw. The ballot cast ga
as Carman 81 votes and Brown IL.
a For Short Term Commissioner t
ew names of VIM. Culverwell, Thos. Bro,
VS. and A. S. Thompson were presente