The weekly Placer herald., 1854-07-15
The vote was taken by a


show Of hands, no one calling the ayes
and noes, and there was not single vote
in the negative.
On Saturday morning the Convention
again met, and motion was made to re-
consider the vote on the adoption Of the
report, the ayes and noes were demanded
by the Broderick party, they were called
and the motion to reconsider was lost.
The Convention then proceeded to decide
the contested seats. Volcano precinct
was first taken up, the claims of the OPP
posing delegations were stated and the
Convention then proceeded to vote. The
question came up upon motion that the
delegation represented by s. Hungerford
be allowed their seats. No one demand
ing the ayes and noes the affirmative was
taken by show of hands. There being
some dissatisfaction, however, and the
chair being uncertain as to the vote, the
question was about to be put again, when
Mr.. Tuttle and others called for the ayes
and noes Some demanded that the mega
tive Of the question should be put, and
then it was that, amidst the noise and
confusion of their own creating, the
Broderick party Of disorganizers, headed
by S. c. Astin, withdrew from the Con-
vention, and raising their banner with
"rule or ruin" for their motto, organized
convention of their own.
The signers of that address appear to
feel aggrIeved that men should be allowed
to cast the votes of delegates from Town
ships other than those in which they re-
sided. But pray you. "frst pluck the
beam out of thine own eye" Why was
no objection made to one John Nye cast
ing the vote of James Bowen. Mr. Nye
is a resident Of San Francisco; holds an
office there, which he obtained through
the influence Of D. C. Broderck. Yet he
could leave his office, travel through
our county, interest himself in the election
of delegates to our county convention,
take part himself in that convention, as
the proxy of regularly elected delegate.
All, but there is no objection to him, he is
Broderick man. How was it that Mr.
P. H. Clayton, a resident of Township
No. 6, could represent MIR. Udall, II dele
gate from No. 8? Why the Broderick
party must have some one to "wave their
lights" as Mr.. C. euphoniousIy expressed
himself in the convention. Aud Mr.. Tut
tie too, he could cast the four votes of
Poverty Bar-and he could do more-he
could pledge the hearty support of those
four delegates to the nominations of both
conventions. Certainly he has saved him
sslf and those whom he represented from
the reproach Of bo!te,ism.
IL is not true, sir, that any but delegates
were allowed to vote after the organiza-
ton Of the convention.
But they say that they were the ma or-
ity! How very strange that a majority
should Withdraw from convention and
allow themselves to be controlled by
minority
Let US see where their fifty light votes
came from. First, there are the five votes
represented by Mr.. Tuttle. Those votes
remained in the regular convention till
it's adjournment, and all five were cast for
Mr. Higgins for County Clerk. There is
VIM. Morris from Drunkard's Bar, who
remained and voted in the regular con-
venton. There also are the two from
Volcano who were not elected at the reg
ular meeting, nor by residents cfthe canon;
elected at a meeting composed of some
five or six persons assembled after IL
o'clock on Saturday night, and long after
the regular meeting had been held at the
same house and delegates elected. Take
these from fifty-eight and there are left
forty. seven. While on the ballot for
Clerk in the regular convention there
were 67 votes cast on a call Of the ayes
and noes.
Do you not blush with shame. you who
sanctioned that address, whenever you
read there your own assertions that
majority Withdrew from the convention! |!
Do you think you can make intelligent
men believe, that men who were aspirants
for office, and who of course were desi-
rous that there should be union in the
party, would withdraw from convention
with majority, and thus throw away
their chances for nomination-No, sir.
1t is we'll known that one of three things
was determined on-that certain men, or
rather certain man, should be nominated,
else the convention should be broken up in
II row, or they would secede. This was
openly declared, and failing to accomplish
the first two designs, they must perforce
resort to the last expedient, or remain in
convention where defeat was certain-a
defeat that would have been too CALLING to
the pride of those who thought they held
the democracy Of Placer County uuder
their control.
The work Of reformation has COM
menced. The democratic party Of Cali