Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-09-21
Democratic County Convention.

noon. After music by the Ell1o band.
District Attorney Caine. secretary of
the county com mittee, in the absence
of John Henderson, chairman of the
county committee, called the conven-
ton to order, read the official call and
called for nominations for temporary
chairman. The convention organized
by elected Senator Coryell temporary
chairman, r. w. Hesson, temporary
secretary and L. E. Morgan, temporary
sergeant-at-arm. .,E.F.'.. 80. -.
Senator Coryell on taking the chair,
thanked the convention for the honor
conferred and promised to presides
with fairness. p ,s..;ls. :..
The appointment of committees being
next in order P. s: Triplett moved that
the chairman appoint committees of
five members each on credentials, or
ganization and order of business, and
platform and resolutions.
At the suggestion of the chairman a
recess of twenty minutes was, taken to
appoint the committees.
On reassembling, the chairman stat.
ed that an assistant secretary was
needed for the proper transaction of
business and F. L. Reber of Gold Circle
Newswas nominated and elected
a. The chairman then announced the
following committees: .i .
Credentials. T. Wright, j. H.
Matthews, A. w. Goble, A. NJ. Girls
void, J. A. Bielar.
Organization and order of business
A. W.. Hesson, Oren Vaughn, Phil
Snyder, Stanford Weathers, Charles
Winter. uF ....
Platform-E. A. P. johnson, P. S.
Triplett, Thos. Hunter, H. NJ. Lane,
j. F. Holland. ..
The convention then took u recess
until o'clock to give the committees
time to prepare their reports.
The committee on credentials re-
ported list of delegates from all the
precints except Halleck, O'Neil, Tecoma,
Cobre and Edgemont. ..
At the afternoon session, the COM
mitties on permanent organization and
credentials presented their reports,
which were read and adopted.
The committee on permanent or
ganization recommended that the tenn
porary officers be made permanent and
the following order of business:
The committee also Recommended
that fne 1>n r
lows: Sheriff, clerk, district attorney,
treasurer, recorder, assessor, SIS each;
surveyor, SO; public administrator, So;
long term commissioner, $40; short term
commissioner and members of the leg
islature, So each.
Report of committee on credentials.
Report of committee on platform and
resolutions. W." ......
The nomination of candidates in the
following order: ~. -. ..'.
Sheriff, county clerk, district attorney,
county treasurer, county assessor,
county surveyor, public administrator,
member of county board of education,
one long term county commissioner,
one short term commissioner. four
members of the assembly, selection of
county central committee:
The platform committee not being
ready to report l.. L. Hudson, one of
the nominees for presidential elector,
was on motion of E. A. P. johnson, in
vited to address the convention. Mr.
Hudson was introduced by Chairman
Coryell and received hearty round of
applause. His remarks were atten-
lively listened to and the mention of
Bryan, Kern and Senator Newlands
was roundly applauded. At the con.
clusion Of Mr.. Hudson's remarks, the
convention took recess until 2:8O
o'clock to give the platform committee
time to prepare its report.
On reassembling the committee on
platform presented it's report, which
was read and adopted.
The platform endorses the national
and state platforms and pledges the