The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1902-09-19
COUNTY TICKET
Good Nominations Made and a Strong Plat.
form Adopted.

Assembly, IcI-D. Il. INlI6y Oh PARADISE.
G. b. Brown of Winnemucca, w. c.
Noteware of Lovelock.
Sheriff-C. w. McDeid of Winnemucca
Assessor-Andrew Davidson of. Union
Vile.
County Clerk. T. Dunn of Winnie
mucca-
Recorder and Auditor-Jerry Sheehan
of Winnemucca.
County Treasurer-F G. Hoenstine of
Golconda.
District Attorney-Bert l.. Hood of
W~innemucca.
Public Administrator. A.. Cochran of
,W~innemucca.
Long Term Commissioner-W. c. Rud-
dell of Lovelock.
Short Term Commissioner-Frank Ger
main of W~innemucca.
The above ticket was yesterday placed
in the field by the Democratic county
convention.
When the convention reassembled at
2 +. M. the committee on platform and
resolutions and order of business submit
ted its final report. Amendments to the
platform were offered by w. C. Noteware
and Senate w. c. Pitt of Lovelock and
adopted. These amendments were incor-
porated under the heading United
States Senator latter which the plat
form was unanimously adopted, as fol-
lows:
HUMBOLDT COUNTY DEMOCRATIC.
PLATFORM.
The representatives of the Democratic
party of Humboldt county, in convention
assembled, do ratify. affirm, approve and
declare as follows:
We approve and affirm the principles
OF Democracy as set forth in the ma
tional Democratic platform adopted at
Kansas City, Mo, in 1900. Furthermore,
we ratify the fusion of the Democratic
and Silver parties of this State recently
effected at Reno, and unqualidedly APP
prove and endorse the acts and platform
then adopted.
COUNTY GOVERNMENT.
Believing the establishment and main
tenance of a strong and efficient county
government is of the highest Importance
we pledge the nominees of this conven-
tfon in their respective official capacities,
in all matters, to follow the law without
respect TO persons or class, and to carry
into effect the principles and objects
herein enumerated.
We believe in and modern
methods and institutions of learning; we
believe In the higher education In the sci
ences and liberal arts. We recommend
that the education facilities of this coun-
ty be increased and extende so that the
advantages of this higher education may
be secured at home.
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.
We favor the construction and mainten-
ance, free from private interference or
obstruction of good and convenient pub
lie roads and bridges where required for
public use. We recommend that for the
future cheap and temporary expedients
be not resorted to in public affairs-on
the contrary, we recommend that all
public improvements be modern. substan-
tial and permanent.
LABOR.
We favor the regulation of the hours of
labor by the State. We recognize the
right of wage earners to an equitable
share of the profits of labor. We believe
that labor has the right to organize into
societies for the protection and advance
ment of wages of labor, and to adopt
any rule or regulation to that end not
in conflict with the principles of free
government.
COUNTY OFFICERS SALARIES.
We believe the present salaries of the
county officers are inadequate to longer
maintain good and effective county gov
m The county has increased in
wealth, population and business, thereby
making the duties of the county officials
more numerous and much more impor-
tant We therefore pledge our legislative
nominees to secure legislation as is meet
and proper in the premises, either by a
return In whole or in part 10 the Zee
system. or by increased salaries. We also
that the office of County Su-
perintendent of Schools be separated
from the office of District Attorney or
that he be allowed a deputy to perform
the duties connected Herewith.
FARES AND FREIGHTS.
We well know the transportation
charges in this State to be unjust. dis
criminative and extortionate. We there
fore pledge our legislative nominees to
use all efforts to secure by legislative
enactment, pledge or resolution the
abatement of this abuse.
ADMINISTRATION.
We pledge the nominees of this conven-
ton to the above objects and principles
without reserve, and generally to the ad-
' option of such measurse as lead to the
advancement. progress and welfare OF
all the people. care being at ali times
had to limit public improvements TO a
reasonable limit of taxation.
SILVER PARTY.
To these ends we invite the members
of the Silver party, together with all
good citizens, to unite, aid ana co-opera,e
with us.
UNITED STATES SENATOR.
We pledge our legislative nominees 70
the unqualified support OF the canniuacs
of Hon. Francis G. Newlands for United
States Senator. We pledge our nominee
for State Senator to enter the anu-fse-
nrhlican ca,,cus of the Legislature as