The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1882-09-17
The u~lstglcI IuIso,nln.

The cpHtIoNCry with TtsDtc; to the
Democratic nominee for the Judyesaip
OF The FourtL Judicial District still con.
times III Humboldt county; tls charge
that L part OF tie delegation from that
county to the State Convention had
gone back ot their pledges in yotins for
Aar5!i.l'u, beng met by denial from
1t least some oi the member, so charged.
i. Il. Fellows. L Of the delegates
charged VITA having betrayed his trust,
t'siiacs under 9th that ''Lls OILY
pledge was that 10 womb vote for II.
=. Douuiar!i in preference to O certain
Other person, but that person was not
j. II. Mcmillan; hat the latter never
asked his vote, ba. that lo voted for
Linn because ho thought aud still
thiuks-th.t no was the stronger man.
al! BY 50 doing was acting for tho best
interests of tho party; that after tho
Caucus WAS held IN EuTka, and MclI.l-
IN hTd rec ivsd the eudoIsrmcut VI it,
lac (McAil.aul stated to Lin publicly,
Ia tue pr,,cLCs 81 several Of tho dele
g"'--, that b. then aisolvcj tho dele.
gatos iIciu anything which tl,y might
think their action ia tho caucu, would
bind them to vote fer him I1lcMlInn)
and If they ihoughtit to the best inter-
ct 81 thu party 10 give tGo nomination
to II. $. Euuuifrld. lie would DO better
satisfied tLan II th9y gave it - him,
because, he said. lac wanted to harmo.
nils all tho different clements in tho
rHrty 20 AVS 10 benefit tho whole ticket;
that L. d. Kelly camo to him AZ
The depot aud nsl,d him how he wus
going to vote ON tho Judge question.
and no answered that be did hot know
until bc had seen the ElSo delegation (:
That after me ting them bc had been
satisfied that McMIil!un was the strong
est man, and consequently had voted
for him.
josef GERMAN. suolhtr Of tho dele
gates accused Of falling down." also
testii,s undcr oath Ia copy OF botl,
0UidaNits appear in yesterdays Silver
stated that "on the day Of tho primary
election. Kelley requested ne to go AMI
vote. and I refused positively to heve
anything TO do with H.. aud did no.
know who vas on tho ticket. / was
never asked by any pcrson to pledge
my vote for them. nor did | go TO tho
convention pledged or promised 10 any
person, nor would vote for nuy person
who would mako such n request, as |
nm opposed to plcdgIng myself as q
delegate. AMI would only consent to SO
to a convention FREQ mud unpisdged. 50
TINT | could uss my vote for tho brsI
Interests Of tho Democratic party. and
not for the benefit Of my particular ip.
diyidnsl OF that party"
Ktml,r and si,dr. tho other dele.
gaiol accused. have not yof, we believe,
made u public response to tho ACCUSE.
ton. However others piay have re
| garloi The situation. II Ia evident from
their swurn testimony that neither o
tho two gentlemen mentioned nbov,
considcrcd themselves bound TO yoi,
/ for Mr.. Donniieid.
~ TO the status Of tho Elko dele
cation touching tho Judicial nomina
ton, we are assured that a majority o
its mcub r.. While not in each indiyid
ual o,so positively pledged. ~f,yore,
tie nomination Of McAlillnn for IL,
reason, na 40 npDfghsud, that thc,
were led TO believe that lac w,l tbs hes
ard SIrongfnt man, and II Eiko. viii
her mnjoiity in the Contention, wa