Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-06-04

Convention, the Committee on Gre
dentials stated that the following
delegates were entitled to seats:
San Diego, three; represented by
A. Overbaugh ~ and 8. o. Hough-
ton (l).
San BernardIno, three; by H.
G0odcell, Jr.
Los Angeles, six; J. deb. Shorb,
@. Meyer ~, John Mansfield, J. r.
Briefly ~.
Ventura, two; s. w. Boring.
San Luis Obispo, two; D. G. Nor
cross, T.. M. Warden.
Kern, two; G.. ". Smith.
Fresno, two; jeff Shannon, J. c.
Hoxie.
Inyo, one; P. w. Bennett.
Tulare, four; P. Y. Baker.
MERGED, two; N. r. Harris, B.
Chambers.
Mariposa, two; 7. P. Carey.
Etanislaus, two; Il. p. Carey.
San Benito, two; l.. Bixby, John
McGonfgle.
Santa Cruz, four; John Raynell,
B. Peyton, +. Martin and D. Nc
Phers0n.
Monterey, three; ]. w. Leigh, S.
r. Cell and one vote for delegation
composed of the following: ]. B.
Castro, B. v. Sargent ana FL. V.
Morehouse.
Santa Clara, ten; B. D. Murphy,
=. A. Brady. ]. H. Moore, w. S.
Tureman, J. ]. Roberts, ]. p. Sar-
gent, D. s. Payne, P. G. Keith. s.
o. Houghton and d. Frink.
San Mateo, two; Alex. Gordon,
J. G. Maynard.
The Committee recomm ended
that, as Santa Barbara county was
not represented, the delegates from
Ventura and San Luis Obispo be
allowed to cast the vote of said
county.
Three separate delegates were re-
ported from Monterey county, one
from the Citizens Convention, one
from the Democratic and one from
the Republican. The Committee
recommended that each delegation
be allowed one vote.
The report was adopted after some
discussion.
The Committee on Order of Bush
ness reported as follows:
Adoption of report of Com
mittee OH Credentials.
Election of permanent officers.
3-Nomination of eight delegates
at large to the Constitutional Con-
,yention; one from each of the seven
Senatorial districts and one at
large, each party to be allowed an
equal representation.
The report was adopted.
The temporary officers were de-
clared the permanent officers of the
Convention.
Nominations for the It'll Senate
rial District, comprising the coun-
ty OF Santa Clara. John Reynolds,
of San Jose, and P. B. fully, of
Gilroy, were placed in nomination.
Reynolds withdrew, and Tully was
elected by reclamation.
The Convention then adjourned
until 7 P. NJ.
Upon reassemblipg the following
proceedings were had:
1st Senatorial District, San Die
60 and San Bernardino counties;
Candidates-Byron Waters of San
Bernardlno and James M. Pierce of
Sau Diego. On the fifth ballot Wa
ters received 81 votes and Pierce %.
The former was declared the nomi-
nee.
9th Senatorial Observation-Disclosures
reg, Santa Cruz and San Benito
counties. Candidates-Anson S.
Miller, of Santa Cruz; Samuel Cas-
silly, of Salinas City, and Ed. Mar
tin, of jacksonville. First ballot
Miller, 20; Cassidy, 8; Martin, II.
Necessary to choice, 81. Cassidy
was Withdrawn and the second bal
lot stood: Miller, 81; Martin, 81.
Martin was declared the nominee.
End Senatorial District Los An
geles county. j. ]. Ayers, of Los
Angeles, was nominated by accla-
nation.
9Th Senatorial District-Stanis-
laus, MERGED and Mariposa coun-
ties. G. w. Schell, of Stanislaus,
was nominated by reclamation.
81 Senatorial District-Ventura,
Santa Barbara and San Luis Obs
pc counties; candidates-W. J.
Graves, of Santa Barbara, and L.
G. Granger, of Ventura. On the
first ballot Graves received Al votes
and Granger 8. Graves was de-
clared the nominee.
4th Senatorial Distii, Kern,
Tulare, Fresno, Mono and Inyo
counties; candidates-C. d. Savles,
Of Fresno, and G. V. Smith, of
Kern. Smith was nominated on
the first ballot by vote of "a to IS.
At large-John Reynolds, of San
Jose, aud John Mansfield, of Los
Angeles, were placed in nomina-
tion.
j. II. Briefly, of Los Angeles,
favored Mansfield's claims, and
said that though the apportioument
did not give as many votes to Los
Angeles as TO Santa Clara, yet the |
former was justly entitled to an
equal representation. By giving
Los Angeles the delegate at large |
the wrong would be rectified, and
the voters of Southern California
would be better satisfied.
). o. Houghton claimed that &C.
cording to the superintendent by |
which the Convention had been
guided, Santa Clara county was
entitled to the delegate.
John G. Maynard, of San Mateo,
said that his county had not asked
for delegate, but would join Santa
Clara In support OF the claims of
Mr.. Reynolds.
Arson s. Miller, of Santa Cruz,
was also nominated. The vote
stood: Reynolds, II; Miller, s:
Mansfield, q. The latter was de.
ciared the nominee.
On motion OF Maynard, of San
MAteo, the Convention endorsed