Columbia gazette. [volume] (Columbia, Tuolumne County, Calif.) 1852-1855, 1854-06-24
PROCEEDINGS OF THE DEMO

PROCEEDINGS OF TIE DEMO
CRATIC COUNTY CONVENTION HELD
At JAnks7ows, TvoLrAsx Corx-
s,iyTr, JuSK II, 1854 -o.~e..
r; ,R4rsaant to the call Of tho County
Central Committee the delegates as
,embled It 10 o'clock A. NJ. G.. ".
Patrick, Chairman Of the Committee
called the Convention to order. 80
Maj. P. Med Collins was nominated
rs Chairman pro TEN, Of the Convention.
J. G. Sparks was also nominated as
Chairman pro tenn. Of the Convention.
After several Intellectual attempts to e.
lect'a Chairman by reclamation, it was
decided to 90 into an election by ballot.
l. N. Ward Was elected Secretary
pro TEN. -
The precincts were then called, and
the delegates cast their votes. p. Med.
Collins, Of Sonora, obtained e5 votes,
and J. G. Sparks, of Columbia, IS
votes. Maj. Collins was declared elect
ed. L. c. Gum moved that Mai. p.
Med. Collins DO elected as the perma-
mont President Of the Convention.
Carried.
On motion, Messrs. George Kittering,
ct Agerins Camp, and VIM. Urick, Of
Chinese Camp, we're elected Vice
Presidents.
On motion, Jas. D. Darden and J. s..
flanagan were elected Secretaries.
p H. P. Barber moved that the Chair
appoint a Committee of Eve to examine
the credentials Of persons claiming to be
delegates to this Convention. An A.
mendment was offered 80 as to read sew
en- instead Of fiye. Amendment &C.
eepted, and motion carried. Chair ap-
pointed Me.srs. j. NJ. Anderson, I. N.
Ward, +. Conway, T. N. Cazneau, R.
McGarvey, 3. A blardis, and J. J.
Franklin, as members Of Committee.
On motion, the Convention adjourned
for one hour.
II o'clock, P. n.
Convention was called to order, and
tho Committee on credentials reported
the names of all the delegates, from the
various precincts, entitled to seats in the
Convention.
John G.. Marvin, of Stanislaus Co.
asked leave to Withdraw certain certi6-
Gates Of elections held in said county,
Granted.
n. P. Barber moved that the report
Of the Committee be accepted.
Mr.. Cazneau presented q remon-
strance against that portion Of the re-
port which referred to tho delegates
from Mormon Gulch, in consequence Of
their having been two elections held in
that precinct, and two sets of delegate.
claiming seats in the Convention.
L. c. Gum moved that the Conven.
ton accept so much Of the report as did
not refer to the Mormon Gulch delega-
tion. Laid on the table. $3.50 8,
Motion to accept tho report carried
FIN. Machin, of Oak Vale, STAINS
laus County, having arrived after the
adjournment Of the Committee on ere.
dcntials, presented che certificate of hi
election to tho Convention and asked t.
be admitted.
Mr.. Aspenall moved that Mr. Ma.
chin be allowed to take his in the Con.
xention. Carried. eco
John g. Marvin presented pctiticr
asking that Stanislaus county be alla1.
ed to cast sixteen votes in the Conven.
ton. Refused. ~
II. P. Barber moved that the Con.
vention now proceeded to nominate can.
didates for delegates to the Democratic
6tatc Convention, to be held at Sacra.
nento, July 18th, 1884. Carried.
g NJ. Marvin protested against the Q.
lection on the ground that Stanislau.
county was not fully represented.
The Convention then proceeded "a
ballot for delegates 10 the State Com
vention, when the following persons re-
ceived IS votes, and we're eelared du!y
elected: II. =. Barber, +. Amyx, L.
sac pessler, Geo. Tribort, S. i. Bay
ter, p. Med. Collins. J. J. Franklin.
r. Parks, +. r. Calvin, }. Dodge, e.
&. Evans, I. N. Ward, u. C. Webster
J. ". Vaudeville. Siani-lsus county
Robert McGarvey, J. +. Douglass.
d Mezed that the Convention nna,lna..
candidates for State Senator. Cs.ri ID
o. tss poRiistI.u # J. " N,nde-