The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-06-24
LETTER FROM SACRAMENTO.
Character of the Delegates Further
Nominations.
SACRAMENTO, June %, ISL.

llOH loF SdlOODS, S~dlllDll1r HtllS ana
loafers-prodigiou>ly large as is the
attendance. The intelligence, wealth
and responsibility of the people of
California is here represented, and
these $40 delegates are representative
men of whom the State. the coast and
the nation may be proud. With a
presiding officer James w. Cotfroth)
second 10 none in the United States:
with a vast assemblage in which there
is mo- a solitary %loafer, rough, drunk
ard or irresponsible character. bust
ness has been dispatched with aston
ishing rapidity and decorum. 1t has
been Il matter of common remark on
the streets and frequently by the OPP
poSitionl that for nigh character, re-
spectability, Intelligence, morality and
wealth. no such body of men has ever
assembled in California. This. too.
has been a source OF great annoyance
to the Republicans, and they ask on
every corner. "What does it mean?'
The reply As often comes. that the con-
test will probably he close. and the
Democrats are determined to pUt their
very best men fOrWard-trum dele
gales up to Governor. Blu aInOn
themselves. Democrats are confident.
determined. They will not hc salts
tied with an empty victory. They are
not lighting for that-but for the Pres
idencv. They will roll up from l2.oho
to 5000 majority, and place the State
beyond the reach of ftadicali>m and
the influence and corruption of Fed
eral patronage. That is what this
most Intelligent and influential tax
PAYERS at the State means.
As | Yesterday informed You bytcl-
cgraph. the contest for >upremcJud-e
|" ill the vacancy caused by cNpira
ton Of the term Of Chief Justice
Rhoade>. resulted in the nomination
of Judge SeIdeu :. Wright OF San
Francisco.
For Secretary Of State. Dr. II. l..
Nichols present incumbent', l.. u.
Harris. Presley Dunlap. II. I. Clark
son.. Charles l.. Weller and William
=. &. Brown were placed il npInina-
ZION. -AtjcT Il few ballots thr ronte~t
narrowed down to Nicho.>auI Brown,
the latter being EomiEatei-l"> 10 Ihl.
Brown is a >~a-Tamentan, a potatoe
raucher. a tailoring man. smart, pei IL
lar and Il powerful orator.
State Controller brought on n long
and sharply contested fight between
j. :. Mooney of Mono. Major Marion
Biggs OF Butte. Mike Gray OF Santa
Clara. {. Cappclnian of Santa Cruz.
Joseph Roberts. Jr.. of San Francisco,
John -tri-Ier OF Lake. and Il. .. De
Witt of >i>kiyou. ON the fpurh bIl-
lot Dew lit received - votes; Roberts.
Gl-DeNitt being nominated.
This morning the second Congress
Sional District Convention nominated
James W. Coffrofh by a~ccIaInation.'
Jim viii he elected this time.
Treasurer was first in order jhi~
morning. Jose x. Pico. Juan T.. C;t~-
tro. and Antonio +. tnrnucl prc~en,
incumhentI. three native Cali:prni1n>.
were placed in nomination. The first
ballot resulted: Cnrouel. 2tFl: Castro.
:: iico. 3I-Coroncl being nominated.
For Attorney General. Jo. Hamilton.
present incumbent, was reuomiuattd
by acclanIation.
For surveyor General. john W.
Bo>t of Merrrd. present Incumbent.
was nominated by acciamation.
There was Il hard fight over State
Printer. Ietwcen Waiter %IurnhuIl.
John T. Barry and Matt i. Carr OF
san Franchises: J. +. Linthicum OF
SoIano, Robert Ferral of >onoma, and
w. y. January of santa Clara. Janu
AIRY and Barry only entered for the
second heat-Iiarry winning the race
by 1914; January, l57. John T. Barry
i an odd Nevada printer, and entered