The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1892-09-29
Democratic County Convention
a Full Ticket of Good Ma
terial in the Field.
The Platform Favors Weaver and
Silver, but Believes in Party
Organization.

good representation OF the party gen
rally was present and much interest w,
manifested, With the exception of I'll
ofhce OF Recorder, for which John Shi,
and j. A. Clark both sought the nomin.
ton. all the nominations of the Conysr
ton were unanimous.
The body was called to order at II
M AS temporary officers, J. A. Dento,
was elected chairman and F. A. Clar
secretary. On motion Of d. Rice, com
m'ttee on credentials was appointed, con
sisting Of b. L. Duncan, P. Mathews. s
4. Wertheimer, F. Mcmahon and ]
douglass A committee on platform an,
resolutions, consisting of seven, was an
pointed, as follows: H. Rice, j. shier L
syphus. W. R. McFadden, B. L. Dan
can, ID. Mathews and AL Thorne
On motion of W. R. McFadden p r
ffeadenthal, r. A, Martin, Dan Rice,
Los Atchison and ]. Wright were ap,
pointed a committe on permanent organ.
izatlon and order of business, upon which
the body adjourned to two o'clock. On
re-assemblng the temporary officers were
MADE permanent and business proceeded
Reports of the several committees were
accepted as read and nominations then
being In order, that important branch was
taken up and the following is the ticket
as completed: For State Senator. w. r.
Mcfadden; for Assemblyman, Ed. F.
freudenthal; for District Attorney, ]. c.
Henderson; for County Recorder and Au.
dltor, John shier; for Sheriff, E. D. Tur-
ner; for County Clerk, J. A. Clark; for
County Treasurer, w. ]. Dooley: for
Public Administrator, John o. Gelabert:
for County Commissioner, Long Term,
Luke Syphus, and for the Short Term.
Jos. Conway and r. A. Martin.
Twenty.four votes were represented in
the Convention. Two ballots were taken
for Recorder, the first of which was tie
The second ballot stood, Shier 10. Clark
IL.
1t was resolved that the platform and
resolutions be published in the Phoebe
RECORD and the Ferguson Lode,
The selection of a Central Committee
the business of the convention
and the names of those selected are: J.
Cassidy. D. Rice, P. Mathews, B. Z.
Duncan, II. Rice, ]. Giles, J. A. Clark
A. Martin, Ed. F. Prudential. w
4. McFadden, N. P. Dooley and s. f.
Wertheimer.
The Democratic party thus leads off in
county matters with full ticket and
hopes of success, though two
other parties are yet to hear from, name.
y, the Republican and the newly organ.
zed Peoples party.
The Committee on Platform and Reso.
utions reported the following:
We, your Committee on Platform and
Resolutions respectfully report
Whereas, While we, the Democracy Of
lincoln County, are in favor Of all nos.
ible action that will help silver to it's
estoration on an equality with gold in
IL dealings with the minis of the United
'tates, and to that end decline to endorse
'rover Cleveland as an exponent of our
Jews as to that metal and
Whereas, We deem it to our marty
nd personal interests to support General
Weaver for the Presidency, at the same
!me we do not consider it proper to On.
rely abandon our principles or our
arty, and hereby declare ourselves
eady to support as formerly the Presi.
entail nominee Of the Democratic Marty
rovided such person runs upon a SQUARE
liver platform, and is not clearly biased
galnst silver interests. Therefore be II
Resolved, That we will maintain orr
'emocratic State and County orgapiza.
ons, and that We stand always ready to
lpport any Democratic nominee
neither National, State or County who
clearly in favor of an equality in the
,untry in the currency and in the mints
the United States of our chief product
silver. f0e'e'
Resolved, That we as Democrats en-.
orse VIM. M. Stewart for the u s
snate, and to that end we demand a
edge from our nominees for the Senate
I'D Assembly, that they will, if elected
lpport none other than VIM. M. Stew.
t.; and also that we heartily endorse
rancis G. Newlands for Congress.
H. RICE. Chairman
W. R. McFADDEN,
3. F. PRUDENTIAL,
JOHN SHEER,
E. D. TURNER,
]. A. CLARK,
W. j. DooLEY,
L. SYpHus,
R. A. MARTIN,
'mmittee on Platform and Resolutions.