The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-09-27
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY coNyEN.
TEOS.

oouhty SShITal COMMITTEE, called the
convention to order There was quite
a heated discussion in regard to admitting
Henry lsives, who held proxy, to seat
IN the convention, as he was not resi-.
dent Of the county. The wrangling was
long and hot, but the vote of the dele.
gates decided that Judges was entitled to
sit in the convention, whether he was
resident or not.
G.. Il. Alexander and w. II. Hender.
son were placed in nomination for TEN.
porary Chairman, and the latter gentle.
man receiving majority of the votes,
wa; elected. L. II. pierson was selected
Temporary Clerk and L. D. Turner Ser.
geant. at Arms.
The following Committees were then
appointed: Credentals-J. V, Kelley,
I. W. Brown, ii. L. Lee, J. O'Brien and
r. A. Riepe. Organization and Order of
u.iness-John Shier, Joe Conway, H.
Gentry, A. s. Thompson and L. Sultan.
Platform and Resolutions &C. II.
Patchen, A. c. Yoacham, Henry Rives,
D. a. 'Steete' treu Ooooe'
A recess was then taken until two
o'clock.
o,,.t a. >, i,
'''.A 'ns o'n'sh''oii was ca.'eu
TO order ny the Chairman. All temper
AIRY officers were selected a. permanent
officers of the convspti,n and tho re.
At
p0'.' u '"0 s'S''"' ''"''ii'''eS were pre-
scented.
The majority OF the Committee on
Credentials reported, that owing to all
lrre8ula'1ty to the proxies from Ell DO.
rad" Canyon, that they be not admitted
IN convention. Also that the delegates
from highland be not admitted, owing to
their not having certificates OF election
from the precinct judges, though the bal.
lot cast showed they were duly elected.
Il. A. klepe presented minority report,
certifying that the poxies from FL Dorado
Canyon were correct. Alter considerable
sklrmishing the minority. report was
adopted, and the holders OF the Ell Do
ratio Canyon proxies, the Highland dele
gates, aud one delegate II n Eagle Valley
were unanimously admitted to seats III
the convention.
The reports OF both OF the other COM
mites were adopted.
After considerable discussion, which IS
always induiged IN a political convention,
and which had always best be dispensed
with, the convention hnaily got to work
and nominations were IN order.
State Senator was the hrst on the list,
and q. Il. Alexander and Eugene Howell
were placed IN nominaeon. Inc vote
TAKEN showed thao Howell received "a
votes anu ALEXANDER II, therefore the
| chairman "eciatee MT. uo"eiI Tue nom
inee Tor State Senator OF the Democratic
parry .r
lnen followed 'he NOMINATION. lot AS
semoiymeh, anu the names OF .. a.
Steele, II; a; hepe' LOUIS sultan, henry
nice y. III I'srsoh anu a. y; III oIcn m.
were placeo III nomination: Inc oai,n'
STOOD; Steele o. hiepe TO- sultan TO-
nee o. riersoh TO- "a =. toacham u
lice peihg the only one receiving a ma
Jority OF the votes OF the cohveht'1n' ne
was ueIiarea elected anu ahotner paiio'
or"elS' ,ahen. " - g.,
oecohu % oalloe--oeeeie nlepe J." oul'
tan H. 4, riefsoh u ioachanh 4. No
cholee' Inc name Oh "'eele was then
urnppea' r CIV, - ~. 20
~ inita pa,loe''-oul'al 10, iAepe 49,
tlersoh o. Aoacnam " fAersoh Will
"re" ~ layor VI eul'an' ., p.. :,
=, rourth naliot-oullah -, nlePe ~,
iose.ia"' " 1o"eua"' 0''eA WINNIE"
III , rasor o. Su''an. M, On p;.,c
rii'h oaiiot-euila'' ~ h'ep' ~.
"A recess was tneh 'a ,, oy ."e ,S So ;aL
veh.'oh W. nai,'pase . oioeA aS WIN .ea
.,"o ~ vas '"''e'' w ''e'e' "s1 '">
chairman - c,-:n ,.: :,
me no y. on, 'ol one1 n n oes ~
49,, 800 :. s;,,.t;,,,, lv;,sar -.
were Piaeea IN r nom,,' ., "''So" ~
eei.e" ~ an,, . ur',ef o. H.: IT, ,,,,, ~,
L. ': Ner'neines W., oJ'"g VI. on'y e"';
a'ua,e ior Soah.y e'eiA' Nc was "o''''
'atsu ~ I w, an,a'i % II Flaw on1 4
JON nosuer' ~ ~ a.a a o." G.,
re'.c. were piaeeo ~ NJ, .o'I m"aIe o. ~
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