White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-18
MEYERS CHAIRMAN OF
DEMOCRATIC GATHERING

At the democratic county conyen-
tion held In Ely Tuesday and We'd
nesday an air of harmony and op-
timism pervaded as the delegates
from the different voting precincts
went about the work of electing a
county committee to guide the cam
paign In this county, as we'll as dele
gates to the state convention, the
adoption of a county platform and
other measures for the good and wei
fare ly which the party hopes and
confidently expects TO sweep into
power this fall.
The convention was called TO order
at 1 o'clock Tuesday morning by IT.
w. Edwards, who announces the pur-
poses for which the convention had
been called. and before retiring as
chairman of the democratic county
central committee he thanked the
members of the party for the honor
conferred upon him as we'll as the
members of the coutny central COM
Inittee for the able assistance which
they had rendered.
!, An adjournment was .aken until
| s.3o o'clock Tuesday evening, when
the delegates again met at the court
house and Immediately settled down
TO business.
| Former County Commissioner VIII
!, lis e. Meyers was selected as chair
man as Mrs. John Weber as secre-
tary OF the convention
In placing the name of Chairman
Meyers before the convention A. A
Sherman said:
Mr, Chairman, La and Gentle
mcn: I have the honor to plaee In
nomination for tho important Office
of chairman of this convention a man
who is not afraid 20 show his colors
when assailed by his political enc
mics: man who when stabbed In
the back has the figh. In him TO turn
the tables on his traducers and come
out OF the scrimmage with a COM
rltte vindieaticn; man who, if
given the proper support by the rank
and file OF the party. will lead the
democratic banner OF White Pine
county TO a complete and glorious
victory next November. l place In
nomination Hon. Willis T.. Meyers"
The remarks were enthusiastically
received and Mr. Meyers was unani-
mously elected chairman of the con-
vention.
Alfred Tamblyn was then placed in
nomination for the Office of secretary
of the convention but declined the
honor and while still holding the
. fioor after Withdrawing his own rame
placed in nomination Mrs. John We
Der, who was chosen for the once by
the unanimous vote CT the delegates.
A motion was then made and sec
onded that The chairman appoint a
committee OF three to draft n county
platform. and in order to give the
matter proper consideration Chair
~ =. n A l.
select the committee and be prepared
to announce the names of those so
selected by him at neon Wednesday.
In order TO afford time for proper
committee work an Adjournment was
then taken until Wednesday evening
az 1880 o'clock.
In the interim Chairman Meyers
had appointed on the platform com.
mittee Anthony Jurich. A. A. Sher-
man and ]. NJ. Collins and when the
convention reconvened at the appoint
ed time platform was submitted BY
the committee and adopted az ap-
pears In full elsewhere i'm this issue
of the News
The next order of business taken
up was the election % delegates to
attend the state convention OF the
party, which will be he'll in Reno
June 81. Nine delegates from White
Pine county are entitled 10 seats i'm
the state convention under the law.
which apportions the delegates from
the county on the basis OF one dele
gate for each 100 votes or major
fraction thereof cast for the party
candidate for congress at the last
preceding election. Those SO select
ed were:
Anthony Jurich, A. A. Sherman, w.
Nj. Parks, Vail NJ Pittman. George
p. Armand, Miss Virginia J. caroth-
ers. Mrs. ]. F. Miles. Curtis VI. Bent
and John Weber.
The election of the members CT
the county central cop.mittee was
next taken up and the names Of those
selected TO look after the interests of
the party during the next two years
in their respective precincts are
printed In another column Of the
News.
Delegates from the different sec
tons OF the county addressed the
convention and in the discussion of
pplitical issues as we'll rs matters of
general interest to all citizens the
opinion was expressed on all sides
that the elections to be held this fall
would result In democratic victories
throughout the country. Those most
familiar with conditions throughout
White Pine county expressed the firm
belief that the tidal wave which now
seems to be daily increasing will
reach White Pine county under full
headway next November and sweep
the democratic candidates into power.
The personal views of many of the
we'll informed delegates were ex-
pressed to the effect that the voters
throughout the country had haan
taught costly lesson by the repub-
lican administration and were now
eager for an opportunity TO express
their views at the polls by the use OF
the ballot. which is the effective
weapon in the hands OF the American
people.
BALL GAME TODAY