The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-05-29
TICKETS NAMED
LOCAL POLITICS
GETTING WARM
MASS CONVENTION NOMINATES
CANDIDATES. FOR COMING
ELECTION.
OTHER TICKETS ARE NAMED
Meeting Is Harmonious and No
Squabbles Result-SpcecheS Are
Short and to the Point.

A second municipal ticket was put
into the local field yesterday after
noon at Il mass convention held IN
Graham hall The ticket is headed
by J. r.. Marks for mayor, and the
other nominations made are as fol-
lows:
Couneilmen--Fi ward, II. O..
Hall; Second ward. Neil Munro;
Third ward, c. Hermanson.
Police judge-George w. Deyec-
mon.
Marshal--W. o. Moorman.
Treasurer-De Leahigh.
Clerk-F d. Oldfield.
The mass meeting was the result
of the call issued at the Mining
Stock Exchange Monday night, and
Anthony Zurich was temporary
chairman, and the convention select
ed Clarence J. MeFadden as perma-
nent chairman and Mr.. Zurich as sec
rctary.
The purpose of the mass conven-
ton, To nominate a full municipal
ticket, WAS then stated, and nOmina-
tions were called for
The nominating speeches were
short The fashion was set by M.
Cohen, who in sixteen words nomi-
mated j. II. Marks for mayor The
nominating speech was as follows:
Il rise to nominate a gentleman
who is greately interested in Ely
and his name Mr.. Marks
IL. c. Herrick then in as brief a
speech, nominated Senator ii. A.
Comins, and another member of the
convention. Fred Clark.
IL. V. Melloy asked ID. s. Dicker-
son If Mr.. Clark is a candidate for
mayor, or if he had given permis-
sion to have his name used before
that convention.
Mr.. Clarks name has been pre-
sented before this convention with
out his consent or knowledge said
Mr.. Dickerson. "Eie is Il candidate
for election, but he has not given his
permission for the use of his name
here today"
Mr.. Clark's name was then with
drawn, and vote was called for.
The vote WAS Il rising one, and the
result was as follows, resulting in
the nomination of Mr. Marks:
Marks, So; Comins, a.
Mr.. Marks was then called to the
floor and IA speech was demanded:
Gentlemen, | want to thank you,
said the nominee modestly, as he re-
sumed his seat.
A. Jnrich was recognized when
nominations for town clerk were
called for. In few words in which
he called the attention of the con-
vention to the record and the integ-
rity of his nominee, he named Fred
d. Oldfield, deputy county clerk, for
the Office.
The nomination was made by ac-
clamation.
The same course was pursued by
George w. Devecmon, who nominat-
ed Del Leahigh for treasurer.
M. Cohen placed the name of Alex
Baird in the lists for marshal; G. w.
Deveemon named William Norman,
and others named Jerry Mcclellan
and AL Butler.
The first vote resulted in the nomi-
nation of Moorman, the vote be-
ing divided as follows:
Moorman. SO; Butler, IS; Baird,
5, and Mcclellan /.
John w. Wall was then given the
floor and briefly called attention to
the record of George w. Devecmon,
nominating him for police judge.
The nomination was made without
dissenting vote.
The fight for councilmen in the va
rious wards was then opened. The
delegates in the convention voted for
the nominations only in their respec-
tive wards.
In the first ward, M. f. Rickard,
Robert Neil, Jerry Kent and II. o.
Hall and DR.. e. p. Notrebe were
nominated. Mr.. Richard withdrew
his name, and the vote was as fol-
lows:
Hall, 40; Rickard, II; Neil, 2;
Kent, 2; Notrebe, 2.
In the second ward, Neil Munro
was the only nominee. In the Third,
Tom O'Neill was nominated by Fl. G.
Herrick, and G. Hermanson by j. X.
Marks. Mr.. Hermanson received 80
votes, giving him the nomination.
This closed the business of the
convention, and adjournment was
taken at once.
At the conclusion of the meeting,
the petitions to have the names of
the nominees placed on the official
ballot were circulated among the
voters present and the required num-
ber of signatures were attached to
each petition before the crowd left
the hall.
In addition to the ticket nominat-
ed at the mass convention yesterday,
and the first one published, third
ticket took the field yesterday.
This one is headed by John Weber
for mayor and the other men named
are as follows:
Police judge, Allen c. Bragg.
Marshal, A. j, Butler.
Clerk, Fred d. Oldfield.
Councilman from the First ward,
II. o. Hall.
Councilman from the Second ward,
Marion Schellenberger.
|. Councilman from the Third ward,
A. j. Stevens.
Certificates of the nomination of
the following were filed with the
county clerk last night, in compliance
with the law governing the municipal
election:
J. r. Marks, mayor; +. D. Oldield,
clerk; w. o. Norman, marshal;
George W. Devecmon, police magis-