The mountain Democrat., 1864-05-21
Meeting OF the Democratic State
Central C0mmittee.

At meeting Of the newly elected State Gen.
trail CouImitteG held on the. 18th inst, at the
City Of San Francisco, there were present -
Messrs. Braley, BOrcb, COffroth, Curtis, Cough,
Goods, GelWicks, HickIin,. Ksndrick, Lyon,
Prcvines. Sawyer, Weller, Whalon, White and
Yokum.
On melton, Hon. J. W. CofFroth, Chairman
Of the late State, Centnt 0Ommittee, took the
Chair, and r. r. provinces was chosen Secretary.
Proceedings lUt the pernaheut Organization
Of the COMMITTEES being then 10 order, d. W.
Geiwicks, placed in nomination for Chairman,
the name Of Hon. ]. W. Coffroth, Of Sacra-
mento. Mr.. COffroth declining TO be . candi-
date, Chas. l.. Weller, Of San Francisco, was
placed in nomination and unanimously elected.
Nominations for Secretary being in order,
Mr. provinces nominated W. d. Sawyer, who
was unanimously. elected
On mOti0nS r.. p. ProSinPs was unanimously
ceoSeh CotTeSpondinq Secretary.
On motion, N. A. Braley was elected Treas
nrer.
For Vice Presidents, W. H. lyon, of San
Joaquin, and J. G. Goods, Of Sacramento, we're
placed in nomination and unanimously elected.
The following resolution, offered by ]. @.
busch, OF Trinity, wRs, adopted:
Resolved, That seven Of the Committee shall
constitute quOrum TO transact all business
Provided. that To nominate candidates the vote
! OF two-thirds of the Committee, 10 person or
by proxy, shall be necessary.
On motion, VOTE Of thanks was rendered j.
| W. Cofroth, the late Chairman Of the Commit
tee, for the able and eiflcieut manner in which
he had discharged the duties Of his position.
After some discussion on the part of Messrs.
Bdrch, White, .WhalOO, PtofiDes, Sawyer,
Iokum, Cough aud Gelwicks, the following
resolutions, offered BY Mr. Burcb, were uuani-
mousiy adopted:
Resolved, That a State Convention of the
Democracy Of California be, and the same is
hereby called to meet in the City of San Fran.
CISCO, on Tuesday, the l6th day of August,
ls64, for the purpose of nominating an electo-
rql ticket and il is hereby recommended that
the delegates to said State Convention be, by
their respective counties, aethoriZed-tO meet in
separate District Conventions and nominate
candidates for Congress for their respective
districts, at the same time and place.
Resolved, That the qualifications oil the par
.iclpants in the selection Of delegates to said
/ Convention shall be That they shall support
the platform and nominees Of the National
Democratic Convention, TO be held at Chicago
, On the Fourth Of July next.
! Resolved, That the appOrtionment OF dele
gates to said State Convention shall be the
same aS that adopted by the last Democratic
State Central Committee; provided, that the
new counties created at the last session of the
: Legislature shall be allowed three delegates
I each to said Convention.
On motion, it was ordered that the Chairman
and Secretary Of the State Central Committee
address letters to the Chairmen Of the several
County Central Committees Ot the State urging
them to use every effort tn induce the Democ-
! racv of their counties TO subscribe for Demo
cratic papers.
! On motion, it was further ordered th&t the
Chairman and Secretary Of the State Central
Committee be authorized to collect assessments Is
for the purposes Of the campaign.
: No further business being in ORDER the
meeting then adjourned.
/ CHARLES L. WELLER,
Chairman.
/ W. n. SAWYER, Secretary.