The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1892-07-02
the RENO CONVENTION.
An Electoral Ticket Put in the Field

From the Silver State of Saturday
we condense the following proceedings
of the Reno Silver Convention
The Convention which assembled in
Reno yesterday was the largest, most
earnest and determined Convention
ever assembled in this State. One
hundred and ninety-seven members
constituted the convention. Over 100.
members present in person. Hon.
Thomas Wren of Eureka was made
temporary chairman and T. G. Kelly
of Storey county temporary secretary.
Mr.. Wren upon taking the Chair,
made an eloquent and mastery speech
for free coinage and upon the neces-
sity of laying party aside until the
crime of 1873 is wiped out. Hon. G.
G. Powning of Washoe was elected
permanent chairman and delivered the
most happy, telling and felicitous
speech of his many brilliant efforts.
THE PLATFORM.
The report of the Committee on
Platform was read by John E. Bray,
and was as follows:
The citizens of Nevada, represen-
tatlves of the various silver leagues,
irrespective of past party affiliations,
in convention assembled, do set forth
the following declaration of principles:
First-We demand the full remon-
citation of silver and the free and
unlimited coinage thereof at the ratio
of 16 to 1.
Second-We are radically and un-
alterably opposed to the National Re-
publican and Democratic parties on
the question of free coinage of silver,
and we denounce the action of their
recent national conventions as inimical
to the material interests of the people
OF the United States, and especially
to those of Nevada and all the mining
States and Territories; and we hereby
repudlate the nominees of their con-
ventions.
Thlrd-We pledge the nominees of
this convention for Presidential Elec-
tors, to support no man for President
or Vice-President of the United States
who IS not unequivocally in favor of
tree coinage as defined by this conven-
ton. We reserve to the silver leagues
OF Nevada, in convention assembled,
the right of directing said Presidential
Electors for whom to cast their votes,
should contingencies require.
A. l.. FITZGERALD, Chairman.
On motion of Z. V. Julien the words
are In favor of were stricken out,
and the word "demand" placed in lieu
thereof.
NOMINATION OF ELECTORS.
After the adoption of the platform
the convention proceeded to the nom
ination of Electors and Alternates.
The following persons were placed in
nomination.: Thomas Wren of Eureka,
M. s. Bonnifeld of Humboldt, and
@. @. Powning of Washoe county.
The election was made by reclamation
amid great cheering. Each being
called upon replied in an eloquent and
telling speech.
The following Alternates were then
selected by reclamation: G. s. Nixon
of Humboldt, George Brown of Storey,
and W. j. Westerfeld of Lyon.
When the electoral ticket had been
nominated and elected G. E. Mack of
Storey arose and proposed three cheers,
which were given with enthusiasm.
DELEGATES TO OMAHA.
The next order of business was the
nomination and election of delegates
to Omaha. The following were placed
in nomination and elected by acclama-
ton amid great enthusiasm: Judge Cur
Ter of Washoe, M. D. Noteware of
Ormsby, j. A. Plummer of Elko,
JOS. Marzen of Humboldt, S. j. Nc
Naughton of Esmeralda, w. III. A.
Pike of Washoe, R. Sadler of Eureka,
s. ?. Davis of Ormsby, Sam Paul of
White Pine, G. s. Nixon of Hum
boldt and A. Evans of Washoe county.
Each man signifed his intention of
going in person and Nevada will be
represented by a full delegation.