Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-06-05
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Fourth ballot-Howard 16; Daw-
son IS; Godfrey IA; DIR. Bush s. No
choice.
DR.. Bush being the lowest on the
list was dropped.
Mr.. Smith moved, there being
but three names before the Con-
vention, that no further names be
dropped.
Capt. Beane moved, as All amend
ment, that the rule requiring the
candidate receiving the lowest
dumber of votes 10 be dropped, be
reconsidered. Carried.
Fifth ballot-Heward 16; Dawson
Is; Godfrey "a. No choice.
Sixth ballot-Howard, II; Cod
frey, "a; Dawson, IL. No choice.
Mr.. Wilson moved that after the
next ballot the lowest name be
dropped, and that afterwards dele
gates be allowed to vote as they
please. Carried.
Seventh ballot-Howard, 26; God
frey, "a; Dawson, 7. No choice,
and Mr.. Dawson having received
the fewest votes was dropped.
Eighth ballot-Howard, 27; God
frey, 20.
Mr.. Godfrey having received
majority of the votes cast was de-
clared nominated.
On motion of Mr.. McFadden the
nomination was made unanimous.
Captain Beane moved that re-
cess of ten minutes be taken for
consultation.
Mr.. Cohn moved to amend by
proceeding with the balloting.
Carried.
Ninth ballot-Howard, 81; Daw.
fon, -; Bush, Z; Egan, 5; King, l.
On motion of Mr.. Cargill, the
nomination Of Gen. Howard was
made unanimous.
Mr.. Smith offered resolution
endorsing the ticket nominated by
the Democratic Convention of the
First Congressional District.
Captain Beane raised the point
of order that the Convention bav-
ing finished the business for which
it was called, it could not act on
any other matter.
Col. Smith, in reply, stated that
the resolution simply recommend
ed the party to support the only
Democratic district ticket nOmin-
ated in the State, and as such 1T
was deserving of the support Of
the Democracy of Los Angeles
county.
Captain Beane said that he had
Inexperienced the purport of Col.
Smiths resolution and withdrew
his objection.
Mr.. Wallace Woodworth then
seconded Col. Smiths resolution,
which, he said, claimed his hearth
est support.
The resolution, as follows, was
then unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, The Democracy OF
the First Congressional District
has met in Convention and nomin-
ated as delegates at large to the
Congressional Convention Messrs.
]. G. Shorb, Edward Marshal, J. J.
Williams, James l.. Orr, G. L..
Weller, Cameron III. King. o. P.
Evans and Charles A. Sumner, in
whom we recognize gentlemen
earnestly qualified to represent the
Democracy of the State Ia the Con.
vention; therefore be it
Resolved, By this Convention
that we approve aud endorse the
nominations of the San Francisco
Democracy and recommend all
Democrats of this county aud the
State at large to vote for the said
nominees and that the Central
Committee be authorized 10 place
their names on our ticket.
On motion of Col. Smith, q vote
of thanks was rendered to the Off
GERS of the Convention for the i'm
partial manner in which they had
discharged the duties devOlving
upon them.
A motion to adjourn sine die was
then carried.
Mr.. White, Chairman, in dis
missing the Convention, again re-
turned thanks for the honor con-
ferred in selecting him to preside
and impressed upon all the neces-
ity of doing everything In their
power to secure the election of the
ticket just nominated by an over
whelming majority. The ticket
is one that will do honor not
only to Les Angeles county hut to
the State of California. The Con-
yention then adjourned.