The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1898-09-28
Republican County Convention

Maxon was elected temporary chairman
and H. w. Higgins and W. A. Foge
secretaries anu ALI. Doten sergeant-at-
arms.
The following committee was appoint
ed on credentials: Jas. Sullivan, L. d.
Folsom, A. w. Macpherson, Geo. w.
Robinson, G. B. Derby. Committee on
platform was G. II. Thoma, Allen C.
Bragg, P. L. Flanagan, T. H. Bastian, N.
A. Hummel. j. L. Hash, G. Haller.
Committee on permanent organization
was Felix Vogoliotti, LA. Blakeslee, s.
A. Hamlin, DIR. K. A. Jackman. John
Hamp.
The committee on platform and reso-
lutions submitted the following which
was adopted:
We, the Republicans Of Washoe
county, in convention assembled this
24th day Of September, A. D., 1898, make
tine tdlowing declaration Of principles !:
Resolved, That we endorse the plat
form adopted by the State Repu hlican
convention, September l6, 1898, at Reno.
Nevada.
Resolved, That we pledge each and
every one of our candidates for Office on
the county ticket 70 an economical
management of county affairs.
Resolsed. That we urge upon the peo-
pie Of the county, regardless OF politics,
the necessity of securing mountain
etorage reservoir that will place our
farmers above want for ssutficient water
supply for all years to come and secure
q water power that will be invaluable.
Resoiced, That the Republicans of
Wasi,oe connsy are empatically In favor
sof home rule and 'Nevads for Nevadans.
Resojred, That we congratulate the
people'on the high standard Of excel
lencs Of the "Pride of Nevada" the
State University, and pledge our repre-
sehtatives in the Legislature to prolec,
it's best interests and ever strive 10
broaden it's field OF usefulness.
Resoleed, That we should be derelict
in our duty did We not denounee the
management that has caused the scan
dals connected with our State institu-
tions, the State Insane Asylum and the
On iphans' Home, and pledge The Repub-
licsn party OF " ashoe county to use i's
best endeavors to correct the annsts
emanaling from these institutions.
Resotued, That it is to the best interest
of Nevada that Reno lie made a terminal
point of the Central Pacific railroad, and
we pledge our representatives in the
Legislature to use their best efforts to at
tain that end.
N. A. HUMMEL, q. H. THonA,
Secretary, Chairman.
The report OF the committees on per-
manent organization and order OF bust
npss was adopted and the temporary
officers were made permanent. A county
central committee WAS then chosen rs
follows:
Reno--H. B. Maxson, S. A. Hamlin,
FL. j. Thyes, Louis Bevier, Chas. Kaiser
and 2. l.. Flanagan.
Wadsworth named n. A. Hummel,
Wm Enrieht and ~. e. Neashan.
Verdi-J. F. Condon and lhos. Pixley.
Glendale-J. o. Sissons.
Huffaker-Janies Burke.
The following are the nominees:
SiWe Senator, Z l. Flanagan; Assembly
men, s Hodgkirson, u W Robinson,
l. A Blakeslee, Tom pixley; Sheriff, L
+ Lothrop; Assessor, A A (Pete) Evans ;
County Clerk, W A Fogg; Dist. Attor-
ney, f l. William = Commissioner dong
term, IT K Hymers Commissioners (thort
term, } T H Bsstian; Public Administra-
tor, v Peers. In regard TO- nomina-
tions for County Recorder, Treasurer,
and Surveyor. it was ordered that the
County Central Committee do as 1t
deems advisable The Wadsworih dele
gates attending were A,W Macpherson,
L T Lo,hrop, Wm. Enright, W G Nea-
sham, S Arnslein, T q Herman, A N
Babcock, I Dunkle, I H Bastian, q Z
Drown, W l. Smith, DIR E A Jackman,
w H Pierson N A Huminel..
The following gentlemen were named
for Reno. Councilman: First Ward,
A. H. Manning; Second Ward, ". T.
Phillips; Third Ward. George Perkins
Fourth Ward, W. J. Luke; Fifth Ward,
]. A. Fitzgerald.