Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-05-12
Pacific Coast News.


dictments will amount to nothing,
being based on balanced pass
books, some of which can be shown
to be all straight. Duncan was
marched through the street with
about 80 criminals, all manacled to
a long chain.
One dollar assessment has been
levied on the stock of the Alta
Mining Company, delinquent at
the office June l4th.
An Emphatic Denin'.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 1Ith.-Con
O'Connor, who probably knows as
much as any one about the private
affairs of the late w. S. O'Brien,
denies in toto the story of a contest
of the will and the marriage of de-
ceased.
Dis0rdtr,y WOrkingmen's CON
ventiun.
SAN JOSE, May 18th. The Work.
ingmen of this county met in con-
vention to-day and after organic
ing, adjourned until 1870 p. NJ. This
afternoon the committees reported
that there were 90 delegates or their
proxies present. The following
persons were chosen as delegates to
the State Convention to
meet at San Francisco on the
10th of June: J. E. Rynal and
Archie Anderson, of San Jose, NJ.
Larigan, Santa Clara; r. Thomp.
son, Evergreen; John Paine, Gill
roy; j. I. Mason, Los Gatos; Hugh
Jones, San Ysidro; John Bicknell,
Evergreen, and J. r. Norton, of
Almaden. There were six precincts
not represented in the Convention,
and many of the delegates are not
members of the organization. The
Committee on platform were
granted one week to prepare that
document. The Convention spent
the afternoon in wrangling over
the nominations for five represent
atiyes to the Constitutional Con-
vention. AT times the PERSONAL.
ties indicated that an open row was
imminent. Two or three would be
talking at time and much disor-
der prevailed. After trying in vain
to reconcile the opposing element
for upwards of two hours, motion
to adjourn to meet again two weeks
from date was carried. 1t is the
opinion of many that it was the
last kick of the party here.
The Democrats and Republicans
are nearly as badly mixed as the
Workingmen as to whom they
will select and how the selection
will be made. The Herald, DEM
ocratic organ, favors leaving it to
the people, while the Mercury is in
favor of the two County Commit
tees naming an equal number OF
men to meet in convention and Sc.
lect the delegates to the State Con-
stitutional Convention. There was
never such a political muddle in
this section before.
William Hamilton of this city,
after whom Hamilton, Nevada, is
named, and who, it will be re.
membered, made an immense for.
tune in Pogonip at that time, has
filed his petition in bankruptcy
Liabilities S47, 0S9; assets one third
of the Jersey mine located neal
Battle Mountain, Nevada, which
he estimates to be worth $4,000.
constitutional Convention Dele.
BIGGS, May 1.-THE Citizens
non-partizan Convention of Butte
county met here at 10 A. NJ. to-day.
16S delegates were present. Hon.
Marion Briggs was elected perma-
ment Chairman, Chas. Grim, now
of Oroville, and ]. M. Ormsby, Of
Chico, Secretaries. NJ. r. c. Pull
lam, of Cherokee. and Josiah
boucher, of Dayton, were nomi-
mated for delegates to the Constitu-
tional Convention. The former is
lifelong Democrat, the latter q
staunch Republican. Botli are
pioneers, having lived in this coun-
ty 25 and 20 years respectively.
Delegates to the Congressional
District Convention were instruct.
ed to vote aud labor for the selec-
ton of Hon. Marion Briggs as del
gate at large. Delegates to the
Senatorial District Convention
we're instructed. The platform EN-.
braces anti. Chinese immigration
and anti-growing crop tax resolu-
tions; also plank providing fol-
the taxation of mortgages, bonds,
notes, etc., and the eqnal assess.
ment of lands, either in large oil
small tracts, at their cash value.
Harmony and good will character.
zed the entire proceedings. An in
dependent ticket will doubtless be
put in the field by numerous citi-
zens who are opposed to the taxing
of mortgages, notes, etc., but favor
the taxing OF growing crops. The
campaign in this county promises
to be a very lively one.
PLACERvIELE, May 1lth.-A
Peoples Convention, composed OF
both Democrats and Republicans,
met to-day at Sierra Hall to choose
delegates to the Constitutional Con-
vention. The following were elect
ed: Delegate from El Dorado coun-
ty: Il. l.. Crawford. Delegates from
Alpine and Ell Dorado counties
jointly: Thos. b. Patten and Hon.
Thos. Fraser. Tho first named
gentleman has hitherto been
known as a Democrat, the latter
two as Republicans. Hon. Thos.
Fraser has once represented this
county in the State Senate. The
delegates elected to the State Con-
vention to nominate delegates at
large to the Constitutional Conven-
ton are Hon J. III. Miller, Hon. w.
II. Brown, E. L. Crawford, G.. w.
Parson, Hon. Robert Chalmers and
nl0nana A rdarao.,