Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-09-23

: We stand for the passage of an &c
prohibiting each state official from
employing, at the expense of th'
state, any relative or member of hi
family; and we hereby pledge eaoi
and every candidate for state Office
or the democratic ticket to stric
observance of this principle whether
such proposed legislation is enacted
or not
We pledge ourselves to the enact
ment Of legislation for the preserva.
ton of water rights and the complete
recording of the same BY due process
Of law
We pledge continuance of our
party attitude of justice to labor
We stand equivocally in favor OF
the intelligent expenditure of public
! money in the construction of good
roads in Nevada. We urge our repre-
sentatives in congress to continue to
exert every effort to obtain for the
state grant of public land, the pro-
ceeds of the sale of which to be de-
voted to the building of highways
The Democratic party in the state.
| following history, still stands for such
progressive legislation as will better
the condition of labor, fix a just
standard Of taxation and protect tn ,
general public from the arbitrary ex-
actions of unregulated corporations.
The principle that has guided and will
guide the Democratic party is the de-
i sire for such laws as will place the
weakest and poorest man on plane Of
equality in seeking justice, with the
richest and most energetic corpora
ton.
Following the reading OF the plat
i form, which was adopted with chez rs
and by acclamation, the matter If
naming a state committee was taken
up. In accordance with the report
OF the committee each county was en-
titled to three delegates, and in cases
where the representatives of counties
were not present it was decided that
the legislative candidates of the ao-
| sent counties should be written to and
, requested to send the names to the
state central committee for ratifica-
ton. The counties represented nam
ed their members as follows:
t Esmeralda, Dr. J. L. Mccarthy,
John Vaardaman and T. L. Foley;
Mineral, Eugene Grutt, L. A. Ellis
+ and Ed. Rabke; Nye county, P. J.
Mooney, John Humphrey, and Frank
Plttman. Ormsby was passed until
tho 1Nco1 l,
and subsequently the names of James
Larsen, w. w. Ellis and H. J. Coo
gan were submitted; Storey gave the
names of w. E. Sharon and J. B.
Williams, and Washoe, T. J. Stein
metz, D. c. Mcdonald and Morris
Roberts.
; The order of selecting chairman
Of the state central committee was
then taken up and in BRIEF but care
fully chosen remarks, Leonard Fow-
ler presented the name of Sam Pick
EFT of Reno, present incumbent, as
the logical candidate for the position
The nomination Of Mr.. Pickett was
seconded by Attorney General
Thatcher, who prefaced his remarks
by stating that the name of Hon.
Gilbert Ross had been earnestly con-
sidered for the position and had been
promised a liberal support, but at the
IL lstsnce OF Mr.. Ross, himself and in
the interest of harmony and in accord
with the predominant characteristic
of Mr.. Ross, who was always ready
to sacrifice his personal ambitions for
the good of Democracy, he would no:
present his name. The situation be.
ing thus cleared, Mr.. Pickett was
made the unanimous choice of the
convention for state chairman This
WAS followed by the naming of Jas
D. Finch for secretary, the nominating
Iand seconding speeches testifying to
the esteem in which he is held by the
Democratic party of Nevada
i All matters OBJ business having oy
this time been disposed of Charm an
Bray stated that no doubt the assem-.
lbalge would be glad to hear from
some of the prominent Democrats