Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-09-26
SILVER CONVENTION.
A Winning Ticket Named
and Harmony Prevails

dcUlng as secretary. ne HrSt Orucr
of business was the naming of a Com
mittee on Credentials, who reported
eighteen delegates present and three
proxies.
A Committee on Order of Business,
consisting of w. D. Cottrell, John
Meyer and E. A. Blanchard was then
made.
.sThe Democratic Convention which
was 10 session in the Justice Court
room sent in a report that Confer
ence Committee Of FIVE was in waiting,
ana j like committee consisting OF II.
Harris. J. G. Hennessey, Dan Kelley,
+. G. Winnie and Geo. Howarc was
named to meet with the Democrats.
The committee of Eve on Platform
consisted OF Dr. Fox, II. Held enreich,
J. G. Hennessey, John Christensen and
II. r. Mghels.
The Convention then adjourned until
| O'Clock in order to give the Com nit
tee Il chance 10 report.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
When the convention recOnvened at
O'Clock the various committees re-
ported and the reports being received
the com mittees were discharged. The
Committee on Fusion stated that the
Democratic Convention wished to name
one Assembly one Commissioner
aad Constable. The Silvermen con
cluded that too much was asked and
Instructed the Committee to return
and state that one Assem- bly, man would
tie granted. After Il long conference
no decision was reached, a. the Demo-
Gratis Insisted on one Assem- blyman and
the Constable. The matter was ad-
justed as asked and James Sweeney
was named as the blyman and
J ohm Newman as Consta BILE.
The matter being harmouiously er-
ranged, the Silver Convention proceed :
ed with business. James Sweeney was
made the nominee for Assem- blyman
| by reclamation. G.. w. Keith, f. G..
! w idhlC. d anus I'-uOpil' d'ii - .
Hennessey were then placed in nomi-
nation for the sembly. On the first
ballot DR.. Hennessey was the choice.
A rule of order was adopted dropping
the candidate with the lowest vote
aud the contest conferred between E.
G.. Winnie and G.. w. Keith. The
| fist ballot was tie and the second
| ballot resulted in the choice Of f. G.
Winnie
The question Of the Sheriff was then
taken up. VIM. Kinney proved the
mated by reclamation.
Nominations for County Clerk called
On5 bat one name and that was Geo
iCnwin@. who received the nomination
by exclamation.
The Recorder fell into the hands o.
Jack Wall and he was chosen by accla
nation.
Emmitt Walsh was the choice Of tn,
Convention for District Attorney with
out any opposition.
, For the Long Term Commissioner
: p. II. Petersen was named and hi,
nomination sealed by acclamation.
For Short Term Commissioner Chas
f Singerland carried Of the honor:
by the entire voice of the Conven ton
Justice of the Peace Stone was tn
. unani nous choice for the Office he ha
held and was nominated without d.
t senting voice.
n The Constable, John Newman
n nominated by the Democrats, was ais
: made an reclamation nominee by til
Silverites.
The selection OF the County Centra
:, Com ttee was left to the County nom
: inees, i've to be named from Carso
+ precinct and two from Empire
1t was $3.50 p. II. when the CONVEX
It ton ad journed sine die, and one of til
~ most harmonious conventions eve
t held in Carson closed. The ticke
t nominated il; a Mag one and ever
man from the head ri the ticket t
> the dOubly nominate Constable wi
reach the pcr>lm mons on election day
The nominees at a meeting held las
evening selected the following to act a
members ofthe County Central Com
4 mittee:
w. H. Stone, Chairman: w. {
Mackey, Secretary: F. Knoblock, |
w. Day, H. r. Mighels, John Chri.
tensen, Jr and Geo. Howard.
THE PLATFORM
We, the Silver men of Ormsb
County, in Convention assem- bled, re
affirm the pied ges made to the peopl
\ of the County when in taking posses.
I ion of the County government, W
promised reduction IN the cost
maintaining the same.
At that time the County was in DEF
j and doing business on script basi.
( whereas, now it has a.surpus of nearl
| $40, OOJ in the treasury