The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1900-09-28
The County Conventions.

The Democratic and Silver party
county convention was called to order
at Genoa last Saturday at II o'clock A.
NJ. by chairman Rice of the county
central committee, the following dele
gates being present: G. E. Merrick,
Fred Berning, G. G. Henningsen, Geo.
j. Brown, Fl. @. Dangberg, John Frantz-
en-, G M. Henningsen, II. Nelson, w.
Lampe, P. Jacobsen, HI. Beck, II. Mar
quart, Ed. Frey, ]. Allen, B. Dake, e.
Raycraft, II. ID. Alderman, r. Raycraft,
]. Barrett, j. Thompson, J. Andersen,
j. FL. Hickey, Geo. Winter, Joe Short
and Dan Couillard.
The convention organized by elect
ing Henry Beck, temporary chairman,
and John Barrett, temporary secretary.
The necessary committees were APP
pointed and recess taken until 2
O'Clock, when the temporary organiza-
ton was made permanent. The re-
ports of the committees were read and
accepted and the convention then pro-
ceeded to nominate a county ticket.
The nominations were all made by ae-
clamation except for the office of
Sheriff. For this place two candidates
appeared, VIM. Mccormick and Geo.
J. Brown. A ballot was taken and
Mr.. Mccormick receiving one more
vote than his opponent, was declared
the nominee of the convention.
The ticket and platform appear in
another column and speak for them
selves.
A new central committee was chosen
and Immediately on the adjournment
of the convention the committee met
and organized by electing Burt Dake,
chairman, Geo. J. Brown, secretary,
and G. E. Merrick, treasurer. The
names of the central committeeman
appear elsewhere. The committee has
been called to meet at Genoa next
Sunday.
THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
Genoa presented quite lively APP
pearance last Tuesday, the direct and
efficient cause being the meeting of the
Republican county convention. Many
of the delegates wore large paper hat
bands on which was printed the motto
of the party in this State, Nevada for
Nevadans.n There was large num-
Der of candidates, which caused con-
siderable buzzing and wire pulling, but
finally when the convention got to
work everything passed off smoothly.
The convention was called to order
at II A. M. by chairman w. j. Gray of
the central committee. The following
delegates were present: w. H. Foley,
L. s. Ezell, VIM. Hussman, Geo. /.
Lamy, M. Jepsen, F. G. Springmeyer,
A. ]. Tong, Frank Rodenbah, Henry
Behrman, E. Seamon, ]. R. Johnson,
w. ]. Gray, J. L. Campbell, VIM. Will
liams, II. P. Burnham, ]. w. Haines,
VIM. James, Fritz Dressler, ID. L..
Jones, Frank Brockliss, Henry Tucke
and James Bull. w. II. Foley was
elected chairman and Geo. l. Lamy
secretary, who at the afternoon session
were made the permanent officers of
the convention. After hearing and
adopting the report of the committee
on credentials and appointing a plat
form committee the convention ad-
iourned until P. NJ.
When the convention reassembled
the committee on platform and resolu-
tons made its report and the platform
was adopted. A ticket was then nom-
mated. There was no candidate
present for County Recorder and this
office was passed. The ticket will
be found in another column. Also the
names of the central committeeman.
w. J. Gray was elected chairman F.
Brockliss secretary and J. R. johnson
treasurer of the new central committee.