Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-01-28
CARSON silver CONVENTIONS,

vide for Delegates 20 the Denver
convention The Authority As.
sumed by our Legislative Repre.
sentation not of Their Own seek.
ing.
CARSON CRY, Jan. "a, 1885.
EDITOR SENTINEL: From recent issues
OF the SENTINEL, publishing the proceed
ings OF the meetings held in Eureka in re-
gard to the holding OF q Silver Convention
in this city on the 31st proximo, some
Misrepresentation appears to exist as
to the way in which delegates we're selected
and the selections made. Allow one who
was on the scene Of action to give you q de.
tail OF plain, u~nvarnished facts as TO what
really took place.
Considerable talk has been had among
various Senators and Representatives. since
the meeting Of the two Houses, as to the
propriety Of repeating the Bullion Tax
law. To consider this matter, a meeting
OF the Senators mot of the Senate) was
held Gu the 18th instant. II was called 10
order by Mr.. Foley, of your county, and
Mr.. Briggs, Of White Pine, was elected
Chairman, and Mr.. Poujade, of Lincoln,
Secretary. This meeting, you will under
stand, was purely an informal one, in
which the Senate, as a legislative body had
no concern whatever, and was held with
out distinction OF politics or political
status.
After some remarks as to the objects OF
the meeting, etc., in view OF the serious
jeopardy to the silver interests Of this and
other States, which now appears to be
imminent from Congressional legisls-
ton, and from the apparent necessity
OF taking prompt steps TO avert threatened
danger, 1t was, on motion, resolved that
the meeting be changed into one for the
purpose OF holding a Silver Convention in
this State, instead OF sending one, two or
three delegates to the convention TO be
held at Denver. II was thought, and with
reason, that the sovereign State Of Nevada
might speak in her individual State caps-
| city, and not ss Q unit of some other body;
| that her position as q silver-produciDg
| State, the enormous amount she has added
TO the wealth Of the world, the value and
extent Of her mines, and the capital which
has been and is now invested in reduction
| works, all entitled her 10 be heard by rep
resentatiVes in the National Legislature, as
| one who spoke in her own individual right.
These views were generally, | might cay
| unanimously, concurred in; but the ques-
| ton arose as TO how, in the short space OF
time that would elapse before the 4th day
| OF March, when Congress necessarily ad-
| %journs, to call such q convention and get
its proceedings before Congress.
To call, or suggest a call, for county
| conventions. and allow them to appoint
| delegates. was deemed impracticable for
want Of time, particularly by the Senators
| from White Pine, Lincoln and Nye, and
after various suggestions, ii WAS finally de-
ter mined TO allow the Senators representing
each county TO invite five delegates, who
| should represent suck county, and that the
| convention should be held on the 3lst OF
this month.
II was further determined by vote that
the expense OF printing, advertising, hire
# hall, and other incidental expenses OF
| holding such convention, should be paid
by the Senators pro rata, so that delegates
should be put TO no outlay, save those OF
necessary travelling expenses and hotel
bills while here.
A committee OF five Was appointed, con-
/ sisting OF Messrs. Briggs, Thoms, Fish,
Powell aud Maute. to have the necessary
invitations printed and distributed among
the several members Of the meeting. This
was the action OF the meeting, and the con-
| c~lusions arrived at, with the reasons for
them, and then il adjourned.
Afterwards, by application OF the Sena-
tors from your county, Messrs. Foley and
Tboma, they we're allowed, in view OF the
inheritance OF this convention to your
oonntya and lite diversified mining interests,
10 increase its representation to ten IN
stead OF five, and this was permitted as 3
matter Of special form. They at once
vailed Themselves OF this latitude, md,
waving sl political bias or prejudice
selected ten Of the most prominent mining
men in your county that suggested them
selves on the spur OF the moment-there
vas no time for long considerstion-snd
10 these ten they addressed not only the
printed invitations, but manuscript letters
urging their attendance.
have A list OF those selected by them
now before me, and you may Judge
whether they were wisely selected or not'
7 do not know. They are: Messrs. Powell
Arlington Robbins, Morrison, Rlves, q
lar. Fraser, Mullins, Johnson n beeoee'
nd thew afterwards added, not by consent,
hn, nv their own instance, the name OF
Mr.. probert as Delegate at Large, know
inc that his selection would be unsni'
mously scouiesced in by the convention
shonId he attend. The names OF MessrS'
Wenban and Clarke and Wren would have
heen among those selected had they been
Thus. Mr.. Editor, / have given you
Main statement Of facts, and to do a mat
tar Of Justice, and justice only, to the
gentlemen who have the honor 10 repre-,
ssnt your county in the Senate, as wei
LIS. Al. sa, the various Senators from 'he
iotber counties Of the State.
II these gentlemen, in their efforts &c
sorve their constituents, have acted nor
wiselv hut too we'll" it may be an effort OF
Sc sublime cheek" The authority taken
NV them was not Of their W seeking !,
was imposed on them by the meeting anu
in the way in which l have detailed; sno
hara Kermit me 10 add, in conclusion, ths'
il seems strange that the citizens OF Eu.
rats shopld be the only ones TO object 'o
,be action OF that meeting, when EureAa
county gets the same number OF deiega'ef
as storey, which was twice the numoei
ailowed any other county in the o'ate
Fysrv other county has acquiesced IN 'ns
action OF that meeting 1osii0A'
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