The weekly Placer herald., 1853-07-09
"a. iVyVnig State Convention.

IN motion, Madison Walthall, Esq, of
Can Joaquin, was appointed President
oro % tern. and H. b. Livingston, of Sacra-
mento, secretary pro tenn.
m motion, committee of one from
o.ch county, was appointed to adjust the
b,sis of representation.
o"1, IN motion of Mr.. Tingley, the repre-
,.n,ation was ordered to be apportioned
:" "sccordance with the whole vote cast at
,he last Presidential election; the mover
snaoestinc thai this would be entirely
Eject. as the democratic votes ut the
last election, had come over to the Wing
side. .v
committee Of one from each county WAS
appointed to ascertain and report the
number of delegates to which each coun-
" is entitled.
The following are the committee on
credentials.
Messrs. Bowie; of CoIusi, McCarty, Of
Yuba; Allen, Santa Clara; Johns, an
Diego; Woodward, Monterey; Gray,
San Francisco; Dunlap, Shasta; Good
wear, Solano; Alexander, Tuolumne;
Sargent, Nevada; Shurtleff, San joaquin;
Howard, Ell Dorado; Sheppard, Calave-
ras; Hartley, Yolo; Catln, Sacramento;
Harris, Butte; McGeary, Napa; Haskell,
Sierra; Grant, Placer; Lathror, Contra
Costa; Rosenborough, Kamath; Proc
tor, Siskiyou; Wilson, Marin; Smith,
Sutter.
On motion Of Mr.. Tingley, the conver-
ton adjourned to p. VI.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Con, ention assembled at 8 P. M. The
committee on apportionment and creden-
tials reported that they had apportioned
the several counties Of the State among
800 delegates in proportion to the vote
cast at the last general election. Report
adopted, its reading dispensed with, and
committee discharged.
MIR. Smith, of Sacramento, moved that
committee of one from each county in
the State be appointed for the purpose of
presenting the names of permanent Off
GERS for the convention, and also to re-
commend the order of business. Car
ried, and committee appointed.
After short recess the committee re-
ported the following for permanent Off
GERS
For President, S B milford, Of Yuba;
for Vice Presidents, H G Malone, Santa
Clara; w G Brown, Yolo; Farms
worth, Tuolunne; D Sheppard, Calave-
ras; Hawthorne, Placer; A w Bee,
FL Dorado; H Smith, Sacramento; J
McVicker, Mariposa; E S Lathrop, Con-
ira Costa; A M Rosehorough, klamath.
Wells, P H Harris, J NJ Rhodes, II Nj
Bradstead and G L Trask. sesrgeant-a at
Arms, John Manning, OF San Francisco
nd hat ho nrncop1 N
order of business to the nomination of
Governor, secondly, Lieut.. Governor,
Sc, and that all voting should be by
counties and viva voce, and that in other
respects the rules Of the Senate of this
State should govern lhe convention. The
report was adopted.
counties was called and one selected from
each as committee on resolutions. The
President elect and other officers were
conducted to their seats. The President,
Mr.. Mulford, made speech thanking the
convention for the honor, and recon-
mcndng harmony.
MIR. Lull offered resolution that VIM
Waldo be declared unanimously by ac-
clamaton, the choice Of the convention
for Governor. MIR. Crabb hoped the mo-
ton would he withdrawn although he had
heretofore permitted his own name to be
used in connection with Il nomination for
this Office he had Withdrawn it, ht desired
t" have opportunity that the claims Of the
various candidates should be canvassed,
he therefore wished that the nomination
should act be made until to- morrow Mr.
McCarty, Of Yuba, said they Cbe dele
gates) were from the people and could
vote more understandingly now, before
any combinations were made or any un-
derhand work done. Mr.. Robinson, Of
FL Dorado, would yield to no person in
his respect for Mr. Waldo, but he desired
time that the convention should first adopt
platform. Mr.. Winans, Of Sacramento,
was also in favor Of time-he expected to
vote for 'ir. Waldo, but he should oppose
the resolution as he thought it was pre-
mature,-we should first deliberate aod
then act. After an explanation by Mr..
mcCarty and some remarks from MIR.
Sine, and Judge Monson, MIR Lull, the
mover said that of all the objections
urged, that of the gentleman from Ell DO
rado & MIR Robinson) was the only one
that was valid, bu, he did not even con-
sider this Of sufficient importance, to
cause him to withdraw the resolution; he
ald not want any platform platforms
mad been the death Of the whig party,
,hey bad erected scaffoIds on which they
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