The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-03-11
WHAT WAS THAT We
HEARD ON HARMONY?


Democrats have secured an excellent
start. Some time ago a lot of fun was
had when the Republicans met in
Reno and laid plans to take power
from a few men. A great howl of de-
light was heard from the Democrat
camp and lack of harmony in the Re-
publican ranks was satisfymgly
shouted by the Demos. Read on:
The Carson City Daily Appeal, the
leading Democratic newspaper of the
state, has the following to say under
the caption of Steam Roller Gets In
Work Democratic State Central
Committee Names Twelve Unin-
structed Delegates to San Francisco
Convention:
1t took less than three hours for
the Democratic state central COM
mittee to conclude its business and
name an uninstructed delegation of
twelve, with half a vote each, to the
big convention at San Francisco.
From the first, the steam roller was
in evidence, and the henchmen of
Chairman KunZ, showing careful
training. did everything as bid and
programmed.
Al the opening of the meeting the
hartman, by a decision declared him
self as censor of credentials and all
sfforts TO have a committee named
o pass on delegates failed.
The rest was easy. A resolution to
lect delegates to the San Francisco
convention was then introduced.
This was followed by an amend
ment to call for primaries, introduced
" George b. Thatcher This amend
ment failed to carry by vote of 27
o 10.
Zurich of White Pine then presented
4 resolution naming the twelve dele
gates to San Francisco, which passed
after repeated attempts were made
nd defeated TO have the names of
senator's Pittman and Henderson and
representative Evans substituted for
he delegates at large.
George B. Thatcher. Sam w. Bel
ord, T. l.. Hawkins and others made
itrong arguments for primaries. bu'
heir talks accomplished nothing.
Following are the delegates named:
Thomas Rolf of Churchill: Harley
Harmon, Lincoln: ]. T. Goodin. Per-
shing; II. +. Wendle. Humboldt;
Henry Dyer. Lander: F. +. Buglee.
A-9 Otis t1tIC &c NilfldHl
Burns, Washoe; A. L. Cross. Washoe:
J. F. Kunz, Washoe; c. F. McFadden
White Pine; Mrs. j. d. Finch Washoe:
Mrs William Woodburn. Washoe.
Outside of convention" circles
feeling was strong for primaries and
there is an impression that the action
of the state central committee will
not go unchallenged. 1t will be noted
that five of the delegates are from
Washoe county.
The Reno Gazette's story of the
proceedings. headed State Demo-
Gratis All Het Up At Committees Ac-
tions, Steps Taken by Jurich-Kunz-
Mccarthy Faction Rile All Old-Line
Party Members. Pittman Is Peeved
at News of His Being Left Off List;
SAYS It's Erroneous" is as follows:
Prominent Washoe county Demo-
Gratis are severe in their criticism to-
day of the action taken by the faction
in the Democratic state central COM
mittee when, by means OF proxies. il
resolved the committee into a state
convention and proceeded to name the
delegates to the national convention
without ordering a party primary to
select the delegation. The arrogant
attitude taken by the Mccarthy -Kunz-
Jurich-Goodin faction, they declare.
was fragrant usurpation of party
power in defiance of all Democratic
traditions and will result in many
prominent Democrats remaining luke
warm during the coming campaign.
Following the session of the COM
mittee, during which it rejected the
primary plan, Democrats like +. /.
Bigham. George Cole. James T. Boyd.
Samuel Beford and NJ A. Diskin
condemned its proceedings.
and declared that it had defiantly ig-
nored the express wish of the party
for statewide primaries. In fact,
Boyd was so offended by the rough
shod methods of the Mccarthy -Kunz
faction that he left the meeting before
the session concluded in order to have
plenty of room to express his feel
ings
THE program of the factionists was
inspired by two motives" said a
M ;.h Cd