The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1888-03-24
REPUBLICAN STATE GENITAL con-
HTITTEE.

Wtnncmuccn Takes the Cake One
COnventiOn-Date OF Meeting -PEi-
maries-Eto.
From the Virginia Enterprise of the
the 10th we get the following proceed.
ings Of the Republican State Central
Committee :
The Republican State Central Com
mittee met at Excemgt Firemen's Hall
yesterday afternoon at l o'clock,
Colonel E. D. Boyle, Chairman of the
Committee, in the chair. Governor
q. c. Stevenson occupied scat be-
side the Chairman.
Colonel I. C. Lord, Secretary Of the
committee, read the roll call, and 32
of 35 answered their names personally
or by proxy. The meeting was har-
nlonious throughout, members speak
ing their opinions frankly and plainly,
and reason and sound Judgment sway
ed the result. This fact WAS fully ex-
amplified when Winnemucca put in a
claim for the convention on the ground
that it had not been held there for
fourteen years, and all other claims
were Immediately withdrawn.
LETTERS OF REGRET.
o. L. Fairchild of Elko, and J. Peu-
jade OF Lincoln, sent letters of regret
at their inability to attend, and gave
their views in eloquent and patriotic
terms of the approaching struggle and
Of the attitude of the Democratic party
on the momentous question affecting
the welfare of the workingmen of the
United States. Both communications
were received with applause, and or
dered spread upon the minutes.
But ONE CONVENTION.
A motion to have present represent
tatives of county cast the full vote |
OF such county was carried.
1t was moved and carried to hold |
but one convention.
Turretin of Humboldt. moved to |
hold the convention at Winncmucca |
on the 18th day of May, for the pur-
pose of nominating one member of
Congress, one Supreme Judge, three
State Regents and delegates to the
National Republican Convention and
their alternates, and for such othcr
business az may come before the meet
ing. Mr.. Turretin said Winnemucca
had not had State Convention in II |
years, and that every preparation
would he made to properly entertain
all the delegates who would attend.
Frank Bell of Washoe. thcreupon
waived all claims for Washoe. and |
hoped the vote for Wiuncmucca would
be unanimous. 1t was.
PRIMARIES.
The 28th of April WAS set for the
holding of the primaries, which date
will give all delegates An ample OPP
pOrtunity to attend, aud the date ac-
cords with the call of the National
Committee.
APPoRTIoSMEMr OF DELEGATES.
A proposition to make new APP
portionment of delegates upon the
basis of the vote received by VIM.
Woodburn for Congress was ably dis
cussed by Sam Wright, Sam Davis
and Evan Williams Of Ormsby, Tur-
rctin Of Humboldt. Campbell of Es-
meralda, Wallace of Eureka. Waraell
of Storey and Bell of Washoe. II WAS
claimed on one side that il would be
more satisfactory TO take the appor-
tionment of two years ago, while the
other side claimed such apportionment
would work an injustice to Humboldt
and Washoe counties particularly and
other counties that had lost 10 popu-
lation since the last election. Those
favoring the adoption of the basis of
superintendent made two years ago
won the day, but Immediately there.
after Wallace of Eureka. moved TO
take one delegate from Eureka and
give it 10 Washoe, which WAS dene.
THE NATIONAL CALL.
The call of the National Committee
was adopted. The words quoted near
the bottom of this paragraph were in
serted by q subcommittee consisting
of z. G. Lord. Sam Wright ard J. N.
Campbell, appointed by the General
Committee for this purpose:
The Republican electors in thi. State and
voters. without regard to past politics afilia-
lions. difference or action, who believe In the
the defence aud development Of homo indus
tries and the elevation of home labor, who
would reduce the national taxes and prevent
the accumulation OF surplus in the Treasury,
posed 10 the attempt. now more openly avowed
than ever before, to establish a policy which