Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-09-01


called to order at 2:25 o'clock yester-
day afternoon in the Eagles pavilion
by Chairman of the State Central
Committee John Considine and for
two hours the factions in the Demo-
cratic party fought one of the fiercest
battles ever witnessed at a political
gathering. The anti-Bartlett forces,
with which the chairman was in SYM
pathy, put up battle royal and when
time in round one was called by the
selection of ex-State Senator Bell as
temporary chairman of the conven-
tion, the Bartlett forces had scored a
victory by vote of 106' to 79.
The veracity of Bennie Rosenthal
had been questioned time and time
again while Chairman Considine on
score Of truthful kilograms was back
ed of the boards by the opposition.
With Dunlap and Mcintosh of Nye,
Supreme Justice Sweeney of Ormsby
and forty others claiming recognition
the chair soto voice remarked, "Give
me q dirigible balloon to save me
from my friends" To cap the climax
and evidently in fear of riot the
head of Tonopah's constabulary was
forced into the position as sergeant
at-arms and rumor had it that tele-
gram had been sent to Captain Cox to
order out the entire reserve force of
the state constabulary.
Chairman Considine upon calling
the delegates to order stated that in
the absence of the secretary he had
appointed Ernest Bingham to act in
his stead. The chairman then or
dered the call of the convention to be
read, but the secretary was unable to
find the document. Captain Thatcher
moved that the reading Of the call be
dispensed with, whereupon Judge
Sweeney wanted to know what the
apportionment of delegates was and
was informed by Campbell of Washoe
that 1t was one for every fifty. At
this point Judge McCraney passed up
a clipping containing call. Immedi-
ately after finishing the reading of
the slip of paper the chairman ruled
that the action taken at the Carson
convention increasing the Esmeralda
delegation by twelve additional dele
gates be allowed and in moment the
convention was in an uproar. Sena-
tor Boyd appealed from the decision
of the chair as did twenty or thirty
others. Various motions and amend
ments were hurled at the chairman.
Schnitzer of Washoe made a motion
that the appeal from the decision be
laid on the table. The convention
then resolved itself into a cross-fire
organization. Mcintosh in a voice
that could be heard for three blocks
and somewhat resembling the Mac
Namara siren, demanded to know on
what authority the increased delega-
tion had been given to Esmeralda.
Shouts of Produce the telegram
was heard from half dozen sources.
When Benny Rosenthal flashing a
telegram advanced to the stage, hand
ing it to the chairman, who read it.
Cat calls and yells of 'Phoney" and
"Bunked" were heard from every
part of the house. At this juncture
Charles Sprague of the Esmeralda
delegation called for the reading OF
a telegram which he charged had
been received from Considine and
read to him. After retorts between
the two Esmeralda delegates Judge
Sweeney craved the Indulgence of the
delegation for five minutes and hard.
ly had begun his speech when the
chairman of the convention interrupt.
ed with the remark that he did not
want the proceedings delayed. Pyne
of Esmeralda, backing up Sweeney
protested against gag rule. Swallow
of Esmeralda objected to Sweeney's
talking while a decision of the chair
had been called for. Considine TAX
ing his cue from Swallow for the sec.
ond time ruled that the increased del
egation would be allowed. Governor
Dickerson hereupon appealed from
the second decision of the chair. Bert