Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1896-09-26
COUNTY SILVER CONVENTION.
Business Tramsacted-FuII DeIega.
tiOns Present-rhe Ticket.

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The Silver Party County Con-
vention was called to order in the
Court House at this place this week
Tuesday by Chairman Campbell, of
the Lyon County Silver Central
Committee.
All delegates were present from
Dayton, Silver City, Mound House,
Sutro, and Churchill; and the Ma
son Valley delegation was present
in person with the exception of one
proxy, while Smith Valley only
sent one delegate with a proxy, and
Wabuska was not represented.
J. L. Campbell was chosen Chair
man of the convention, E. T. Rey-
nolds Secretary and j. r. Pursley
Sergeant at Arms.
The Chairman appointed the fol-
lowing committees and the conven-
ton adjourned to meet at2P. M.
Committee on Credentials F. w.
Fairbanks, w. J. Stock, l.. E. Doug
lass, Geo. Rammelkamp and B. f
Baker.
Committee on Permanent Organ
ization and Order of Business-J.
]. VIM, I. J. A. Flaws, D, Willis,
F. O. Stickney and R. W. Apsey.
Committee on Platform and Re-
solutions-J. T. Gardner, Ed. Nc
Tigue, E. H. Whitacre, w. w. Coffin
and w. G. Boyce.
Upon the Convention reassemb-
ling at Up. M. the Committee on
Credentials reported that petition
contesting the seats in the conven-
ton of R. W. Apsey and j. G. Kauf-
man, of Mason Valley, had been re-
ceived and that the affidavits of 20
electors of that precinct, sworn to,
proved that there had been fraud
at the primary election in that pre-
cinct. The committee had consid-
cred the matter carefully, and while
it was opposed to unseating the
entire delegation on the grounds of
fraud, it recommended the seating
of J O. Birmingham and j. w. Nc
Pherson, the contrasting delegates.
The report of the committee was
adopted by the convention. This
caused some dissention, and the
Mason Valley delegation walked
out, and the contrasting delegates
took their seats.
The report of the Committee on
Order of Business was presented and
adopted, as was also the report of
the Committee on Platform and re-
solutions.
The report of the former COM
mittee made the following order of
business:
| Nomination of one State Senator,
two Assemblymen, one Sheriff and
Assessor, one Clerk and Treasurer,
one Auditor and Recorder, one Dis
trict Attorney, one Public Admin
istrator, one County Surveyor and
one long and one short term Coun-
ty Commissioner
Hon. j. E. Gignoux was placed
in nomination for Senator; there
were no ether nominations, and Mr..
Gignoux was declared elected by
reclamation.
After this nomination it was
moved, seconded and carried that a
recess of 80 minutes be taken.
When the convention assembled
after this recess the Mason Valley
delegates, with the exception of the
proxy of A. j. Johnson, held by
j. G. Kaufman, took their seats,
and the work went along smoothly.
c. T. Wogan, of Silver City, and
B. H. Reymers, of Mason Valley,
were nominated by reclamation for
Assemblymen.
For Sheriff and Assessor d. P.
Randall was nominated by accla-
nation.
A. J. LOTUS was nominated for
Clerk and Treasurer by acclama-
ton.
J. M. Houston, of Mason Valley,
was nominated for Auditor and Re-
corder by reclamation.
For long term Commissioner G..
B. Waldo and G. w. Wilson were
placed in nomination. The first
ballot resulted in a tie, and the
second ballot gave Wilson the nom
nation by vote of Is to 8.
For short term Commissioner,