Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1886-10-02
LYON COUNTY CONVENTION.
A Stronger Ticket Put in the Field
than the People Have Had Chance
to Vote for Several Years.

day morning at 1890 o'clock by F. W.
Fairbanks, Secretary of the Central Com
mittee. J. S. Craig was placed in nomlna-
for temporary Chairman. There being no
other nominations. Mr.. Craig was elected by
reclamation. B. |. Truman was elected
temporary Secretary and Robt. Apscy, tenn
porary Sergeant. alarms, also Dewitt
Crownnsheild as Assistant Secretary.
After shore and spicy speech by Mr..
Craig the business was begun by the appoint.
ment Of the following committees:
Committee on Credentials-Andy Walms.
ley, Alex Dixon, (. F. Mcissner, G. W.
Robson, L. DAVIS, D. A. Willis, X. E. Ames,
I. X. Vail.
Committee on Platform and Resolutions
VIM. Shirley, Jolese Lawson, Zeriah Smith,
L. Lamb, J. J. Fox.
Committee on Permanent Organization and
Oder OF Business-E. p. Lovejoy, f. w.
Fairbanks, L. o. TempleIon, J. NJ. Houston,
Ed Hamilton.
a recess was lISh tdheH uHlii U C'oSS
for the purpose OF giving the Committees a
chance to work.
Upon re assembling the Committee on
Credentials reported the following named
paltieS entitled to sit in the Convention:
Dayton Precinct-T. J. Flaws, A. Walms.
ley, +. w. Fairbanks, X. B. DAVIS, G. L.
Iaqua, NJ. l.. Johnson, VIM. Shirley, and A.
Berry.
Silver City Precinct-Geo. Burrier. E. P.
Hamilton, J. Lawson, BENEFITS, &C.. Bur.
rier, prox) A. Dixon, !. Laymon, (E. P.
Hamilton, prox).
Mason Valley Precinct-J. NJ. Houston,
!. S. Craig, d. 'Cfownnshleld, c. f. Meiss,
ner, J. J. Fox and U. Srosnider.
Wabuska Precinet-E. p. Lovejoy. n.
Greenwood and G.. W. Robson.
Sutro Precinct-L. Lamb. L. Davis, o.
Cordelli, L. Lamb. tproS).
Mound House Precinct-D. A. Willis and
l.. o. Templeton.
Smiths Valley Precinct-L. r. Ames,
Paul Ames, proa) J. N. Mann, "a. II
IIawley, proxl. L. Smith.
Ft Churchill Precinct-J. X. Vail.
Upon motion the report of Committee wa.
accepted, approved and Committee dis
charged.
The report OF the Committee on Perma
nenr Organization ard Order OF Business
was then read by The Secretary. 1t was /,
the effect that the temporary officers be de
clared permanent and that order of nomina
ton, b. as follows: LIST, Two Assembly
men; I'd. Assessor; Sd, Sheriff; 4ih, Distric
| Attorney; 9Th, Auditor and Recorder; 9th
Treasurer; 9Th, Clerk; Sth, Superintendent
Of Schools; 9th, County Surveyor; 10th
Public Administrator; IIth, one County
Commissioner, Cong term), I2th, one County
Commissioner, (short term). On motion tn,
report was received, approved and COMMITTEES
discharged,
The report of Committee on Platform and
Resolutions was also received, adopted anC
Committee discharged. This report will bt
found in another column OF this issue.
Nominations for Assemblymen now being
in order, Mr.. Hou ston placed J. S. Craig, o
Mason Valley, IN nomination, and J. Lawson
nominated VIM. Shirley, of Dayton. 4
Smith placed in nomination B. S. Mason, o
Mason Valley. Nominations closed Upor
ballot Shirley and Craig were elected.
Next order OF business was the nomination
OF Assessor. Mr.. Davis placed in nomina
ton Mr.. II. J. CARING, of Dayton; Mr.
Lovejoy nominated X. CIeaver, of Wabuska
Mr.. Walmsley placed in nomination Mr..
auckland Of Dayton, and Mr.. Houston nom
mated Mr.. Plummer, of Mason Valley. Up
on the first ballot the vote stool N follows:
CARING. II;Cleaver, II; Plummer, s; Bnck-
! land, & auckland withdrew in favor o
| Clcaver, and Plummer also withdrew. Or
second ballot the vote stood as follows: Car
| ling, 10; Cleave, 10; tie vote. Upon third
ballot Carling gained one vote, thereby re-
/ ceiving the nomination.
Nominations for Sheriff now being in order
Mr. Houston nominated A. w. Brann, and
Mr.. Berry nominated X. A. Cooke. Upon
ballot Brann was nominated by vote of Is
to IA.
The next business was The nomination of a