Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-09-19


When the hour OF 4 o'clock came yes.
terday afternoon, the delegates 10 the
Democratic county convention we're
still in secret session. The crowd waited
patiently around the courtroom doors
for the convention to meet, but WIS
doomed to disappointment. as IN adj
jUurnInent wRs taken till 7 o'clock.
Bcfnr" adjournment the caucus went
through the entire ticket aud named the
candidates for each Office. 1t WIS soon
nolsed around that .. NJ. Lamon of
Edgemont. J.t. ~tinrris and Guy iIarbiu
Of Elko had allowed their names to go
before the ucu Tor tie office OF sher.
lit and that the vote stood Lamun 81,
Harris 80, nnd Hardin 8, aud that Mr..
Lamon was TO receive the nomination Of
the convention. THIS created Il good
suited in MIR. Harris refusing to abide
by the decision of the caucus. rs neither
candidate had Il majority OF the dele
gates to the convention. Mr.. Hardin
gracefully submitted to the action of the
caucus md declared himself out Of the
fight. Mr.. Lamon did not press his Rd-
vantage aud did his best to restore har.
mony. Consequently the sberiff's fight
was decidedly mixed when the conven.
ton met at I o'clock.
rh,,, II,-, .n-l Al -
ton to order shortly after 7 o'clock and
announced that nominations for two
State Senators were i'll order.
Harry Parker Of Tuscarora placed
Oscar Graham in nomination and AT.
Fisher named Thomas Hunter. Nomi.
nations we're closed and Oscar Graham
and Thomas Hunter we're declared the
nominees OF the convention by acclama-
ton. ..-..
For members OF the Assembly NJ. 5.
Wilson, W. 5. Greathouse, /. II. Pogue
and K. f. Skaggs, the caucus nominees,
were nominated by acclamauon.
Things run very smoothly 80 far, but
when the next order OF business. the
WI u bltIIut WIZ TchCuctl
w. d. Plunkett OF T%uscarora took the
floor and stated TINT Mr.. Lamon had in
structed him to withdraw his name IA a
candidate Tor sheriff, but since that in
struction had been given he had been
requested to ask FOR a caucus OF the Elko
and Tuscarorn delegations to settle the
contest between Mr.. Lamou and Mr..
Harris. The request Of Mr.. Plunkett
did not meet with favor end a motion
that the nomination % sheriff be pnssed
was made and carried
Things again ran smoothly and the
following were nominated by acclama.
ton:
Recorder. Z. W. Grover, Elko.
Assessor. w. Is. Armstrong, Starr val
Icy.
District Attorney. G. Is. Henderson,
Elko.
Long Term Commissioner, Philip
Snyder, T]uscarora.
Short Term Commissioner, Stanley
Rigsby, Elko.
County Surveyor, T.. G. Mcclellan,
Elko.
Member Board OF Education Long
Tcrm). a. w. IIceson. EIko.
No candidate Tor Public Administrator
appearing that Office was passed.
This brought tho convention to tho
sheritT's fight and Mr.. Clayton moved
Tint N racnao 80 nflan, ,,;,,Io, a.. ,.I..
and the Elko and Tuscarora delegations
meet and name the sheriff. This did
not nect with favor and tho convention
took n recess Tor fifteen minutes.
On reassembling the chairman called
Tor nominations for sheriff and for some
time there was no response. Robert
Hartley finally arose and presented tho
name OF G. Is. Moore OF Wells. Mr..
Moore declined. There was another lull
and lIarve McAdams OF Carlin placed
George Mcintosh ia nomination., Mr..
Mcintosh also declined. j. +. T'riple,t
then placed Guy Harbiu in nomina ton,
j. I. Wright named j. g. Harris mud f..
A. Z. johnson presented o. 81. Lamon.
MIR. Hardin and Mr.. Harris came
before tho convention, endorsed the
platform and deposited si0 each with
the secretary, Mr.. Lamon appeared and
withdrew his name.
a ballot was taken and Il resulteed in
MIR. Hardin rocoivfnR 30 votes; Mr..
Harris. %; scattering 2. Mr.. !lnrbIn
was declared the nominee u tho on.
y~entiOn.
Tho county central committee FOR tho
next two yUars was then named. II
appears elsewhere.
Tho secretaries nnd %sergcnnt.a at arms
wero allowed $40 each for their services
and the convention thon adjourned sine
die.