The weekly Placer herald., 1854-08-12
nominated and elected temporary chair.


a motion passed, one delegate from each
township to report on credentials and the
permanent officers Of the convention
That committee retired, and parties
contesting seats went before 1t with their
witnesses and written evidence. The
precincts contested were Mad Canon,
Lynch's Ranch, and Volcano Canon. G.
A. Tuttle, proxy for +. Belcher Of Mad
Canon, appeared before the committee,
and after an investigation Of all the facts
presented, was reported in connection
with Messrs Byrnes and Courtney as the
legal delegates from that precinct.
In the Lynch's precinct contest, it was
proven before the committee that some
eight or ten persons assembled at Lynch's
Hotel, on the evening of the primary elec-
ton and organized by placing NJ Walton
in the chair, and appointing w. D Taber,
Secretary. AT this juncture the meeting
was increased by the arrival of democrats
who lived in the precinct. Motions were
made which the chairman at first refused
to put to the meeting. Mr.. Taber, the Sec
retary, moved that Capt. Thompson take
the chair. The evidence before the COM
mittee proved that the chairman put the
motion and declared 1t carried, and ga
Gated the chair to the Captain, who took
it and went on with the business of the
meeting; and the minutes as presented to
the county convention show regular pro-
ceedings and the election Of Messrs. Cof-
fee, Vanderbilt and Black as delegates to
the convention.
Notwithstanding the above facts, we
find persons contesting their seats, who
were elected after the regular meeting had
adjourned, and the democrats who com
posed it had gone to their homes. All
this was in evidence; and yet we hear of
Broderic kites talking of fraud, on the
part of their opponents.
In relation to Volcano Canon, it was
proven before the committee on creden-
tias that some nine persons, who resided
at Sarahsvlle, in Michigan City precinct,
went down into Volcano precinct, while
the miners were at work, and held meet
ing and appointed E. B. Boust, and Mr.
Fisher to the County Convention, al
though neither Of them resided in the
precinct, while the call for the election
was for 8 O'Clock in the evening, and had
been made so at the request of the demo-
cratic miners in the precinct to suit their
convenience after working hours, and yet
the Brodericktes talk of fraud! Here
was as fagrant an outrage as ever was
committed upon sovereign people. A
band Of men deliberately marching out of
their own precinct to assume the rights of
the voters Of another precinct. There
was no reason, justice or democracy in
the act. The democrats of Volcano con-
vened at the hour they had called the
meeting and elected Messrs. Hungerford
and Merriman as delegates, democrats re-
siding IN the precinct. In substantiation
of the above facts the following petition
was laid before the committee:
WHEREAS, 1t is understood and expected
that there will be an attempt made on the
part Of Messrs. Roust. Craig and others, to
occupy the seats of the regular delegates
from this precinct, Therefore, we, the under
signed, voters of Volcano Canon precinct
would respectfully represent to the Democrat
ic delegates of Placer county at Auburn as
sembled, that we look upon any such effort.
as an attempt to defraud the democracy of
this precinct of their just rights OF represen
taton in your convention, on the following
grounds:
1st. That the nine men who arrogated to
themselves the right to appoint the delegates
from this precinct, were not residents of this
precinct but of Sarahsville and never before
claimed the right to vote ut our polls.
2nd. That there was notice given in the
precinct of a meeting to choose delegates,
previous to their coming. Said meeting to
be held at o'clock, p. m and that even al
lowing their right to vote in this precinct
they had no right to supercede the regularly
notified meeting in said precinct.
(Signed) Horace +. Bradford, A Benway,
1hadeus Kimball. Asahel Huntley, J. b.
Cartwright, Thomas Landers, John G. Mayo,
James Elliott Jacob N Roberd. John Kir
wine, Eldridge Morse. Robert Whiting Peter
Fever, G. A, Sport, Lidus 'aylor, Jacob
Lindsey, G. w. King Amos franklin, n
Goorleng. Amasa short. Lenard Alger. s.
Hungerford. B. Merriman, Micha el Grogan
John Deleney Joseph Jersvel. Wed Farl.