The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1896-09-23
COUNTY CONVENTIONS At RENO.
Silver Party, Democrats and PopallSls.

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powning, Chairman OF the State Central
Committee. who addressed the consen-
ton briefly, but forcihly, his remarks
being received hy frequent applause.
Nominations for temporary chairman
being declared in order, DR.. John Bow
man was named aud elected, anu John
NJ. Pugh was chosen as Secretary.
The appointment OF committees on
Credentials, Permanent Organization
and Order of Business and Platform and
Resolution followed.
At this point short adjournment was
taken to allow the Committee OH Cie-
dentials to make their report. On reas-
sembling, the Committee on Credentials
! reported and it was found that nearly
everyone OF the l02 delegates were
present there being but few proxies in
the convention. The next order OF
business was the appointment OF con-
ference committee TO meet with sinil-
ar committee from the Democratic Con-
vention, Messrs. Frank Bell, l.. ID.
Kelley, Edwin Fowler, Robt. Moore and
Ross Levers were appointed such Con,-
mittee.
An adjournment was now taken until
O'Clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At 2 O'Clock the Convention recon-
yened and the Committee on Perma-
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reported W. Ii. A. Pike for Permanent
Chairman, o. Ii. Perry and ]. NJ. Pugh
for Secretaries and +. \. Updyne tor.
Sergeant-atA Arms.
The Committe of Conference present.
ed majority report in favor OF fusion.
Two Assemblymen. Sheriff. Treasurer.
District Attorney, Long term onmis :
| sioner. Public Administrator and Justice
of the Peace were concedel to the Silver
men. E. Kelley presented minority
report asking that the office oi Auditor
be included in the list, bui the minority
report was voted down and the majority
report adopted.
Hon. Frank Bell, VIM. Pinniger and
n. j. Foxwell were appointed a Special
Committee to notify the Democratic
Convention of the above action. The
Committee on Platform, and Resolutions
then reported. +. d. Kelly offered AN
amendment favoring woman suffrage,
which was adopted and the platform
| adopted az amended.
A committee from the Democratic
Convention consisting of j. IL. Dennis,
A. 6. Phillips and C. r. Carter, was in
t.oduced and Mr.. Dennis notified the
convention OF the acceptance by the
convention represented by the commit
tee OF arrangement OF fusion and pre-
sented report covering the nominations
made and the following were elrcted az
candidates: F. H. Norcross and w. II.
A. Pike, Assemblymen; W. II. McInnis,
Sheriff. ID. B. Boyd, Treasurer 7. V.
Julien, District Attorney; H. H. Beck,
County Commissioner, long term; F. c.
Updike, Public Administrator and Cor
oner; l. B. Marshall, Justice of the
Peace.
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
The Democratic Convention met at
Clough & Crosby's Hall and C. II.
Stoddard was chosen as Tempory Chair
man and Sam Mozingo and Campbell,
Temporary Secretaries. The usual com
mittee of Conference consisting of Chas.
Gulling, j. b. Caine, Geo. J. Smith, DIR.
Richardson and q. NJ. Humphries was
appointed to meet with similar COM
mittee from the Silver party Convention.
An adjournment was taken until 3
O'Clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Immediately on reconvehing the COM
mittees reported and the nomination of
ticket proceeded with and the following
officers nominated: For Assemblymen
Fielding Lennon and G. Fl. Stoddard
were nominated by acclamation, w. p.
Mclaughlin for County Clerk, J. b.
| Williams for Recorder and Auditor, T.
K. Stewart for County Surveyor, Geo.
Frazer for Commissioner, short term,
and L. McGovern Constable.
THE PoPULIsTs.
DR.. Hogan called the Populist County
Convention to order at O'Clock at Ma
sonic Hall. Benjamin Curler was elected
Temporary Chairman, Al. Linn, secrc-
tary, and j. X. McCabe, Sergenl-at.
Arms.