Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1890-09-27
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
Republicans Meet and Place q Good
Ticket In the Field.


Ticket In the Field.
The Republican County Convention of Ly-
on was called to order on Monday, the 22d,
by Fl. J. CARING, Chairman of the Republi-
can County Central Committee at $50 A. M.
The Secretary Of the Central Committee read
the list Of names of delegates elected in the
several precincts ard the delegates took seats
in Convention, as follows: Dayton-A. B.
Fitch, A. J. Newman, o. A. Brooks, Russell
Schooley. James Scott, J. J. Glazner, T. E.
Riley, H. Shirley.
Silver City-Charles Hamilton. Tom Con-
nors, George Page, Harry Mayne, J. F.
Walker, George Burrier. N. Landry.
Mason vailey-J. G. Smart, c. T. Martin.
(Kneirim prox.) C. F. Meissner, George
Plummer. G. B. Waldo, (Plummer prox.),
D. Crowninshield, George Kneirim.
Smith Valley--Paul Ames, J. N. Mann,
(Ames proxy, A. H. Hawley, James prox.)
Sutro-Levi Lamb, Thomas Coombs, H.
H. Sheldon.
Mound House-T. D. Calvert, Fred Teas
land, E. o. Krans.
Wabuska-E. P. Lovejoy, Sol. Noel.
Como--D. Crowninshield.
Churchill-Jos. Howe.
The first order OF business was the election
Of temporary Chairman: Mr.. E. P. Love-
joy, James Scott and e. G. Hamilton were
nominated. The two latter declined and Mr.
Lovejoy was elected by reclamation.
Upon taking the chair Mr.. Lovejoy made a
few appropriate remarks and proceeded with
the next order of business, that Of electing a
temporary Secretary. c. F. Meissner and
F. w. Fairbanks were placed in nomination
for this Office and it was decided to vote by
ballot. Messrs. Hamilton, Crowninshield
and Sheldon were appointed tellers. Thirty
three votes were cast of which Fairbanks re.
ceived 20, and was thereupon declared
elected.
The next order OF business was the selec-
ton Of a committee on Credentials. 1t was
moved and seconded that committee Of FIVE
be appointed by the Chair. The Chair
thereupon appointed: A. J. Newman, T.
D. Calvert, G. w. Burner, Thos. Coombs
and {. F. Meissner.
A Committee on Permanent Organic alton
and Order OF business, consisting of one
delegate from each precinct was mex, ap-
pointed by the Chair as follows:
Dayton-H. Shirley, Silver City-C. G..
Hamilton, Mound House--F. A. Teasland,
Sutro-Levi Lamb, Wabuska--Sol. Noel,
Mason Valley-D. Crowninshield, Como
w. Crowninshield, Smith Valley-Paul
Ames.
The next order Of business was the selec-
ton of Committee on Platform and Reso-
lutions. Upon motion mad. and seconded
the Chair appointed the following committee
Of FIVE: w. Crowninshield, II. H. Sheldon,
James Scott, Harry Mayne and James G..
Smart.
1t was then moved and seconded that a
recess be taken until one clock to allow the
Committees time 10 report. Motion carried
and Convention adjourned to recess until
above mentioned hour.
AT 1890 P. NJ. the Convention was called to
order by the Chairman and the reports of
the following Committees were read and
adopted: Committee on Credentials. Com
mittee on Permanent Organization and Order
of business and Committee on Platform and
Resolutions.
The Committee on Permanent Organization
having recommended that Vice Chairman
and a Sergeant att Arms be elected James
Scott was elected to the former position by
reclamation and P J. II. Smith and L. A.
Guild were placed in nomination for Ser
eeant-at-Arms. Smith was elected by vote
of 80 tos.
1t was moved and seconded that an assist
lost.
1t was moved and seconded that an As
sistant Secretary be elected, and MIR. c. S.
Me,ssner was chosen by reclamation.
1t was decided that the vote for nominees
be taken by ballot, and J. F. Walker and F.
A. Teasland were appointed permanent
tellers.
The Convention now being permanently
organized, Chairman Lovejoy made 4 very
neat little speech, eulogizing the Republi-
can party and giving the Democrats some
facts to look at that were not at all to their
liking.
The next order Of business was nomina-
tons for Assembiymen. Mr.. Hamilton nom-
mated MIR. F. c. Armstrong; Mr.. James Scott
nominated VIM. Shirley, and Mr.. Teasland
nominated Jos. Moore. The nominations
then closed and upon balloting, Moore re-
ceived 81, Shirley 20, and Armstrong II.
Moore and Shirley were lhereupon declared
the nominees Of the Convention.