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view. He was all of a man and his
man was Fred Bowler. Milo Davido.
yich had an ardent worker in the
cause of Democracy, w. J. McCabe.
Mr.. McCabe arose at this juncturt
to a question of personal privilege.
He opened the ball with a reference
to the late lamented Democratic state
convention. He said that he was sec
rotary of the convention and hat tc
him had been appropriated $3.50 as
reporter of the convention. He had
asked for the support of the Tonopah
delegation in the primary but was
confronted with a m that he had
misappropriated $3.50 of the state
convention funds. He charged that
there was a conspiracy to injure his
character and destroy his political
aspirations.
Judge Delaney said Beatty had
been conceded a candidate and his
name was George Probasco.
j. H. Morris candidate was not in
the house, but he did not hesitate to
say that he was all right. He nomi-
mated Cy Johnson of Round Noun
tain.
r. p. Dunlap also had a mar who
was not in the house and his name
was William Merton of Manhattan.
H. r. Cooke placed in nomination
a man whom he claimed was not a
fourth of July orator, but was a bust
ness man of Tonopah, j. e. McNa-
mara.
Charles Keilhofer named a staunch
Democrat, D. J. Fitzgerald.
George Thatcher arose to nominate
a red headed man and he was B. H.
Smith.
Thatcher at this stage said that the
Tonopah delegation had held a eau
Gus Wednesday night and selected
three men for the assembly and ask
ed that another recess be taken to
give them another chance to cut the
cards and hold a caucus.
]. B. Lindsay was not anxious for
a fight on his candidates and moved
that Probasco and Kane be elected by
reclamation. Dick Dunlap said that
he didn't want any Christmas pres
ents, but that he did want Merton,
Giffen and Cy Johnson included with
the Rhyolite men.
Boss McFadden then wanted to
nominate a man and he sprung a geo.
graphically situated one. He was a
Phonolite one by the name of H. G..
Bruenef.
Chairman Ray then dug up the mo-
ton Of Lindsay on the selection of
the Rhyolite men by reclamation,
when Flatiron Kelly, formerly of
"de fifth" in Denver, said he was a
representative of the Bonanza Min
ers' union and Bullfrog secretary,
and charged Probasco with being a
member of the citizens alliance.
Faulkner was brought to his feet and
wanted to know the compact entered
into between the Rhyolite faction
and the Tonopah delegation, but this
failed to shut off "Fiatiron" and he
insisted on an answer to the charges
he made. While Kelly was talking a
motion to elect Probasco and Kane
was carried. "Flatiron" wanted a
roll call but the best he got was the
icy stare.
j. H. Morris wanted his candidate,
Cy Johnson elected by reclamation,
there was nothing doing.
II. r. Cooke filed a violent objee-
ton to the tactics pursued in the
matter of eliminating candidates by
the conventions rough shod work.
This brought forth rapturous APP
plause from Jim Hayes and Scott
Baldwin, who are new in politics.
DR.. levitt SHE'D at taking part in
Tonopah's fight.
George Thatcher said there were
seven candidates and Tom Marshall
again talked.
J. B. Giffen of Manhattan said he
did not are for the nomination and
he allowed his name to be brought
into the campaign for the purpose of
finding the strongest factor in the
fight. He charged political %treachery
and under no consideration would he
allow his name to go before the con-
vention at which there we're loud
cries of "No, No."
Thatcher said that he didR't know
that Manhattan had been promised
two assemblymen and that the frame
up must have been changed and he
wanted another caucus Joe Gori was
in favor of two being allotted to Man
haitian and remarked that 1t looked
to him as If Tonopah wanted to hog
the whole. cheese. Tallman was In
favor OF two also for Manhattan. The
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