Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-08-04
Capable, Honest, and Faithfal-The Know
Nothing County Convention.

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Abraham Skinkle, Secretary. The committee
on credentials reported ten Councils repre-
scented in Convention, with the number of
Delegates, to which they were entitled, as
follows Mountain House, 2; Bidwell, 3 :;
Forbestown, s.; Wyandotte, 2; Ophir, 2 /;
Tfompson's Flat. 2; Cherokee Flat, 3 Noun
tain Spring House, l; Orc Lewa, l; Pine
Knot, !; making total of % Delegates pre-
sent. One Council in the county, entitled to
one delegate was not represented.
OF the preliminary proceedings of the Con-
vention, we have nothing to say. They are of
no interest save to those engaged We will
only say, that the whole proceedings were
characterized by that harmony. good feeling
and patriotism SO peculiar to the Order The
cards had been 50 ably stocked, and were dealt
by so careful a hand, that there was no dan
ger of misdeal, or of losing the game. The
leading nomination, which commanded all the
others, and around which all others revolved,
had been fixed ten days ago, and we were then,
as well satisfied who the nominee for Sheriff
would be, as We now are.
The ticket nominated is as follows:
For Assembly--John Dick, Mountain House
For Clerk-D. o. Evans, orbestown.
For Sheriff-A Fargo, Marysville
For Dist. Attorney--J. j. Kleine, Bidwell
For Treasurer-W baltimore, Bidwell
Fer Assessor-R. S Maynard. Ophir,
| For Surveyor. NJ. Scott, Bidwell.
For Coroner-Doct. N. Davis, Mountain
House.
we'll
We are perfectly willing til us to show the
ticket in full, for we are willing to have the
people of Butte County compare the two tick
cts, and select the best men, when they get to
the polls.
Of the nominees, we can give but a brief
notice, as the matter can be sumed up in very
few words. Mr.. Dick, we never saw or heard
of before Tuesday. He may be profound
Statesman or a brilliant orator; or he may
be profound muggins or o brilliant noodle
| ~ wv S"Ai = say VIC diC ds wei uu,
however, as The majority of the delegates to
the Convention, for we could find none, who
could tell US, who he was, what he was, where
he came from, or what were his opinions OF
principles. Mr.. Scott is q gentleman and q
scholar, and qualified for his position--but
like poor Tray in the fable, he has fallen into
bad company.
Of the balance of the ticket, we believe not
one possesses the qualifications claimed by the
Order, not one who can unite in himself, the
three requisites, capability, honesty and faith.
fulness.
Mr. Fargo was nominated by vote of Is to
6. We have given his residence at Marysville,
from the fact, that in May last he denied be-
ing citizen of this county, and within the
last two weeks, refused to give our Assessor a
list Of property in this County, saying that he
''never did pay any taxes in Butte and By
Cd he never would" and added that she
was smart enough to prevent it,
| On the nomination of Mr. Dick one delegate
demanded his credentials, for the purpose, as
he expressed himself, afterwards sof retiring
in disgust" As the nominations proceeded
other delegates retired, refusing to act with
the Convention, but we did not learn upon
what grounds. The Convention closed in a
general muss.
We cannot forbear giving one or two Incl
dents, as showing the estimation in which some
of the members held their nominees When the
vote for Clerk was announced, nominating Mr..
Evans, one gentleman present, exclaimed to
four or FIVE standing around him, "Wen, |
swear that beats me! l will bet ten dollars,
he cannot write sugar and onions correctly.
Go in, boys you that can stand it, have got
enough" On the nomination of Doct Davis
for Coroner, the Doct stated to the Conven-
ton that he was not an aspirant, he knetc
nothing of the duties of the office--did not
know whether he could perform its duties
that he was not popular with the people, and
thought it would be quite proper for the Con-
vention to nominate another man
Another delegate Immediately arose, and
said he entirely conceded with the opinion of
the Doctor, he believed every word the Doctor
had said, as he had good reason for knowing
them to be true, and thought it would be very
proper indeed, for the Convention to nominate
another man.
Whether the Convention adjourned in too
much of hurry-or IN their wisdom did
knoU nothing of such an office-or whether it
was beneath their notice, for the reason, that
it was not supposed ''to pay"-or whether such
an Office was useless in their new policy and
politics, we cannot say, but the Convention
failed to nominate a candidate for the Office of
Superintendent of Common Schools We Judge
from the name of the Order, that the latter
Office is to be abolished On the whole, we are
now fully convinced, that it is entirely proper
that Americans should rule America"-and
that under the new order of things, The
Union is SAFE
REPORTER FOR CONVENTION.
10 We learn from gentleman, from Ore
gon Gulch, that on Monday last, German, by
the name of Younger, in fit of intoxication,
made an unprovoked assault with bowie