Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-06-07
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The Convention re-assembled at 9:15 this
morning. A telegram was read from
Stevenson, candidate for Surveyor-GeDeral,
accepting the nomination and indorsiDg
the platform. A dispatch was read from
Chss. Krug. the nominee for Treasurer.
declining the nomination on the ground
that private business would not permit his
acceptance. The minutes of the previous
meeting were read and approved The
Convention accepted the resignation OF
Krug. Broughton, Of Les Angels, pro-
posed to put some other German in nomi-
nation, vice Krug. Warren, OF San Maieo,
nominated for Treasurer George Phimm.
OF San Mateo. Wyatt, Of Monterey, nomi-
mated L. B. Clark, OF Yuba county. On .
call Of the roll the vote resulted in q tie,
second roll call, another tie; third roll
call, Clark. 50; Phimm, 81. The vote was
made unanimous. During the roll call
Vim. r. White, candidate for Governor.
entered, and was received with cheers.
On being introduced to the Convention the
pledge was administered. after which Mr..
white made q brief address, indorsing the
platform and expressing the sense of homo
conferred and giving a brief sketch Of his
life, his connection with the Workingmens
party and causes which led to the forma-
fion Of that party. closing by pledging
himself to do ali in his power in conform
ity with the laws Of the United States to
relieve the country Of the Chinese curse-
Wyatt, of Monterey. addressed the Con-
vention briefly on general topics. l. b.
Clark. nominee for Treasurer, came for
ward, took the pledge and promised his
best efforts in behalf Of the party. Nomi-
nations being in order. Wyatt. OF Monte
rey, proposed H. r. Lent, OF Monterey, FOL
Clerk Of the Supreme Court. the nomina-
ton having been forgotten before. Reade,
OF San Luis Obispo. nominated o. Z.
Thornton. Of San Luis Obispo. A call of
the roll resulted: Thornton, IS; Lent, rs;
the nomination was made unanimous.
Adjourned till 8 P. N
The Congressional Delegation Of the
Third District nominated for Congress G.
P. Berry. Of Suffer county; for member of
the State Board Of Equalization, John p.
C~avanaugh, Of Solano county.
j. J. Ayres was nominated for Congress
from the Fourth District.
vi IC-dccC Ii bl4l-. . fotC VI tll0uAS WAS
moved TO the retiring Treasurer Of the
party, Donnelly. to Secretary Moore and
Vice President Barbour. Kearney asked
if they would not include wellock. Loud
cries Of '.yes" and mo-" The whole matter
was finally laid on the table.
A telegram from J.. ]. Ayres. of Los An
geles. was read, announcing that he sub
scribed to the pledge te~legraphed to him.
Brady. of Santa Clara. offered q resolu-
ton that all meetings of Railroad and
other COMMITTEES be public. Adopted.
The Convention then proceeded 70 dis
nj the characters of the gentlemen spoa-
en- Of as candidates for the Railroad Com
mittees, without waiting for their final
nomination by the delegations from the
respective Districts. General Stonsman
was first taken up, and Clark, Of Santa
Clara, spoke in his favor, followed by Wal
dron, Of Los Angeles. Riley, Of MERGED /;
Quinn. Of Los Angeles /; Ryan. Of Hum
boldt ; Gifen, OF San Bernadino /; Brady,
OF Santa Clara; LIE Blance, of Sacramento,
and others spoke 10 the same effect. Jew
ell, Of Yuba, proposed the name Of W. r.
Stone, OF Yuba. Knighton, OF Eldorado,
proposed Henry s. Larkin. of Eldorado.
Jackson, Of Alameda, and Montgomery, OF
Solano, endorsed him. McCue, of Marin,
endorsed Stone. Wicks, OF Nevada, and
Condor, of San Francisco, endorsed Lar
kin. O'Sullivan, Of San Francisco, OPP
posed him on recount Of his course in the
Constitutional Convention. German and
Bell, both Of San Francisco, spoke to the
same effect. Larkin was further discussed
at considerable length, and then the Con-
vention considered the nominees for the
First District.
Fitzpatrick, OF San Mateo, proposed the
name Of Clitus Barbour, Of San Francisco.
Pond. Of Napa, and Bell and Murphy. Of
San Francisco, endorsed him. German
doubted il be would accept, but would
support him il he would. Nelson. Of San
Francisco expressed similar doubt, but he
wanted to send Barbour to Congress.
O'Sullivan expressed the same views.
Reich. OF San Francisco, presented the
name of G. J.. Beerstetcher. Dunn, of San
Francisco, proposed the name Of j. R.
Freud. Of San Francisco. A number Of
San Francisco delegates opposed Beer
stetcher and Freud. McCue proposed the
name Of h. G. Boyle, of Marin.
The Convention then continued the
nominations for Associate Justice Of the
Supreme Court. Murphy, OF San Fran
cisco, nominated J.. R. Sharpstein, which
was carried by reclamation. O'Leary. Of
Los Angeles, placed in nomination VIM.
P. McNealy, Of San Diego. Book, of
Placer, nominated c. A. futile. of Ala
media Pond, of Napa, nominated E. D.
Sawyer, Of San Francisco. Ryan, of Hum
boldt. placed in nomination s. N. Buck,
OF Humboldt Buck was . delegate to the
Convention from Humboldt, but as the
Convention had admitted six delegates
from Humboldt instead of four, to which
only the county was entitled. a motion was
made TO rescind the action in SO admitting
SIX, In order TO throw but Mr.. Bnck a. q
OF the Convention and admit him
IS . nominee. The motion was lost.
Donnelly. OF San Francisco. placed in
nomination John McHenry, Of san Fran
cisco.
Il was decided to discuss the qualiica-
uons Of justices by Congressional dis
fricts, AL nominations claimed by the city
district having been already allied. The
Second District led Of.
Pending the discussion. q resolution was
onered that the W. P. C. should recognize
no newspaper now in existence as the Off
cisl organ Of the party. Another motion
was offered to appoint a Committee to con-
slider the question Of starting 4 first-class
paper in the interest Of the party. The
whole matter was finally indefinitely post-
poned, with the understanding thai the
-postponement had the effect Of leaving ne
party without any organ. This action was
aimed a the open Letter."
After : long-winded consideration Of the
claims OF candidates. the Convention pro-
oeeded to 2 roll-call on the nominees from
the FIRST District. viz: ]. H. McKune, Of
sacramento; J. h. Budd. Of San Joaquin,
and c. A. Tuttle. OF Alameda, with the fol.
lowing result: futile, 70; McKunc, Is:
Budd, 10. Discussion Of the nominees Of
the Third District was then in order. bnt
without debate, Judge Geo. A. johnson, Of
Sonoma, was nominated by reclamation,
From the Fourth District, Judge w. p.
McNealy, Of San Diego, was nominated by
reclamation. J. n. Budd. Of San JOAQUIN,
was then nominated hv acclau,at;on ~k,oL