The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1892-09-24


about $3.50, leaving a profit of 81 30
per flask to the shrewd purchaser
who can undersell the dealers in the
market. Of course the men who
handle the bulk of the product in the
State will try and prevent this being
done, if they can, but this is the sec
ond instance of the kind.
THE WINNEMUCCA CONVENTION.
The Silver Convention which met in
Winnemucca last week was one of the
largest, most enthusiastic and harmo-
NOUS Conventions ever held in Ne
vada. The Convention instructed the
nominees of the Reno Convention for
Presidential Electors to cast their votes
for Weaver and Field for President
and Vice President, and Endorsed the
nominations of Newlands for Con-
gress, Belknap for Supreme Judge
Fish and Mack for Regents of the
State University. The platform adopt
ed is very lengthy and we have only
space for the concluding portion of it
The platform and resolutions of the
Convention of the Silver party held
at Reno on the Oath of June, 1892,
are hereby approved and adopted,
and Hon. Thomas Wren of Eureka,
Hon. M. S. Bonnifeld of Winnemuc-
ca, and Hon. G. G. Powning of Reno,
who were nominated at that Conven-
ton as Presidential Electors, are
hereby directed to cast their votes in
the electoral college for James B.
Weaver of Iowa for President and
James G.. Field of Virginia for Vice
President.
This Convention indorses the course
of our Senator, the Hon. w. NJ. Stew
art, in his untiring and successful
efforts in the cause of silver, and in
securing the defeat of the force bill,
the pet measure of the Harrison adj
ministration. We tender him our
thanks for his efficient services in OBJ
tanning legislation beneficial to our
State; in aiding to endow our State
University; in opening the mint; in
securing the completion of the govern
ment building; in establishing the In
dian school; in procuring the recon-
mendation of the Interior Department
for the abandonment of the Walker
Lake reservation; in limiting the ex-
tent of the pyramid Lake Indian re-
servation to the legitimate require
ments of the Indians and providing
them with the means of irrigation by
the construction of an irrigation can
al; in obtaining the passage of the
bill providing for the payment of the
Piute war claims repeatedly through
the Senate; in compiling the evidence
and securing the adjustment in the
War Department of the rebellion
claims, amounting to over $500, 900,
in securing favorable legislation in both
houses of Congress for the payment of
the same and in having a bill passed
through the Senate for that purpose;
in taking advantage of favorable
moment to secure the passage of the
the Scott law for the exclusion of the
Chinese, and for his fidelity in attend
ing to all the business and interests of
the people Of Nevada.
This convention indorses and rec
ommends his reelection to the United
States Senate as Nevada's champion
in the cause of silver.
All nominees of this convention are
required to accept this platform and
resolutions, and pledge themselves in
good faith to adhere to and be bound
by the principles herein enunciated
Resolved, That the railroad as
factor in our civilization is only valu-
able as safe, cheap and rapid means
of transportation for persons and prop
erty. That the monopoly of railroads
has subverted their usefulness to the
people by Encouragement in opera
ton, converting them into a dear
means of transportation. We, there
fore, heartily indorse the scheme of
the San. Francisco and Great Salt
Lake railroad company to construct
competing line of railroad across our
State and country.
Whereas, Certain enemies of the