Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1886-09-08
DEMOCRATS I'm CONVENTION.
Attempts to HarmOniEe-A Double
Headed Delegation from Mason Val
ley Hoe. Mason has the state Dele.
gates Pledged to Him for Governor.

ley Hoe. Mason has the state Dele
gates Pledged to Him for Governor.
Last Friday evening the Democratic dele.
gates to the County Convention began to ar.
rive from outside precincts, and until in the
night little knots Of ANXIOUS cand ates were
to be seen in corners and vacant lots. Not.
the Mason Valley cattle king. who came in
to manipulate things in his favor for the
nomination for Governor. He met some OPP
position here as well as in Mason Valley,
but after some delay accomplished his point
as will be seen BY the following account OF
the Convention. In Mason Valley two sets
OF delegates were run and the Adams men
won by small majority, but this made no
difference to Mr.. Mason. Nor did the fact
that MIR. Westerheld was an Adams man ap.
pear to bother him much.
At 1880 o'clock Saturday morning. the
Convention was called TO order by John
Lolhrop, Chairman OF the County Central
Committee, and the following temporary OF.
6cers were elected. c. J. Crowley, Of Su-
tro, Chairman; Ruel Lothrop. Secretary and
NJ. W. Styles, Sergeant at Arms.
A committee on credentials was then ap.
pointed as follows; E. I. Reynolds. A. J.
Littell, d. c. Simpson, J. X. Houghan. T.
B. McGilton. Jas. Meehan. J. O. Birmingham
and D. Regain. There was some discussion
here about the Two delegation, from Mason
Valley, and Mr.. Liltell who had put in
protest against the Mason delegates taking
their seats arose and withdrew the protest.
A committee was then appointed on per.
manent organization and order of business
consisting Of the following: II. Reymers.
d. Higgins. ID. c. Simpson. J. NJ. Davis.
Greedy French, W. Mathison and D. P.
Randall.
A Committee OF five was then appointed
on platform and resolutions, consisting OF
the following: Byron Gates. J. Dreyfuss, J.
NJ. Damon. Alex McLeoud, J. K. Hougham.
A recess was then declared until I o'clock
in order to give the committees time to work.
Convention was again called to order at
I:IS and the report Of committee on creden
tials received, read and adopted and the
Committee discharged. This committee
found the following delegates entitled to
seats in the Convention: c. J. Crowley,
las Merha1 NJ Dav,e Iotb,on L
T. Reynolds, II. Reymers. c. o. Damon,
q. o Birmingham. prox.), d. P. Randall.
John Damon, Geo. Cobb, byron Gates,
prox.), VIM. Duncan, (W. J. Wesierheld,
proxy, J. Dreyfuss, ?. Quinn. T. b. McGil.
ton. Greedy French, A. McLeoud, A. J.
Litell. d. Higgins W. Wi,herow, R Math.
ews. J. W. Smith. VIM. Foster S. Burbanks,
%. {. Simpson, prox.). D. c. Simpson, ].
R, Hougham, d. Regain. J.. K. Pursley.
The report Of the committee on perma nent
organization and order Of business was then
received and read. accepted and committee
discharged. This report recommended that
the temporary officers be declared permanent;
also that the Convention adjourn to meet at
the call OF the Chairman some day in the
first week in next month. This measure
was probably one Of Mr.. Wester6elds ideas.
II was done TO give the Democrats chance
to see what nominations would be made by
the Republicans and is a sign OF weakness
in the ranks Of the underlined party.
The committee ON platform and resolu.
tons made no report, and it was decided
that it be given further time.
A recess Of ten minutes was then taken to
give the delegates chance to caucus.
The next order OF business was the cleo.
ton Of delegates to the State Convention.
1t was decided that each precinct was to sc.
leet its own delegates. At this poin, Mr..
ID. c. Simpson arose and introduced = reso.
luton to the effect that the delegates be in,
strueted to vote for N. II. A. Mason for Gov.
ernor. Mr.. c. J. Crowley objected very Sc
riously to this plan and called upon others
to express their views, saying that he knew
there were men in the Convention who were
opposed to such move. No one seemed to
know what to say. probably for the reason
that it would not do TO say much after things
had been fixed for Mason. Mr.. Quinn. of
Silver City arose and stated that it was un
derStood that Mr.. Mason owned the greatest