The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-09-06
THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
THE TICKET AND A SYNOPSIS
OF THE PLATFORM.

The Republican State Convention
was called to order in National Guart
Hall at Virginia City on Thursday after
noon by Chairman Colcord of the Re
/ publican State Central Committee, the
hall being crowded and the occasion
graced by the presence Of several ladies.
Chairman Colcord addressed the con-
vention briefly, saying that after years
of defeat and conflict the Republicans
of Nevada were about To face their old
enemy. the Democratic party. He said
that as a soldier Bryan had escaped
without scratch, but in the coming
campaign he would be badly disfigursd.
He then announced that the selection
Of temporary officers would be in order
and T. II. Hofer OF Ormsby and NJ. c..
Mcmillan of Storey were placed in NOM
ination for temporary Chairman. \
vote resulted in 81 for Mcmillan against
% for Hofer Mr.. Mcmillan thanked the
convention for the honor conferred up
on him, and announced that nomina-
tions for temporary Secretary were in
order. NJ. II. Averill of Storey was then
unanimously chosen for that position.
The usual committees were then APP
pointed and recess was taken for one
hour. On re-assembling the reports of
the COMMITTEES on Credentials and Or
der OF Business and Permanent Organ
ization were received. The latter re-
port recommended that the temporary
officers be made permanent, which was
adopted. As the Committee on Plat
form and Resolutions was not ready to
report. IL recess was taken for half an
hour, but at the end OF that time IA
further recess was taken until clock
The convention reconvened about s
o'clock and the report of the Committee
on Platform and Resolutions was pre-
scented. p NJ. Bowler read the docu-
ment, after which the delegates went
into executive committee and the hall
was cleared of spectators.
Owing to the lateness of the hour at
which the meeting adjourned we will
only be able to give synopsis of the
platform in this issue. Is eongratulates
Republicans on the bright outlook for
SUCCESS in November: indorses the ad-
ministration Of President Mckinley:
protests against the surrender of the
Philippines; favors protective tariff;
fayOrs storage reservoirs: favors the
largest use Of silver as money metal
compatible with the best interests of
our Government: condemns the exist
enee Of all combinations Of capital known
as trusts: denounees the disfranehise-
ment OF the negroes; opposes the lot
terry amendment demands the repeal
of the prize fight law; condemns the re-
peal of the Purity of Elections law; de-
clares for an eight-hour law; condemns
the present State administration for
creating useless Offices with which to re-
ward its supporters; Nevada for Ne.
vadans.
The reading OF the platform was in
terrupted by frequent outbursts of APP
plause.
Simon Bray OF Lander county, d. b.
Lyman of Washoe and E. Strother of
Storey were nominated for Presidential
Electors.
w. j. Plum, President of the Tus-
carora Miners Union, on behalf of the
Elko county delegation. placed the Hon.
e. 5 Harrington of Elko in nomination
in a speech full OF logic and full of Re-
publicanism. Frank Noreross seconded
the nomination in mastery manner
and well chosen words.
Oscar j. Smith and Senator Flanagan
also seconded the nomination. and Mr..
Harrington was called upon to take the
stand and express himself
As Mr.. Harrington started for the
platform his every step was punctuated
by fresh outbursts OF applause until the
ball was din of hand clapping. And
then he commenced what was unques-
tlonably the most thrilling political
speech ever made in Nevada. 1t was
away ahead of Mr.. Bryan famous ef-
fort that gained for him the President
ial nomination-ahead of it from an or
atorical standpoint and ahead Of it for
the sound argument it contained with
no place in it for a sensational appeal to
prejudice or blind partsanship.
His text was Nevada-Nevada men,
Nevada boys, Nevada industries, Ne
yada politics, and ever Nevada's well
fare and government. Not that
rational ISSUES were sighted, but be-
cause of the speakers love Of his State
and its interests oyershadowed all else
and aroused patriotism such as has
never been aroused in this State under
similar circumstances and characterized
the false issues OF Imperialism and mill
taryism as men Of straw gotten up by
party which for the first time in It's ex-
istence Of many years has adopted the
Constitution of the United States as "a
part OF its platform. He gave the Dem
ocratlc cords-insinuatingl compli-
mented them on their anxiety for the
freedom OF the people Of Alaska, of
Hawaii, of the Philippines, of Cuba, of
Porto Rico, and Of everywhere except
of the United States Knocked them
down with the inconsistency in now
striving TO disenfranchise several hun
drcd thousand American voters in the
United States. Gave Mr.. Newland' IS
great record in Congress absent three
fourths of the time us shown by the
roll call, and after six years Of Congress
slonal life coming back to the people of
Nevada with u relief bill for $500 as the
sum total of his work during that
period.
When MIR. harrington tried to re-
sumo his scat he was stopped by an en-
thuslastie delegation who wished to
grasp his hand. And then IL seemed as
il bedlam indeed had broken loose.