Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-01-20

of Senator Stewart for reelection.
That said +. q. Newlands was a nomi-
nee OF that convention FOR Member OF
Congress and as such was pledged by the
convention to the support of Senator
Stewart for reelection.
That he can be absOlved from that
pledge only by the action Of said conven-
ton itself, or by its legal representative,
the Silver party State Contra Commit
tee.
That Mr.. Newlands' vote in the general
election on November Sth, was most sat
lsfactory to him in every way and that he
himself has expressed his qualification
by stating publicly that he received a
Handsome majority"
That said result proves the good faith
of Senator Stewart in the campaign and
of all the state candidates on the Silver
party ticket.
That said Francis G.. Newlands. neither
by personal grievance nor party defec-
ton. is in any way absolved from his
pledge to the Silver party to support
Senator Stewart and that his appearance
against hin at this time as a ca ldidate
or the United States Senate is an act of
treachery.
And the State Contra Committee of the
Silver party, in further evidence of the
dishonorable course of Mr.. Ne~lands.
begs to call attention to the following
acts of treason to his party and to the sill
yer cause.
That he intrigued with the Democrats
and prevented a fusion of the Silver
forces Of the state because he felt that
such fusion would insure the overwhelm-
ing election of a Stewart legislative
ticket.
That he accepted the Endorsement of
the Democratic State Contra Committee
for Member of Congress on a platform
that denounced Senate Stewart and
thereby both in act and spirit violated
the pledge of the Silver party platform.
mat 1t was in his interest that the Re
publican state convention was induced to
pass its nomination Tor Member of Con-
gress, and he thereby became obligated
to aid its state ticket in opposition to the
Silver party.
That the moral effect of his conduct
throughout the campaign was to lend aid
and comfort to the enemy and to cast
suspicion upon the strength Of the Silver
party and emdanger It's success.
That his personal ambition has CON
tfoiled his motives without regard to
party or principle, and that his a~ssocia-
tons are such as to make bimetallists
everywhere suspect that he is a traitor to
the silver cause.
h in spite of all his treacherv the
silver party elected a majority ufthe MEM
bers Of the Legislature. and that said
NeWIands is now en~deavoring to corrupt
them to defeat the expressed viii of the
voters of the State.
Therefore, Be it resolved by the State
Central Committee of the Silver PARTY.
for his bad faith in the campaign.
for his act of treachery in breaking the
pledge of the Silver party platform, for
ms covert opposition to his own party
ticket, that the Silver party ~denouuces
Francis &. Newlands as a traitor to his
party, an enemy to the silver cause and a
dangerous man to society.
Huttaker moved that it he indefinitely
postponed. Hufaker, Nixon and Comins
- l''7t IcA+ClIltlll-
The motion was voted down bv % to Is
five absent and one passed.
The resolution was then adopted by a
viva vOce vote.
The resolution of VIM. THOMPSON. de-
posing Sharon, was called up and read. as
follows:
Whereas, w. f. Sharon, Chairman Of
the Silver Party State Central Committee.
is now laboring to defeat the express will
OF the Silver Party in its platform declar-
alton for the reelection of VIM. NJ. Stew
art to the United States Senate, and
Whereas, said w. f. sharon can no
longer honorably hold said office. there
fore,
Resolved, That said w. f. sharon he
requested at once to tender his resirna-
ton as Chairman of the Silver PARTY
State Central Committee.
Sain moved its adoption.
Sharon took the tloor and made his de-
Tense. He had some papers read that had
no bearing on the case. He had already
confessed his guilt.
The following affidavit was read:
K. ID. Bravjn, a resident of Viroi 10
city, Storey county, Nevada. being duIv
sworn deposes and says: That he was in
Virginia City on the afternoon of the
day that Senator Stewart and Senator
Jones addressed the citizens of Storey
county at Piper's Opera House; hat he
went into Con Ahern's saloon and there
found william E. Sharon and cutie A
crowd OF other people; that William +
sharon treated the crowd, Of which he
was one; that the said Sharon held nm his
glass and said, Boys, 1 will give Won this