The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-09-10
PROCEEDINGS Of The ST.
YER PARTY AND DEM
OcRATIC STATE CON-
vENTIONS.

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The following dispatches were writ
ten from the acsne Of the engagements
= Reno. Nevada By {. n. Decker. Ed
tor Of the NEWS. and contain the nom
nations Of both political parties:
ErRsT SESSION THuRsDAy.
The Silver Party State Convention
met Thursday afternoon at Reno, Me-
vada. Attendance 152 delegates.
The Convention was called to order
By N. W. Ron, Secretary Of the State
Central Committee A. r. Mcdonald
OF Storey county was chosen temper
arg Chairman. A Committee on Gre
dentials and Permanent Organization
was appointed, consisting Of one dele
gate from each county. Credentials,
White Pine county, Sol Hip; Organ,
ization, e. H. Decker. Recess taken
until P. N.
The Convention reconvened at p.
N. The report Of the Credentials Com
mittee was adopted without contest.
The Organization Committse reported
II. S. Summerfeld, Chairman, Lee
Updike and P. Hugh, secretaries; C. A.
Richardson and N. w Ron, sergeants-
alarms
The regular order Of business, as pub
lished IN the call for Convention, was
recommended, and the report adopted.
The Committee on Platform and Res-
olutions reported p. Broene Of Eureka,
Chairman; q. A. comins, Secretary.
Recess until o'clock.
The Convention reconvening ct p.
H., the Committee on Platform asked
until 10 o'clock the next morning TO
Gle minority report. Breene objected,
and w. e. Eheran said It looked like .
job. Ben Curler, Senator Ernst Of
Nye Co. and Senator Comins OF White
Pine repealed the insinuation by vote
OF s02 to 771. The time was granted.
A Committee ON Fusion, consisting Of
Ernst of Nye, Breene of Eureka, Ron
Of Washoe, Wardell Of Storey and
Peterson of Ormsby, was appointed to
confer with the COMMITTEES from the
Democratic Convention.
This morning the Convention receiv-
ed the report Of the Platform Commit
Tee, which was read, and adopted with
cut dissenting vote. But many failed
to vote on . plank endorsing Stewart.
The Democratic Convention sent .
communication announcing the APP
pointment Of Fusion Committee.
The Silver Party Convention win
meet again at o'clock to receive the
report OF the Fusion Com. Chances
for fusion are good.
It now looks as IL Sadler and Cleve-
land are the only candidates for Gov
ernor. The forces arc evenly divided,
Wallace tagging for Sadler.
The Democratic Convention has done
nothing but organize. Six delegates
from Esmeralda were rejected and five
from Humboldt were admitted after .
fight.
SECOND sEssIoN-FRTDAY.
The platform adopted endorses the
one adopted by the National Silver
Party Of St. Louis In 1896, also the
financial plank adopted by the Demo
Gratis in 1895; endorses our Congress
delegation, and pledges the party to
Stewart
The Convention reconvening ut
o'clock, the Com. of Fusion reported
that they were not able to agree with
the Democrats, they demanding the
Governor. The Democratic Fusion
COMMITTEES. By . vote Of TO /, agreed
to accept the Lieutenant Governor, Con-
troller, Superintendent Of Public In
struction and Regent. The Silver
Party then proceeded to make nomin-
atoms. Newlands was then nominated
TO Congress without opposition Sad
Ter was nominated for Governor by I06
to 46 votes for Cleveland. ]. r. Judge
was nominated by reclamation for Lisu-
tenant Governor. The other nomina-
lions were: P. h. Belknap, Supreme
Judge; Eugene Howell, Sect'y of State;
s. Davis, Controller; w. D. Jones, Attor-
ney- General; A. Maute, defeated, and
F. w. Fairbanks Of Lyon, for State
Printer; d. n. Ryan, for Treasurer; e.
D. Kelly Of Washoe. for surveyor-Gen-
eral; 81. c. Cutting for Supt. Of Public
Instruction; JAS Deal and Mr.. stahl
for University Regents. The Conyen-
tion adjourned.