The Shasta courier., 1859-07-02
Proceedings OF the Regular Democratic
State Convention.

We gave the result of the first days proceed
ings of this body last week.
SECOND DAY.
Major R. P. Hammond, of San joaquin, was
elected permanent Chairman, with six Vice
Presidents.
Nominations for Governor being in order,
Weller, Latham, Denver and Nugent were placed
in nomination. Gen. Denver made a speech and
withdrew. The first ballot was then taken, and
resulted thus Latham, l29; Weller Ill Nu-
gent, 20. No choice. Second ballot: Latham
1876; Weller, IO4 Nugent, 20.
John G. Downey, of Los Angeles, received the
nomination for Lieut.. Governor by acclamation
THIRD DAY.
FRIDAY, the 24th.-Y. E. Geiger, of Tehama,
N. Z. Whitesides, of Yuba 2. Montgomery, Of
Sutter, J. c. Burch, of Trinity, and Henry Mere
deth, of Nevada, were placed in nomination for
Congressman from the Northern District At the
conclusion of the calling of the roll, and before
the ballot was announced, the vote stood Gel
ger, 49, Whitesides, IA Burch, 1870; Meredith,
III. Geiger was then withdrawn, and several
delegations changed their votes, when the final
result was announced as follows: Burch, I46
Meredith, 12l; Whitesidss, 2; l35. votes being
necessary to q choice.
For Congressman from the Southern District
the vote stood, at the conclusion of the ballot
and before the result was announced thus: S.
A. Merritt, of Mariposa so; L. W. McKinstry, of
Solano, 81 W. Van Voorhees,, of Alameda, 35;
c. L. Scott, of Tuolumne, 1913; Calhoun Ben
ham, of San Francisco, 5. Delegations changing
their votes and the final result stood: Scott l4l;
Van Voorhees,, 29 McKinstry, 49, Merritt, so ;
necessary to choice 1876.
For Supreme Judge the final result stood -
w. W. Cope, of Amedor, 1853; L. Aldrich, of San
Francisco SO; D. S. Terry, of Sacramento, 6s.
For Attorney General the final vote stood =
Thos. II. Williams, of Ell Dorado, l79; A. Aug.
Thompson, of San Francisco SO.
For Clerk of Supreme Court the final vote
stood: Thos. c. S. Fairfax, of Yuba, l60 W. A
johnson, of Placer, 81; W. j. Hooker, of Soa-
no, 26; ]. S. Robertson, of Sonoma, g..
Bor State Treasurer, the vote stood: Thomas
Findley, of Nevada, 1884; C. Reese, of Sierra,
SIS.
For Controller, the vote stood: S. 81. Brooks.
of San Francisco, 1861 P. A. McRae, of Butte.
10; A. r. Meloney, of Contra Costa 25 A. Nc
Nei of Mariposa, 5; ]. NJ. Havens, of Calave-
ras, /.
For Surveyor General: H. A. Higey, of Ala
media l96; Wm. Holden, of Stanslaus, ~.
For SuparintapTapr ofD D,,b1;.
j Moulder was nominated by acclamation.
For State Printer the final result stood c. t.
Bolts, of the Standard, 1885, H. C. Patrick, of
the San Joaquin Republican, 81; L. Magruder,
of the MarysviIle Express, 80.
We pity Patrick's luck, but admire his pluck.
lie runs for State Printer every time, and gets
beaten as often as he runs.
FOURTH DAY
The following State Central Committee was
appointed:
Sacramento-H. Fl. Thompson, A. D. Right
mire, W. S. Long, Frank Powell Los Angeles,
Myrcn Norton. San Luis Obspo-B. NJ. Henry.
Santa Clara-G. T. Ryland. San Joaqun-R.
Il. Hammond, B, F. Langford. Solano-Wm
J. Hooten. Butte-Peter Freer Trinity, Sam
uel D. Kreder. San Francisco-J. P Hoge, E.
Casserly, Thomas Hayes, Calhoun Benham, ".
L. Higgins. Yolo-D. W. Gilmore. Ell Dorado
ID. W. Gelwicks, ". B. Griffith San Mateo
w. T. Cough. Mariposa-S. A. Merritt. ST.
erra-John W. Easterling Nevada-Amos t.
Laird. Calaveras-J. F. Treat. Tuolumne-
J. J. Franklin. Alameda-William Van Yoor-
hees. Sutter-W. II. Parks. Placer-W. c.
Straston. Monterey. A. Watson. Napa-J.
B. Scott. Amador-A. b. Rose Klamath
Nordheimer. Yuba-Charles Lindley,
Ely. Siskiyou-George +. Price.
On motion, the word "neintain"
from the 5000