Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1860-08-04
PROCEEDINGS OF THE DEMOCRATIC
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
TIksI DAY.


The Democratic State Central Committee mot At
San Francisco On Monday July 3qth, leG', at ten
-",e!oek, A.. ", I,ul.HaHt to the G-;l.'wiHg CALI
Tn. lrmrrAuc stat. Central Committee will meet at
the Ct;y of san FiAhNis". Monday, The jOth day II
July int, at ten "'"l"k, An. genera attendance
Is eaTnCsil! TeIucsttd. JOS. r. HOGE,
Chairman 3. c. Committee.
The Committee was called to order BY Joseph r.
Hoge. Chairman. Wii,am J. H"oten, Of S0lAno.
Recurdu z Srcrctar'.
the roll b",ng called hv she Secretary, the follow.
IDg members RESPONDED. t".Nlt
w,sin Van V" rhi"s # Aiareda. 4. II. Rose Il
Ans i"r Peter Fr"er Of Bate. }. +. Treat ut Gala
was l., proxy. Is. r. L'nHftd 81 san joaquin: y.
Is. ~, Il Contra Costa. ID. W. G-l~Ick- and N. g..
Vf.G:i. : II bornd" Is NnrdheiuIcr II klamath by
pray. " P-FAN 81 Sntter. Mvr"n Norton Of Los
Ancr... : 's..,, Merritt " Msrposa, J. II. Wat
EIn VI 'nt"rsv by proxy. Calhoun Bcnhanl If San
FranclScn. j. il. Sc'tt IL S4pA. Amos 7. Laird 81
Nevada bv ptoNr. Charles IuIiey Of Yuba. w. e..
StrAttOn Ut Placer. II. A. Th,mpA"n IL SacramentD
bv proxy. 4. u. Klvhtnir". W =. Long and + Pow &.
ell &c Sacramento. W I. Cough IL san Meteo, J. =.
lIoge. Eugene C4sscrly, Thomas Hayes and vii.
liam l.. Higgins q San Franc SEQ Z. 7. R!land -
Santa Clara. X. r. Hamm"nd, Of San joaquin. u.
u. Henry "f san LOUIS ObspD by Myron Norton Of
les Angeles. Charles I.ndl"v Of Huha. George T.
Price nj Si'kiyou, W. j. lIooten Of Sol"no !. W.
Easteri,rg pt>rrra by proxy ChAs Lind!ev 1t luba.
W. II. Parks Il Suffer. :. ID. krider OF Trinity by
proxy Jp,rph T. il"gc If san Francisco, Frank
I'm 81 Tuoi.n.nr by proxy u. ". Gel~icks Of FL DO.
RAD, Benz. r.. -. tlN Nv Z. I.lDrl"t.
Abaent-CharlrH C"chrAne nf Tehama.
Deceased f. T. Story If Tuare, and u. ". Gil
NOR" of inl".
whertAJ"n Joseph p. Hogr. Chairman, stated the
object 81 the meeting.
TO motion Of Mr. Brnham. the Committee adjourn.
ID To meet again at hairSst one oclock, p to-
day.
July 80. lS6a-li/ Pm.
Democratic State Central Committee met pursu.
ant 10 adjournment The meeting waA called To or.
h. H,,1. (Laere kn call RaV Had
by Secretary Iooien. thrty.six members being ore-
sent.
NJ. Rose, OF AmAdor, offered the following reSo.
lVIt,ns
Res,irtd. That Democratic State Convention be
vailed for the purpose Of nominating fur candidates
for Presidential Electors to be supported BY the
Democracy of California at the ensuing Presden.
Al election said Convention to meet 10 the city oi
Sacramento On the - dav Of September, 1860.
HrSo!-sf. That We recommend to the Democracy
If the State and to the County Central Committees,
that they send Delegates " the State Convention
who will be favorable 10 the harmonizng Of the
party and the adjustment Of its differences in this
State upnn the following basis, viz: That the Slate
Convention shall nominate four candidates for Elec-
tors two to be chosen from the friends Of Mr. Breck
enrldRe, and two from the friends Of Nr. douglas
said ticket To he supported BY the democracy Of the
State, each individual voter heading his ticket with
the name Uf Breckenridge. oP Douglas, as he may
prefer and that said candidates for Electors shall be
pledged to cast the electoral vote Of the State fer eli
Democratic voters Of the State shall have been
found a. have expressed their preference.
RssOtsed, That We earnestly recommend N the
various County Committees the adoption Of the fol
lowing test. for the government Of the primary
elections: That those persons who voted for and
supported the Democratic State Ticket-headed by
Milton 5. Latham AT the late general election and
who will pledge themselves TO the support Of The
principles of the Democratic party shall participate
in Ii" primary elections, and that all other person.
shall be excluded from any and oil action in said
elections.
WhereupOn discussion ensued.
Mr.. Lindley, Of Yuba, offered IS q substitute fol
Mr.. Roses resolutions the following;
|. RSS0loeI, That the platform promulgated BY
the Convention at Baltimore which nominated John
G. Breckenridge and Joseph Lane, meets with ouI
cordial approval and that accept II as the true
exposition Of democratic principles Passed.
9. EesOic4t, That We regard John c. Breckenridge
and Joseph Lane, for President and Vice President
Us the representatives of the true National Democ
. RS~olr.d, That the Democracy Of Californip
meet by Delegates in State Con invention, at Sacra
'mentO, on Tuesday, llth Of September next tC
choose electors who shall support John C. Breckin
ridge for President, and Joseph Lane for Vice Pres
:,dent. Passed
T. ResoIU4k, That the representation in the Con
'venti"n herenbcforc provided for, be as follows =
One delegate for each county; ono for each two
hundred Democratic votes cast for the candidate
the last State ticket having the highest vote there
IN, and one for each fraction Of one hundred up
'wardA. Passed
C. Fts1trad. That VIC recommend that pledge u
euPp"rt John Z: Breckenridge aud Joseph Lane fol
President aud Vice President be required as a ties
at the primary elections for the choice Of delegates
TABLED
Amer further discussion, Mr.. LindIey temporarily
withdrew his substitute.
On motion Of Mr. Stratton Of Placer. the resolu
tons Of Mr. R0so were tabled by the following vote
Yeas-Higgius, Van Voorhies. Hooten, Frcer
Treat May, Gelwicks, Griffith, Nordheimer. Wat
son, Scott, Laird, Rightmire, Powell, Cough. Lang
ford, EAsterlinR Parks. Franklin, Lindley. Ely
Bcnham-22.
Nsys-Hoge, Casserly, Hayes. Rose. Novton
Merritt, Stratton, Thompson, Long, RylAnd Ham
dnOnd, Henry, Price, krider-l4.
Mr.. Llndey then offered his resolutions
Mr.. Casssrly then moved n refer the whole sub
ject matter to committee Of Eve, which Was loS
Ayes, Il noes. %.
Mr.. Hammond then moved that the COMMITTEES
SHOULD adjourn with the understanding that the
friends Of Brecknridge and Lane meet in one place
and those 0f Douglas and johnson In another.
Mr.. Benham rose TO point of order, that mo-
tion to dSintegratc the Committee could not be en-
G9rtained.
The Chair ruled the point Of order we'll taken.
Mr. CSSserCy then moved TO amend Mr.. Llndlcy I