Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-04-27
THE MEETING.

The silver rarity State Central Conn
Fusion Assured aud 4. e. wallace
Doan-d.'
The result Of the Silver party Statc
Central Committee meeting Mt Reno
Thursday was IL blow to bussism and
victory for fusion, but victory that
was not won without much hard
fighting. Ii was blow to G.. G..
Wallace. but the proceeding showed
tiat IL il WIS not for the tremendous
pressure III favor Of fusion through :.
out the State, Wallace would have
controlled the committee against the
measure.
For the first time i'll the history Of
the Silver party the boss himself at
tended the committee meeting in the
capacity of member, being the re
upon proxy. He handed III rrsolu-
h0ns' lie voted on every measure and
talked till the COWS came home. He
threatened. pleaded. begged, stormed
ana scolded by turns, but in the
wlndup wis forced To bow to- tie i'll.
evitable III the form uf resolution
declaring in favor oi uniting with
the Democrats, and appointing sub
committee to make arrangements to
that end.
The Committee met at II o'clock
III the Courthouse i'll Reno. Judge
Curler having donated the use of his
chambers for the occasion. The ere
dentials OF the varI 'us delegates pre-.
sented were examined and reported
upon 10y II committee appointed for
the purpose and then the trouble he.
gan.
Secretary Rolf, who il parliamen.
tartan OF rare ability, was elected
temporary chairman, and presided
throughout the meeting. r. sic.
Donnell Of Storey md NJ. Sheeline OF
Wnshoc were placed in nomination
for permanent chairman and this was
the first test Of strength between the
Wallace and anti-Wullncc forces.
Wallace had his little band OF prox-
les under noble control and they
elected Sheclinr.
Then the resolutions began to ,um.
BILE in. \. Livingston. who held a
proxy for Harry Gorham OF Storey.
put in u set Of resolutions declaring
1t to be the sense OF the meeting
that the committee have nothing TO
do with fusion. that being a mnitcr
properly within the province OF the
coming State Convention.
This meant, practically, knock.
out for fusion. And G.. G.. Wallace,
who with tcars in his eyes and moro
water drops i'll his voice afterwards
declared himself fusionst. ut tins
point moved the adoption OF the rrsO.
lutions.
w. T.. Sharon here presented mn.
other resolution accepting the invita-.
ton OF tho Democrats to merge nc.
cording to tho ideas outlined by them
at their December meeting and its
adoption ns II substitute to the Wal.
lace resolution was moved.
A third resolution calling for Il
Silver party convention to meet at
the sane time and in the same tcwn
IA the coming Democratic State Con.
yontion waB also proposed as sub.
81 ~ f,,r Ihn ,Il,nr I,v,
Then the fur flew. John Cousidinc
Of tho Storey delegation arose and dc.
nounced Wallace for his advocacy OF
tho iirst resolution. Tho member
from Storey stated that he had not
much hope of converting the meeting
ny any remarks no might make. ~
nearly half were proxy holders in tho
hnnds Of Wallace. IIo went on to
state that the people Of tho Slntc
would rcpudiatc any man who voted
for tho Wallace resolution or against
tho second substitute.
Tho reference To proxy holders
seemed 10 touch Gov Satllcr on t.e
rnY, and no turned loose torrent ui
maDgled clOqucnce but did not have
worry much to say after the inquisi.
tive membor from Storey called at.
tcntion to the fact that tho two loud
cst mouthcd advocates oi the Wal.
lace resolution were Wallace himself
and Governor Sadler, mud inquired ot
these two eloquent gentlemen who
waa IL that was most instrumental in
clcc,inR DR.. plttcrson,a gOld.buu
Republican. Ia tho SupcriDtcndcncy
Of tho State Insane Asylum
Neither OF the interesting pair n,ade
my reply to. this very pertinent
question.
After some further talk, ,onc Of MIR
Wullacc's friends movcd--just for
the cake Of harmony, so he said--tC
lay MI tho resolutions Oh tho table
This meant tho end OF fusion. Wal