The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1886-09-12

with complete success.
RISoLvLp. That in common With the
Democracy OF the whole country Ue
sincerely lament the lOss OF the late
4 Vice-P-e-ideut Of the Unitsd State.
TboIpaS A HeniuckS, the honored and
tru strj leader. whose Snnciiiatory coun.
sci and patriotic teachings have becOuue
the common beri aye of sur common
c. uLtry. We also profoundly Il p!ore
that daring y brief Prrioi Of time the
nation. AMI particularly the Democratic
party, has suffered the loss o: four other
eminent citizens in the PEN ,p D! tue
gallant leader. George u. Mcclellan.
the pure aud wise stalesmap. H"rttiO
Seymour. III superb her a.. G-urrl
Wiaiell Schtt Hancock. aud more re-
Gently the demise Of the DISCERNING
Statesman. saga ions counselor and pr'-
found political philo .opher. Samuel j.
Tihlen.
The platform aud resolutions we're
unanimously adopted With thrre cheers,
the members rising 10 their feet.
The next IA orier being the nomina-
tion for Governor. II. y. Stone, Of
Virginia City. in a set speech. presented
the name Of Hon. Jewett ". Adams.
Who Mas nominated by reclamation.
For Lieutenant Governor. NJ. :.
Bonniiell, Of Humbpldt. put before
the Convention the name of +. J. Bell,
o. Sye, which motion was duly seconded
by Il SLlirr. u. y. Stnn-, of Storey,
presented the name OF ID viii L. Bail v,
Of Eureka. i'll = complimentary speech.
On motion tue nominations then clos 4.
Mr. Bailey. in "A patriotic address, ell
dorsinI T. j. Bel for the nomination,
withdrew his naue. Mr. BELL endorsed
the platform aud vas then Nominated
by a~ccIaInatiun.
Nominations for Congress being next
in order, John Ii. Dennis. Of Eiko. pre-
scented the name OF Geo. ". Cassidy.
NJ. ). B'nuIirld. Of Humbvld', placed
before the Convention the maine @: J.
II. Mcmillan. of that county. which was
secluded by K. ID. Kelley anil 10y A. IL.
Willis, Of Wasbo". On motion the
nominations hen closed. and Mr.. Cas-.
sidy being called upon came forward
and III an entbusia.tic address of some
n duration, closed toy withdraw
ing his name. Air. Mcmillan Was then
called forward and after delivering Hn
appropriate address WAS nominated by
RcciamntiOu.
Next III order being the nomination
Of II Supreme Judge. J. II. DENIM, put
forward the name OF Hon. &. II. Belk-
nap, Who appeared in Convention and
was nominated by acclamuiion.
For Treasurer, j. c. Hagrrmau. Of
Washoe, put in nnminntiAu Jerry School.
ing, the motion being seconded by Pike.
OF Churchill. The nominations closed
anal Mr.. Schooling Mas nominated by
reclamation
For Secretary o: State. NJ. n. Stone
presented the name of John Brady, of
Story, the nomination being seconded
10y wrsterield, OF Lyon. aud Briggs. of
White Pine. The nom nations being
declared closed Mr.. Brady VAS noun.
mated by Hcciamatton.
For Controller. j. II. Dennis. Of Elko,
presented the name OF Il. Sndier, OF
Eureka, which was seconded by Harris,
Of Douglas, the nominations closed and
Sadler was nOmin .ted by accIumation.
For Attorney General. A. C. Ellis. OF
Ormsby, presented the name OF J. r.
Boiler, OF Esmernldu, which WAS &C.
onded by Sadler. OF Eureka. The
nominations being closed Mr.. Roller
was nominated by ncclumation.
For Surveyor.GeneInl, Mills, Of En-.
reka, presented the name Of S. Harry
Day, of Ormsby. the motion being sec.
onded by A. e.. Ellis. Nominations
CLOSED and s II. Day was nominated
by Acclamntiun.
For Clerk Of Supreme Conrt. Briggs
OF White Pine, presented the name O
John McKiernan. OF White Pine, which
was seconded 10y NJ. n. Stone. Nc.
Herman Il nominated by acclaim
ton.
For State Printer. ]. NJ. Plant, OF
Storey, presented the name of Henry
DUFFY of that county. Nominations
c'Osed and Mr.. Duffy VAS nominated
by acclamution.
For Sup' rintendeIt OF Public In.
s,ruction, Il. Sndier Of Eureka named
A. L. Kaye. Mr. Kaye was endor sch
by several delegates aud was nominated
by acclsmttiOn.
For District Judg' Il. Sadler pre-
sented thu n ,me Of Hon. Henry REEVES.
Of Eureka, which was seconded bv
Stone, Of Storey. aud Mitchell. OF En-.
reka. put forward that OF 4. l.. Fiiz-
gerald. Of Eurekr. the nomination being
a comdei by Hardin, of Humboldt. A..
e. Ellis named j. Il. Judge. Il Orsm.
by; Willis. OF WaIhoc. named Vim.
Webster. OF that our HinchcliH, Of
Lander, IAN a II. +. Gre ssvell, Of that
county. Nominations then CLOSED and
che Convention proceeded to vote Tor
three candidates out Of those put befor.
the Convention, ms tile roll is called.
4 canvass OF the votes cast showed
that Henry Rieve-. A. l.. Fitzgerald
aud n. L Cressweil had ench received
y majority Of all the votes cast aud they
were declared the nominees OF the Con.
veution for District Judges.
Nominations being completed the
Convention adjourned 10 7 O'Clock r.