Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-07-01
The Workingmen's Convention.

The County Convention of Work
ingmen and Farmers met at Turn
verein Hall yesterday morning, q
good representation being present.
The assemblage was called to order
by A. M. Bragg, Chairman of the
Central Committee.
Mr.. Henry Campbell was chosen
temporary Chairman and c. Il.
Leonard Secretary.
The following gentlemen were
appointed Committee on Gre
dentials:
Bachs, Anaheim; Walker, Los
Angeles; Caravan, Norwalk;
Brown, Los Angeles; Burdick, Po'
mona.
After retiring for consultation the
Committee reported the following
list of delegates:
Authenticated Metcalf, D J Soren-
son, N Walby, Jas Bachs, Bohns, M
Maggie, (proSy to Sorenson.
Azusa III q Roberts.
Cahueuga-Jno M Donaldson.
Compton-H Hasking, Johu Hazlep.
Quartz NJ Wardeil.
Eel Monte--Juhn Bodkin.
Florence-Louis Dukes.
Garden Grove-B Miller.
La Ballona-W Osborn. d Machado.
Joaquin Vilalobos, Juan V Lopas, Panta-
| leon Zabaletta
LIS Angeles-Second Ward, F T. Brown,
Walker. Nm Bryson, l. M traitor,
John Leonard.
Los Angeles-Second Branch Second
Ward, II Campbell, Quinn, Barrett,
Chas Moore, n A Maxwell.
Los ngeles-First Branch Second
Ward, W Dec.ez, G NJ MARKHAM, A Lavelle,
b yon, L. CouIe, c Castera.
Third Ward-k McGarvin.
Fourth Ward-M IL Glass, Jos Tully, A
l. Bash.
Fifth ward-J P Moran, M Fl McNa.
mara.
Los Nietos- j Ohm Condra.
Moute Wis "A Ii Miller.
Norwalk-Thos Gillette, Thos Canavan.
Pa aleDa-D M Graham.
Orapge-p Bowers.
Old Mission -kamon Alvitrie.
Pomona-Cyrus Burdick.
S.nta Anal Harlin, ] G Draper, NJ
Morse (proxy to D4aper). r Cummings,
John Dawson proxy to McBarden), kos-
encrantz, II H Stevenson.
Vernon-Sam'I Mckinley.
Wilmngtou-Gto Kirsch, II Adams.
Silyer-W Caruthies, Il s Grey.
San Ant MO w W Jenkins.
Soledad-E DeCamp.
The names of delegates submit
ted on credentials were considered
seriatim by the Convention, and it
was fully l O'Clock before the work
of admitting members was con-
cluded.
The temporary officers were then
elected permanent officers by the
Convention.
The following communication
was presented by delegation from
the County Convention of the New
Constitution Party:
To the President and members of
the W. r. O. Convention:
GENTLEMEN: The Convention of
the N. G. 2. of Los Angeles county,
now in session, have passed reso-
luton and appointed committee
of ten of It's members to confer with
like committee to be appointed
by your honorable body for the pur-
pose of devising means of cordial
union of the two parties on the
same candidates for county officers
who are now and have been in cor
dial sympathy with the spirit and
intent of the new organic law.
Hoping that your Convention
will receive this communication in
the spirit of harmony in which it
is rendered, and that such Commit
tee, on your part, will meet us in
conference at two o'clock p. NJ.
inst, if possible, at such place as
your Convention may name, we
are, respectfully,
JOHN G. DowNEY.
Chairman.
J. L. MCCoMAs, Sec'y.
A motion was made to adjourn,
but it was voted down.
The communication from the
committee of the New Constitu-
tion Convention was then received
and the following were appointed q
Committee of Conference, with in
structions to report to this Conven-
tion at 2 o'clock P. NJ: From the
First District-O,borne, Brown,
Avon, Walker; Second District
Haskell, Condra; Third District
Wardell, Burdick; Fourth District
-Metcalf, Dawson.
On motion, Messrs. lilly, Moore,
Stratton and Caravan were ap.
pointed O Committee on Order of
Business and Messrs. Caruthers,
Bachs, Glass, Declez an Maxw ell
u Committee on Resolutions.
The Convention then adjourned
until p. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
On re-assembling Mr.. Bodkin
was elected Assistant Secretary and
Captain Miller, of Monte Vista,
Vice. president.
On motion the platform of the
w. P. G. was read and adopted.
The following resolutions, offered
by w. w. jenkins, were then
adopted:
Resolved, That this Convention
by active measures either elect,
nominate or appoint two good ac-
tive men from the Supervisor dis
trict in which Los Angeles is stu
ated and one from each of the
Supervisor districts in the county
as committee to wait upon the
Board of Equalization during the
period they are in session, to secure
an equitable assessment of property
throughout the county
Resolved, That no person who
voted against the adoption Of the
new Constitution shall be placed
in nomination before this Conven-
ton.
Mr. Burdick, of Pomona, made a
ynrhal reI RI of tha bHsiS of fusion