Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-04-06

III S'h'c SSutIhl NOmhlttSSS rtSISc-
lively were held IN Reno on Saturday
afternoon, March 81.
There WAS "A good attendance at both
meetings and details co~ncernrng the
taken up and discussed. Subsequently
both committees assembled at the
court house and there acted together on
matters couuectei with the State con-
vention and he coming campaign.
Chairman jas. SweHuc! pei led u,~r
the democratic ~. Nhi t. Chairman
Snuch ereau per- u' meet s%iu.ilur GGiy arr
the silver committee. secretaries hing
ham and Burke acic! ;cl their respective
committees.
1t was regularly agreed and recorded,
that one State convention should be he III
ut which the silver men insisted on an
equal representation with the reuo
cratic fariy. Reno vas chosen as the
place OF meeting and September 2ith as
the date. The apI ortionmcut of dele
gates WIS fixed on n hasis 81 one dole
gate Tor every 80 votes cast for II. T..
~}nrtiuc aud fraction over - votes. This
superintendent applies to each party aud
will provide u convention of 222 dele.
gates. The parties will bold indepen.
dent primaries for the selection OF dele.
gates.
Resolutions were adopted condolmg
the death Of |. y. Sherwood, of Elko,
and this brought forth eloquent and re.
gretfu! remarks concerning the demise
OF the old party leaders, Joserh K. RYAN
and u. G.. Weber, whose passing WIS
noted with the passing OF appropriate
resolutions at tive last democratic State
convention.
The following address to the voters
was drafted aud adopted:
The pledge to he taken at the pri.
maries, reads, | mn IA democrat or | am
Il silvcrman, rs the case may he, and |
pledge myself to support the NOMINEES If
the silver and democratic State con
ventiOn tO bc held September 9th.
Resolved, that IN view of tile conceded
facts that the dominant party III the
United States is controlled 10y trusts
which have no regard for the interests Of
the masscs and il dominated by bosses
III the employ OF those trusts, we, WHO
believe IN equal rights and exact Justice
to all, ana IL the rule IT the majority.
honestly expressed at tie ballot tox.
propose III the ensuing election to adupt
principles and elect men to carry such
principles into effect as will insure ia the
people every right and privilege guarnu-
tccd by ing constitution.
Therefore. the democratic and silver
party state committees. in jDint meet
ing AS 'cmb!ed, rcnilirm the principles
under winch orr allied forces have
fought together III the last three cam
piagns, and invite all believers III the
doctrine Of equal rights to all and
sperinl privileges to none. and Of the
consiittIon, to Join with US in once MOI e
organizing the army Of platform Tor
action III the coming campaign.
We call the attention Of union labor tn
the attitude OF the Republican unminia.
ton toward the ship subsidy bill. the
Gaines injunction law, the Chinese
exclusion act, aud all the other measures
affecting the interests OF labor aud
invite the wage carncrs Of Nevada ia
unite with their natural friends and
allies, the Democrat and Silver Pnr.!cf,
i'll the battle tu he wagcd between the
forces Of privilege and the common
people.
(Signcd.J
Tho Democratic and Silver Party
Executive Committees.
Tho general consensus of opinion
was that the prospects Of the allied
forces Of democracy and the silver party
were never better nO7 brighter tnnr
they appeared this year, and there was
Il unanimous expression o! the belief
that the fusion OF the two parties IN
such harmonious unison wuuld undouhi,
cdly re suit i'll an over whcIming victory
ut the polls next November.
Tho meeting adjourned with tire,
rousiug cheers for the principles OF
Jefferson, Jackson md Hryan and for
the white metal as II money OF tho
constitution.