The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-04-17
GET DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
The Democratic Convention To
Be Held In Fallen Thanks
To Our Boosters.

Not to be outdone by their Republican
opponents, the Democrats of the state,
in meeting at Reno Saturday, desig-
mated Fallon as the place for holding
their convention on June 3rd, at which
time 1856 delegates will be in attendance
from points over the state. This num-
Der is greatly in excess of the number
of Republicans that will be here on
May 9th, bus Of course there are more
Democrats in Nevada than Republicans.
Fallon's recognition as place of suf-
licient Importance and attraction to be
designated as the Democratic conven-
tion city was undisputed and the honor
was accorded without protest, though
many other centers in the state were
looking at the honor with askance.
Washoe county made a strong bid for
the plum, but the futility of the re-
quest was early demonstrated and the
claim was not pressed, though an old
silurian who bears the name of Bray
and wears with contumely the honors
Of the state superintendent OF public in
struction, was doing politics on behalf
OF that county when he should have
been attending to his official business.
OF course for this honor Falon will
be expected to provide the usual pro-
vender, and with SO great a number Of
visiting delegates the town may be
more or less hard pressed for aceomoda-
tions. Forgetting tariff schedule *"
long enough to temporarily invoke the
reciprocity doctrine, the entire popula-
tiOn of Fallon, Democrats and Repub-
licans alike will be expected to extend
the glad hand of hospitality that Fal-
Ions ilustrious name abroad may not
be dimmed when the delegates of both
parties convene in Failon.
1t is no mean honor for a city to be
designate ed as state convention meet
ing place and this double honor comes
20 US through a prompt recognition
from the party leaders of the state Of
the Importance of Fallon and Churchill
county, both present and future.
Never before in the eounty's history
has it had an honor thus conferred.
The credit for the designation must
be given jointly to a large number of
state committeeman and others. loyal
to Fallon, who are not confined to the
residents Of this county. Those de-
serving of special mention are State
Senator Thomas Dolf, former State
Senator r. l.. Douglass, J. W Rich
ards, N. R. Fitzpatrick, Former Lieu
tenant Governor Lemuel Allen, who
though now resident of Reno stood
by Fallon in its claim, W. W. Sanford.
E. S. Hartman, F. NJ. Wightman, A.
w. dollhouse and others.
The apportionment was one delegate
for every fifty votes or major fraction
thereof cast al sha. last general election
for Gilbert Ross, candidate for the Of
flee Of lieutenant governor. The ap-
portionment works out like this:
Churchill Clark Z, Douglass 4. Eu-
reka, 3, Esmeralda 81 Including Min
eral 81, Humboldt Is. Ladder i, Lin
cold 6, Lyon 8. Elko, Is. Nye Is, Orms-
by Z, Storey Il. Washoe 81 White Pine
is.
AT the Central Committee meeting
the Democrats decided that there shall
be preferential primary where all
Democrats may present their views,
and that the test to qualify to vote at
this primary shall be: ~ am a Demo-
crat; | am a citizen Of Nevada, and in
tend to vote the Democrats ticket at
the next election. The addition OF Il
am Democrat" to the usual qualii-
cation was placed there on request of
delegates from Sparks and Las Vegas
to prevent the railroads from taking a
hand in the primary election and vote
many men who are not qualified to vote
at any primary.
Former Governor Dekerson, Sam
Belford, Lieutenant Governor Ross and
few other prominent leaders of the
radical wing of the Democratic party
were not represented at the committee
meeting and were also absent from the
banquet.
The toasts at the banquet indicated
that the conservative wing of the DEM
ocrats, which aggregation has been in
the minority for some time past, has
gained control James T. Boyd. for
mer State Senator from Washoe eoun-
ty, made a stirring speech and was
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