The Sierra citizen. [volume] (Downieville, Calif.) 1854-185?, 1854-07-08
Proceedings Of the Democratic Coun-
ty Convention, Sierra County.


Central Committee, the Convention as
sembled July 4th, at 3 o'clock, in the III.
E. church, Downieville. On motion OF
IT. A. Mosely, the Convention was organ
lied by the election of Thomas Wright,
ESQ, of Forest City, as Chairman, and :.
R. Shannon, Sec'y. The Convention then
proceeded to the election of committee
on Credentials, and the following gentle
men were chosen Geo. A. Pierson, w m.
Campbell, Mr.. Smith, of kanaka Flat,
+. Anderson and NJ. j. Goo5lellow. On
motion, adjourned to July 8, at 9 O'Clock,
"A. NJ.
SECOND DAY-July 5, 9 o'clock. A. NJ.
The Convention met persuant to adj
journment, Esq. Wright in the chair. Fl.
B. Cossitt offered the following rules for
the government of the Convention, which
were adopted:
lst. The nominations shall be in the fol
lowing order: lst, Senator I'd, County
Judge Sd, Members of Assembly; 4th,
Public Administrator 9Th, Coroner; 9th,
Delegates to the State Convention It'll,
Members of the County Central Com
mittee.
I'd. The voting shall be by ballot, and
by precincts.
Sd. No Delegate shall speak but once
on any subject.
The committee on credentials announ-
ced its readiness to report, and through
its chairman, G. A. Pierson, offered the
following report. [Thc report was to the
effect that all the delegates who have pre-
sented credentials be admitted to the Con-
vention, and in the contested delegates,
from Eureka, the first set Of delegates
elected be admitted.
F. Anderson, from the minority of the
committee made minority report, inclu-
ding the Goodyear's Greek Delegation
allowing the second set of Delega es from
Eureka to take their seats and allowing
- McNulty to cast the vote of Smiths
Diggings.
Motion was made that the report of the
majority of the committee be adopted.
At this stage Of the proceedings OF the
Convention, it was intruded upon by a
noisy rabble, principally from the city of
Downievillc, and the chairman finding it
impossible to proceed, left the chair, and
on motion, the Convention adjourned to
the /" National Theater' where they assem-
bled in few Minutes ard proceeded with
the regular order of business,
The motion being put, She report Of the
majority of the committee or credentials
was adopted.
On motion a committee Of five were ab-
pointed to draft resolutions and an address
to the Democracy of Sierra, III reference
to the present position Of the party in
Sierra county. The following gentlemen
were appointed said committee: L. A.
Moscly, Geo. Douglass, VIM. Campbell,
Thos. Reynolds, and S. r. Shannon. On
motion Convention adjourned to 2 clock.
2o'clock p M-Thc Convention re
assembled, and the committee reported an
address and resolutions which were unan-
imously adopted.
The Convention then proceedcd to The
nomination of candidates.
Capt. Thos. p. Bowling of Goodtc.r''
Bar, was put in nomination for the Senat,
and there being no opposition, the rale'
were suspended and he was nominated b,
reclamation. Chas A. keyser, Esq, 0
Gibsol.vilc, was nominated for Count.
Judge and received the Unanimous vot
Of the Convention.
Messrs. T. A. Mosely, of Forest City
and VIM. G. Still, of Downieville, wef
put in nomination for Assembly, and wer
nominated by reclamation.
Geo. Douglass of Goodyears Greek wa
- put in nomination for Public Administra
- tor, and received the nomination Oh tn
:. first ballot.
DR.. j. w. Cowden, of Forest City, re
ceived tie unanimous nomination for Cor
oner.
The following gentlemen were thel
elected Delegates to the State Convention
Hon. j. II. Gardner, Col. Scion John
son. DIR. b. KENNEL, Messrs. John G
Carlin, Thos. Reynolds, G. A. Pierson
VIM. I. Robinson, VIM. Campbell, L. A
Mosely, w. G, Still, w. A. Mclaughlin
The Convention then proceeded to th
election of a County Central Committee
and the following gentlemen were chosel
members to serve for one year:
w. H. Burgess, Z. L. Hogan, w; G
Still, w. Woodall. VIM Campbell, Thos
Wright D. w. Mitchell, Chas. A. Key
GER, J.J. Musser, j. I. Bickford, Geo. A
Pierson.
> A vote of thanks was rendered to tn
manager of the National Theatre" Nh
Chas. A. King for his courtesy in allow
ing the Convention the free use of tn
Theatre. Also to the officers of the Con