The Placer herald., 1865-08-19
Union State Convention.

nomination Of a Supreme Judge, and com.
p|eted its labors on Thursday night. S. w.
Sanderson, present incumbent, was re.nomi-
mated. Contrary TO general impression
that the Convention would be a stormy one,
the managers succeeded in carrying it
through without repetition Of the scenes
that characterized the Sacramento County
Convention, and canes were only used as
walking sticks, and spiltoons rested At ease
for purposes of expectoraion.
Before the assembling of the Convention
negotiations were entered into by the San
Francscans, between the "regu,ar" or FELTON,
delegates (who were not all Short Hairs, as
people IF the interior have generally suppos-
e') and the Independent Peoples or Long
Haired delegates, that resulted in an under.
standing between the factions that if the
FELTON, men would accept Sanderson, not
force An issue on the Specific Contract Act,
the currency question or negro sutf' age, and
let the Long Hairs have the preliminary orr,
ganization Of the Convention, no contests for
seats would be made 10y the Longs. This
agreed upon, the greatest, stumbling block to
harmony was removed.
The Convention met, when W. II. Parks,
Of Sptier. an Old BI erkinridser, nominated
J. 6. McCallum. of E. Dorado, IA bitter ene
my Of Senator Conness.) for temporary Pres
ident lie was elected without opposition,
and similar selections were made Of other
temporary officers The selection of Com
mitees on Credentials and Order Of Bnsi-
ness was then intrusted to the chair, and the
committees framed so as to confirm The con.
troI of the Conyention to the Long Hairs.
The Committee Of Credentials, on lbe sec.
ond day. presented their report and only re-
ported contest cfopposing delegations from
San Francisco and Sacramento. According
to programme the Long or Peoples delegate
from San Francisco, withdrew their orposi.
tion, and this left but the Sacramento case
to be settled. The majority Of the Commit.
tee on Credentials reported in favor of the
admission Of the Long Haired delegation; a
minority report favored the Shorts. Some
OF the delegates desired hearing of the case
in Convention, and the Sacramento Shorts
respectfully asked permission 10 make n
statement; bot the Convention was inexor
able. Cries of question. question, from all
parts OF the house, drowned the voice Of the
spea kers, and by an overwhelming vote the
Long Haired delegation was Admitted, and
the Shorts thrust OFT OF Convention without
a hearing.
This question settled, the order Of business
next engaged attention. The recommends
tion to nominate Judge befnre adopting a
platform, met with strong objection, but the
maj 'rty hell 10 the San Francisco bargain,
the nomination came first, and Sanderson
was selected. Drorkaway, of .Calaveras, and
Sexton, Of Butte, were placed in nomination.
but their names were Withdrawn in lilpe to
save them the humila,ion Of most meagpr
support. Judge Mrkune, of Sacramento.
aspired to the nomination, and was deIiher,
ately Misunderstanding but SO votes
against Sanderson's 2l0.
The nomination made, and State Central
Committee chosen. the adoption of plat,
form WAS the last important business OF the
Convention. II any delegates had previously
| supposed that a platform would be adopted
that would announce in plain and broad
terms the views Of the iUnica parry f Cali'
fornia upon the Important issues now enga
ging public attention, they were doomed to
disappointment. The San Francisco non.
commtal programme on the currency oues.
i'm, specific contract law, and negro suf
frage, was adhered to to the letter. 1t was
IN vain that delegates desired an expression
on the currency and otler 9neslions-t the
Convention would not even pass q resolution
committing the party to the payment of the
National debt, or pledginy its faith against
the reputation Of that debt. Beyond reso-
lulions Of compliment to the soldiers of the
Union, an Endorsement of Lincoln, an ex-
preston Of confidence in Johnson, fvoring
tie amendment to the Constitution Of tn.
United States prohibiting slavery, aud APP
proving the Monroe doctrine, the Convention
would not GO. All other questions We're ig-
nored, and the end Of the Conyentnn pro,
grs"''ne having been reached, motion to
ADJ urn sine gie was made. aud although a
delegate said there was ether husints, to
prrforD, the motion was insisted .npon. car
red, and the last Convention of the Union
party of Cal f,rnia was dissolved. We say
the last, because there are thousands Of men
who have rero.n ized the call for this Con-
v.ntion. who will never again respond to the