Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-09-13

| lst. Sheriff.
| 2ud. Clerk and Treasurer.
3rd. Recorder.
4th. District Attorney and er
oiiicio Superintendent of Schools.
9th. Public Administrator.
9th. Commissioners. ~.
Ith. Assemblymen.
sth. appointment Of Count,
Central Committee.
4th. That il is the sense OF this
Committee that the Assessment or
candidates placed in nomination shall
Tor convention expenses be Sheriff
60 OO; Clerk md Treasurer s5 90; Re.
corder s5 90; District Attorney and
ex-ofiicio Superintendent ot Schools
20 90; and that all other officers uom.
mated shall be FREQ of assessment.
j. F.. TRIPLErr. Chairman,
l.. +. MORGAN. q.
Robt. HARTLEY.
Chas. LAMPMAS.
+. A. =. JOHN sos, Secty.
Committee on Credentials adopted.
Tho committee ON platform sub
mitted the following report: .-
l.. The Democracy OF Elko county
In convention assembled hereby re-
news its fenlty to the party organized
oy Jefferson and perpetuated by
Jackson and Bryan, and pledges its
unwavering support to the great
principles underlying the Constitu.
tion Of the United States.
=. Believing that the free coinage
OF silver will bring prosperity to the
people ot the United States and
furnish sufficient amount OF honest
money to carry on the business OF the
country and alleviate the want and
misery that followed tho demonetiza.
ton in 1873, We hereby declare onr.
selves III favor OF the FREQ and un.
limited coinage of silver ut the
present legal ratio Of l6 to /, withou,
waiting for the consent or assistance
OF any other mutton.
8. We uncquivocally endorse the
platform adopted by the National
Democratic convention held i'm the
City OF Chicago III tho month OF July,
1915, and unreservedly pledge the
support OF the Democracy Of Elko
county to the gallant nominees of
That convention for President and
Vice President-Willlum j Bryan OF
Nebraska and Arthur Sewall of
Maine.
L.. Tho course OF our Senators aud
Representative in Congress OH the
silver question meets with our heart,
approval. ...f
D. We arc in favor OF an honest
and economical administration ol
State and county affairs and insist
that the money collected from the
people shall be honestly and iudici.
onely expended for the purposes for
which it is collected.
u. Tho nominees OF this conven,
tion for County Commissioners are
hereby pledged to use tho strictest
economy in the expenditure 0i none
appropriated for the improvement on
our county roads 10 tho end that
tnxpa, crs OF tho county shall get
yalue received for the money thus
expended,
T. Wo congratulate the people OF
the Sthte Of Neynia who favor the
ffHe eDinnge OF silver on tho action OF
,R National Democratic convention
IN ,Hde adoption Of its platiorm 9Dd
placing thereon candidates Of the
ab lity, honesty and integrity OF
william j. Bryan aud Arthur Sowall
and wc in>'ttc all yotcSs in this
county who are In harmony with the
Chicago plntforuf aud candidats "a
unite with the Dcn1ocratic party il
the support OF the ticket nominate cd
by this convention. - ..
'. Respectfully submitted.
". s. CLAYTON.
Chairman Of Committee
W. W. BoonER. ..
Secretary.
Tho platform wns heartily cheered
and unanimously adopted.
Tho following were placed In noni.
nttion for Sheriff:
a. W. Ilcee0n by Geo. Russell.
John McComb by j. +. Triplctt.
llcsson called before convention
and endorsed platform. McComl
also came and did likewise.
j. T.. Kcyser and j. J.. Shelton wcrt
appointed tcllora, and On ballotinp
tho vote stood M follows. -Fifty-twt
votcs were cast. ilcsaon received d
votes. McCnnb, ~; Farrell, |: Blanl,
1; Rutledgc. |. McComb was do
clnred nominated.
w. w. Boohur nominated s. NJ
Henley for Clerk and Treasurer nDt
j. +. Triplctt placed Henderson
Green in mammalian.