Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-10-02

each.
That a Finance Committee of three be
appointed by the Chair to receive all
moneys paid by the candidates, settle the
expenses Of the convention and pay the
balance, if there be any, to the Treas.
urer of the County Central Committee.
X. NJ. Beatty, Esq, being conducted to
the chair by Messrs. Tore and G.. A.
Fletcher, said he had no speech TO make,
but that all he asked was that the ger tie
men Of the convention would assist him in
the transaction of the business on hand.
He had all confidence in the success OF
thew work of the assembled Republicans.
W. P. Steichelman was chosen as per-
manent Secretary and W. s. Marchant
assistant.
James P. Mason Sergeant-at-Arms, and
Lew Kelly assistant.
j. l.. Hinckley, John Fitzmaurice and
John Godfrey were appointed Committee
on Finance, to receive and disburse assess
ments.
Hank Knight, T. H. Hinckley and John
Z. Jones we're appointed by the Chair as
~tellers.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PLATFORM
n RESOLUTIONS.
Resolved, By the Republican party Of
Eureka county, in convention assembled,
that the platforms adopted and commit.
tees appointed by the Republican party
in its National and State Conventions,
meet our hearty approval and have our
earnest support.
Resolved, That James G. Blaine and
John A. Logan, by reason of their services,
their character and abilities, merit the un-
hesitating Endorsement and support of all
who believe IN the ~perpetuation of good
government, the maintenance of the ma
tional honor, the preservation of the ma
tional credit and the enforcement of ma.
tional rights.
Resolved, That we favor all legislation
tending to the development of our re-
sources, the promotion of our material
prosperity, the encouragement Of capital
to invest in our mines and to secure to the
laborer full and fair compensation for his
toll.
Resolved, That we are in complete sym
patty with the resolutions adopted by the
Republican State Convention, demanding
a reduction of official salaries and retrench'
ment in the expenses of maintaining ouI
State Government.
vi 1Aok W. Z WIN aA6 IL viz
continued lavish and unwarranted ex-
penditure of county funds by Democratic
county officials, which, by depicting our
treasury, has made it necessary to raise
the rate Of taxation to the high figures
complained Of by the Democracy. And
we hereby pledge our candidates fol-
county offices to the most rigid economy
consistent with an efficient administrator
| Of our county affairs.
Resolved, That we unanimously de,
nounce as unfaithful and unworthy OF
confidence the present Democratic county
officials, who in direct violation of theil
most solemn pledges, made in convention,
and repeated to the people, have appointed
against the vigorous protest of our tax
payers, have continuously deputies, at the
county's expense, during their whole tern
of Office, numerous, inefficient and unne'
cessary deputies and assistants, and we
hereby call upon all who favor an honest
prompt and economical administration o.
our county government to join US in per
manently ousting the offending partiei
from ali public offices.
NOMINATIONS.
For Senator, A. E. Cheney, Esq. nomi
mated DR.. G.. H. Thoma, saying "he is full
of rich Dutch blood and will carry the wa
into Prussia"
DR.. Thoma was nominated by acclama
ton.
For Assemblymen, John Godfrey, O. M
| Fassett, John T. Baker, Esq, Charles E
| Allen and J. Lander Smith were put il
| nomination.
All these gentlemen responded materi
Il o1Ir a,,I aDtrtta1lu 20 tha hnnnr
Mr.. Baker made the Assembly speech
in which he vigorously asssiled those who
| he said, had slandered him by saying h,
was in the "Baker-Sadler ring" He knew
no more of that crowd than he did Of the
internal denizens Of hell
The ballot was: Fassett, So; Smith, 70
| Godfrey, 50; Baker, 40; Allen, 23-result
| ing in the nomination Of the three frs
named.
To the music Of yankee Doodle a re
| cess was taken until 2 o'clock.
Afternoon Session.
For Sheriff, William Stinson, named b,
| Mr.. Wren, was declared the unanimou
nominee.
Mr.. Stinson said: Il was left last time
| but l would like to try it again. If IN.
party stands by me I'll have no fear foi
success"
In nominating G. G.. Wallace for As
| SCISSOR, Mr.. Wren said: "He is not onl,
the best Assessor this county ever had
but the best the State ever had"
The Chairman introduced the aspiran
as the BLACK Chief" 'the terror of thu
| Democracy"
Mr.. Wallace spoke thus: "He hap
| nened in the Democratic Convention yes
terday and heard himself abused by thu
White Headed Chief from Panaca,' who
also, went after his unfortunate Assessor
bill" Mr.. Wallace said, having beer
thus attacked, he felt called upon to ex'
plain the origin and nature of this bill
There was no question at Carson in re
gard to its constitutionality. 1t was ont
of expediency only, as to whether the bill
should become d law. Decisions covered
the case like a blanket. The bill wai
in the interest of economy, saving round
sums both to the State and to Eureka
county. 1t brought an equalized assess
ment of $4,000 per mile on the
| Central Pacific railroad. His work
| along with the Assessor bill, resulted
in breaking up the worst ring that
| this county has ever been cursed with.
He found the majority of the Board
| of County Commissioners owned by the
| Central Pacific Railroad, Mr.. Arlington
| alone being free to act for the people. He
| succeeded in banishing Trofatter, and got
in his place ID. Z. Baily, in whom this