Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-04-20
A ROTTEN SCHEME.
The Democratic State Committee
Elects Three Silver Party Men
as Delegates 10 the National
Democratic Convention.
Proceedings or the Committee.


The Democratic State CcntralCom-
mittee met at Whcelman's Hail, Reno
at noon Saturday. In the absence OF
Chairman Gullng, Clayton Bclknap
OF Virginia WAS chosen temporary
chairman. The roll was then called,
and II quorum found present. The
committee took II recess to meet at
the courthouse at o'clock, ut which
time Chairman Belknap called the
meeting to order.
The chairman read communication
from the conference committee APP
pointed by the Silver State Central
Committee stating that the latter was
ready to meet like committee from
the Democrats and the following
were selected: John Dennis. Joseph
Ryan. Goth Hast, j. VI. Steinmeiz
md Thomes Doll.
The committee then took II recess
for twenty minutes.
On rcasscmb!ing Chairman Dennis
OF tho conference committc. reported
that the COMMITTEES had agreed nH
September 9th, as the day for holding
the State cOnycntion and Virginia us
the place Of meeting.
The report was unanimously adopt.
cd.
The ratio Of representation WAS fix.
ed at one delegate for every sixty
yotcs cast for Bryan III 1896 and one
tor every frnction of sixty over thirty.
Saturday, August -. was fixed as
the date for selecting delegates.
Tho County Central Committees
were authorized to appoint delegates
i'll counties where primaries are not
feasible. and also where there are no
county committees the local mem.
bcrs OF tho State committee are auth.
orizcd to appoint delegates.
Major Dennis proposed the follow.
ing test: Il am III favor of tho free
coinage OF silver at the ratio oi IL to
l and will support tho nominees Of
the Democratic State convention"
MIR. BOOhcr proposed the following
ns the test: Il I'm Democrat"
After some discussion Mr.. Boohcr
withdrew his test aud the ono propos.
cd by Major Dennis was unanimous.
ly adopted.
Mr.. Pike offered resolutions, pre-
faced by Il long preamble. that tho
committee proceed To the election Ui
six delegates md six altcrnates to
represent tho Democracy oi the State
III National convention to be held at
KnDsns city July ith. and that eaid
dolcgatce be instructcd TO vote first
last and all the time ipr Wm.J. Bryun
for President and moved their ndup.
ti0n. Tho motion to adopt was
promptly seconded by Major Dennis
aud Mr.. Buohcr' Mr.. Pike urged the
adoption OF the resolution and the
election Of Elk Democrats ns dole.
gates 10 the National convention. Jos
Ryan Of Virginia urged tho election
of three Democrats aud three Silver
party men as delegates to- the Nation.
al convention. This plan was immc
dihtcly nntagonizcd by Mr.. Pike
Major Dennis md MIR. Boohcr. Thor
began struggle in which tho chair
man, Clayton Bclhnup. clearly show
cd that hc wns occupying tho chni
Tor the purpose OF carrying out Gu
and dried program tc elect members
OF tho Silver party delegates to the
National Democratic convention. !
wns dirty work. but Mr.. Bclknup wa
cqunl to the occasion. Repeated dc
mands TINT he pat the motion {,
adopt Mr.. Pixies resolutions me
with no response. except now M,
then he would try md nrgno the mat
ter from the char. Finally mem
Der Of the committee moved to In
the resolutions on the table. Thi
eccmod to bo the cuc Tor which tn
chairman was waiting and he immC
diatcly put the motion. On this ma
ti0n call Of tho roll was demanded
but tile chairman. truo to the dirt
work no was called upon to perform,
refused TO order tho call. II wa
pointed out TO him that by rofusinI
to order tho call Of the roll no was no
only distranohsing the members Z
tho committee rcprcsontcd by proxic
among whom wns Mr.. Russell. tn
Inst Democratic candidate for Cover