The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-08-29
ARRIVAL FROM THE PACIFIC SIDE.
POLITICS IN CALIFORNIA.
News from Oregon and washington.
CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION


The steamer left San Francisco for Panama at II o'clock
the 9Th instant and the democratic State convention
assembled ut Sacramento mt IL ocock the 4th The
only intelligence received from Is contained in tele
graphic dispatches published in the San Francisco papers
OF the 9th instant, the day the steamer sailed Much
excitement prevailed among the politicians of California
as il was known that Mr. Broderc of the California
senators, was sparng effort to get control OF the
convention, and secure from IL an approval of his course
IN The United States Senate. The convention, II full,
would consist OF 324 delegates of which it estimated
before the meeting Of the convention l79 support
ers OF the present administration and So friends OF
Brodeck while the sentiments OF the 80 Others had not
been ascertancd, THEN seats contested
The convention met at IL o'clock, the 4th inst,
in Dr. Bentons church Every county in the State
ssss two was represented was called to order by Y,
r. Gciger, chairman OF the State central committee Mr..
Street, OF Shasta elected temporary chairman and
Mr.. Haston of Solano, temporary secretary After APP
pointing committee credentials, the convention ad
jouined to o'clock. On rcassembng the report of
the committee adopted there being contest for
seats except from Napa and Amader committee to
have permanent officers and order of business
then appointed and the convention adjourned to six
O'Clock At that hour the committee made their report,
naming j. II, Hardy, OF Sacramento presidents one mem
Der from each county vice presidents W. j. Hooton,
of Solano secretary Il. c. Palmer of Sun Francisco,
as assistant secretary. A committee resolutions, of
which j. z. Hoge, San Francisco is president APP
pointed to daught resolutions and platform and to report
the next day at 10 o'clock That embraces all the in
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democratic convention
The anti Lecompton delegates assembled at the same
hour in the Baptist Church, pursuant to notice given to
the public through handbill They numbered about
one hundred. Committees on credentials and organ
iation appointed ON the first day, and the
blage then adjourned to 10 o'clock on the 9th. de-
spach TO the San Francisco Globe states that mucrex
element prevailed among the boters and that several
fights had occurred among them during the day. The
sraight-out republican convention would assemble at
Sacramento the 9th, and it rumored that COM
mttces Of conference would be appointed by the Broder
ictes and the republicans to candidates for the
dorseincnt of both conventions.
[trom the san Francisco Globe, Aug 5ihl
Our despatch from Sacramento gives the proceedings
of the first day session of the democratic State
ton This convention represents the national democracy
of California Its deliberations will be looked to with
great interest 1t will undoubtedly pass resolutions of
the strongest confidence in the able and patriotic admin
israton of James Buchanan, and OF une1nivocal APP
proval OF his entire policy. The nominations by this
body will be triumphantly sustained at the polls.
True to their instincts, we find the Broderokites
playing over again the old game Of o. The brill
liant awaits them. 1t will be remembered that
they split off from the regular convention got up bo
gus concern. and had the efrontcy to nominate two
prominent democrats for Congress Even with this trick
to mid them they in hopeless minority One would
think the sharp experience Of the past would have pre-
vented second experiment of the kind But we find
these men, true to their dsorganizing proclivtes again
&sking 10 distract the democratic party 0beyin the
mandates Of Broderck delivered through his chief But
ler them arrayed in aco'is opposition to the
wishes the people, Several of the aithless representa-
tyes who betrayed their constituents in the last
rial election conspicuous in this OF what
force and effect will their plotting and counter plotting
their mock resolutions and their mock dignity, have with
the democracy They known too well to the
to exercise any influence at the ballot box The people
of California will do than laugh at the mpotent
malice of these boilers.