Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-09-22
Democratic, County Convention.

! After the close Of our report last
! night, the following nominations were
made by acclamation: Assessor, Will
lam Weathers, recorder w. G. Great
house, surveyor, Charles Haws, board
of education, w. S. Griswold.
E. A. P. johnson was placed in NOM
nation for public administrator, but
declined and the Office was passed.
For county commissioner, long term,
William Willis and Oscar Graham were
placed i'll nomination. A ballot was
taken and each candidate received 80
votes. On the second ballot, Willis
won by vote Of 80 to 80.
For county commissioner, short term,
George Moody and j. w. Thompson
were placed in nomination The first
ballot resulted in tie vote. On the
second ballot. Moody received 30 votes
and Thompson 90.
The convention then adjourned until
o'clock.
On re-assembling, the band played o
couple of pieces. after which Chairman
Coryell called the convention to order.
The nomination of four assemblymen
being in order, E. G. Ridden of Starr
valley, George Mcintosh of Carlin,
F. H. Winter of Bryan, R. E. Skaggs
of Elko, and John J. Schoer of Clover
valley were placed in nomination.
The candidates were called forward
to endorse the platform. Mr.. Riddell
endorsed the platform briefly and
promised to serve the people faithfully,
if elected. Messrs Mcintosh, Winter
and Schoer being absent, they were
vouched for by those who placed them
in nomination
r. E. Skaggs took the floor and pre-
ceeded to make one of his, to him,
famous harangues. He glorified his
record as legislator, and claimed that
he had ALWAYS done his duty to the
state and Elko county in 'potickeler."
He said that his record was such that
the nomination should have been given
to him without his asking for it. If de-
feated in the convention, he said that
the democrats of the county would
want to know the reason why and
would figure it out that the Southern
Pacific serpent was the cause of his
downfall. He denied ever abusing
Governor Sparks and claimed that he
had done more than any other man in
the Legislature to protect the governors
memory. He got off his usual abuse of
the press and claimed that the papers
were cheap because he said he had
bought some of them. He took up the
police bill and ridiculed those who had
voted for it. 1t "Roosianized" the state,
he said, and was very bad measure.
He spoke for over half an hour and
finally left the floor, seemingly we'll
satisfied with his, to him, great effort.
His speach, however, fell on stony
soil, for when the votes were counted,
it Tailed up this way: Riddell 80;
Mcintosh, Of; Winter, 40; Skaggs, 10;
Schoer, so. A magnificent answer of
representative democrats to the great
statesman's" plea for votes. Of all the
good work done by the convention, the
defeat of Skaggs by such an over
whelming vote is the best. He now
knows what the democratic party of
Elko county thinks of his abuse of
Governor Sparks and his efforts to de-
feat legislation for the preservation of
law and order in this state. The vote
was also magnificent tribute to Sena-
tors Hunter and Coryell and Assembly
men Winter, Fernald and Russell who
stood for law and order. 1t is also q
notice to the rest of the state that Elko
county democracy stands for the en-
forcment of law and the preservation of
order and reveres the memory of
Governor Sparks.
After the nomination of assemblymen,
E.. A. P. johnson took the floor and
made ringing speech for contributions
to the Bryan fund. At it's conclusion,
there was rain of silver dollars on the
J clarl,'s desk and in q few minutes $50