The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-09-26
The Agreement for the
Election Of u. 5. Senator

ms agreement, maze ana enterei
into this 9th day of September, 1908,
by and between the Republican party
of the state of Nevada, represented By
its chairman of the state central COM
mittee, Harry Humphreys, and the
Democratic party of the state of Ne
vada, represented by its chairman OF
the state central committee, P. }.
Somers, witnesseth:
That whereas, the Republican party
of the state of Nevada, by its conven-
ton held in the city of Goldfeld, on
the ed day of August, 1908. endors
ed the Honorable P. l.. Flanagan as it's
candidate for United States senator
and at the same time and place passed
the following resolution:
Where's, the Hozorable P. l.. F1ani-
gan has been unequivoeably endorsed
by this convention, as the choice OF
the Republican party for United States
senator from Nevada, and
Whereas, the challenge has come
from Nevada senior senator in the
United States senate, who assumes his
endorsement by the Democratic party
of this state as his own successor;
Now, therefore, this convention, be
lieving in the cardinal doctrine that
the people shall rule, and committing It's
policies and candidates with absolute
confidence to popular endorsement and
choice, resolve as follows:
This Republican state convention
hereby authorizes and empowers the
chairman of the Republican state ceh-
trail committee to confer with any like
authorized representative OF the Demo-
cratic state convention for the purpose
of entering into an agreement as fol
lows, to-wit:
That the nominee of each convention
for United States senator be certified
to the secretary of state for the puE-
pose of being placed upon the official
ballot in conformity with the act OF
March IA, 1899 Compiled Statutes
li44-lf4S lncluSlve)
That in the event such agreement is
entered into the name of p. L. Elan
igan of Washoe county be certified to
the secretary of state as the nominee
of this convention for United States
senator.
And Whereas. The Democratic party
of the state of Nevada, by its conven-
ton held in the city of Tonopah, state
of Nevada, on the I'd day of September,
1908, endorsed the Honorable Francis
G. Newlands as it's candidate for Unit
ed States senator, and at the same time
and place adopted the following reso-
luton:
Whereas, The Honorable Francis G..
Newlands has been endorsed by this
convention as the choice of the Demo
| cratic party for United States senator
from the state of Nevada, and
Whereas, The Honorable p. L.. Flani-
gan has been endorsed as the choice of
the Republican party for such Office,
Now, therefore, this Democratic
state convention hereby authorizes
aud empowers the chairman of the
Democratic state central committee to
confer with any like authorized rep
resentative of the Republican state
central committee for the purpose of
entering into an agreement as follows,
to-wit:
That the nominee of each convention
for United States senator be certified
to the secretary of state for the pur-
pose of being placed upon the official
ballot, in conformity with the act If
March Ia, 1899 Compiled Statutes
l744-l74S).
That in the event such agreement is
entered into the name of Francis G..
Newlands of Washoe county be certi-
fed to the secretary of state as the
nominee of this convention for United
States senator.
Now, therefore, in accordance with
the above resolution, the Democratic
party of the state of Nevada, hereby
pledge their candidates for the legis-
lature of the state of Nevada to vote
for the person receiving the highest
number of of votes for United States
senator, without regard to party affil-
iation. The same to be certified III
by the secretary of state to have been