Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-10-11
THE RUMP CONSPIRACY.
The SadIer-HoweII Ticket Before the
Supreme Court

Supreme Court.
Yesterday morning at 10 O'Clock the
Fusion party of Nevada through it's
attorneys Benz. Curler and James T.
Boyd appeared in the Supreme Court
and asked for "a writ of prohibition
against Secretary Of State Douglass
and the various county clerks of the
State to restrain them from printing
On the official ballots that Reinhold
Sadler, H. P. Beck. J. B. Mccullough
and J. NJ. Mccormack. were the regu-
lar nominees of the Silver Convention
at Winnemucca The petitioners in the
case were A. w. Hesson. Zeb Kendall,
e. w. Clark and c. D. Van Duzer who
desired to prevent the use of the
name Silver Party in connection with
the names Of the candidates with
whom the SILVER Party will have
nothing to do.
Attorney General Sweeney appeared
as he is obliged to under the law for
the Secretary Of State but he could
do nothing for him as Mr.. Douglass
after seeking his advice in the mat.
ter ignored it.
THE PETITION.
The petition recited the following
A. w. Hesson, Zeb Kendall, z. W
Clark and c. D. Van Duzer respectively
petition this Honorable Court for
Writ of Prohibition against w G.
Doug SIS, Secretary of the State Of
Nev2Ga, ". H. Brown, County Clerk
of Churchill County, Nevada, II. G.
Jepsen, County Clerk of Douglas COun-
ty, Nevada, A. G. Dawley, County
Clerk of Of Elko County, Nevada, !.
H. Miller County Clerk Of Esmeralda
County, Nevada, j. T. Dunn, County
Clerk of Humboldt County, Nevada,
T. c. Malloy, County Clerk Of Lander
County, Nevada, J. A. Nesbitt, County
Clerk of Lincoln County, Nevada, d.
w. Melarkey, County Clerk Of Lyon
County, Nevada, VIM. Enger, County
Clerk Of Nye County, Nevada. H. Z.
Van Etten, County Clerk of Ormsby
County. Nevada, J. A. Conboie. County
Clerk of Storey County, Nevada, W. A.
Fogg. County Clerk of Washoe County.
Nevada D. S. Dickerson, County Clerk
of White Pine County, Nevada, and
]. H HOegh, County Clerk of Eureka
County, Nevada, and for the purpose
Of IF h ,
respectfully show:
That the Silver Party is a political
party and duly organized and existing
under the laws of the State of Nevada
and has been organized and existing
for about twelve wears last past. and
during all such time has used the
name and has been known as the
Silver Party.
That the regular constituted State
Central Committee of the said Silvo,
Party directed that a convention d
the Silver Party be convened in Win
nemucca on the pod day or August
1904.
That pursuant to said call and or
the 22d and 23rd days of August, 1904
at the Town of Winnemucca, Count,
of Humboldt, State of Nevada, a con
vention of delegates of the Silve
Party of the State of Nevada was hell
for the purpose of nominating thre
Presidentials Electors, a Congressman
and a Justice of the Supreme Cour
of the State of Nevada, and a Ion;
term Regent Of the State University
and a short term Regent Of the Stat
University of the State of Nevada, an
for such other officers as might b
elected by the people at large of tn
State Of Nevada.
That the said convention duly organ
izde, and elected Sam P. Davis
Carson City, County of Ormsby, Star
of Nevada to be Chairman of sal
convention, and c. E. Robins rest
ing at Winnemucca, County Of Hun
boldt, State Of Nevada to be the Sc
rotary of said convention, and that :
all times thereafter the said conve
ton had a quorum and was compose
of a majority of all the delegate
authorized to vote in said conventlo
That such proceedings were then ne
in the said convention that the IL
lowing named persons were nominate
for the following officers, tO-wit:
FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS:
A. w. Hesson, CT Elko, Elko Count
Nevada.
Zeb Kendall of Tonopah, Nye Cou
ty, Nevada.
E. W. Clark Vt Pioches Linco'
County, Nevada.
FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN
CONGRESS:
C. D. Van Duzer of Tonopah, N