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


Al Carson, Thursday afternoon, the
State Central Committee met in the Su-
preme Court room in response 10 the
following call:
A meeting Of the Silver Party State Cen.
trail Committee will be held at Carson
City on Thursday. January IL, 1899, st
l2 O'Clock, noon, for the purpose Of con-
sidering the possible contest in the Gu
bsrnatorisI election and contests Of legis-
latiye seats. Matters Of interest to the
Silver par ty organization will be presented.
A full attendance Of the committee is re-
oues.ed. BY order OF the Executive Com
mitsee. N. W. hoFF' Secretary
There was q large sttendance-one Of
tbe largest ever convened In the State.
All except seven were represented person
ally or by proxy.
As soon as the meeting was called 10
order, wm. Thompson Of Washoe. intro
duced the following resolution:
Whereas, W. E. Sharon, Chairman Of
the Silver Party State Central Committee
IL now laboring to defeat the express will
OF the Silver platform declaring for the
reelection OF VIM. NJ. Stewar. to the United
State Senate. and, whereas, said W. Z
Sharon can no longer honorsbly hold said
Office, therefore be il
requested at once TO tender his resignation
as Chairman OF the Silver Party State Cen
trail Committee.
When the resolution was read, Sharon,
the chairman. took the floor and vigor-
ously denounced il on the ground that 1t
was foreign to the call OF the meeting, and
insisted that the Gubernatoriai matter be
fret considered.
This was considered the correct thing,
and on motion OF the Governor the resolu
tion was tabled. The Governor then made
q vigorous talk regarding the support OF
the committee and charged that there had
been treason in the camp and that he had
been compelled TO bear the burdens OF the
campaign.
Attorney General Jones paid an elo-
quent tribute to the Governors loyalty
ndhard personal work done In the CANVASS
for the party.
Senator Livingston said 10 took money
TO make such a contest and subscribed
$50. The Governor said he did not ask
financial aid; only moral support, and be
was allowed. by resolution, 10 name q com
mittee from each county to aid In bis
contest.
THE RESOLUTION.
Mr., Thompson then called for the reso.
luton and long debate followed on the
question OF lifting II from the table.
Mr.. Comins OF White Pine spoke against
lifting IL on the ground that 9 serious
charge had been made and they required q
good deal OF calm consideration.
Sharon Pot Mcdonnell in the chair and
denounced the charge Of sreaehsry as lie,
and charged tresohery 10 Stewart In want
ing a Congressman nominated by the Re
publicans.
DR.. Guinan received q portion OF the
letter of Newlsnds to Gage and said II
Newlands had written such letter he was
Q blscker traitor than Judas IscAriot OF
Benedict Arnold.
Sharon said such letter had been writ.
ten but had besn garbled for publication
Thompson finally called for the previous
question aud was seconded by Davis, Ha-
german, duinan, James and Livingston.
The motion TO take from the table resulted
In the following vote: Yeas 29, noes 10
absen. 9. not voting1.
Thompson then spoke to his resolution,
denouncing both Sharon and Newlands As
traitors.
Controller Davis then asked the follow
ing questions OF Sharon
We're you not In the campaign chosen
Chairman Of the Central Committee to
carry out the line Of policy laid down by
the PLATFORM"
Sharon" Yes."
Davis" Was not the platform pledged
to Stewart for United States Senator ?"
Sharon" Yes."
Davis" Are you now for Stewart or for
Newlands 2"
Sharon" Newlands."
Dsvis-"And against stewart2"
Sharon" Yes."
Thompson called TO the attention Of the
committee that he had admitted his treaoh-
cry to the platform.
sain spoke vigorously in the same vein
and Livingston said that we're he charged
with treachery as Sharon WAS charged ht
would resign without any further talk
After q long debate the members raised
the point that ON so serious g question
men should not vote until they were In
structed.
A motion was made TO meet in one weel
the same place and give the members ol
tns committee time to instruct their prox
10 and Alss 70 publish call ID she pspsfI