Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-10-02
LAST NIGHTS NEWS.
| Special to the HERALD by the Western
Union Telegraph Company.
Pacific Coast News.

SACRAMENTO, Oct. 1st.-The
met at 10 O'clock, all
present, and proceeded to the elec-
ion of Secretary. Marion Biggs
Marcus d. Boruck; Ru-
fus Shoemaker nominated A. M S
Carpenter; w. ]. Tinnin nomi
mated W. 5. Redding; Henry
Larkin nominated f. J. Clarke; ].
A. Fincher nominated Jas. A.
Johnson. Balloting was then pro-
eeded with: Boruck SO; Clarke so;
tsedding 13; Johnson IL; Carpenter
/ Second ballot - Boruck 6S;
Clark SO; johnson 16; Rehding II;
Carpenter 8 Thiid bal aliot-Bnruck
IS; Clark 81; johnson II; Redding
II; Carpenter l. Fourth ballot
B0ruck 6S: Carke so; johnson %;
BEDDING I. Fifth bsllot-Boruck
So; Clarke so; johnson %; Redding
5 But before this was announced
Workingman got up and changed
his vote from Clarke to Johnson,
and Shoemaker and Prouty
changed respectively from Johnson
md keddipg to Boruck. Such con-
fusion followed, however, that a
motion WAS made to recall the roll,
which was then proceeded with,
amending the fifth ballot as fol
lows: Boruck 70; Clarke 81; John
son 55. Before the announcement
of the vote by the President the
Workingmen who had voted for
Clarke began to change to Johnson
and Van Dyke and Van Voorhees,
changed from Boruck to Johnson.
The ballot was finally announced
AS johnson II; Boruck Il. The
President declared James A. John.
son elected Secretary of the Con-
vention. AT the announcement
there was loud and continued ap-
plause.
A recess was taken until 3 o'clock.
Following is the vote for John
son for Secretary: Andrews, Ayers,
Barbour, Barry, Barton, Berstach.
er, Bell, Berry, Blackmer, Brown,
Burt, Condor, Cross, Davis, Dean,
Bowling, Doyle, Evey, Farrell,
Fawcett, Fletcher, Finney, Freud,
Glascock, German, Grace, Harri-
son, Heisk ell, Herold, Harrington,
Holmes, Howard, Hughey, Hun
ter, Inman, Joyce, Kelly, Kenny,
Klein, Lane, Larkin, LaRue, La.
vigne, Lindow, Mansfield, McCol.
lum, Mcconnell, Mccoy, Moffatt,
Morse, Mason, Nelson, Neunaber,
O'Donnell, Ohlyer, O'Sullivan,
Reynolds, Ringgold, E. o. Smith,
H. w. Smith, Soule, Stedmap,
Sweasey, Swenson, Swing, Tinnin,
futile, Vacquerel, Van Dyke, Van
VOORHEES,, Walker, Waters, Web
ster, Wellin, West, Wicks, White,
Wyatt-77.
For Boruck: Barnes, Belcher,
Biggs, Boggs, Boucher, Campbell,
Caples, Casserly, Chapman, Cow
len, Charles, Crouch, ]. NJ. Dud-
ley w. L. Dudley, Dunlap, Eagan,
Estee, Estey, Freeman,
Garvey, Graves, Gregg. Hager,
Hale, Hall, Harvey, Heustis, Hill
born, Hitchcock, Hoge, Johnson,
ZONES, Keyes, Lampson, Lewis,
McComas, Mcfarland, Me-
Mutt, Miller, Mills, Moreland,
Noel, Overton, Porter,
Prouly, Pulliam, Reddy, Reed,
Schell, Schanp, Shafter,
shoemaker, Shurtleff, G. V. Smith,
steele, Stevenson, stuart, Terry,
townsend, Tully, Turner, John
Walker, Weller, II. G. Wilson, 5.
VI, Wilson, Winans-7I.
The Convention reassem bled at 8
aud James A. johnson, the
'ewly elected Secretary, was sworn
n.
Wilson of San Francisco pre-
ented II resolution authorizing the
Resident to appoint IL com nIttee oi |
even to designate officers, Other
nan President aud Secretary, |
Vhich they may deem necessary |
With the compensation for each. |
wilson called attention 10 the law
mpowering the Convention 10 ap
'oint all needfuI officers.
Berstacher OF San Francisco, sec
nded the resolution.
Barbour of San Francisco moved |
o amend by excepting pnono
raphic reporters.
Tne amendment was defeated
nd the original resolution adopt
d. The CHAIR appointet as the
ommIttee S. w. Wilson, Murphy.
'an Dyke, Larkin, Howard,
'rown and Reedy.
Reynolds of San Francisco, offer
d resolution to require the com
,ittee to report on Thursday morn
lg.
Barnes of San Francisco, moved
} lay the resolution temporarily
n the table preliminary to intro
ucipg a resolution to fill the three
acancies in the Convention. Laid
n the table. Barnes then offered
resolution to fill the vacancy cre-
ted by the death Of Haight, of
llameda, Hardwick, of Mereed and
ne resignation of Morris of San
francisco and that nominations be
lade at once.
Howard of Los Angeles, main
lined that the act specified the
rder of business and should not be
sparted from. |,
The chair ruled the point of order
,t we'll taken. L
Reynolds moved to lay on the