The Placer herald., 1856-03-15
SECOND DAY-TUURSDAY.

SECOND DAY-THURSDAY.
Convention met at 10 l-2 o'clock, and
was called to order by the Chairman.
Mr.. John Bigler, from Committee on Cred
entails, submitted their unanimous report,
which was read by the Secretary.
The contested seats from San Francisco
are thus disposed of in the report,
Mr.. Dudley offered the following resolution
which was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That in the opinion of this
committee, the delegates elected to the
Democratic State Convention at the late
primary election of delegates in the city and
county of San Francisco, held under the
orders of the General County Committee,
were duly elected in accordance with long es-
tablished Democratic usage in San Francisco
and are entitled to seats in this Convention,
and that this committee report accordingly
Considerable time was consumed in alter
ing and amending lists of delegates, during
which, Judge Haun, of Yuba, arose and
moved an adjournment for one half hour in
order that legislative delegates might retire
to the capitol to take part in any proceedings
which should be had regarding the agitation
of the Senatorial question. And the Con
vention accordingly took recess.
On reassembng the Secretary proceeded
with the calling of the roll of delegates.
Mr.. Bagley, of San Francisco, moved that
the report of the committee be adopted.
Mr.. Sawyer of San Francisco, explained
the position of the delegation of which he
was member. He discamed the idea of
| tbo;r I,,Y, f,,t;nnietc ;nc;etoJ +bot
represented $500 of the voters of San Fran
cisco-that they had come up to that Con
vention for the purpose Of reconciing, if
possible, the differences that existed III their
ranks. The speaker asserted that the peo-
pie of the State had long complained Of the
abuse practsed at primary elections, and it
was his desire that such should be corrected
He believed that if his delegation had been
admitted, the Democratic dissensions in San
Francisco could have been healed-that a
new Central Committee would have been Sc
lected, and that the same system which OBJ
tanned elsewhere throughout the State
would have been adopted. In conclusion,
however, he assured the Convention that the
rejected delegates would cordially acquiesce
in the action of the Convention, and give in
their adhesion to such measures as they
should see fit to adopt. Hcreupon the " Rose
water" delegation arose and left the room.
On motion of Col. Zabriskie the rejected
San Francco delegates were invited to
resume their places as visitors on the deliber-
ations of the Convention.
The following resolution was offered by
Mr. Cazneau:
Resolved, That committee of nine be
appointed to select permanent officers Of the
Convention.
Col Zabriskie moved to amend by the
selection of one member from each delegation
to constitute such committee.
Mr.. O'Neil of Placer, moved that J. w.
Vaudeville, of Tuolumne, be declared unaml-
mously President of the Convention. Carried.
On assuming the chair, the President sta
ted that remarks from him as to the objects
for which the Convention had assembled
would be deemed superfuous, inasmuch as
the same had been so ably and pcrtinenty
set forth in the opening address Of the Chair
man Of the State Central Committee. He
renewed the hope expressed by that gentle
man, that the proceedings Of the Convention
would be marked by union and harmony.
The following gentlemen were nominated
and elected Vice Presidents, Vaoa p0ce:
J. r. Gitchell, San Diego; Samuel McCon-
nell, Ell Dorado; w. A. Mix, Shasta; Frank
Tford San Francisco.
Secretaries-Peter Decker, Yuba; S. b.
Mckee, Alameda.
Sergeant-at-arms-C Antrobus, Sacra-
mento. assistant Sergeant ot-Aams.-J j..
Frazer, Yuba. Col Zabriskie moved that a
committee of one from each delegation be
appointed as Committee on Platform and
Resolutions.
Mr.. Lewis, of Colusa, moved to amend by
the selection of committee of five tor that
purpose.
Mr.. Bagley, of San Francisco offered an
amendment to the amendment substituting
the number eleven in place of five, which
was accepted.
The mover of the original resolution sup
ported it at length. He believed that in
such an important matter the views of the
people should as far as possible be expressed;
that he was always in favor Of adhering to
democratic usage in this regard, and that the
resolution as introduced contemplated the
carrying out of the cardinal principles OF