Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-08-12
COMMITTEES.
Evening session.

The Convention reassembed at Z p. NJ
w. b. May Of san Francisco presented the re-
port Of the Committee on Credentials, which was
read. 1t certified the names of the delegates enti-
tied to seats in the Convention, most of which ap-
peared in the list published in the REcoRpUSIoS of
yesterday.
The report nf the committee was adopted
The Committee Permanent Organization and
Order Of Business by j. K. Hardenterg reported
recommending that the temporary officers be ma de
permanent officers that the Convention first pro.
ceed the selection of two Electors for the State
large and second, an Elector and alternate from
each Congressional district. the names to be SUBJ
mitted by the district delegations The commit e
recomme nled that Sergeants farms be dispensed
with that the Secretary and his Assistants receive
S5 per day each that assessment OF 81 be levied
the delegates; that as to the Central Committee
there be cha &c # the present body, but that the
Executive Committee of the committee be increased
to 10, and that the Chair name The six additional
members.
w. E. Mayhem, as minority of the committee,
reported relative to the Central Con mittee that the
delegates OF the different Senatorial Districts elect
a member of the Stale Central Committee from
their respective districts, and that the Chairman of
the Convention appoint in addition to those SO elect
ed fifteen members from tue State at large, who
shall constitute the Executive Committee of the
State Central Committee. To the objection that is
is unwise to change the committee in the midst of
the campaign the report replied that it did not pre-
vent the Senatorial Districts from naming the old
members.
+. NJ PIxley of San Francis moved to adopt the
minority report.
Mr. Greis of Merced opposed the motion, and
pointed out that it was unwise to change commit
tee in the middle OF the campaign, especially when
the committee has done so good work and has
laid out work for the present campaign.
Mr.. Won Rhein Of San Francisco moved as sub
stitute that the majority reporG be adopted.
G. w. Tyler OF Alameda said he opposed perpetu-
ating committee. IL the members satisfae
factory ,ney can be renamed on new committee.
As to the unwisdom of change, there would never
be time when committee would not have some
unfinished work. All unfinished work that is worthy
can be perpetuated by new committee He would
like to have the committee larger, and have one
member in each county.
F. NJ Pixley OF San Francisco urged the adoption
of the minority report and said the history OF the
party showed no record Of such perpetuation of 4
committee proposed. He said there were two
classes Of needed on the committee, and one is
the class who can 60 to the men Of means and Sc
cure their aid for the party The other class is Of
that kind who know how to manage campaign.
Some OF the present committee were not OF the first
class and some not OF the second, but some had The
being OH a Central Committee who their posi-
tions to gain offices for Themselves He, too, wanted
q committeeman in every county. The report OF
the committee impertnent, in his opinion, as
the eomitte had gone beyond the scope of duty
in its suggestions.
Mr. Tyler said two gentlemen by him stated that
the State Central Committee at the last Convention
asked that no new committee be named until after
the nominations by the National Convention, so
that the committee might be named to be in
harmony with the action of the national body.
D. Mcclure offered substitute for both reports,
30 far as they refer to the Central Committee. The
substitute provided for ate Central Committee TO
be made up by one member from each county, and
in counties where there is more than one Senatorial
District that there be one for each Senator elected
in such Senatorial Districts each district to name
its member and that the Chair appoint in addition
fifteen members at large who shall constitute the
Executive Committee. He supported his substitute
at length. The present committee was erected for
the late gabernatorial campaign, but now the Con-
vention is entitled to have new committee for o
Presidential campaign, to manage it and lead on to
victory. The delegates came up understanding a
new committee to be created at this time.
Mr. Gregg Of Kern said he was one of the Com
mittec on Organization. The trouble had been, /;
was said that acts of the Executive Committee had
been found Objectionable, and the Central Com.
mittee could never be got together to correct it.
1t had been told him that that statement true
and hence the report calling for an enlargement o
the committee He defended the majori report
and resented the charge of iInpertinence un
called for and without warrant. He said the
propositions to have one member in e7ch county
would result in the committee never being goi
together.
Mr. McCalllm Of Alameda favored the substitute
for both reports, claiming 1t wouli result in more
representative body than censtitut 8 the State
Central Committee.
A delegate from Butte favored the minority re-
| port, and said that his people desired to have a
voice in choosing the committee, and to be repre-
seated upon it, end he believed it right for all sec
| tions to be likewise represented
| Mr.. Solomon of San Francisco urged the appoint
ment of = committee, large and widely scattered
| one in each county-with executive committed
| to do the hard work at the headquarters.
Mr. Greis moved to lay the substitute on the
| table. Lost.
| The substitute of Mr.. Mcclure was adopted.
Mr. Mcclure moved to amend the report further
by making the assessment 81 30 instead OF : and