The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-04-19
DEMOCRATS FOR FUSION.
Editor Booher Scores the State
Central Committee.

The Democratic State Central Com
mittee met at Reno last Saturday, and
apparently held a stormy session. A
sub. committee of five was appointed to
confer with like committee from the
Silver party as to the time and place
for holding the State conventions OF the
two parties. September 9th was decid-
ed upon as the date and Virginia City
as the place of meeting. The report
was unanimously adopted by the State
Committee. August 25th was fixed as
the date for holding primaries, and rep
resentation was authorized on the basis
of one delegate for every 60 votes cast
for Bryan in 1896. The test decided
upon is. 81 am in favor of the free coin
age of silver at the ratio of Is to |, and
will support the nominees of the Demo-
cratic State convention.
Thus far there had been no friction
of any consequence, but now the fun
commenced We copy the following
account of what happened from the
Elko Independent, whose editor, W..
w. Booher, was one of the active par
Elephants in the fray:
'sMr. Pike offered resolution that
the committee proceed to the election
of six delegates and six alternates to
represent the Democracy of the State
in National convention to be held at
Kansas City on July 4th, and that said
delegates be instructed to vote first, last
and all the time for VIM. J. Bryan for
President. The motion to adopt was
promptly seconded by Major Dennis
and Mr.. Booher.
! aJos. Ryan OF Virginia then intro
duced counter resolution and urged
the election of three Democrats and
three SILVER PARTY men, as delegates
to the National convention. This plan
was Immediately antagonized by Mr..
Pike, Major Dennis and Mr.. Booher.
Then began struggle in which the
chairman, Clayton Belknap, clearly
showed that he was occupying the chair
for the purpose of carrying out a cut
and dried program to elect members OF
the Silver party as delegates to the
! National Democratic convention. 1t was
dirty work, but Mr.. Belknap was equal
to the occasion. Repeated demands
that he put the motion to adopt Mr..
Pixies resolution met with no response,
except now and then he tried TO argue
| the matter from the Chair. Finally a
member OF the committee moved to lay
the RESOLUTIONS on the table. This
seemed to be the cue for which the
chairman was waiting and he immed
| I. al h. A nf ha
roll was demanded, but the chairnan
refused to order the call. 1t was point
cd out to him that by refusing he was
DISTINGUISHING not only the members of
the committee represented by proxies,
among whom was Mr.. Russell, the last
Democratic candidate for Governor,
but the entire Democracy of eastern
Nevada. All this, however, had nc
effect and the infamy was accomplished,
the resolution of Mr.. Pike being finally
laid upon the table.
The committee then proceeded to ell
ect three Democratic delegates to the
National convention, as follows: P. G.
Weber, Major Dennis and Clayton Bel
KNAPP; and at the suggestion of Mr.
Sharon of the Silver Party committee,
the following representatives OF the Sill
yer party were chosen: Governor Sad
ler Congressman Newlands and Judge
Mack The Independent concludes:
"This ended one of the most shame
full meetings of the representatives O
the Democratic party of Nevada ever
held. The fine italian hand of Mr.
Sharon was seen in every move of the
majority of the committee. His contro
over them was just as absolute as thai
ever exercised by c. G. Wallace or any
other boss over the deliberations OF {
caucus of his satellites. 1t now remains
to be seen whether the Democrats o
the State will gulp the nauseous dose il
silence or whether their disgust at The
betrayal OF their party will be regis
tered at the polls next November. I'm
less their is change in the program fo
the fall campaign, as mapped out b.
the Democracy of the western part o
the State, the Independent fears tn,
latter will be the result so far as thu
Democracy of Elko county is con
cerned. -