Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-08-31
WE WONT STAND FOR IT.


The Democratic County Central
committee at its recent session pass
ed a resolution declaring it the sense
Of the committee that no delegate
should he permitted To vote moro
than two proxies in the county con-
vention. With all due respect to the
gentlemen who composed the COM
mittee, we do not believe that
they had any n when
they passed such a tom.fool resolu-
ton. In the first place Tuscarora is
entitled 10y its vote to n onc.sixth
voice i'll the convention and it mat
tiers not whether one man or ten men
register this precincts choice. ani
any abridgement OF our rights is
equivalent to n Acknowledgement OF
our citizens. Another thing, the
convention itself is the sole judge OF
the qualifications of its members and
any attempt 10y the committee to abb
rOgate that right is absurd. We are
not saying, rs we do not know. that
Tuscarora will not seAd n full dele.
CATION, but il only one, two or three
go from here We will demand ten
votes in that convention and il we
don't get them tlerell be the gol-
darndest row Elko ever witnessed,
and Elkoites can bet all their loose
change that we will win out.
There can be no excuse for such
an action on the part OF the commit
tee except a desire to have n large
attendance for the benefit OF Elko.
1t Is, to say the least, poor taste for Il
town which has the honor Of having
the convention held in it's limits to
demand that outside precincts send
delegates, i'll some cases over one
hundred miles or go without repre-
s~eptation. or course it is desirable
that II proxy convention be avoided
rs far rs possible, but not to the ey-
tGat that Acknowledgement should be
the penalty for declining to submit
to pecuniiry loss and personal dis
comfort. Now, gentlemen OF Elko,
try to he sensible and don't try to
rub IT in too hard on us poor devils
from the rural sections and we will
try to do our Dest 10y !0u.--T:mes-
Review.
Tho Times-iteyiew is away OFF on
the reasons that influenced the coun.
~ committee TO adopt the resolution
it did in regard to proxies. Ii was
not to force Tuscarora or any other
precinct to send its full quota Of dele.
gates to the convention in order 10
have its full vote. There was no dis.
position manifested by any member
Of the committee to deprive any pre-.
cinct OF its full vote i'll the couven.
ton. There was, however. a feeling
that some action should be taken to
prevent, If possible. IL or two men
getting control Of the convention 10y
means Of proxies. In 1896 two men
from the northern section OF the
county held seventeen proxies, nearly
n third Of the entire vote OF the
convention. One Of these men held
eleven proxies from Tuscarora. Ii
was openly charged after the conyen,
ton that money was paid for the sup
port Of these proxies by candidates
"ho received nominations. 1t was sc
stated publicly by one OF the candi
dates nominated by that convention
1t was to prevent IA recurrence Of
such proceedings that the county
committee adopted the resolution
complained at by the Times. Review
\. similar resolution was passed by
the committee two years age. 1t die
not meet with any opposition then
and Ia found TO work veil. Ii die
not dcpnve uscarorh OF Il singh,
vote IN the convention. but it prevent
Ell III or two persons from control
ling Its deliberations. No scandal
followed the convention two year.
ago and none will follow the cOnven
ton this year II the resolution OF the
county committee be complied Will
by the delegates.