Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1908-09-26

The Republican county convention
met at the Miners Exchange hall
Monday morning at 10 o'clock and
placed a complete ticket in the field
to be voted for at the coming cleo
tion in November. The meeting was
called to order by L. A. Gibbons,
chairman of the county central COM
mittee, while w. X. Wise acted in the
capacity Of secretary.
Nominations for temporary chair
man being called for Senator T. L.
Oddie and T. L. Moore were placed in
nomination. Senator Oddie in a neat
speech referring to the many compli-
ments paid him in the past, asked
the delegates to accept his declina-
ton as he desired to occupy the floor.
The nomination of Mr.. Moore was
then made by reclamation.
AS Mr.. Moore took the platform he
was greeted with applause by the
delegates. He is a gentleman of dis
tinguished appearance, a clean cut
and forcible talker, a Thorough par
Humanitarian and from the tap of the
gavel to the close of the convention
he was in complete control of the
body, according the same respect to
the delegates as that which was paid
him. His address was a word of adj
vice to the delegates. He believed
and in fact knew that this was a Re-
publican year. The Republicans of
Nye county were alive to the oppor-
tunities presented and Nye county
would be in the Republican column
with a large majority. The platform
must not contain dead issues-the is
sues of sixty years ago. He insisted
that the platform should be of such
a character that it could be placed
side by side with the platform adopt
ed by the late Democratic convention
and then draw the deadly parallel.
AhCiC HOulu U0 hO OIL duliu6 vi 6Cl-
ting under cover for this convention.
He closed by appealing to the dele
gates to place none but good men on
the ticket.
Hrebert Clarke of Tonopah was
then selected by reclamation for the
position of secretary.
The following telegram was then
read from the Hon. p. L. Flanagan Of
Reno:
'Nevada's prosperity, even with her
wonderful mines, depends largely
upon the prosperity of the nation at
large. We are recovering from a
financial crisis due to a flaw in our
currency system, with the least evil
results which ever before attended
a financial panic, owing to the cour-
age and wisdom of our party in
power. When the news of Taft's cleo
ton is assured, there will be an in
dustrial awakening such as well
coined the administration of McKin-
ley. The farmer, miner, wage earn
er. business and professional man is
vitality interested, Nevada cannot az
ford to be out of the Republican col
umn. Reports from every country
show that the state which went for
Roosevelt will go for Taft.
Up. L. FLANAGAN"
The reading of the telegram was
received with vociferous applause by
the delegates as we'll as the visitors.
After the appointment Of the three
committees, platform, credentials
and organization. a recess was taken
until 2 o'clock in order to give the
various committees time to report.
Upon reassembling the conven-
ton Immediately got down to bust.
ness. The report of the committee
on credentials was received and acted
upon. On the organization commit.
tees report, which placed the selec-
ton of county chairman on the list
Immediately following the selection
OF assemblymen a question as to its
advisability was raised but the con-
vention resolved to allow 1t to stand
in that order.
The platform committees report
was then submitted. AS the chair
man of the committee, P. M. Fowler,
read 1t in ringing tones. the delegates