The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-07-30
REPUBLICANS OF NEVADA
MEET IN STATE CONVENTION
W. NJ M(GI Of White Pine Thomas Nelson Of Humboldt and
". W. Booth Of Nye Nominated for Presidential
EP(tOrS-0thef Business Transacted


was called to order yesterday morn
ing, at 10 o'clock, in the Reno city
hall, by II. e. Reid, chairman of the
state central committee.
The call for the meeting was read
by l.. A. Gibbons, secretary of the
meeting, after which Mr.. Gibbons was
elected chairman and w. E. Pruett sec
rotary.
The chair then appointed a. commit
tee on credentials, composed of the fol
lowing: Col. II. b. Maxson, Mayor
Turrittin and +. r. Dodge, and re-
cess of thirty minutes was taken to
give the committee an opportunity to
make up the roll call. At the end of
that time the committee made its re-
port, which was adopted.
A motion by Col. Maxson was then
adopted, to the effect that the state
central committee be empowered to fill
any vacaneis that may occur in that
body and to perform its functions at
such times as the full committee was
not in session.
Cole Harwood then m5 that the
convention proceeded to nominate can
didates for presidential electors. Col
onel Maxson placed in nomination w.
M. MeGill, of White Pine county; the
Humboldt delegation nominated Thos.
Nelson, of this county, and Senator
Morehouse named w w. booth. of
Nye county On motion of Mayor
Turrittin the nominations We're clos
ed, and Secretary Pruett was author
lied to cast the ballot of the conven-
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The following resolution, which was
introduced by Cole Il. Harwood, was
unanimously adopted
Resolved. That the state of Nevada
and the Republican party have suffer
ed great and irreparable loss in the
untimely death of Senator George $.
Nixon, whose energy and ability gain
ed for him a high place in the senate
of the United States and a higher
place in the esteem and affections of
the people of the state, and be it fur
ther
Resolved, That we commend the
magnanimity and wisdom of Governor
Oddie in the appointment of w. A.
Massey as the successor of Senator
Nixon, who, by reason of his nigh rec
ord in private and public life is EN-
nently qualified for that position.
The convention unanimously approx
ed of and indorsed the note sent by
Chairman Reid to the chairman of the
state central committee of the Demo
cratic party that the Republican party
desired to have it agreed, as it has
been ON former elections, that the leg
islators to be elected this fall stand
pledged to vote unanimously for the
candidates for United States senator
who receives the greatest number of
votes in the general election.
STORY OF ROOSEVELT BOLT
Before adjournment, Senator More
house, of Esmeralda, took the floor
and gave a brief history of the Chi
cago National convention, of which
body he was member.
He stated that the California dele
cation appeared before the commit
tee, claiming a representation of 20
for Roosevelt. When asked about the
Fourth congressional two delegates,
they admitted that Taft men had de-
feated the Roosevelt representatives in
that district, but pointed to the fact
that Roosevelt had carried the state
by an overwhelming majority and for
that reason was entitled to all the
delegates.
The committee agreed with the Roos-
welt contingen and expressed itself as
willing to concede the point. How
ever, they were notified that the same
rule would be applied to Ohio and Mas
saehusetts. In the former state
Roosevelt had CARED ten disticts and
Taft five, but the state at large had
expressed its preference for Taft. In
Massachusetts each candidate had car
ried nine districts, but the state had
gone for Taft. By applying the Cali
fornia rule, Roosevelt would gain
two delegates and lose 3S.
THE ROOSEVELT MEN THEN
REQUESTED THAT TAFT BE CIV
EN- THE TWO DELEGATES FROM
THE SAN FRANCISCO DISTRICT.