Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-09-10
THE SILVER CONVENTION.
The Ticket Nominated and the
Conve ntion Adiouns.

The Silver party State Convention !
was called to order Tuesday promptly F.,
at IL o'clock by James 81. Kinkead, s
Chairman Of the State Central Com ,
mittee There was a large representa-
ton AMI great interest WAS manifested.
Hon. Thos. Wren OF Eureka Was chosen .
Temporary Chairman and Hon. 7. H.
Bell Of Nye Temporary chairman
J. NJ. Kelley and o. d. Perry were ell
ected Secretaries and G.. R. Bradley.
Sergeant alarms.
A lengthy dispatch from Senators
Stewart and Jones was presented Ivy
Mr.. Massey and read by Secretary
Perry. The dispatch was received With
applause
A Committee on Credentials wa
named, consisting Of one delegate
from each county.
Committees on Permanent Organ:za-
ton and order OF business, also Plat
form and Resolutions were appointed.
A recess Was taken at ] o'clock till
100.
At the appointed hour the Conven-
ton reassembled and the Committee
on Credentials, also the Committee on
Permanent Organization and Order OF
Business presented their reports.
On motion it was decidsd to appoint
a delegate from each county on coal
mittee to confer with u committee OF
Democrats 90 the proposition OF fus-
ion of all elements or u electoral
} ticket. The motion vas adopted with
out debate.
The Chair named w. E. F. Deal, b.
F Leete and S. P. Davis al a commit
tee to reply to the dispatch received
from Senators Jones and Stewart. The
Committee on Platform was given till
5 O'Clock to report and the Convention
took a recess until that time.
Il EVENING SESSION.
The platform declares for free coin
a age, abolition of national banks, In
y. favor of making railroads pay their
w debts as they mature, Of he Govern
a ment ownership Of railroads anc
pledges the electoral vote to Thona:
E. Watson should the contest for thu
90 Vice Presidency be between him ant
. Garrett B. Hobart
The Committee on Fusion unani
10 mously reported in favor Of fusion
he with the Democrats. The repoI
caused much discussion Of a some
TO what personal character, but it wa
finally adopted.
Hon. Francis G. Newlands wa
nominated fol Congress by acclam'
ton. He made a rousing speecI
which was loudly %applauded.
W. A. Massey of Elko was uomil
,ty ated for Justice OF the Supreme Cou
en- by reclamation.
G. n. E. Hardin of Humboldt w
nominated for Lieutenant Govern
!, by reclamation.
For University Regent dong tern
the J. N. Evans OF Washoe and Henry
ses Fish OF Washoe were placed in mol
ination, and the roll call resulted
, a 6s votes for Evans and % votes I
the Fish.
a. 8. Starrett was nominated by
~ clamatiou for University Rege
If (short term.)
For Presidential electors. Jud
Cheney as Chairman OF the Conf
ere ence Committee nominated b.
IL Leete of Washoe, J. r. Ryan ofStor
ms aud Geo. Russell of Elko. The &
ated tlemen Endorsed the platform Il
we're pledged to vote for William j
nings Bryan for President, and in
event of Thomas E. Watson havi
''ei- more electoral votes than Arthur
LOW SewaII, to vote. for Watson for '
President. Fer alternate electors
G. Thompson-of Storey, J. F.. Ru:
t at of Lyon and NJ. B. Stanton Of "
were nominated by arclHl
ton. On motion Of W. E. f. Deal
State Central Committee Was emp
cred to fill all vacancies and tram
ali other business. The Convent
at IL 80 adjourned, sine die.
Convention was among the lar:
on | ever held in Nevada.
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