Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-05-26
PACIFIC COAST DISPATCHES.
FROM
A Live Convention in California.

A Live Convention in California.
SAN FRANCISCO, May ~.
The Democratic Convention was
called to order at half-past eve
o'clock P. NJ, and affected a permanent
organization by electing G. y. Ryland
President with a long list of vice presi
dents. The Committee on Creden
tials reported that in the case of the
controlling seats of delegates from San
Diego, San Lus Obispo, and Stanislaus
they had concluded in the case of San
Diego to seat those elected by the peo-
pie, while in the other two instances
they decided in favor of those appoint
ed by the County Conventions.
The Committee on Order OF Business
reported first, AN assessment of 81 dol
lars on each member; second, the re
port OF the Committee on Resolutions:
third, the election of IL delegates to
st. Louis-three from each Congress
sional district. As regards the time oi
nominating electors. whether now or
at a future time, the committee was
divided and referred the matter back
TO the conventions; fifth, the election
OF a state Central Committee was also
referred back to the convention, as
nothing in the call for the convention
authorized such action.
Butd, of a Joaquin moved first to
elect a State Central COMMITTEES, TWO
from each judicial distric and five al
large, which vas SO amended a. to
elect one from each judicial district
and two at large, and adopted.
The next thing in order was the Sc
lection of delegates to st. Louis. An
amendment was offered to the report
of the Committee on Decentralization
by Henley, of Sonoma. TO elect two
from each district and four from the
State at large. A long and heated dis
cussion followed, interrupted by the
offering OF an amendment to the
amendment that the delegations from
each Congressional district recommend
six names from which the convention
az a body should select three delegates
for zach district. The o was first
taken on the amendment to the amend
ment, which was lost. The vote on
Henley's amendment was then taken
by counties and resulted in ayes 1856;
hayes, Isl.
An amendment was offered tn the
report of the Committee on Organize.
ton that the convention at this session
make q choice of Presidential Electors.
An amendment to the amendment was
offered that the electors be not chosen
until after the st. Louis Conventions;
to be chosen by this nvention on the
call Of the president, was adopted by a
vote of 227 ayes to III hayes.
The report of the committee, as
amended, was then adopted.
BY a viva voce vote, the convention
adjourned till noon Tomorrow.
Absquatnlated. not suicided.
SAN FRANCISCO, May Is.
In the case Of Judge Ferris, OF Oak
land, recently reported as having COM
United suicide, by jumping from the
Sacramento steamer, 1t Is now rumored
among his acquaintance In Oakland
that very possibly he has not suicided,
but has left the State and that the os-
tensible suicide was simply to disarm
suspicion. 1t is reported that before
leaving Oakland the Judge drew SIT,
600 from II bank in Oakland, and
other sums from various banks there
and in thiscity. Ii Is also stated that he
owed large sums which he could not
meet. There are rumors that he has