Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-10-13
THE FUSION CONVENTION.
THE DEMOCRACY FORCED
TO SWALLOW TEE MIG
WEEP TICKET.
Kew Regular Democrats Felt
over tho DOsc

The time advertised for hold;n,
the Democratic Convention was :
O'Clock yesterday afternoon but t.
, the surprise Of everybody, but the
insiders, it met at u o'clock. anC
after appointing the Committee.
etc. it adjourned Until :: o'clock.
4 NEAT JOB.
THIS was Tick put up on the
regular Democrats by the anti Chi.
Dese element to shu. off al. at
tempts on the part Of the others to
put mp straight ticket. Ever
since the League nominations there
had been feeling among the regu-
lar old line democrats that a job
was afleat to turn the organization
over to the Muswumps. and there
was loud protest against such ac-
tons.
To head this off the Mugwumps.
who managed their fight with con
siderable tact, got their forces to-
gcther and organized. appointing
their Committee On Platform and
Resolutions, permanent orgaElZa-
ton etc. So that when those not
in the secret, reached The scene oe
action at two clock. the time ad-
vertised, they found that they had
been completely out.encrallcd BY
the tricks Of the hIuswumps. Par
ties who Gemurred at this pro-
gramme, were led to believe that
they would have fat places in the
Mint, and in the Public Building.
The kiugwumps obtained such
complete control ofthe Convention,
that when regular Democrats came
in to take their seats, proxies
properly filed out and signed, they |
were refused aGmit.ancc.
FAIR SAT DOWN On.
The Straight, waited to have a |
regular Democratic ticke. AMI |
Platform aud offered the following:
The Democrats Of Ormsby Coun
ty, in Convention assembled, heart
lily endorse the principles enumer-
ated in the Platform Of the Demo
cratic party OF this State adopted
at It's Convention held a, E!Ao on
Sc ptembcr 9. I,
Resolved, That We will under no
tolerate any man, or
set of men. tia, attempts to dis
tract, divide or use the Democratic
party to place 10 oiice Renegade
Republicans or political outcasts.
Resolved, That the sabversion
# the non-partisaa, anti-Chinese
in this County to venai
,un: and spoils is dishonorab.c and
dishonest, and contrary to the con-
lltioas upon which the pledge to
id 10 removing the Chinese pests
rom eur midst was taken.
Resolved, That the persons who
accepted nominations from a GER
ain clique of Adventures styling :
themselves the Anti Chinese
league, are unworthy Of the sup
'ort Of the Democratic party, aud /
ha. under no circumstances will &
his Convention either nominate or t
or support any person who
as received a nomination from e
hat clique. +
Resolved, That this Convention /
earthly endorses the patriotic and
services rendered the ]
tate Of Nevada and the whole C
ountry b. our Democratic Senator
, Congress. James G.. FAIR, and
lvor his reelection to the United
tates Senate, and hereby instruct :
ne Legislative nominees of this :
onvention to govern themselves
,cordinSly. :
This of course, if passed, would =
no pleteiy upset the little racket
Col. Ellis, who had the Legis- =
tive ticket for himself to further :
is aspirations for the U. S. Sen !"
.e. and Chairman Healey ruled =
lat the resolution was not intro
uced in the proper order of bust
ess, and the Straiehts were not +
,ea allowed chance to vote b
1 it. K
He CUT AND DRIED PROGRAMME. h.
The nominations were then made Fl
ID the Convention swallowed the Of
eague ticket from head to tail. NJ
Once, when the County Clerk st
,mlnation was made, a delegate,