The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-11-07
ADMISSION DAY NOT
NOTICED IN NEVADA

The high interest in the campaign
throughout Nevada resulted in the
44th anniversary of admission TO
statehood being overlooked 10 large
extent in the state. The anniversary
date fell or Saturday last. With ex-
ception of a few minor observations
there was little or no public notice
of the occasion. The following facts
and history in connection with the
statehood proclamation of President
Lincoln is none the less interesting:
The great day for Nevada. when
the parchment making her a state
was signed by the president of the
United States, was October 81. 1864.
This was the year for all kinds of
elections in Nevada, there had been
three before becoming a state. and
a fourth now was neeessitated, as the
territorial legislative officers and con-
gressionaG delegates could not serve
the state. The members for the
house of representatives were TO be
chosen on the date of the presidential
election, November s, 1864. A full
state and national ticket was there
fore placed in the field by both Demo-
Gratis and Republicans. These tick
cts included representatives, state
senators, state officers. state assem-
blymen. nine district attorneys and
II district judges. The result was as
follows. every Republican being elect
ed:
For Presidential Electors-9S26
votes. Total vote, f6.32S. Member
of Congress-H. G.. Worthington,
9,776. Goyernor-H. G.. Blasdel. o.
S34. Lieutenant Governor. G.
Crossman. 1856. Secretary of State
&C. Y. Noteware. 9.S39. Controller
"A. w. Nightingale. 9.S42. Treas
urer-E. Rhoades, 1924. Superin-
tendent Public Instruction.. r.
White, 9.S23.
Surveyor Generals. II. Marlette,
9.S2S. Supreme Court Judges-C.
NJ. -Brosnan. 9.S3S; J. F. Lewis, o.
SIC. Attorney General-George A.
Nourse, S.27S. Supreme Court Clerk
Alfred Helm, 9,S46.
The eDmocrats elected were two In
number. both for the legislature.
A. ST. Clair. assembly. Churchill
county; Frank NJ. Proctor. senate.
Nye county.
The next thing uas the choosing
of two United States senators, which
was done in joint convention ~ the
two branches OF the legislature on
December Is. 1864. There was a
bitter contest. amounting almost to
a deadlock at one stage of the pro-
ceedings. The first vote cast result
ed as follows: William NJ. Stewart
of Storey county. 30; James w. Nye
of Ormsby county. %; Charles e. De-
long of Storey county. %; John Grad
elbaugh of Ormsby, u; B.. C.. Whit
man of Storey county, 10. Necessary
for a choice, 81,
Mr.. Stewart was declared elected
For the second senator the vote stood
as follows: James w. Nye of Orms-
by county. %; Charles r. DeLong of
Storey county, II; John %Cradlebaugh
of Ormsby codnty, 8; b. G. Whitman
of Storey county 3 After tliS re-
, suit the convention adjourned until
the next day at ! p. m. when II took
, but one vote to give the result.
James w. Nye of Ormsby county. 20;
Charles e. DeLong of Storey county.
I, and Nye was declared elected.
PREPARE FOR STATEHOOD.
II was not long after the territory
was created the citizens decided that
the robes of statehood would he be
coming to Nevada, and the lC laturt
of 1862 passed an act author ing al
: the general election in September,
= 1863, the choice of dele les to frame
= q state constitution. A popular vote
of the people as to whether they de
5 sired statehood or not esulted in a
majority OF 1856 in or of It.
The delegates sssenIoied November
. 2, 1868. and continued In session un
I'll December IL. and in that period
framed the constitution under which
Nevada eventually became a state
William NJ. Stewart. delegate from
Storey county, made this a stepping