The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1922-06-16
COUNTY CONVENTIONS INCREASE
INTEREST IN LOCAL POLITICS

The Lincoln county Democrats
were called to order at the Court
house Tuesday at IL o'clock, by j. A.
Clark, temporary Chairman with
Dan w. Franks as secretary. A
motion to make Hon. A. l.. Scott per-
menant Chairman was unanimously
carried. And by the same proceed
ure Dan w. Franks was made per-
manent secretary. Mr. Scott taking
the chair made an appropriate short
talk setting forth the purpose of the
meeting impressing upon the con
yention that it was up to the Demo-
Gratis of Lincoln county to show the
people of the State that they were
not sleeping, and that the Democrat
ic mule was not picked in alchohoi
as has been said of the party In the
old Bourbon days.
The committee on credentials re-
presented in convention. Caliente:
John Bungard. Geo. Hemstreet, Her
bert Fieldson, C. l.. Blad, Mrs Her
bert Fieldson, Wallace Fieldson, Mrs
w. w. Smith, Mrs F. c. Pace. F. II.
Denton. Reuben Acklin, J. b. Ten
nile, the balance OF the delegation
All koinu ranrnsaptad by proyy civ
ing Caliente its full representation
of "a.
v The delegates reported from Pan
;. aca, were: Earl Matthews, j. A..
;, Wadsworth, Walter Long, Phil
4 lII,Matthews, d. A. Wadsworth, and H..
= Gentry. of the nine delegates present
# the balance represented by proxy.
!. Eagle Valley was IN the conven-
t ton with it's full delegation OF be-
r ing: Joseph Hollinger, Joseph Ham
t. mond, and w. II. Hammond.
=. James Bradshaw, the one delegate
e from Elgin was present, which made
c. up the full outside county delega
ton. The delegates from Phoebe al
ie being present excepting three who
Q, had left proxies. The delegates
e. present were: Miss Geogia English
IN Mrs Eva Dolan. Mrs James Hulse
" Mrs John Ewing, A. l.. Scott, Chas
ey Culverwell, W. E. Brodie, Dan w
u Franks, ]. A. Clark, James Evans
ks O. Bleak, Ed Donohue and W. II
d. Brownlow.
n The next thing in the order o
he business was the election of the Del
ld egates to attend the State conven
H. tion at Reno, on the 9th OF tn
ed month. F. H. Denton of Caliente
A. l.. Scott of Phoebe, and Mrs F. {
he Pace were placed in nomination, an
d. by motion nominations declare
ID closed and the secretary instructe
he to cast a BALLOT for the nominee!
lis The election of the County Centr;
er- Committee took up conslderabl
he of the time of the convention OWN
ty, to the fact that few of the outsid
}5, precincts were in the convention.
'aS After some discussion the CONVEX
w. ton got down to business and I'll
'io following Precinct committeeme
ay' were named: Caliente: Walla'
III Gates, and Mrs willard Smith; PA
al aca: Jay Heaps, and James Wad
'tu worth; Alamo: Joseph Sharp and M
vas J. w. Richards; Hiko: Chas. Castl,
the Glover Valley: Lyman Woods
ing Spring Valley: j. w. Pratt; Eag
ST. Valley: Joseph Hollinger and M
OF w. D. Warren; Phoebe: Mrs FL
hty Dolan and j. A. Clark; Elgin Jam
us Bradshaw; Atlanta: Jas. Il. Prize
hatN Geyser: G. s. Haskins; Deer Lodg
the Milton Damron; Bristol: Jam
Quirk; Camp Valley: Frank Don
hue. On the matter of County Pli
form, Chairman Scott read a lett
from United States Senator Pittm
making recommendation that we
-, in measure followed out by letti
nj the newly elected County Cent
1V committee take care of the platfoi
in the session Immediately followi
the close of the convention, at Will
they elected j. A. Clark cour
Chairman and Mr. Wallace Fields
Caliente as its secretary. The m
ter of the platform will be taken
Wv" by the county central committee
mediately after the State conv,
'".' tion.
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With CHRIST CHIIRCH MISSION