The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1890-10-04
REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVENTION
The Platform, Nominses. COanty Gem
traI Committee, etc.

rary Chairman, w. b. Graham, Tenn
porary Secretary, and j. B. Simpson,
Temporary Sergeant-at-Arms.
On motion, the Chair was author
lied to appoint Committee of three
on Credentials. three ON Permanent
Organization and Order of Business,
and three on Platform and Resolutions.
On Cre6entials--The Chair appoint
ed J. Cameron, &. H. Martin and II.
Bush.
On Permanent Organization and
Order of Business = VIM. Read, X.
Millick and NJ. Scramlin.
On Platform and Resolutions-W
Laurenson, A. G. Cleveland and Fred
Clark.
The Convention then took recess
to ppm.
On reassembling the temporary
officers were made permanent and
the Committee on Credentials report
ed the following members entitled to
seats 10 the convention.
Aurum = James Sampson. Simon Davis
q. Cameron. proxy. j. Cameron.
ward-W. J. Peters.
Hamilton-J. X. Kendall, ID. j. Mah0ney
proxy, d. j. Mahoney. Henry Bush, I'll. A.
Cemins, proxy. Nelson Bush. Louis Lam,
d. j. Mohoney, proxy. George Paul, I'll.
Bush, proxy, Austin Jacobson, Ii. Bush,
proxy.
Ely-C. y. wadleigh, James Harris, X. c.
Davis, s. G.. Tucker, J. s. Reeder. w. r.
Erskine, w. d. Gragham. j. McMichaels'
W. j. Peters. proxy.
steptoe Creek-wm. Read. Angus McDon-
Donald.
Shoshone-L. 0lmstead. (R. Millick. proxy
Osceola "A. C. cleveland. A. J. Millick,
Or. MiIlick. proxy, j. Skinner. tR. Millick,
proxy, A. j. MillIck, III. A. Comins, proxy.
Newark Thomas Robinson Fred CLARK.
proxy, w. II. wainwright. J. B. Simpson,
proxy.
Eberhardt = Henry Marty. VIM. Read,
proxy.
Cherry Creek-John Curtis. IN. Scramlin,
proxy. NJ. MacAuley, &c. II. Martin. proxy
N. scramlin. T. Hennerby CIV. c. Gallagher.
proxyi George Patterson. Nv. R. Bassett.
proxy, e. II. Martin.
Robinson il ohm Mungason.
Cold creek-G. Minnoletti. II Bush, proxy.
Taylor - Ians Christensen. VIM. Read.
proxy, Thomas Pascoe, (Wm. Lauronson,
PROXY, A. Beaten. III. A. Csmins, proxy.
Charles Peck, (wm. Read, proxy.
Duck Creek-w. N. Mc0ill.
Snake valley-A. S. Lehman, "a. @. Cleve-
land, proxy.
The Committee on Order Of Busi-
ness reported as the nomination be-
low were made.
The Committee on Platform and
Resolutions reported the following:
THE PLATFORM.
We hereby indorse and adopt the
platform of the Republican party,
adopted by the State convention AS
semb!sd .: Virginia City on the 4th
day of September, 1890.
We are unalterably opposed TO the
CT consolidation of White
Pine county, and pledge our candi-
dates for The Legislature 10 oppose
any and all attempts that may be made
TO that end.
We are in favor of legislation that
will enable the public schools to keep
open at least six months In each year.
The platforms was adopted amidst
applause.
NOMINATIONS.
For Assemblymen-W. N. McGill,
+. X. Murphy aud VIM. Laurenson
were placed in nomination. Mr..
Laurenson withdrew and Messrs. Nc
Gill and Murphy were nominated by
reclamation.
Just here the Chair realized that it
required a few of the dollars of the
daddies to run things smoothly and a
levy of IS was made on all candidates
coming before the convention.
For Sheriff-W. r. Bassett and Ross
Humphrey were placed in nomination.
The gentlemen spoke their little
pieces, PUNCHED their VS., and on a
ballot being taken the vote stood
Bassett 38, Humphrey 9.
For Assessor. B. Williamson was
nominated by reclamation.
For Auditor and Recorder-George
P. Holmes went through by acclama-
ton.
For County Clerk-Henry Bush and
Neil Munro were placed in nomina-
alton. The vote stood: Bush go
Munro 10.
For District Attorney-A. B. Treeoe
went through by reclamation.