The weekly Placer herald., 1855-08-11
Know-Nothing State Council.

CrOffrOth, OF TuOlumne county, PRESIDENT; A.
Means Of Amador, and eleven others. Vice
Presidents; C. II. Miller, of San Francisco.
and S. D. Vaughen of Butte, Secretaries.
Mr.. Crabbs' platform was adopted. when
the council adjourned until 10 O'Clock Thurs
day.
On the re-assembling of the Convention,
nine candidates (no wild hunt) were put in
nomination for Governor. and on the fourth
ballot ]. Neely johnson, was declared the
nominee for that Office.
r. NJ. Anderson. of Ell Dorado county, was
nominated on the first ballot for Lieutenant
Governor.
For the office of Chief Justice of the S,l-
prtme Court. there were three candidates.
Messrs. Murray, Sawyer and Martin. On the
fourth ballot Murray received the nominal on
At the evening session the following per-
sons were nominated for Judge ofthe Supreme
Court for the short term:-David Terry Of
Stockton, X. N. Wood of Contra Costa, Mr..
Mott of Yuba, and J. Curry of SOlana. On
the second ballot Terry was nominated.
The council then proceeded to the election
of Controller Seven candidates were put in
nomination. among the number Sam Bell the
present incumbent. Two ballots had and no
chce made. The Convention then adjourned
until Thursday morning.
The Know-Nothing Convention re-assembled
at 81 o'clock. Several ballots were had for
Controller without choice. on the fifth ballot
the vote stood Sam Bell IA. George W. Whit
man 226. The latter gentleman was declared
the nominee
Eight candidates were in the field for nomi-
nation for State Treasurer. Henry Bates Of
Shasta was the successful candidate.
The other portions of the ticket was soon
made We give below the whole ticket:
For Governor J. Neely johnson, Of Sacra-
mentO.
Lieutenant Gorernoy-Robt NJ. Anderson,
of Ell Dorado.
For Justice Supreme Court (Long Term)-
Hugh G. Murray of Solano.
For Justice Supreme Court (ShOrt Term)-
David S. Terry, of San Joaquin.
For Controller George w. Whitman, of
TuOlumne.
For reasurer-Henry Bates, of Shasta
For attorney Generdi-W. G. Wallace, of
Santa Clara.
For Surveyor General-John A. Brewster,
of Sonoma.
For State Printer-James Allen Of Yuba.
For State Prison InspectOrs-AleX. Bell
of Los Angeles. F. S. Mckenzie Of Trinity,
and Ezekiel Wilson of San Francisco.
SUPPORTING THE TICKET.-ThOse who have
been felicitatng themselves upon the refusal
of prominent democrats to support the ticket.
have commenced laughing too soon. as the
contest draws to a crisis-as the issue is de-
mOnstrated to be one between Democracy,
with all its glorious antecedents. on the one
hand and band of place-hunting prOscrip-
tionists on the other. it will be found that
there will be few democrats who will no.
strike for his party in support of the ticket
We see by the Calavcras Chronicle that that
bold and fearless d mocrat. Senator Norman
designs no longer to hold a neutral position,
but will come out in few days in advocacy of
the great principles of his party. SO let it
be with others The ticket may not be the
most acceptable or judicions that could have
been made. but when we know that it was
made in accordance with democratic usage.
and those who compose it have in the most
public and solemn manner pledged themselves
to the support of the democratic platform in
all it's scope and essentials no excuse should
intervene to give it the cold shoulder.
Never since JetiersOn's days. fOrcibly re-
marks the State Journal, has there been so
glorious an opportunity for the democracy
to prove their courage and their faithfulness
as is now presented. The cordial principles
of the democratic faith are attacked the same
issues that raised Jefferson to the Presidency
are involved in the contest before u.s. Shall
it be said that the patriotism OF the country
has died OUT that we have grown less rcpu''-
lcan. and that we are prepared to r. pudiatt
JetfersOnian principles and the national policy
in regard to political and religious rights
which has been sanctioned by every public
man of note since the time of the Elder
Adams. Times E Trans
M0IrNr ho infolli.