Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1884-05-03
THE CONVENTION.
An Unpledged Delegation Elected
"A strong Endorsement of
JiIaine-PlaifOrm and
List q 4 Delegates.


was called to order at p. M. Wednesday
by Hon. C. C. Stevenson, Chairman of
the State Central Committee. F. w.
Dunn, of Lander, and T. D. Edwards,
Of Ormsby, were placed in nomination
for temporary Chairman. Mr.. Dunn
declined, and Judge Edwards was elect
ed by reclamation. On taking the chair
Mr.. Edwards delivered stirring speech.
The convention completed its temporary
organization by the selection of George
Lammon as Secretary and F. w.
Fairbanks, of Lyon, Assistant Secretary
and William Bartlett as Sergeant-at-
Arms. A Committee on Credentials
was next appointed and a recess had,
after which the committee reported the
following gentlemen as entitled to seats
in the conventions:
Churchill-J. w. Ferguson.
Douglass-A. W. Pray, w. J. Marsh,
J. Rodenbaugh.
Esmeralda-M. A. Murphy, J. Cross,
w. H. Shockley q. M. Dormer, proxy,
B. G.. Smith Thomas Hickey, proxy,
J. O.Donnell q. M. Campbell, proxy,
E. Carrinson "a. w. Croker, proxy,
A. w. Croker.
Eureka-M. d. Foley, Charles Ora
ham, &c. c. Wallace, proxy, Fred N.
Hoffman &c. c. Wallace), J. L. Wines,
G. A. Fletcher, w. H. Tyler C.. A.
Fletcher, proxy, Jack Godfrey &c. A.
Fletcher, proxy, William Bryant wv. J.
Penrose, proxy, John McAuley IA. E.
Cheney, proxy.
Elko-E. NJ. Mcmahon q. H. Rand,
proxy, W. J. Hanks, q. H. Rand,
proxy, w. T. Smith (T. Coffin, proxy,
NJ. Polk IT. Coffin, proxy, J. E. Dixon,
George w. Philips q. E. Dixon, proxy,
J. A. Palmer.
Humboldt. NJ. Levy, q. H. Terri
tin q. NJ. Levy, proxy, J. w. Powell
Il. NJ. Levy, proxy, D. D. Grannis
(Alex. Wise, proxy.
Lander-L. w. Getchell Of. W.
Dunn, proxy, James II. Rowe IF. W.
Dunn, proxy, !. Dreyfuss #. w. Dunn,
proxy, f. w. Dunn, Z. T. George IF.
w. Dunn, proxy.
Llncoln-Thonas Campbell Of. C.
Lord, proxy, c. P. Ronnow IF. c.
Lord, proxy, A. J. Blair III. G. Shaw,
proxy.
Lyon--George w. Keith, Thos. P.
Mack, S. Il. WATSON.
Nye-A. J. Franklin, A. Mclean C.
w. Emmerson, proxy, G. w. Emmer.
son.
Ormsby-T. D. Edwards, II. W.
Sharp, q. F. Ford, C. W. Friend, S.
c. Wright, J. Morris.
Storey-D. B. Lyman, J. Woods, q.
P. Wardle, proxy, William McKeegan,
F. Layton, William Sutherland, J. B.
Eckman, F. Frcdericks u. A. Stephens,
proxy, L. Guggenheim, w. Collins,
Theodore Lamb, J. Pennington IL. P.
Wardle, proxy, X. Wood, S. BENEFITS,
NJ. S. Boyle, w. G. Kingman, Thomas
Hulley.
Washoe-W. NJ. Boardman, w. r.
Chamberlin, Z. r. Smith, T. G.. Her.
man c. F. Mosller, P. n. Marker, J. c.
Smith.
White Pine-A. T. Stearns, IN. D.
Foley, proxy, Henry Hip IN. d. Fo-
ley, proxy, Frank Drake IN. d. Foley,
proxy.)
Upon reassembling the following
Committee on Resolutions was, on mo-
ton, appointed by the chair; J. w. Fer
guson, NJ. A. Murphy, J. A. Palmer, +.
w. Dunn, A. J. Franklin, George w.
Keith, w. M. Boardman, A. w. Pray,
| c. c. Wallace, Alex. Wise, IL. q.
Shaw, S. c. Wright, J. A. Stephens
and NJ. D. Foley.
A Recess was taken until 3 o'clock.
Meanwhile the Committee on Resolu-
tions retired to the headquarters of the
Storey delegation, at the International
Hotel, where they had stormy deliber-
alton until S o'clock, at which hour the
convention reassembled. NJ. d. Eoley,
Chairman of the Committee on Rcsolu-
tons, reported the following resolutions
which were read by II. G.. Shaw, Sec.