Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-09-02


became farcical in the extreme and |
strange to relate after another hours |
wrangling this was carried.
Senator Bell called w. H. Husky to
take the chair as he was too fatigued
to continue further in the capacity of
chairman.
The next was the report of the
committee on organization and order
of business, rendered by Chairman
H. r. Cooke of that committee, which
passed without dissenting vote.
The platform and resolutions re-
port was presented by Supreme JUS
tice Sweeney. AS Sweeney ascended
to the platform the majority of the
Esmeralda and Washoe delegations
left the hall. The reading of that
section which referred to Newlands,
Bartlett and Dickerson was greeted
with cheers, the noise for Dickerson
being the loudest. When the chair
man had finished reading the major
ity report, Governor Dickerson pre-
sented the minority report. In sup
port of the minority report the gov
ernor made an impassioned speech,
contending that the dead governor
and the Democratic legislature which
passed the police bill, were not en-
titled to commendation for the par
ticular act. He was opposed to the
plank in the majority platform from
political standpoint and said that it
would lose votes for the party and
that it was but half way sop to the
friends Of Governor Sparks. Sweeney,
as chairman of the platform commit
tee, said the real issue before the
people was the state police bill and
that they would be accused of cow
ardice in the event of their failing to
pass the plank. He stated that Gov
ernor Sparks had sacrificed his life in
the interest of the people He saw
no harm in endorsing Sparks and
commencing the Legislature. Bartine
opposed the plank and Carl Young
remarked that the people had been
| buncoed.
The most impressive speech of the
evening was made by s. w. Belford
of White Pine. He it was who swung
the convention by his matchless ora
tory and forced the majority to final
| ly accept the minority substitute. He
started by advancing from his posi-
! tion in front of the hall toward
Sweeney with uplifted hand and re-
marked that he did not have to be
taught lesson from Sweeney to pay
his respects to the memory Of Sparks
as an individual or an official. He
contended that the issues as present
ed to the Democratic party must be
met. At no time in the history of the
party had such a crisis as this con,
fronted it. The Republicans would
make capital and he feared for the
result.
Judge Hubbard of Esmeralda was
the next speaker. He favored the
minority report. Sweeney rose to his
feet to take issue with the remarks of
the Esmeralda man, but was howled
down. Dunlap had the secretary read
the majority and minority reports on
the bill, pointing out that the stumb-
ling block was but the two concluding
lines in the report of the majority
which was as follows:
\, "And we commend and endorse the
|, legislature in passing and Governor
Sparks in signing the state police
BILL"
Il Speaker Skaggs was the next to
: take the floor and spoke of what he
termed the Rooshanizing police bill
George Thatcher followed on political
expediency. Senator Boyd delivered
! a castigation to the convention tha!
called forth replies from the Esmer
aida delegation, which had by this
) time, with the Washoe delegation
filed back to their accustomed places
t Sam Davis poured oil on the troubled
waters by suggesting that the minor
D ity report be adopted and the conven
tion was asked II resolution endors
0 ing the administration of Governor
( Sparks would be passed. The minor
l ity report was then passed as sub
3 stitute for the police bill plank an,
. the following resolution was adopted
I Eve commend the integrity. abilit!
and faithfulness OF the late Governo
o Sparks. who died at the post OF dut!