The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1894-09-08
THE SILVER CONVENTION.

The delegates to the Silver Conven-
ton held Yesterday in the Carson OPP
era House, marched to the hall from the
Arlington House headed by the Carson
band. The place was soon packed with
delegates and spectators.
The stage and boxes were festoonrd
with the national colors and at the right
hanging faom a private box, was the sill
yer flag presented by Geo. Nixon to the
county polling the largest number of sill
yer votes, and won by Eureka.
The Chairman's desk was draped with
the American flag and a big American
Eagle, with out stretched wings and
h ,lding a silver dollar in its beak, was
ptrched upon it, forming a striking pic
ture.
At IL O'Clock George Nixon, Chairman
OF the State Central Commirte, called
the Convention to order. His appear
ance on the platform was warmly greeted
by the convention and he was heartily
%spplauded during his speech. Thos.
Wren was elected temporary chairman.
In the evening session DIR. Bergstein
OF Reno was chosen permanent Chair
man, A.. G. Pratt, Secretary j. @. A.
Moore, Sergeant at arms and J. G. Ken
neday, Assistant Sergeant at Arms.
DR.. Bergstein in taking the Chair stirred
the delegates with a rousing speech
which added TO the general enthusiasm.
The platform declares for free silver
without ~equivocation or evasion. 1t de-
MES the right of the United States Gov
eminent to pass laws restraining the priv
ilege of any citizen to the free coinage of
gold and silver into standard money at
the ratio of 16 to l, independent of any
other nation, and demands the repeal of
oil laws denyiny such right.
1t declares that from 1861 to 1894 there
vas great prosperity throughout the
country: that in 1873 the Republican
party passed laws in restraint of the
coinage of money, denying mintage to
silver and that the Democratic party
has aided, abetted and promoted that
decentralization from 1873 to this day
that the decadence of silver has been
steady and un%relenting as the grasp of
the gold standard has closed around our
industries and labor, and the price OF
every production of labor has fallen par
allel with the decadence of silver.
1t declares that the circulating me-
dunn should be speedily increased and
that all money should be legal tender
for public and private debts that only
gold, silver and Government paper
should exist as money that the national
banks he abolished. and that there be
no furthur Issue of Government bonds
in times of peace; that the Indebtedness
of the Pacific railroads to the United
States be collected as it natures, with
out any extension OF time or change of
terms or conditions, and that the Gov
eminent should own the telegraph lines
and Government subsidized railroads;
that capital and labor should go hand In
hand in general advancement and that
the laborer receive a fair compensation
that labor commissioners should be
made elective and that both sides should
be compelled to arlitrate.
1t denounces the suspension OF the
laws OF Congress by the President,
meaning the Sherman Silver Purchasing
Law, the Geery Act providing for the
deportation OF unregistered Chinese, and
the Presidents refusal to enforce the
Anti Trust and Interstate Commerce
Acts, ana close by d%enouncing the estab-
lishment of lotteries in Nevada.
Following is the ticket:
For Congress,
Francis q. NENLANDs,
OF Washoe.
For Governor,
JOHN E. JONES,
OF Eureka.
For Lieutenant Governor,
X. SADDLER,
OF Eureka.
Associate Justice. Supreme Court,
M. S. BoNNIFIELD,
OF Humboldt.
Secretary of State,
EUGENE HOWELL
OF White Pine,
Attorney General,
ROBERT BEATTY,
OF Eureka.
State Controller,
G. A. LAGRAvE
OF Humboldt,
State Treasurer,
w. j. W~EsTERFfELD,
OF Washoe.
Surveyor General.
A G. PRATT.