Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1892-09-25

this State, IN some OF tho counties Of |
State ut least by petition or GER
titicrtc, as it is tcrHed in the law. |
The nomination OF many county |
officers has already been made, and
now to change the name Of the marty |
would DO to Introduce n great deal Of
confusion and il would possibly result
in the defeat OF come Of our friends in
the various couGt'es Of this State Tor
Office. In addition TO that when we
call ourselves the Silver party Of Ne
vadn, Ill OF our people know precisely
what IL means. that We demand, and
intend TO have, tho FREQ and unlimited
coinage OF silver at the ratio VI lO TO l.
But under tho law IT is necessary
that We should designate in some way
hnd It WAS deemed the better way, 10
do it by convention the Presidential
candidate fu- whom we intend To-
vote, iii order that his name may be
placed III ths group oi names Ut the
silver electors who have been numi-
intel 10y us. Dccming that 10 Ge tho
best policy and the time having ar
rived when it was proper that We
should instruct the elcctOrs for whom
IL vote IN November nsxt, because I
take il for granted that the Silver
electors nre sure to ho elected in this
State. We have also me, for tho pur-
pose OF Instructing them. In our tirst
conventions per;eft harmony reigned;
the most perfect harmony that | ever
cav IN u convention existed through
out it's proceo :inSs. LIST US hupe
gentlemen, tha: our proceedings will
10 conducted with such moi.ration,
with such II desire for the SUCCESS OF
ou' course. independents OF individual
or personal prefcrcnccs that when wo
leave this hall We will be able 10 say
that THIS convention Las been equally
hn..uunious.
The convention WAS not called for
tho purpose of making any nominl-
tons for Office, buL wr have new tho
spectacle OF Il Tnmp Republican CON
vcCIIOn. l have thus dubbed the anti.
silver Harrison cJnvcntlon, that 10 its
truc designation, because no man
can favor Benjamin Harrison for
President u tho United States, and
DO Il irue silver man. They have
met IN convention, hHvo nominated
Presi!cn:ih electors, rtyling them
srlyvs the Republican convention q
this State Our Secretary ot State, /
"nI told, Is n tull sympathy with the
Gnid-OuEI Of the United States, and
ihnt he wIii probably TccogniZo that
convention, although IL only com.
pr,sci about unc.third Of tho ltepub.
Leans who had been elected 10 tho
State Convention, M tie regular con
Ycntion Of the Republicans. No doubt
he will do that!
Tho Democratic party passed in
their regular convention the nomina-
ton of electors. but Nominated u
Member OF CJnGress with who's. most
tragic death you have been acquainted
with since the nomination wus made.
Dnt "A call WAS made for Il meeting OF
tho Democratic State Central Com
Initteo. Thirty.two Of tho rGembcrs
oi that Committee L am informed,
were opposed to tho nominations Of
any silver electors 10y the Democratic
party, but II J~stnIstcr, Tn IT Is an OK
postmaster, n OF Cluvoland's ap.
pOintccs and three or four employees
OF tho mint under Cleveland with u
proxy or two, got together and they
nominated what they stylo n Demo
cratic electoral ticket, and nominated
II candidate for Congress and cundi.
dates for Regents Of tho State Uni
veTsity, and no doubt tho Secretary
OF State syinpathizinS with these
gentlemen will recognize them rs t1o
regular Democratic party OF Nevada
aud place tho anne on tho ticket that
they placed in nomination, because
these men, these gold bugs and those
tools OF gold bugs are all IN sympathy.
They arc thick as thieves. Tho result
will be that wc will have TO place the
choice OF the silver party OF Nevada
III nomination by certificates that H.,
no must nauie in those certificates
lmor" fanIliarIy styled peti,iOns) the
names OF the parties wV desire TO
nominnt" for tho respective offices
from electors down, including Mcm.
Der Of Congress, Regents Of tho Uni.
vcrsIty aud Judge OF tho Supreme
Court.
Nov, while this convention was not
called for the purpose OF making these
! nominations, 1t seems TO mo that II
would not DO calculated to Introduce
any feature that would produce or
show II lack OF harmony. For US at
least 10 cxprcss 10 tho people our
views In regard tn these men who
have been nominated az 10 suggest to
tho people that by certificate they
piacv their choice for Nominees IN The
field. We express our preference, with
permit to tho people 10 mike their
choice, but my word for IT,, whenever
they como to mako their choicc, IL
will DO made for men who will openly,
in manly aud courageous mnuucr
announce that they hro III favor Of
tho election Of Wouvor and Field for
President nnd Vice.prcsidcnt Of tho
United Stutes. Tremendous up.
pluuse.)