The Placer herald., 1859-08-06

contested ueleSateS lToul OuIioti"H aioy,
report that they have had the matter under
consideration, and from all they can learn
A. c. Nel and John O'Connor are the reg
ularly elected delegates to this Convention"
WIN. Duck, Chairman.
The report was received, and adopted as
the expression of the Convention.
On motion it was resolved that the vote
on nominations be made EZRA voce.
On motion it was resolved that upon the
nomination of candidates they come forward
and define their positions.
Nominations for Senator being then in
order, A. p. X. Safford of Yankee Jim's,
Samuel r. Leet, of Michigan Bluff, and E.
B. Boust, of Iowa Hill, were placed in NOM
nation The candidates being called out,
and having severally defined their POSITIONS
the Convention proceeded to vote upon call
ing the roll.
The first ballot stood Leet 81, Stafford so,
and Boust II. Before the announcement of
the vote seven votes were changed from
Boust to Leet, and four votes from Boust to
Stafford. The vote as announced stood, Leet
"a, Stafford "a, Boust l.. Whole number of
votes cast l19; necessary to a choice co.
Samuel T. Leet having received majority
of the votes cast was declared the nominee
of the Convention.
For Assemblymen from the lower part Of
the county the following gentlemen were
placed in nomination: D. B. Curtis, Of Ophir;
w. P Wing, of Beals Bar S. w. Lowell,
of Christian Valley; j. T. Kincade, Of Sc
cret Ravine; d. S. Beach, of Rattlesnake;
Jas. =. Cameron, Of Coon Creek; and
Philip Lynch, of Secret Ravine. The sew
eral candidates in response to the call of the
Convention, appeared and defined their pc
sitions. On the first ballot Lowell received
Ga votes, Beach 65, Curtis SO, Kincade 40,
Wing IL, Lynch 2. Whole number of votes
cast 10. Necessary to a choice, 60.
S. w. Lowell and d. S. Beach, having
received majority of all the votes cast,
were declared nominated.
A motion to adjourn until o'clock in the
evening, was negatived.
Nominations for two Assemblymen from
the upper portion of the County being next
in order, the following gentlemen were
placed in nomination: J. w. Harvlle, of
Todd's Valley; J. N. Makins, and G. G. Dud-
ley Of Iowa Hill; and G. j. Brown, of Dutch
Flat. Each came upon the stand and de-
fined his position
On the first ballot Harville received G5
votes, Makins 65, Dudley 81, and Brown
So Whole number of votes cast, III, Ne
cessary to choice SO.
j. w. Harvile and Jas. N. Makns hav-
ing received majority of the votes, were
declared nominated.
S. S. Greenwood of Long Valley Pre-
cinct, was then nominated by reclamation
for County Superintendent of Common
Schools.
NJ. p. II. Love was nominated by acclaim
alton for Public Administrators
VIM. A. Johnson offered the following
preamble and resolution which was adopted
without dissenting voice:
Whereas, The Convention is Of the
opinion that the electors of Placer and par
tcularly the Democratic portion Of them,
are in favor of calling Convention to re-
wise and change the Constitution of the
the State. Therefore
ResolUed, That we recommend to the
Democratic County Committee to order, and
cause to be printed upon the Democratic
Tickets to be voted at the ensuing election,
the words 'For Constitution"
The next business in order being the ap
pointment of Central Committee, on mo-
ton the Convention took short recess to
enable the delegation from each Township
to select a member of the Committee.
Uon coming to order, and calling the
Townships by their numbers, the following
were announced as the selections for mem
bers of the Central Committee.
Up. No. l. II. II. Johnson, of Beal's Bar
" " 2. H. w. Starr, of Gold Hill.
" 8. Chas. II. MITCHELL of Auburn.
L" " 4. E. L. Bradley, of Dutch Flat
5. A. p. X. Saford of Yanke Jims
" " 6. Robt. Kennedy, of Michigan Bluff
" " 7. Wm A. Housed, of Grizzly Flat
s. p S. Tracy, of Antoine Canon.
" 9. Jas. r. Rodgers of Secret Ravine.
10 Jas. E. Stewart, of Gray's Ranch
Precinct.
On motion of VIM. A. Johnson Col.
VIM. Mcclure, of Yankee Jim's, and Benz.
F. Myres, of Auburn, were added to the
Committee as members at large from the
County.
Joseph Colgan moved that the Central
Committee be instructed to call the next
County Convention in the upper portion of
the County, but subsequently withdrew the
motion.
The business of the Convention being
completed, the President INDUCED in few
remarks appropriate to the occason-after
which, upon motion Of b. +. Myres, the
Convention adjourned sine die.
HORACE SMITH, President.
cnAs: H. / MITCHELL MITCHELL Secretaries,
Meeting of the Democratic. Central Com
mittee.
The members of the Central Committe,
appointed by the Democratic Convention