Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1902-09-20
THE DEMO.SILyERITES
REFUSE TO FUSE
All Attempts 10 Effect a Consolidation
Fail, and Both Factions Ignore
the Union Labor Party.

The old adage to the effect thai
1.-THE plans o mice and men gang aft
aglpe' has been verified during the
past week Of conventions in Tonopah.
The political organizations composing
the regular Democrats and the Sill
yer party adherents assembled in
good form pursuant to the slated
program and according 10 all precon-
certed arrangements. Not only did
all attpnpS To effect u fusion fail,
out of the desire of both parties To
control the tiaket and srcure the
spOiIS, but IN the wild scramble for
Office both parties arbitrarily refused
to consider the just and reasonable
request of the Labor party, repre-
Senting the various unions Of Tono-
pah, for recognition on the ticket
Democratic Proceedings.
The Democrats effected organiza-
ton by the se,pciion of DR.. l.. r.
Ellis as chairman, and John f. Mugin
secretary, The committee appointed
to confer with the other conventions
in regard to the distribution of offices
in due time reported that no agree.
meEt could be reached After Ion q
Durse Of free for all wrangling, nom
nations, destinations, and reluctant
acceptances, on the day following
the convention concluded to launch
forth straight ticket, composed as
follows
Assemblyman--George Cole of To-
nopah
Sheriff-James w. Power of To
nopah.
Clerk - Edward Cavanaugh of
Smoky Valley
Treasurer-W. w. Hollis of Bel
mont.
District Attorney L. Rich
ards of Tonopah.
Justice of the Peace. b. Lind
say of Tonopah.
Long term Commissioner 49, VIM.
Rodgers of Smoky Valley
Short term Commissioner 49, Thos
Eagan Of Tonopah
Public Administrator--A.P p. John
son of Tonopah.
The nominations for recorder. sur.
veyor and constable were referred
to the county central committee.
Silver Convention.
The Silver party convention, the
coordinate bIlnch of the principal
anti Republican body. which in the
difficult process of fusion declined to
fuse, came to permanent organization
by the election of Key Pittman to
the chair and James Young to the
secretarys desk. The proceedings
involved the employment of several
ENJOYS extraordinary to the other
conventions assembled, who reported
offers made and counter. propositions
relative to the various positions de-
manded by one or the other of the
clans.
1t looks to an outsider very much
like the old-line Democrats consid-
cred themselves the 'whole thing.
so much so that we do not blame
either the Labor party or the Silver
men for declining TO play second |
fiddle in the entertainment.
When Chairman Pittman withdrew
from the chair and the hall after a
temperate and impartial protest
against the conclusions reached, the
closed its work by making
the following nominations
neutrality-suspicious. McCabe of
Tonopah.
Sheriff-Thomas Logan of Tonopah.
Recorder VIM. Rice of Tonopah. /
Clerk. A. Ohlander of Belmont. |
Treasurer-John OToole of Ton0-
pah.
Long term Commissioner James
SHELTON Of Tonopah.
Short term Commissioner - John
Cook of Tonopah
Public Administra tor-Jas. Young |
of Tonopah.
Justice Of the Peace. W. Doug
lass of Tonopah.
Constable--Scott Hickey of Tono-
pah.