The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1908-06-04
DEMOCRATS
INSTRUCT
FOR BRYAN
The Bryan Band Wagon Rolls
Over All Opposition
Get Aboard.
Endorse Acts of Late Gov.
Sparks, Senator and
Congressman.

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The Democratic State convention
was called to order promptly at the ap-
pointed hour in Carson City Monday,
and its deliberations were characteriz-
ed by harmony throughout.
Frank P. Mannix, of Nye county,
was placed in nomination for tempo
rary chairman by Key Pittman, also OF
Nye, and unanimously chosen for that
position.
II. R. Mighels, of 0rmsby county,
was nominated by II. F. Bartine for
temporary secretary, and elected by
acclamation.
So unanimous were the delegates in
favor of an instructed delegation for
VIM. j. Bryan to Denver that a roll
call by counties was dispensed with.
When the question was put by the
chairman the roar that wentup in fav-
or of "The Peerless One" was so great
that q few delegates who wanted to
vote mo" had to rise in their seats
after the noise had subsided and ask
that their votes be recorded in the ne
gative. They numbered eight.
The following delegates and alter
mates were elected to represent the
party at the National convention that
convenes In Denver, Colo, July 7:
Delegates Alternates
Sen. F. G. Newlands A. @. Dawley
Gov. d. S. Dickerson Charles Green
"Ole" Elliott Thomas Dunn
Edward C. Clark A.P. Bettersworth
John Sutherland Fred L. White
Chas. r. Evans G. w. Thatcher
Word was received from Congress
man Bartlett at Washington that he
did not care to 60 to Denver as dele
gate, and accordingly the honor was
conferred on another.
Therodore A. Bell of California, was
endorsed for chairman of the Denver
convention.
In the report of the committee on
platform and resolutions no state mat
ters were touched upon. The report of
that committee is as follows, and il
should receive the hearty approval not
only of every Democrat, but of all
those who see in the extravagant ap-
preparations of the last Congress, the
passage of the currency bill and the re-
fusal to pass the campaign publicity
bill the total irresponsibility of the
dominant party;
"Sorrowing over the loss of our be-
loved Governor, John Sparks, whose
recent death robed the entire State In
mourning, with hearts overflowing
with tender sympathy for the bereavec
widow and the daughter and sons OF
him who so lately graced and honorec
the executive chair of this State, tn,
representatives of the Democracy o.
Nevada, assembled in the first Stats
convention of the year 1908, for ths
purpose of selecting delegates and al
ternates to the National Democratic
convention to be held at Denver, Col
orado, on the 7th day of July. A. ID
1908. speaking in behalf of the Demo
cratic party and of all the people OF
Nevada, deeply deplore the death o.
Governor Sparks.
''In addition to his services as Chiei
Magistrate, his career as State build
er, as an eminent and public-spirites
citizen, as a noble and great-heartet
man, will ever stand as rich heritag,
of our commonwealth. To his goo,
wife and family this convention tender
its sincere condolences and sympathy.
The platform then endorses Cover
nor Dickerson and promises him tn,
party's support, renews the pledges O.
the party, refers to Roosevelt as maj
with divided party, accuses the Re
publicans of insincerity, renews the de
mand for tariff revisions, and says:
while fully aware that at this tim
public interest is dormant as to the re
J storation of silver to full montcar
function, we adhere to our oft-repeat
ed declaration that such restoration
would be of incalculable benefit to tn
people of the entire United States b
increasing the volume of the standar
money, enhancing the commercis
value of the product of our silve
mines, and restoring the broken par o
exchange between gold standard an
silver standard cunotries, We point t
monetary stringency Of the last yea
as proof positive that when the Repub
lican leaders declared that hig
tariff and the gold standard would brinl
prosperity and make it permanent
they were either insincere or ignornat
of the basic principles of political econ
omy.
1--WE denounce as either the depth o
ignorance or the length and breadth o.
dishonesty q policy which first makes