Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-07-01
New Constitution Party Convention.


utes of previous meeting were read
and approved. On motion the
Secretary and Assistant Secretary
were appointed a committee to act
in relation to credentials not pre-.
viously accepted. Mr.. w. r.
Mathes, Sergeant.at-Arm offered
his resignation, which was accepted.
The Committee on Credentials re-
ported that the following-Iamed
gentlemen were entitled to seats in
the Convention beside those reg
ularly enrolled:
Los Nietos-E. B. Granden s. G. Rey-
nolds, T. d. Halliday.
Anaheim-John Fisher.
Ell Monte D. G. Lewis, p. Penf1ld, Ii
| @. Harrington.
Pasadena-Col. J. Banbury, J. W. WI.
son.
San Gabriel-J. Avis, Allen Baily.
And the following proxies were admitted,
to-wit: Jno. buckingham, proxy to j. X.
Conley; j. s. Gardner, proxy to Judge
Baily; Chas. Holt, proxy to 4. D. Han
cock; B. +. Porter, proxy to Alexander
Baily; ). Haley, proxy to |. Hartman; r.
A. Brunson, proxy to M. G.. Settle; A. z.
Bently, proxy to Jno. Jay. Bull is; A. g.
Cullee, proxy to T. G. Hull; A. J. Howe,
proxy to 7. @. Hull; VIM. A. Smith, proxy
to h. Turner; Jno. West, proxy to y. Tur-
ner; l.. Gurnsey, proxy to Z. Turner.
M. G. Settle moved that 20 men,
Der of the Convention shall occupy
the floor more than five minutes
on any one subject, and that no
member shall speak more than
once on any motion except Ques-
ton of privilege. Carried.
II. w. Head moved that a com.
mittee of ten be appointed to con.
fer with the Convention of the w.
P. 9, and ascertain if any terms of
coalition can be effected. Carried.
The following committee was an
nounced:
First District-I. Hartman, La
Ballona; D. M. Scott, Santa Monica;
J. q. Downey, Los Angeles; Il. c.
Alexander, La Dow.
Second District-L. S. Eames,
Wilmington; VIM. II. Pendleton,
Downey City.
Third District-W. G. Herring.
ton, Ell Monte; ]. E. McComas,
Pomona.
Fourth District. H. Hall, w.
H. Head, Garden Grove.
On motion, the Committee ad.
journed until 1901 P. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention re-assemb led at
las P. NJ.
On motion of j. A. Reavis, the
list of candidates nominated by the
N. G. P. State Convention was
read and the nominations ratified.
The platform adopted by the State
Convention was also read and ap-
proved.
A motion to assess each nominee
OF the N. G. p. SIS was unanimously
carried.
NJ. G. Settle was elected Treas
urer.
A motion to repay Louis Mesmer
the sum of $50. on account of ex.
penses paid for General Howard as
delegate to the State Convention,
and the further sum Of $l4 on &C.
count Of assessment made by the
delegates Of the State Convention
of one dollar each, was carried.
On motion the Convention ad.
journed, subject to the call of the
Chairman, to await the report of
the Conference Committee.
At p. NJ. the Committee of Con-
ference made the following report,
to wit:
The joint committee of the N. c.
P. and w. p. G. suggest that the
w. p. G. take choice OF office be-
tween Senator and two Assembly,
men; the N. G. p. between Sheriff
and County Clerk; the w. p. C.
between District Attorney and
Treasurer; the N. G. p. between
Recorder and Assessor; the w. P.
e. between Tax Collector and Aud
itOr; the N. G. P. between Survey
or and School Superintendent; the
w. p. G. between Public Admins
traitor and Coroner, and the N. p.
G. to take choice of Superior
Judges.
After the reading of the report,
several of the members of the com.
mittee addressed the Convention
upon the probability of 3 fusion,
urging that the Convention give au
hour for consideration.
A motion to adjourn for one hour
was then carried.
EVENING SESSION.
The Convention re-assem bled
at $3.50.
A com mittee of three from the
Workingmen's Convention report
ed that the report of the Commit
tee of Conference had been adopted.
On motion, the report was ac-
cepted and the Convention pro-
ceeded to choose officers on the
basis agreed upon by the Confer
ence Committee, except Superior
Judges, as follows: Assembly,
sheriff, Assessor, School Superin.
tendent.
Nominations being now In or
der, H. w. Head, of Garden Grove,
and +. M. Green, OF Pasadena, were
unanimously nominated as candi-
dates for the Assembly.
At this juncture a communica-
ton was received from the Work.
ingmen's Convention to the effect
that that Convention had rescind-
ed its action accepting the report of
the Committee of Conference and
refused to fuse w." Nav Con
stitution party
Adjourned ais
morning.
COURT
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