Books 53-61 (CG)

The Fire Department election today is passing off quietly. The places of business are not closed, and as there is no opposition, the following ticket will doubtless be elected: Chief Engineer, Nick Sexton; First Assistant, John Marks; Second Assistant, David Morgan.

FIRST WARD. For Town Marshal... M. Kennedy... 304 F. W. Folsom... 201 For Town Treasurer... O. H. Gallup... 482 For Town Trustees... H. O. Dauchy... 488 R. Mercer... 483 John McCurdy... 489 Scattering... 15

SECOND WARD. For Town Marshal... M. Kennedy... 228 F. W. Folsom... 151 For Town Treasurer... O. H. Gallup... 366 For Town Trustees... L. T. Fox...360 V. Lemery... 362

RECAPITULATION. For Town Marshal--- M. Kennedy... 532 F. W. Folsom... 352 ___ Kennedy's majority...180 For Town Treasurer--- O. H. Gallup...848 For Town Trustees--- H. O. Dauchy...488 R. Mercer...483 J. McCurdy...489 L. T. Fox...360 V. Lemery...362

ENTERPRISE May 5, 1880

Stephens (Republican), for Mayor obtained a majority of 324; Brown (Democrat), for Chief of Police, received a majority of 269; Mahanny (Democrat), for Tax Collector, got a majority of 271; Smith (Republican), for Assessor, had a majority of 52: Mitchell (Democrat), for City Attorney, received 60 majority; Fredericks (Republican), for City Treasurer, got a majority of 227; Coyne (Democrat), for Alderman of the First Ward, was elected by a majority of 109; McCurdy (Republican), Alderman Second Ward, had a majority of 58; Hunter (Republican), Alderman of Third Ward, received a majority of 5 and Barclay (Republican), Alderman of the Fourth Ward, obtained a majority of 67.

At Rest

The remains of Dottie McMartin arrived from Eureka by this morning's train, accompanied by her mother, to be placed finally at rest this afternoon by the side of her beloved brother in the Gold Hill cemetery. Her old schoolmates and friends are in attendance at the funeral and sad tears attest the deep sorrow of the many who so loved the gentle child and sympathize with the bereaved parents. The following appropriate and feeling remarks are from the EUREKA LEADER of Monday:

At 10:30 this morning Dottie, the eleven-year-old daughter of our townsman, Sandy McMartin, was called over the Dark River, after a protracted illness of several weeks. Dottie was a sweet, pretty child, the light of the household and a general favorite with all who knew her, and her untimely death is a most severe blow to her parents. The patient little sufferer seemed to realize that her time was approaching, and just before her death this morning, called her parents and friends around her bedside, she bade them all good bye, saying that she was going to die, and that her brother Jimmy who had gone before her, was beckoning and calling her to come. A few moments after this she closed her eyes and passed quietly away, never to return. She had been afflicted for a number of weeks with inflammatory rheumatism, and although everything to alleviate her sufferings was done by her fond parents, nothing could avail, and she was laid away--the fifth of the household to meet an early grave.

THE EVENING NEWS FRIDAY...AUGUST 13, 1880

THE CONVENTION

The labors of the Republican State Convention at Carson came to a successful conclusion last evening, after more balloting for a Judge of the Supreme Court than anybody ever knew of. In that matter it threw the National Convention far into the shade--just double the number of ballots being cast on the one proposition. Grant's 306 stalwart friends who stood by him firm and unbroken to the bitter end, established a bad precedent, which is liable to be followed by all sorts of conventions. In this, at Carson, the delegations from the various counties stood on the first ballot for Supreme Judge: Beatty 43, Taylor 36, Sabin 22, and the balance of the afternoon and the whole of the evening session the situation stood exactly the same without any change whatever.

Yesterday morning the twenty-sixth ballot was the opening service, and resulted precisely like the ballots of the evening before. Up to the forty-sixth ballot the situation continued the same. Even then the only change was one vote in the Elko county delegation. After that there was little change until about the sixtieth ballot, when breaking became pretty general. Great generalship was displayed by the friends of the respective candidates, however, and much cautious sparring. Votes were changed backward and forward until nobody could understand the situtation, and a new roll-call would have to be ordered. The seventy-third and last ballot, which decided the obstinate problem, stood: Beatty 55, Sabin 34, Taylor 12; whole number of votes in Convention, 101; necessary to a choice, 51. In detail this last vote was as follows:

Churchill--Beatty 1. Douglas--Beatty 2, Sabin 1. Eureka--Sabin 11. Elko--Beatty 9. Esmeralda--Beatty 1, Sabin 4 Humboldt--Beatty 5. Lander--Beatty 5. Lyon--Beatty 3, Taylor 1. Lincoln--Beatty 4 Nye--Beatty 4 Ormsby--Beatty 4, Sabin 2 Storey--Beatty 3, Sabin 14, Taylor 12. Washoe--Beatty 8 White Pine--Beatty 5

When the result was announced there was a general uprising, uproar and cheering, that would have done credit to a Paiute Indian fandango, and all hands were glad to adjourn to supper, for it was now half-past 5 o'clock. At 7:30 o'clock the Convention was called to order again, and Judge Beatty, being called for, made a neat little speech, thanking for the honor conferred, and the efforts of his friends on his behalf. Colonel R.H. Taylor, of Storey, and O.H. Gray of White Pine, were subsequently nominated as candidates for Presidential Electors. After a recess of ten minutes, the election of a new State Central Committee resulted as follows:

Churchill--J. W. Ferguson. Douglas--J. A. Rigby. Eureka--M. D. Foley, J. K. Work, Thos. S. Douglas, Moses Lyon. Elko--R. R. Bigler, H. W. Brown. Esmeralda--J. M.Dormer, A. T. Brann. Humboldt--Alex Wise, Frank Narmoore. Lander--Allen A. Curtis, C. H. Sproule. Lyon--Wm. R. King, Geo. W. Keith. Lincoln--Robert S. Clapp, William P. Goodman Nye--Ben. Curier. Ormsby--S. L. Lee, Alfred Helm, F. McCullough Storey--I. L. Requa, C. C. Stevenson, Alf. Doten, Richard Rising, E. B. Harris, E. Strother, George I. Lammon. Washoe--C. S. Varian, J. S. Shoemaker. White Pine--J. R. Kendall, E. A. McDermid

This concluded the business of the Convention and at 8:30 o'clock came the adjournment, with three hearty cheers for the Republican party and its nominees.

The new State Central Committee held a meeting directly after the adjournment of the Convention and elected Colonel I.L. Requa permanent Chairman and Alf. Doten permanent Secretary.

Club Officers

Following is a list of officers and committees in the Gold Hill Garfield and Arthur Club:

President, C .C. Stevenson; First Vice-President, Alf. Doten; Second Vice-President, W. D. Gray; Third Vice-President, W. D. C. Gibson; Fourth Vice-President, Geo. H. Morrison; Fifth Vice-President, C. W. Likens; Secretary , J. P. Flanningham; Treasurer, Evan Williams; Sergeant-at-Arms, C. C. Conwell.

Committee on Ways and Means--W.D.C. Gibson, Thos. Gallagher, B. F. Hazeltine, A. Tait and P. T. Kirby.

Committee on Printing--Alf. Doten, F. W. Folsom and Z. Lyford.

Committee on Membership--W. P. Gummer, B. Galland, C. C. Conwell, N. H. Ball and T. A. Washburne.

Executive Committee--S. W. Chubbuck, W. N. Hall, W. Hy. Doane. H. K. Alexander and C. Weidemann.