The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1888-09-29
REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVENTION.
A STRONG GATHERING OF THE
CLANS.
The Hard Contest for Sheriff.

Platform Nominees County Gem
trail Committee.
The Republican County Convention was
called to order at ~ o'clock neon last Tuesday
by Chairman Bibbins.
On motion, Henry Bush was made Tempo
rary Chairman, Harvey Carpenter, Temporary
Secretary and W. r Erskine Sergeant at
Arms.
On motion, the Chair appointed the follow
ing Committees:
on CREDENTIALS.
W.. McGin, Alex. Muir,
&. ". Keeny, Geo. IL Taylor,
C. A. Mathewson
ON PLATFORM.
4 4 c : Cleveland cem,.I 1. B. =. E neee'
Harry Brown.
or PERMANENT ORGANIZATION AND ORDER or
BUSINESS.
VIM. Read Louis Baker,
A. j Underhill, b. williamson,
l.. d. Peirce
The Convention then adjourned till .
o'clock.
dcntials were not ready to report before 3
o'clock, when they presented the following
report:
REHoRT or COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS.
We, your Committee on Credentials. upon
examination OF credentials, find the following
persons entitled to seats In this Convention:
Hamilton-W X Erskine. A b. Treece.
j. d. Mathewson (R. A. Mcleod. proxy, J
H. Lockwood.
III A Hute
Muir, NJ. Kennedy "a. Muir, proxy. Henry
Bush, Sam Harris &C. A. Msthewson, proxy
John Cobb WIN. Read, proxy,
Eberhardt-E. A. Pomeroy.
Pinto-Geo. H. Allen, "A. b Trocce, proxy
White Riyer-C. A. Mathewson.
Shoshone-L. C. 0lmstead If. NJ Clark,
proxy.
Monitor and Argus Mills-Ira Abbott VIM
Read proxy \. J. Underhill
Cleveland-A. c. Cleveland 10. r. A. BIB
bins. proxy.
Aurams and MuAcy-Jacob Cameron "a.
c Cleveland, proxy.
Cold Creok-M. S. Sharp I'll. A. comins,
proxy.
osceola and Snake Valley. II. Marriott
d. Fclsenlhal, proxy, A. 5. Lehman ID.
folsenth al, proxy.
raylor-Jarnss Baird, /. G. Moon. +. Briggs
IT. NJ CLARK, proxy, W. G. Fletcher lF. II.
Clark. proxy wm. Burris, Il. c. Moon,
proxy, james Melville, Louis Baker, James
Fitzpatrick, Harry Brown, ". b. Drake.
Ely aud Robinson IL. Watson, A. De-
paul.. II. featherstonc
Cherry creek-Mosc scramlin u 7. VII
hamson, proxy, &. " .Keeney, Geo. II.
Tayior, l.. d. Pierce, Geo. p. Holmes il. b.
Williamson, proxy.
Duck ereek-w. y. MeGnl
Newark Thomas Robinson e. VI. Clark,
proxy YIN. IL Naialisns #. NJ Clark
proxy.
fhe report OF tile Committee was adopted.
PERMANENT oRGAsiEATIoS AND oRDkR .F
BUSINESS.
The COMMITTEE on Permanent Organization
aud Order Of Business reported AS follows:
II. A. oomins. Permanent Chairman, and
the Temporary Secretary ard sergeant-at-
Arms.
This brought Delegate Fitzpatrick of Taylor
to his feet With fire In his eyes and vigorously
assaiied the appointment of the Secretary as
being u nen resident lie Was sat down
upon by the ruling element in the Convention,
who manipulated all it's proceedings with
consnnImate parliamentary skill, perqnisite
in which the opposing wing seemed to be saaly
deficient.
On taking the Chair, Mr. Comins thanked
the Convention for the honor conferred upon
him. ard hoped the proceedings Of the Con
vention would be harmonious.
ORDER OF BUSINESS.
II is recommended that nominations be
made in the following order:
1. State Senator.
2. Assemblymen.
3. County Recorder
4. sheriff.
B. Treasurer.
o.. County Clerk.
z. District Attorney.
4. Long Term Commissioner.
Q. Short Term Commission er.
Supt. of Schools was added afterwards.
TIKI PLATFORM.
The Committe ON Platform reported as
iollows
To the Republican County Convention of
White Pine County:
We, the Repu blicans of White Pine County,
in Convention assembled. assert that we here
by pledge our firm aud steadfast adherence
TO the Republican party aud the principles
set forth in the National Platform. and that
of this State.
That we regard both the National and State
Platforms of the Democratic party inimincal
to the best interests of the nation at large
and particularly inimical and destructive to