Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1879-06-18
The Sacramento Convention.


Fogarty, ] o Neal.
The Sacramento Co1veptiSm.
SACRAMENTO, June 18 The del
egates to the Repubiica n State Con.
vention have already commenced
to arrive. But up to late last night
the representation from the int.
rlor far exceeded in numbers those
from the Bay City. There is a fair
sprinkling OF delegates from Tuol-
umne, Los Angeles, MERGED, Gala
veras and some other interior coun.
ties In town. These added to the
local delegation from Sacramento
made political matters tolerably
lively all day yesterday at the no.
tells on Second street and at the
hostelries at the CORNERS of Seventh
and K. Those who have had most
eiience In politics are endeavor-
Ing to impress upon their ASSOCIATED
the necessity Of Using every endea-
vor to insure Republican victory
in September. They are fearful OF
the disposition Of some wouId-be
leaders to overrate the party
strength. They fully concede
that the chances strongly
favor the Republican ticket. But
one false move may jeopardize sue.
cess. There is an element in the
Convention which will not submit
to that little arrangement called
programme, and who are determ-
ined that there shall be q square
deal all round. The headquarters
Of the State Central Committee are
at the Golden Eagle, where Score.
tary B0ruck is kept busy receiving
the newly-arri, ed delegates. 1t IL
expected that this will be the larg.
est Republican Convention that
ever assent led In California. 1t Is
anticipated that nearly every one
of the 408 delegates will attend in
person. Proxies will be the excep-
ton, not the rule. The Convention
will be called to order at 3 p. N on
Tuesday. From the present out
look the sessions will continue three
or four days.
SACRAMENTO, June 16th.-The
twelve O'Clock train via Vallejo
brought up large number of dele.
gaces, probably over one hundred,
to swell tile thrOng already here.
The majority Of them were from
San FrasciscO, with q few from
Solano and Yolo, on the line of the
railroad. The situation guberna.
torially 10 changed somewhat from
last night, In this, that the diff
ferences between the Evans and
Perkins men may be irreconoilable,
aud that q compromise candidate
must come In to adjust Things
amicably. The Evans delegates
caucus this afternoon or evening,
and the supporters OF Perkins will
probably bold q meeting to-mor-
row. The Sacramento delegation
also hold caucus this afternoon at
the Union Hotel. The contest In
San Francisco does not materially
affect the situation 80 far as the
b cad of the ticket is concerned, but
1t may give rise to trouble In other
matters. Perkins Is reported as
galniug strength, but at the sam
time there are others who main
tain that some other candidate is
necessary In the present exigenoy.
II Rhodes would only actept,
he would, it IL said, have a
comparative walk over. The
Swift stock Is rising, and it IL
claimed that he has a positive fol.
lowing of at least seventy votes.
Another compromise candidate
talked of ts General Miller, his re.
cord on the Chinese question, it Il
claimed, giving hun positive
strength before the people. Craig
of Plscer, is resolutely pushing thu
CLAIMS OF Judge Hale of that coun.
~ on account of his avowed sup
port Of the new Consultation. Un
less matters take an unexpected
turn, one of the liveliest fights eve
INDUCED In will be developed IL
the Convention for temporary
Chairman. Reed, of Yolo, hal
been named in the Interest OF Ev
ans. The Perkins men want limo
thy Guy Phelps, while outsiders
would probably prefer Jewett, o
Marysville, or Eastman, Of Los An
geles, and II the last named SHOULD
determine TO Withdraw from thu
chuuludCy VI Attoiuoy oCuctnis u
which there Is some talk. For Sec
Rotary, no other person has beer
named or suggesten outside Of Bo
=. ruck, his long experience. In these
matters being promoter and dis
patcher of business,
Far the nomination for Congress.
for the Second District, Frank Page
appears to have walk over. Hi.
s.nWrters asprt that he will re
eeivs 10 out Df he 1l8 votes on the
ifst ballot dge Nye, of Alamo
"a, Wss, howU Or, busily engaged
an the mofu lg endeavorlng tt
meE0 his pHn rllliDg and election
fnr tLir BON ,tion sure. In the
ThTs! District. tanks. of Pstonia
z 4. -hakLnr a stermined contest