Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1899-01-21

stating that the object OF the next meeting 8
was 10 see whether or not Sharon should
be deposed from his place as chairman.
On the motion TO adjourn the vote stood :
Yeas %, noes 10, absent z, not voting l..
THE INDICTMENT.
Notice Is hereby given to the members
OF the Silver Party State Central Commit
tee that at the adjourned meeting Of the
committee, Thursday, January 10. / will
offer the following resolutions:
CHARLES M. sam.
| RESOLUTIONS.
| Whereas, the fact is notorious that Fran.
els @. Newlands has announced himself a
candidate for Senator Of the United States
70 succeed William M. Stewart. the Silver
Party State Central Committee OF the State
of Nevsda In regular meeting beg to SCI,
forth the following facts for the impartial
judgment Of . candid word:
Tha. the Silver party Of the State Of Ne
vads. represented by regularly elected
delegates in convention at Reno, unsni-
mously adopted the following plank in the
| platform:
We earnestly recommend the re-elec-
tion Of Hon. William M. Stewart to the
Senate OF the United States, and pledge
the Silver party Of Nevada and the nomi-
nees OF this convention 10 bis support for
that Office"
That Francis G.. Newlands in q speech
before the convention personally and vol
unfairly pledged himself to the support OF
Senator Stewart for reelection.
That said F. G. NewlAnds was q nominee
of that convention for Member Of Con-
gress and IS such was pledged by the con-
vention to the support Of Senator Stewart
for reelection.
That he can be absolved from the pledge
only by the action Of said convention it
self. or by its legal representative the
Silver Party State Central Committee.
That Mr.. Newlands' vote in the general
election was most satisfactory to him in
every way and that he himself has ex-
pressed his qualification by stating pub
licly that he received 9 handsome ma
jori,y."
| That said result proved 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 detection,
is In any way absolyed from his pledge to
the Silver party TO support Senator Stew.
art. and that his appearance against him
at this time as o candidate for the United
States Senate is an act of treachery.
And the State Central Committee Of the
| Silver party in further evidence OF the
dishonorable course OF Mr.. Newlands begs
TO call attention to the following acts Of
treason to his party and to the silver
| cause.
That he Intrigued with the Democrats
and prevented q fusion OF the Silver forces
Of the State because he felt that such fu-
sion would insure the overwhelming cleo
tion OF Stewart legislative ticket.
That he accepted the endorsement Of the
Democratic State Central Committee for
Member Of Congress on 9 platform that
denounced Senator Stewart and thereby
both in act and spirit violated the pledge
Of the Silver party platform.
That 10 was In his interes, that the Re-
publican State Convention was induced to
pass Its nomina nation for 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 sus'
picion upon thestrength Of the Silver party
and endanger it's success.
That his personal ambition has oon-
trolled his motives without regard to party
or principle and that his associations are
such 90 to make bimetallists everywhere
suspect that be 10 . traitor 70 the silver
| cause.
| That In spite OF all his treachery the
Silver party elected 9 majority Of the
members Of the Legislature, and that said
Newlsnds is now endeavoring to corrupt
them to defeat the expressed will Of the
voters OF the State.
Therefore, Be 10 resolved by the State
Central Committee Of the Silver party for
his bad faith in the campaign, for his act
of treschery In breaking the pledge OF the
Silver party platform, for his covert op'
position to his own party ticket. that the
Silver party denounces Francis G. New
lands as . traitor TO his party, an enemy
to the silver cause and = dangerous man
to society.
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