The Placer herald., 1871-06-03
Dem ocratic County Convention.

The Convention was called to order at II
o'clock, A. NJ, by the Chairman of the
Committee and Jonathan Mariner was
elected Chairman and b. +. Moore and j.
L. Jordan, Secretaries
On motion committee of one from each
Townships was appointed on Credentials as
follows: w. j. Branstetter, Eugene Calvin.
Ed. Walsh, b. II. Mcclure, Charles Traf-
ton, L. S. Mofiit, w. II. Davis, J. L.
Goolsby and O. p Richardson On mo-
tion committee of five was appointed by
the chair on permanent organization, order
of business and resolutions, viz: Jos. Walk
up, Peter Singer, Charles Trafton, Jackson
Roland and Judge Fitz Simmons The
Convention then adjourned till o'clock =.
NJ. At o'clock p NJ. the President call
ed the Convention to order. The Commit
tee on Credentials reported the following as
delegates duly elected and entitled to seats
in the Convention.
TOWNSHIP NO. l.
Allens--H. II. johnson and James Curtis
Rosevile-Wm. Dunlap, r. Butterfeld
and w. j. Branstetter.
TOWNSHIP NO. 2.
Ophir-J. /. Jordan, James Barron, An
tone Smith and Eugene Calvin.
Virginia.. L. Young and j. T. Oar
win.
TOWNSHIP NO. 3.
Aubun-G. Schultaheis, James Collins,
JOS Walkup, Robt. Kennedy, Edw. Walsh,
Owen King and V. " Mann.
Clipper Gap-F. Sampson, w. N. Fos-
ter and Capt. j. NJ. Barbour.
TOWNSHIP No. f.
Colf,x-J. ID. Angel, ID. 5. McCulloch,
II. Kilmer, VIM. S. Makins and Charles
Rice
Gold Run, II. White, Chas Bartlett, NJ.
4. Noycs & b. f. Moore.
Dutch Flat-B. II. Mcclure, Jackson
Roland, C. c. Cassidy and II. Runkle
Alta. w. Pickens, p. j. Meyer, G.
II. Rogers and j. +. Wright.
Emigrant Gap-J. B. Chinn and Capt
=. Munday.
Blue Canyon-B. F. Munson and j. w
Bullock.
TOWNSHIP NO. 5.
Butcher Rancli--Peter Gilman and Seth
Speiss't-
Yankee 5ims-Chas. Trafton, G. W.
Gilbert and q. A. Mche!s.
Tedds Nalley-Thos Dods and Il. j .
SNiley,
Forest IIll-Ed. Mcdonald, r. Williams
Hank Myres, Joseph Andrews and Thomas
McGoey.
TOWNSHIP no. 6.
Duh S. Mofit, A. Breeze and p
Simmons.
Michigan Bluif-P Nell tie, p. C. Udell,
Chas Strobel and j. NJ. Hniiaker.
TOWNSHIP NO. Z.
Iowa Hill--J. w. Chinn, w. II. Davis,
Matthew Reed, j ohm Smith and VIM. Weis-
Ter.
Capt. S. G. Randall and N
Lowry.
TOWNSHIP NO. g.
Rockln-H Fitz Simmons, w. d. Per
kns, j. l.. Blcon, j. Clydesdale msd NJ
Lavinson.
Pino-Ed Demsy, NJ. Yarbrough, J. L.
Goolsby.
Newc.stle-C. G. Shipmn, T. Westo.,
and J. w. Blanchard.
TOWNSHIP NO. 10.
Lineoln--W b. Robinson, Peter Singer.
jonathan Mariner, O. p. Richardson, Isaac
Stonecpher and Peter Sailing.
Sherdan-D. g. Newman and Claude
Chana.
TOWNSHIP NO. IL.
Tahoe--Thomas Wilson and H. Burke
On motion the Report was adopted and
Committee discharged.
The committee on order of business, per-
manent organization and resolutions MADE
the following report which WAS adopted:
lN.. Presdent:- Committee on per
manent organization, order Of business ant
Resolutions make the following Report:
Frst-'Ihat the temporary officers of th'
Convention be declared its permanent officer =.
Second-The adoption of resolutions.
Thrd-Thp election of seven delegates to
the State Convention, as follows:
First-One delegate at Large.
S .cond--Two delegates from Supervisor
District No. l.
Thrd-Two Delegates from Supervisor
District No. 2.
Fourth--Two Delegates from Supervise
District No. 3.
The delegates in this Convention from
each District placing in nomnltion its can
didatcs in the order named, and the wllois
Convention cectng from the number nomi
mated.
On motion the temporary officers were
then declared the permanent officers OF thr
Convention. The following declaration OF
principles and instructions were then read
and unanimously adopted.
The Democracy of Placer County, by it,
chosen Delegates in Convention assembled
this first day of June A. d. 1871, declare
as follows:
F,yyt-That crisis has been reached in
the history of this State in which the most
sacred rights of property, Of labor, and OF
the toiling tax-paying masses of our people
are threatened with nothing less than tyran-
ny, robbery and spoilation, through the
most baYe-flccd and corrupt means by band