The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1894-08-29

WEDNESDAY,. AUGUST 20, 1894.
REPUBLICAN, STATE CONVENTION.

Notable among the planks was one
pledging Republican power to bring
about the free and unlimited coinage of
silver at a ratio of 16 to l, n support
ing the protection of our industries and
another which instructed our represen-
tatives in Congress to use all means in
their power to sustain the measure
whereby the debt of the Southern Pacific
Railroad should be collected.
The nomination of candidate was next
in order. H. +. Bartine was nominated
for Congress by Sardus Summerfieid Of
Carson in a somewhat lengthy speech.
The talk was to the point and effecting
however, and Bsrtine was nominated
with u~nanimity on the first ballot.
Mr.. Bartine made one of the most
rousing speeches ever heard in the State
in accepting the nomination, and when
he took his seat enthusiasm was at a
white heat amid tumultous applause and
cheering.
A. G. Cleveland of White Pine was
the placed in nomination for Governor
by H. F. Bartine, and it was then that
the wild scenes of enthusiasm begun.
The name of Cleveland infused into
every delegate upon the floor the ele-
ments OF success, and the cheering and
tumult was such as has never before
been heard in the quiet Riverside town.
A. G. Cleveland went to the convention
simply as a delegate with no thought OF
receiving such an nonor, and for some
time modestly pleaded to have the name
of some one else placed in nomination.
This plea could have no effect, however,
against the mighty food of enthusiasm
which his name had aroused and he was
unanimously chosen.
He arose to his feet to accept. When
he opened his mouth to modestly thank
the convention for the honor it had thus
thrust upon him, a pin could have been
heard to fall OIL the floor of the Opera
House. AS he warned to the different
economical subjects upon which he
touched, his eloquence rang through the
hall. With such a man at the head OF
tho State ticket its success is assured.
The Republican State Convention of
Nevada is over and the ticket which will
be crowned with success is now placed
in the field. There were an unusal mum
Der Of dramatic scenes in the convention
Saturday and many speeches were made
attesting to the patriotism, %eloquence
and intellect of Nevada's Republicans.
Two speeches in particular were of
such rare merit and string eloqnence as
to be regarded as having no parallel or
precedent in the State of Nevada. These
were the speeches of A. G. Cleveland,
accepting the Gubernatorial nomination,
and III. +. Bartine accepting the nomina-
ton for Congress.
The convention was called to order
Saturday morning by VIM. Mcmillan in
McKissick's Opera House. The attend
ance in the galleries was greater, il the
capacity made it possible, than that of
the day before, and the beaming coun-
tenance Of the ladies and the confident
attitude of the rank and file was as noti-
cable as on the first day OF the conven-
ton.
The first business in order was listen
ing to the report of the committee on
platform. There was a majority and a
minority report, the difference Of opinion
being upon the railroad plank. This diff
ference was quickly settled, however,
and after ronsing speeches on the adop-
ton of the report by H. F. Bartine and
Sardus Summerield the platform was
adopted unanimously.
The platform is a model, carefully con-
sidered, strongly worded and compre-
bends all the needs of the State and
those solid Republican doctrines which