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PREPARING FOR THE FRAY.

A Meeting of the Republican State
Central Committee.

The Republican State Central Committee met at Pioneer Hall at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon.

Chairman Requa stated that, as he would be absent a great deal during the next two months, he wished either to resign or to have somebody elected Chairman pro tem. Senator W. R. King, of Lyon county, was thereupon elected Chairman pro tem.

The Secretary was ordered to write to the Congressional Committee for a supply of campaign documents,

The candidates on the State ticket were assessed as follows: Congressman Daggett, $500; Supreme Judge Beatty, $1,000, the money to be paid within two weeks.

C. C. Stevenson was elected Treasurer.

The committee intending to take care of Nevada without calling on the National Committee for money, the Executive Committee was authorized to solicit subscriptions for the purpose of carrying on the campaign. Republicans in office, as well as "high privates," will be visited, but nothing in the shape of an assessment is to be extracted by any one–all contributions will be voluntary.

The Chairman and Secretary will attend to all matters pertaining to printing, except the auditing of bills. On motion of Dr. E. B. Harris, C. C. Stevenson, George I. Lammon and E. Strother were appointed a committee to secure headquarters.

The Committee then went into ececutive session on "The Good of the Party," when C. S. Varian said he thought steps should at once be taken to secure speakers, and suggested Governor George L. Woods, of California, as a good talker.

W. R. King, of Lyon, thought it would be a good plan to first utilize our home talent, and that in case of any Republican speakers of note passing this way from the East the Executive Committee could extend to them invitations to address the people of the leading towns of the State.

On motion, the Chairman appointed C. S. Varian, E. Strother and W. R. King a committee to obtain speakers. Mr. King, however, resigned and Dr. Lee, of Ormsby, was appointed in his place.

Persons present being asked to suggest speakers, the following names were handed in: Judge R. S. Mesick, B. C. Whitman, W. W. Bishop, C. J. Hillyer, Hon. William Woodburn, F. A. Tritle, C. S. Varian, R. H. Taylor, Rev. J. D. Hammond, Hon J. P. Jones, Judge Hawley, Senator Sharon, Hon. R. M. Daggett, R. H. Lindsay, D. D. Banks McKenzie, C. C. Powning, W. H. Dickson, S. S. Grass, M. C. Tilden, Thompson Campbell, J. A. Stephens, and quite a number of other well-known and popular speakers.

The delegates were then called upon to give some account of the situation in their respective counties.

Governor Kinkead summed up by saying that he was confident the State was thoroughly republican, yet the party should get to work all the same. It would not do to sit down and trust to luck.

A resolution, introduced by Dr. E. B. Harris, was adopted, by which the Chairman, or Chairman pro tem., and Secretary are authorized to proceed with the work of the campaign, reporting progress in the committee.

Adjourned.