Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1860-08-11
PROCEEDINGS OF THE DEMOCRATIC
CENTRAL COMMITTEE.

Pursntu; {" u"t..c. 'he Democratic Central Com.
IuliI,. Il j. DnaG Ciniv met nj the 9th e OF the
Mor>TAIS uENocKAr. on SATURDAY. the 4th Of An
guSt. i-S'. AZ . "'c"ck r. VI. H. W. G"lwicks.
Chairman # IT." Cuil.nuttcC. stated the Object ot
thu mrrtIlS
tn" S,.,I-tAiy Mt hciag present. on molten. u.
T. Lh,; h"u!iuw wAs elected Secretary pm tom.
IT,. Secretary called II.' ROLL Pre>rut GelN cks,
VI MurraV. VI Lean. WliImS bv proxy, Loot.
h,nfr,w. Birch aud Hanm by rroxvj.
MIR. Bircn stated that he had informed MesSrs
Richards mud Kin 'nde that the Committee would
meet on Monday, and NJ they desired to be present
he would move To- adjourn until Monday. August
9Th, 1T o'clock. T.. n. The motion prevailed, and
the Committee ADJOURNED.
PROCEEDINGS oN MONDAY.
Committee met pursuant t. adiuurmmcnt Called
"a order bv ID. W. Helwlcks, Chairman. The roll
being called by the secretary. the following mem.
hers responded GelNcks, Williams, McMurrny
BrcM %toofbnurrow. Mclean, Richards. Meredith
llamm by proxy , aud Rirrsc ty proxy. Absrn,
-kncadc and Sanders.
MIR. Birch moved that the Committee proceed Ia
call County Convention. to meet IN PlarPrville on
the 18th day Of August, lNf" to elect delegates to
sLe State Convention, To meet nj the CITY Of Sucra
Gnrnto On the 9TH day Of September lsiI. tn nomi.
maze Electors pledged tovute for Douglas and John
Mr.. Mclean offered the following resolutions as
substitute:
E>solred, That Democratic County Convention he
held in the City Of ParcrNe. County Of FL Dorado
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER THE FIFTH, at Il
O'Clock, NJ, for the purpose Of nominating tWo candi
dates for the State Senate and eight candidates for the
Assembly also the election Of 4 County Central Com
mitse, and the transaction Of such other business
the Convention ay deem proper.
RcNOtced, That primary elections for Delegates to the
County Convention lie held In the various precincts
throughout the county m MONDAY. SEPTEMBER
TIE THIRD, 1860 and that polls he opened at six
O'Clock r. NJ, and closed al oclock ?. NJ. of tad day,
and that all voting be rird roce for many delegates
81 the rlector may I've entitled to vote.
Retored. That the primary meetings be held at the
usual places for holding kuch meetings.
Rpsolred, That the basis Of representation in the
for every precinct at large delegate for every
hundred Democratic votes cast for any State officers
nominated by the Democratic State Convention at the
last gcnrr, election and delegate for every frac
tion over Any votes 30 cast.
esor ed That person shall be entitled TO seat in
the next Democratic County Convention who not
at the time Of his election bona Rde resident Of the
precinct he proposes to represenhAt no proxies be
allowed and that person shall be entitled to vote fol
delegates at the primary meetings who is not Al the time
. bona tide resident Of said precinct.
RealDAd That there khNll be one inspector and two
Judges at each precinct where the primary election
held, who ehall constitute board Of Judges o. such
election and in the event this Committee shan iai tc
appoint Board Of Judges Of Election" for any pre-
cpet in this County. before said primary meetng-o
tice thereof then said hoard shall be appointed by the
qualified electors present at such meeting.
Resolved That the only qualification Of voter At tins
primary elections aforeaad unless the same be changed
hereafter by this Committee, shall be that he is quail
ihed elector If this State, declaration upon thu
good faith. support the nominees of the Convention
hereby called.
On adoption Of substitute, the ayes and noes wer