The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-07-03
CALlFORNI

brig Deacon, for San Francisco.
CALIFORNIA.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 2-Tbc Repub
licans have nominated Hon. 7. Gay
Phelp. for Railroad Commissioner o.
this District.
The Workingmen's Municipal Con
vention nominated ID LSmoot, pioneeI
resident, for City and County After.
ney.
Minnie Walton, an actress, the wife
Of Fred Lyster, died las. evening.
SACRAMENTO, July 2-On reassem.
bling. the lobby and galleries were
crowded with spectators. W W C0opt
called the Convention to order. and
after explaining that q committee on
permanent organization had been sp-
pointed which had, in accordance with
custom, given to DR.. Shorb the appoint
ment of O State Central Committee, DR.
Shorb informed the Convention tba. be
had made certain pledges which be
could not consistently keep in the ap.
pointment Of q Central Committee. 50
he had resigned the Craftsmanship.
Mr.. Foote Of Alameda moved to re.
lieve DR. Shorb of the pledges.
Mr.. Wise Of San Francisco advocated
an amendment Of the report relieving
Shorb Of the appointment of the Com
mittee.
The committee on permanent organ
iZation then held u short consultation
and reported the following permanent
officers:
President. DR. c Shorb; Vice Presi.
dents, Stuart NJ Taylor. J & Hayes, G
Fl Crossett. G I Ryland; Secretary. R
o Cravens; Assistant Secretaries. VIM
Ord, Thos A O'Brien, Marcus X Mayer
Vim W Gibson; Sergeants-s alarms, {
II McGrew, J L Carroll, A J Summers
and Chss O'Neil.
The committee, during short con-
sultation. had transferred the election
Of State Central Committee to the
action of the House.
The order OF business was the election
of State Central Committee, nomina-
ton of Governor, Lieutenant Governor
Secretary of State. Treasurer. Comp
troller. Surveyor-General. Attorney
General, Superintendent Of Public In
struction. Clerk of the Supreme Court,
Justice and six associates.
Mr.. Pierce OF Sonoms introduced
the following as an amendment to the
report:
Resolved, That all candidates except
for judicial offices will be required to
endorse the platform adopted by this
Convention, and pledge their supper,
to the ticket to be nominated before
being balloted for.
The Chair ruled the resolution out OF
order.
Mr.. Pierce appealed from the decision
and the roll was called. resulting in tie
Chair being sustained-Ayes POS, noe.
1874.
The previous question being demand
ed, tho report of the committee was
adopted.
DR.. Shorb then vacated the chair tc
explain the cause OF the trouble on the
opening Of the evening session. He
said he had been called on by several
gentlemen in San Francisco and told
that they wanted him in as chairman OF
the Convention. They complained te
him OF the inefficiency of the late State
Central Committee, aud asked him te
appoint five men whom lie knew to be
good Democrats. On the assembling oil
the Convention these same men had moi
only claimed the FIVE members he had
promised to give them. but wanted him
TO appoint five Others from the judicial
districts Of San Francisco of their Sc
lection. This he refused to do, aud
rather than break faith with these mer
he asked the Convention to take the
appointments out Of his hands. They
did SO. but fearing that some dissatis
faction would exist, he rendered hi.
resignation.
On motion, the resignation WAS no,
accepted, and Shorb again took the
chair.
An assessment Of two dollars on each
delegate was then collected.
The Committee on Platform submit
ted the report heretofore telegraphed.
Mr.. Golfer of Butte introduced re.
solution making candidates subscribe &c
the platform before nominated. 1t wa.
referred to the Committee on Platform
The platform was then adopted, and
the Convention adjourned until 10 A NJ
today.
San FRANCISCO, June 30.-Arrived-
ship Topgallant, Port Blakely.
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