The Placer herald. [volume] (Auburn, Placer County, Calif.) 1855-1991, 1861-06-22
.ACnAmENTO CORRESPONDENCE.
JUNE 20, l85


MEssRs. EDITORS. Believing your readers
would be pleased with IN inside view OF the
REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION
YOUR correspondent has taken some pains 10
watch it's proceedings from beginning to end. AS
I have heretofore informed you, Messrs Edit RS.
previous 10 the assembling OF this body great
contest was made between the friends OF Leland
Stanford and 4. G. Phelps Tor the nomination OF
Governor. In pursuance OF this CONNECT, Which
was almost '.irrepressible," large number OF del
ego,es arrived in the city the day preceding the
meeting of the Convention. Among these enter
ing early the field, were five or SIX OF
L1NCoLv's COLLECTORS,
who were seconded by forty or fifty aspiring
young men. who had been promised positions IN
the Custom House at San francisco. now in
charge of the indOmitable vigilante kankin.-
These patriots" who favored Stanford, out OF
respect to his great talents. rallied early ut the
St. George Hotel
THE PHELPS REPUBLICANS,
without money and promise of office, also repair
ed to the battle ground. ut this early day. On
the morning the Convention was to assemble inc
Union" constructive Hotel. and the sidewalk
in front of the same, was u mas of Republicans
and in hot dispute rs to the relative qualities
availability of Stanford and Phelps. At first
the workers of Phelps seemed to have the ndvan-
tage in the argument and the tact conceded 10
wire-workers. The convention met on TUESDAY
morning when Senator Shafter (brOther of the
Shatter aspiring to be Supreme Judge,) was call
cd temporarily to the Chair. But in the debate
incident to the preliminary organization winch
followed. and which was generated by A. "A. Sar-
gent of Nevada assisted by the inside and low
down mansuvres OF G.. J. Birtlseye, competitor
of Collector Ranking frightened the positive ma
ority of the CoventiOn and set the Stanford ON
Gals to thinking. After the committee on creden-
tails had beea appointed the Convention adjourn
for the first day.
STANFORD PLOTTINGS.
The sagacity Of Stanford advisers shown
on the morning of the second day when the Com
mittce on permanent officers reported As Pres-
dent OF the Convention A. A. Sargent of Nevada.
Besides. this Phelps appointment. many other OF
the best working and speaking Phelps men in the
Convention were appointed Vice Presidents
This coup de etat. was worthy OF Napoleon.
and the sequel shows very satisfactorily that it
was well taken.
STANFORD WAS NOMINATED
but the nomination proved fatal to many an Az
pring Stanford man. AS soon rs the deed was
accomplished. that consciousness OF doing wrong
opened up to the light of the majority OF the
Convention. and the consequence began to haunt
those members who desired no office and only the
success OF the ticket.
THE FIRST INDICATION
of the returning senses of the Convention OF
Stanford and ChelliS, was evinccd by ~ motion
that the rules be suspended. and that Phelps be
nominated by reclamation as one OF the nominees
for Congress This move. comigg as it did from
Stanford Republicans was full fair and frank
confession that Sanford had stolen the n0mlnA-
ton. In Offering to divide the plumber, by allow
ing Phelps the power to rob some other Rcpub-
lcun from a nomination for Congress, was other
evidence Of corruption.
PHELPS REFUSES.
When this proposition was first submitted to
Phelps, he. as Il matter OF course regulated the
nuptals. How could he consistently, after EN-
tcring the lists for Governor, fall buck upon some
Of h friends. who were candidates Tor Congress.
and who co-exstent with him had put their names
on the Congressional slate. The plan without the
greatest degree oil cOmplaisance and generosity
upon the part Of the Congressional nominees,
could not be for a moment entertained by Phelps.
PERSEVERANCE WINS, HOWEVER.
4 motion WINS carried in the although opposed
by G. a. futile through G. J. Hillyer) Conven-
ton to pass over the nomination of the two Coz
gressonal nominees and ill up the other part Of
the ticket. The osensblc obj, ct. and which was
also stated, was to given Phelps time to consider
whether he wou run for Congress on the ticket
beaded by Leland Stanford for Governor.
CHARLES A. FUTILE
you know Mcssrs Editors, in the Stanford conflict
in your county had won the victory. p. H. Sb
ley, who stood in relation to Congressional honors
prcc .sey us Stanford stood to Gubernatorial. had
been defeated in the Placer County Convention
in the election of delegates to the State Conven-
ton. Mr.. Sibley had like Stanford, accepted a
"iolorn hope" nomination; but futile being blind
in one eye, could not see the justice about to be
done Sibley when he WAS anxious to do Justice
and reward Mr.. Stanford. Sauce for the goose
not sauce for the gander." futile, like all
other political patriots. came to the State Con-
vention to pay debt of gratitude due Mr.. Stan
ford, aud at the same time break faith with p. IL.
Sbley who. however, much more worthy (huving
once run, and again i,hdrew for McKibben) WAS
considered worthy of his distinguished cousid-
Grafton.
THE CONVENTION HAD TWO EYES
But the State Convention could not exactly
look through the same glass with Mr.. futile, and
his attorney and partner e. }. Hillycr By some
inscrutable perception. Tor which the latter nam
ed gentleman is somewhat celebrated, whether
looking ut musty law books or through the nm
ticipated proceedings Of Republican State Con-
ventOn, he 'smct IL rat aud minGuvered in
geniousy to bring on the Congressional nominal
tons before the ticket WAS completed. But il
WIS no 90. The Stanford men, u majority OF the
Convention hal nominated Stanford. and the
next important consideration with them was to
put nam's after his which would give strength
to the ticket. Ov, PICARD then went the Stanford
majority in the Stanford Convention, and the
majrOity ut once went into m.nJiy Now,
Messrs. Editors. perhaps am not IL good judge
Of " hat constitutes political morality. l might
however. venture to say that l cannot look up, n
this Stanfo'd coup de etai as exactly honoral lie.
1t might he d. cmcd fair weighed by the maxim
that the "end jusfes the mcans.' Otherwise,
or in any other light, the act Of throwing off Tut
tie. ct omnia homo genus, after they had spent
their money and time to nominate Stanford was
the unkindest cut Of all. Republics are said
TO be ungratelul-so were the politicians who
administered affairs in the Republican State Con-
vention after Stanford and his Lieutenant Cover