Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1892-07-03
tHE hENo .IL>EK CONVEX
TlOS.

neit STa''Ch.
lion. Thos Wren, Of Eureka, was
unanimously chosen temporary chair
man, aud on taking tbs chair de-
ilvsrsd q telling speech III favor Of
independent action On the part OF the
lFeopie of S-,nuu in the coming fight.
John Kelley, OF Storey, was chosen
ten: porhIy secretary.
Ei.mtnittees On Credentials, Perma.
hant Organization and Order O! Bust
hess hud on Resolutions. consisting OF
,Wu nruIbeis from eaca county, were
appointed.
During the time the different coun-
tIcs were selecting the members OF
committees the chairman read II dis
patch from jamestown, Col, from
The President o: the Silver League
at that place. con%gratulating the pco-
pie ot Nevada on tho independent
etand they had taken on the silver
question. Alter iiIe HnuOuncemont
of the committees the convention ad-
jourued until 3 o'clock,
AFTERNOON sEssic$.
Tie convention mot at J +. NJ. ana
was called t. order o. the temporary
chairman. Tho Committee on Gre
,l"ntials reported that the II counties
in the State We're represented u! U
delegates, who we're present on the
floor, beside those who were repre-
scented by proxy. The report was
s:iopted.
The Committee on Permanent Or
Hani2aiiun ami Order OF business
reported in favor of Hon. c. q. Pown-
ing. OF Reno, for permanent chair
man, John Kelley, of Storey, for Sec
f"tary aud Tros. Smith, OF Storey
tor SeTgeaut-at- Arms. And that the
Orler uf business be the report Of
tie CnmuniItee on Resolutions, the
nomination al three Presidential cleo
tors, three H~lt"rnntes, twelve ds lecat-s
20 the Omaha CCHycu;iOn and q State
Central Committee composed ~ mem
bers from each county, based on II
Tor each 30 votes east At the last
election &. T.. Wallace, oi Eureka.
moved as a substitute fox ;lIa; portion
OF tn, fepJr! relating to the State
Central Com miltes that tho basis be
one for ench 2D votss and fraction
thereof. The substitute was adopted
and the report as attended "A then
adopted.
Hon. g. G.. Powning was thon es.
corted u the platform and addressed
the convention in nn eloquent Speech,
bristiInG with telling points against
the action OF the Mi ineapolis and
Chicago Conventions ON the silver
question. MIR. owning wac very
happy in his hits and received the eli.
thusiastic Applause Of the convention.
The Committee on Platform re-
ported the following:
The cilIzens Of Nevada, representa-
tises Of tho various Silver Leagues,
irrespective of past party affiliations,
in convention assembled, do set fort,
the following declaration Of principles:
First We demand tho full remon
etiLstion Of silver AMI the free auu uu-
limited coinage thereof al the present
ratio VI sixteen 10 one.
Second-We are radically and IN
4iicrubly opposed To tho National
Republican and Democratic parties
On the question Of the FREQ coinage Of
sivtri "nd we denunuce tho action OF
t,eir recent National Conventions az
iEimicai Ia the material interests III
tie peopl. OF tine United States. ADD
~top"ciaily 10 ihUsn uf Nevada and all
the other mining States nnd Terri.
tories; and We hereby ropudia,c the
nnninece ~ their conventions.
Third We pledge the nominees O.
this convention tor Presidential cleo.
t'Ts, To support no mai Tor President
ar Vice. President OF tho United States
who If not unquaiiiieIly III favor of
f,rs coinngc ns defined by this co
Vsntinn. W. rescrvs TO the Silver
LEAGUES o. Nevada, III State Convcn.
ton Hssembi,d. the right OF directing
ndid Presidential electors for whom
t, CAT their voLes, should c~ontiugeu-
cies require.
a. H. F~rrzUEEALD,
t. +. CuELER, Chairman CouI.
Secretary.
The nomination OF Presidential
electors being next la order, Hon.
Thos. Wren, Of Eureka, Hon. M. S.
Bonniiicld, Uf Humboldt. und lion. &.
&. Puwniug. Of Reno, we're nominated
by accilmntiun. Tho tDllowing alter.
nutcs were thon nominated: Geo. s.
Nixon. VI iiumOoldi. for Wron, Geo.
Brown, Of Storey, FOR BonniSeld, and
w. j. Weslcriield, OF Lyon, for Pown.
ing.
Tho convention then chosr the tol.
lowing delegates to the Omaha Con-
reniiVn: Bon Carrier, W. Il. A. Pike.
Aiynro Evans, ~ Washoc; NJ. -.
Notr"nrc, 3. p. Davis, Of OFmsby: j.
a. P.imDrr, Of El.o; Jos. MatIcn,
Geo. S. Nixon, 4. L. Hoppe, OF liutn.
b"lht; $. L. M'NauRhton, OF Eruer.
aida; Il SadlSr, of Ehrck.. and j. T..
Paul, OF White pirs.
Tho ]coDventipr then took u recess
for ton minutes to size tho different
delegations time 70 select momuern VI
tie STATE CentrM Committees. Dut.