The Placer herald., 1856-03-01
Democratic County Convention.

of the Democracy was held at the Court !
House in Auburn, on Saturday February, |
23rd, A. D. 1856.
Joseph Walkup, Chairman Of the Central
Committee, called the convention to order,
and stated the object thereot-it being the
selection of thirteen delegates to the State
Convention, to be held in the city of Sacra-
mento, March 9Th, 1856.
On motion. Tabb Mitchell was called tenn,
porariy to the chair and G. W. Applegate
and w. A. johnson appointed Secretaries.
On motion of B. f. Myres, the precincts
were called in proper order and credentials
were presented from the following precincts:
Township No. 2.-Coy's Ranch, ,; New
town, ,; Gray's Ranch, .; Gold Hill, 5;
Ophir, ..
Iownship No 3.-Manhattan 2; Auburn 4.
Township No 4.-Lisbon, 9; Dutch Flat 3.
Township No. 5.-Todd's Valley, 3; Yam
kee Jim's, 4; Forest Hill, 2.
Township No. 7--Mineral Bar, ?; Iowa
Hill, g. Wisconsin Hill, g.
Township No. O. Franklin House, @
Stuart House. 2; New Castle, 2.
Total number of votes so.
On motion, VIM Duck, j. r. Nickerson
and J. l.. Fndley were appointed by the chair
committee upon cItOellItlIS anu ~ icPOiU
permanent officers for the convention.
The committee retired and the convention
took recess of fifteen minutes.
The convention was called to order and
the Committee on Credentials and Perma-
nent Officers reported the following delegates
As in attendance, viz:
TIP. No. 2.-Newtown JAS ?. Cameron
and James r. Nickerson.
TIP. No. 2-Gray's Ranch; Jos. Wallup
votes (proxy for G BROWN. Cox's Ranch
J. Young, votes (by proxy. Gold Hill
B. Stinson, G.. Blame, j. w. Spann, Geo. Al
bridge, Mr.. Price. Ophir Daniel Choate
D. b. Curtis.
TIP. No. 3.-Manhattan Bar; p. Snyder,
J. Leech. Auburn; B. F. Myres Tabb Mitch
ell, Geo L. Anderson, B. Goodllind.
TIP. No 4.-Lisbon; G. w. Applegate, .
votes. Dutch Flat; I. Mitchell 9 votes Coy
proxy.
Up. No. 5.-Todd's Valley; A. b. Bird, j.
w. Philips, J. J. Morehouse. Yankee Jim's
VIM. Duck. A. P. X. Stafford, J. Herrick, c.
Houser. Forest Hell; Wm. Duck . votes
(by proxy.
Tp No. Mineral Bar; C. Rice T. ].
Davis Iowa Hill; James ONeill, Charles
King J. Baker, JOS Colgan, DR.. Dyer, r.
Bowlev, J. n Makns, J. P. Ohmstead. Wis
consn Hill; Judge Poland, J. l., Findley, j.
r. Brown.
7p No. 9.-Franklin House; C. Cook,
vote, w. W. CAperton votes (proxy for
B. F. Church, Stuart House; H. G. Hart
(proxy for Samuel Adams) and S. NJ Holmes
(proxy for j. G. Newman). Newcastle; JAS.
Ctau-ort l. puo;urr IDiua (,r,va Dra.incf.
Philip Lynch votes.
And recommended as permanent officers
of the convention the following gentlemen:
President-Tabb Mitchell.
Tice President-B. f. Myres.
.Secretmies-Geo. W. Applegate and VIM.
A. Johnson
Whereupon, on motion, the report of the
committee was unanimousI Y adopted.
On motion, Mr.. Lyons, Of Green Valley,
was authorized to cast the vote OF Green Val!
ley a votes) and act as 4 member of this
convention
On motion, S. ". Lowell was authorized
to cast the vote of Christian Valley, and act
as a delegate for that precinct.
On motion committee consisting of Mes
srs. O'Nel, Poland, Holmes, Olmstead and
Colgan were appointed a committee to draft
suitable resolutions expressive OF the senti-
mcnts of this convention.
On notion the following gentlemen were
appointed a committee to nominate and pre-
sent the names of suitable persons as dele
gates to represent Placer County in the
Democratic State Convention, viz: Stafford,
Choate, Nckerson, King, Blame, Bird Rice,
Finley and Rusing.
The committee reported as follows, which
was unanimously adopted.
We, the committee, duly appointed, beg
to nominate the following gentlemen as Del
egates to represent us in the Democratic
State Conventions
Township No. l. Capt. Southworh.
9. ID. B. Curtis
3. Tabb Mitchell.
4. Geo. w. Appegate.
S. Samuel Todd.
6. J. II. Baker
7. Joseph Cogan.
g. Henry Gooding.
8. w. w. Caperton.
Delegates at large-Jo oseph Wakup, James
O'Ncill William Mcclure, B. f. Myres.
A. p. X. STAFFORD, Chm'n.
L. S. RusING, Sec'y.
On motion, the report of the committee
was received, and the gentlemen recommend
ed duly elected as delegates to the State Con-
vention.
The committee on resolutions returned the
following report which was unanimously
adopted:
The committee appointed to draft resolu-
tions expressive of the sense of the Conyen-
tion have had the same under consider
alton, and beg leave to report the following
resolutions and recommend their passage.
JAS. O'NEILL
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