Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-08-05
A REPUBLICAN, CAUCUS.
Large Meeting in Preparation for the
Primaries.

Large Meeting in Preparation for tn'
Primaries.
The Fourth Ward Republican Club met a
Central Hall last night, to which all RepuD
licans in the ward were invited. There was
a yery large attendance, and the liveliest in
terest was manifested. S. G. benson, Presi
dent of the club, presided, and stated the OBJ
isct of the meeting to be the selection of can
eidates to be voted for at the primaries a;
delegates to the County Convention. He sale
he believed that it was the desire of all tc
have fair, full and tree expression Of the
desire of the Republicans of the ward. There
were several tickets in the field, there were
several persons candidates for office, and there
must be a contest. He was glad of it; il
would bring out full expression, and he
| hoped those defeated as some must be, would
acquiesce, as good Republicans should do.
He hoped there would be open and manly
conduct, and perfect harmony of proceeding.
| The Executive Committee had been ap-
pointed to see that the voting was fairly
done. and that it was done by Republicans
and with regard to the rights of all One OF
the committee was candidate, Mr.. Parker,
and declined, properly, to act on the commit
tee. In his place, therefore, A. 5. Hopkins
would act.
c. H. Cummings offered resolutions to the
| effect that names be placed in nomination
and recorded, to be balloted for; that ten OF
the elected shall be from the 4th precinct, and
ten from A precinct; that all the voters
names be taken down by the Secretaries ;
that the ballots be counted and compared
with the tally-list, and each ballot be counted
to see that none have more than twenty
names thereon and that no name appears
twice; that those having a majority and the
| highest number of all votes cast be declared
chosen.
f. d. Ryan moved that all present be coI-
sidered candidates for delegates, and that
balloting begin.
J. Ell. Miller said there were three or four
printed and prepared tickets. and of course
they would be chosen. A few men had put
up tickets and Republicans were expected to
| swallow them whole. There were rings in
| the interest of candidates, and for one he
didn't think it square deal.
| John Talbot objected to such charges.
C. Clinch wanted every one to have the
right to nominate anybody, and when all
nominations are in, that the meeting proceed
TO vote. He wanted nothing to do with
printed tickets.
Mr. Cummings asked wherein Mr.. Clinch's
plan differed from his.
The Chair explained the resolutions in de-
tail
Mr.. Cummings denied that he had put up
| any ticket or had had anything to do with
any preparation of tickets.
Felix Tracy moved that the twenty receiv-
ing the highest number of ballots be declared
| chosen.
Mr.. Cummings accepted the amendment.
Il o. White moved that all nominate who
| they please, and that the names be put on
slips and drawn out from box, and the first
twenty drawn out shall be the delegates. He
urged the adoption of his substitute as the
fairest plan.
Israel Luce said the proposition of Mr.
Cummings was fair, but under the circum-
stances it was impracticable, as so many pre-
pared tickets are in hand.
The matter was further discussed by q
number of speakers with considerable spirit,
the expression of all being that there should
be fair and full manifestation of the wishes
Of the voters.
Mr.. Luce finally moved to go to the pri-
1naries without any action of the meeting,
and that the meeting adjourn, to go to the
primaries and present all the tickets the peo-
| pie pleased.
Mr. Miller withdrew his objections and
| favored the original resolutions.
Mr.. Whites substitute was lost.
| The original resolutions were unanimously
adopted, with the amendment of Mr.. Tracy,
| it being understood that in choosing the
| twenty with the highest votes shall be chosen
in tens, the ten highest first from the Fourth
Precinct. and then the ten highest residing in
| Four-and a.half Precinct.
| Mr. Holmes addressed the meeting, and
said be had all along been with the Working
mems party but he had found it to be de-
fusion, and in the emergency of the country
| he found that the only party fit and qualified
to preserve the Union is the Republican
party, and he should cast his fortune with it
in the great struggle now opening before the
country. [Applause.l
Motions were made to vary the adopted
method of choosing candidates, but all were
finally dropped, and the Chair explained in
detail how nominations would be received and
the election conducted, and said full and
ample time should be given to every man to
prepare his ticket and vote for whomsoeyer
he pleased.
Nominations were then in order, and these
names were proposed: Andrew Aiken, Hold
Eldred, Sims Emory, P. L. Hickman. George
w. Booth, F. J. Kearney, j. I'll. Miller, j.
E. T. Pike, Frank Avery, john SHELTON,
Samuel Gottleib. E. Walters, III. D. Gamble,
William Henley, NJ. A Howard, S. Gerber,
John Talbot, NJ. M. Drew, +. ID. Ryan, S.
d, Mlliken. Robert Miller, A. S. Hopkins,
NJ NJ. Odell, II. A. Burnett, S. J. Jackson,
A. IL Powers, Charles Cooley. L. B. Mohr,
J. F. Garter, Nelson Wilcox, n. Webb, w.
r. knights, Daniel Flint, Charles Denton,
I. J. Scott, George Q. Bates, j. w. Rich
mond, John s. Miller, George w. Martin,
John Conrad, George B. Blue, j. III. Miller.
Daniel Cox, George T. Bush, D. 2. Goodhue,
Henry Orth. Albert Hapeman, Peter Boil,
j. S. Newmark, S. r. Foss, Israel Luce.
Several others were named who declined.
The nominations then closed, and entne
bod b,-a ,,ci
assn, the voting began. A committee of FIVE
tellers presided at the ballot-box, and THE
voters came up in single file and were subject
to challenge by the committee or any Repub-
lican.
Two hundred and twenty votes were cast,
necessitating the counting of AGO names
/ The canvass of the vote was not completed
until q minutes past l o'clock this morning
| The Chair declared these delegates chosen,
tie being drawn off between Messrs. Gam
/ bic and Knights
! Precinct 4-Messrs Aiken, Booth, Bur-
nett, Goodhue, Gottleib, Henley, Howard
Jackson, Talbot and Walters.
| Precinct 4aa-Messrs. Avery, Bates, Cooley,
Blue, Martin, Pike, Ryan, Scott, Webb and
! Knights
Led by Professor Winters, the Club gave
three cheers for Garfield and Arthur, and ad-
! jonrned.
! BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. Board Of
Supervisors met at 10 A. NJ. yesterday, all the
members present As the full time of the
members of the Board is occupied in the
duties OF equalizins assessments as Board
! of Equalization, it was decided to hold no more
meetings % a Board of Supervisors until next
| Tuesday. The Board therefore, as Board
of Supervisors, adjourned till next Tuesday
Il ba
/ Beard will be held to allow claims and for
/ transaction eff such other business as may
come before it.
HANCOCK AND ENGLISH THIRD WARD
CLUB Third Ward Hancock and Eng.
lish Club held very large and enthusiastic
meeting last night at their club rooms, in
Jacobs Hall, J STREET, between Tenth and
Eleventh Eloquent speeches were delivered
by Mr. Collier, w. B. c. Brown and Judge
Galloway. Many new members signed the
roll, and the club adjourned with three
cheers for Hancock and English and three
cheers for the fusion in Maine.
REAL ESTATE SAILED. J. Simmons &
Co viii sell to. day at II o'clock, on the prem
Uses, the well known ranch of J. K. Houston
situated two miles from the city limits an6
half mile east of the upper Stockton road
1t contains so acres, fine house and other
buildings, 800 fruit trees, blackberries, etc
| Also FIVE windmills, horse power, reservoir
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