Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-09-24
THE CoUNrY CONVENTION.


Inc hepuDiIcaH county convention
met at Moore's Theater yesterday at
1890. Augustus Lewis, Chairman oil
the County Central Committee. called
the meeting to order, and G. G.. White
was chosen to preside. John w.
Maddril! was elected Secretary and
II. III. Bence Sergeant-at-Arms. The
following committees were appointed {:
On CredentiaIs-G. w. Small, D. IL.
Brown, and E. r. Elrod.
On Permanent Organization ami Or
der of BUslness--C. p. Mason, T. r.
Hofer and J. II. Martin.
On Platform an,! Nesolutions-S. r.
Davis, l. p. Lebo, E. Is. Cults, George
A. TyrrelI, and ". D. Tohey.
At ii O'Clock, upon motion of d. II.
Brown. the Convention took . recess
until O'clock P. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Committee Oh Order Of Business
recommended that the temporary Or
ganization be made the permanent or
ganization and reported the usual order
of offices to be voted for on the county
ticket.
The Committee on Platform and
Resolutions reported the following:
THE PLATFORM AND REso lUTIoNs.
CARSON CITY, Sept. %, 1892.
Your Committee on Platform and
Resolutions beg leave to offer the fol-
lowing:
Resoired, That the clear and able ex-
position of the principles of Nevada Re-
puhlicanism as enunciated in the Plat
form and Resolutions held at the late
Republican Convention at Reno is
hereby endorsed by this Convection.
Resolred, That this Convention
pledges its nominees to rigid encon-
omy in the administration of county
affairs, in the interest of the taxpayers
and business men of Ormsby county.
Resolred. That the suspicious attitude
of the Democracy upon the question of
public schools meets with the hearty
disapproval of all people, irrespective of
party, who are interested in popular
education.
Resolved, That the nominees Of this |!
Convention on the Legislative ticket he |
pledged against the form of railroad !
extortion practiced by the Central Pa |
cific Railroad Company known as .'b.sck |
freight" by which certain freight land |
ed i'm Reno is charged for as if it was |
carried to Sacramento and return, |
thereby discriminating against Nevada |
and its business.
Resoired, That we favor the passage
of a bill by which State Boarl of
Equalization may be provided for the |
purpose of equalizing taxation upon all |
property within the State. The duties |
to be performed without compensation
by such State officers as the Legislature
shall designate.
S. P. DAVIS,
w. D. TOBEY,
f. 3. CUTS,
!. p. LEBO.
GEORGE A. TYRRELL.
LebO, of Empire, introduced an
amendment to the platform relative to !
a reduction Of fares and freiehts on all |
railroads within the State. There was |
q call for the reading of the State plat !
form adopted at Reno, and it was de-
cided that the plank in the State plat
form covered the ground in Lebo's !
and it did not prevail. /
The balloting then proceeded, aud the |
only contest was between Turner and |
Martin. The latter received II votes |
and was declared the nominee. The |
ticket will be found in another column.
There was no one put i'm nomination !
for the office of Public Administrator,
and by unanimous vote it was de-
cided to leave the matter with the
Central Committee who will fill the
vacancy by appointment.
The following Central Committee was
DR.. Lee, Trenmor Coffin, c.
p. Mason, }. G.. Cohee, D. G. Kitz-
meyer and Leb0 and Cults of Empire.
Democratic Primaries
The following were elected at the
Democratic prjina rieS Yesterday, as dol