The Placer herald. [volume] (Auburn, Placer County, Calif.) 1855-1991, 1864-09-10
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION,

DEMOCRAV1C STATE CONVENV1ONs
The Democratic State Convention assem-
bled in San Francisco, at Turn Verein Hall,
on Wednesday. The attendance Was very
full-there being over three hundred dele
gates present
The Convention WAS called to order BY
Charles l.. Weller, Chairman Of the State
! Central Committee. Beriah Brown, was
chosen temporary President.
J. w. Vaudeville of Tuoumne, was chosen
permanent President, with one Vice Presi
dent from each Judicial District. R. 0.
Cravens, Of Placer, and others Secretaries.
The Committee on Resolutions were E. J.
Lewis, II. p. Barber, Ihos. J. Henley, c. L
Weller and Thomas Find'ey.
On tho assembling Of the Convention on
the second day. the Committee reported
the following resolutions:
Resolved, That this Convention do hereby
reatfirm the political principles embodied in
the platform of resolutions adopted by the
Democratic State Convention of last May.
RESOLVED, That this Convention do most
heartily endorse the nomination of George
b. Mcclellan for President, and Hon. Geo
II. Pendleton for Vice President of the
United States; and also the platform of prin
ciples enunciated hy the Democratic National
Convention Of 29lh August last.
The next business in order being the nomiI
nation of two Presidential Electors at large,
a number Of names were proposed. II. F..
Barber, of Tuolumne, and John L. Doyle,
of San Francisco, received the nominations.
The Convention then resolved itself into
three District Conventions to nominal the
three remaining Electors and congressman.
In the first district, Judge B. f. White,
OF Santa Cruz. was nominated for Elector,
and Governor John G. Downey, of Los An
geles, for Congress.
In the second district. 10 Hamilton, Of
Placer, was nominated for Eector, and Jas
w. Cotfrolh, of Sacramento, for Congress.
In the third district, E. j Lewis, of Teba
ma, was nominal for Eleclor, and Jackson
Temple, of Sonoma, FIR Congress.
The business of the Convention having
been concluded, the delegates joined in a
grand ratification meeting on the Plaza, on
thursday evening, at which speeches were
made 10y number of prominent Democrats.
The meeting was large and very enthusiastic
ELECToRs AND CoNGREssMEN.-The dele
gates assembled at San Francisco have com
cluded their Conventional labors, after two
day session remarkable for harmony and en-
tEusasm, have nominated Electoral and Con-
gressional tickets, and initial ed the canvass
with tremendous meeting right in The eta
del Of Abolitionism.
II. 7. Barber, of Tuolumne, one Of the
electors at large has a reputation through
out the State as an eloquent and able cham
pon of Democracy. Some years ago he ran
as Democratic candidate for Congress, and
became very popular with the party wherev'
er it was his fortune to speak. No better
selection could have been made.
John T. Doyle, and judge White are new
men to us in the political arena.
E. j. Lewis, has served several years in
the Assembly, and is we'll known in the
Northern portion of the State. He is a
pleasant and fluent speaker, and always puts
on the harness, and does big work in Demo-
cratic campaigns.
lie nom iuhtIou VI 20. IldlIllltOu WIS d
well deserved compliment TO Placer county,
and no better choice could have been made
in the District. Although Mr.. Hamilton
has never figured in Stale canvass, he has
for years been Jealous and efficient speaker
in our local contests, and is Justly regarded
as whole team in political fight. When
he gets on the stump, in the second District
the Abotionists will think they have caught
Tartar.
Gov. Downey is nominated for Congress
in The first District, and Jackson Temple, of
Sonoma, an able lawyer, IN the third. For
the second or middle district, James w. Cot
froth, of Sacramento, is the nominee. He
has always been An active politician, and for
several terms served in the State Senate
lie is a man Of we'll known ability, and one
of the readest stump speakers in the State.
He has the heaviest majority TO pull down of
any of the Congressional candidates; but it
will not be his faul! if he does not accomp-
lish it.
ADoPTEp.-There is no doubt that the
people of Nevada Territory have voted to
. adopt State Constitution, as there appears
to have been little or no opposition to the
measure.
From the Democratic majority given by