Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-08-10

the Convention required to be read twice
amid loud applause, cheers and cries of ap
proval. The report was adopted amidst loue
applause.
The next business was the selection of dele
gates to the State Convention. The district!
reported members as follows First District,
A. j. Rhoads, George X. Rider Second, q.
L. Jones, w. r. Jones Third, Z. Z. Ames,
Dugald ellis Fourth. NJ. NJ. Drew. Felix
Tracy; Fifth, George Duden, II. Dole
Sixth, I. G. Pockmani Joseph Kinney Sew
enth-this district was not ready to report.
The Convention then proceeded to choose
was chosen at large. When the house came
to the election of the other four it developed
that n. L. Drew, A. Aiken, j. r. Watson
and w. A. Anderson, all from the city, had
majority, and some feeling was manifest by
country delegates about it, which led Messrs
Watson and Andersen to withdraw in favor
of Messrs. Harvey of Gait and Burnham Of
Folsom. Finally the whole proceedings were
vacated as to the four, and the city delegates
proceeded to select two and the country two,
with this result, after lively debate: From
the city. Il. j. Watson and n. l.. Drew
from the country, j. I'll. Burnham and S. A.
Howell.
The Convention ordered that an assessment
&c levied OF 90 cents upon each delegate and
50 upon each candidate, but this result was
not reached until after lively and amusing
debate and partial call of the roll.
AssEMBLYMEN.
The next order of business was the nomina.
ton of three Assemblymen, which, after a
short recess, was entered upon.
j.. III. Burnham of Folsom, with eulogistic
remarks, nominated Henry Edgerton. APP
plause.
j. w. Rock moved that two nominees be
selected from the city and one from the coun-
try. An amendment to reverse that order
was made, lost, and the original motion pre-
vailed.
The Convention then resolved to select two
from the city first, and on motion of w. A.
Anderson 1t was ordered that they all be
chosen one at time.
&. L. Jones moved that each nominee APP
pear and indorse the platform and pay his
assessment John Talbot moved that absent
candidates be permitted to appear by proxy.
The amendment and motion prevailed
L. ID. Ryan nominated Clinton L. White,
accompanying it with warm commendatory
remarks in which he sketched the life of Mr..
White, and set forth his abilities and bis
fitness.
w. A. Anderson while indorsing Mr.
White placed in nomination j. N. Young,
whom he highly eulogized.
Mike Bryte nominated George w. Han
cock.
John f. brennan nominated F. A. Horn.
blower in brief speech of Communications
c. I. Jones, in remarks of warm praise,
nominated W. G. Van Fleet.
The nominations then closed.
NJ. nj. Drew paid the assessment for Henry
Edgerton, and presented letter from him,
dated at Woodland.
Clinton l.. White addressed the Conven-
ton, and asked it to nominate strong
ticket. without regard to personal friendship
for himself or any other man. All he had
done for the party he had done with no hope
of reward, but for principles sake. He pro-
posed to vote if elected for Sacramento Re
publican for U. s. Senator, so long as Sac
ranento Republican of integrity remained in
nomination.
}. n. Young addressed the Con-
vention. He referred. to his career
in the Assembly last year, and
pledged himself, if nominated and elected, to
do his utmost to defeat the scheme now on
foot to secure repeal of the Act passed to
protect the agricultural interests of the State
from destruction by hydraulic mining. He
pledged his support to the ticket.
George W. Hancock next addressed the
Convention, and pledged himself, if chosen,
to be a faithful and persistent worker in the
campaign and in the Legislature. If there
were any members whom ne had not privately
buutonholed for their votes, he then and there
asked them collectively for their support.
Laughter. Nominated not he was for
the ticket and the platform with all his en-
ergies-
+. A. Hornblower was next introduced.
He had been a candidate year ago for the
nomination and was defeated. He had then
pledged himself to support the ticket and
party /; he kept the promise and now renewed
it. The Republican party owed no office to
any man no man has a claim upon tit is
party of independence 1t has never made
pledge it has not maintained. Ii nomi-
mated, no one living would work harder for
the party than he, according to his ability.
He had never seen Republican platform
yet upon which genuine Republican could
no. squarely stand. If the Convention
thought it could gain a single vote more for
the party by nominating some one else, he
begged of it to do so, and he would be just as
stalwart supporter of the party as ever.
w. G. Van Fleet last addressed the Con-
vention. He knew the responsibility of the
position he sought, and if chosen should meet
it with confidence. He had always voted
to do so. Whether nominated or not he
should labor for the grand old Republican
party as in the past. The party has to meet
a determined enemy, and a hot fight must be
expected, but the party will win just as GER
tain as the sun will shine tomorrow. II
nominated he would be elected, and if elected
he would do his whole duty.
Balloting then began and was concluded
with this result. Totalyote, Isl. Necessary
to choice, 49, Edgsrton, %; White, Is
Young, 10; Hancock, AZ; Hornblower, 10;
Van Fleet, "a. and no choice was made, and
the Convention adjourned until 7:30 P. NJ.
Evening session.
The Convention reassembled;at 7:30 p NJ,
but did not proceed to business until s
| o'clock.
| A ballot for Assemblyman was ordered.
| w. A. Houghton moved that the ballotine
be for two Assemblymen from the city
| Carried.
The roll was called. Total vote, 154
necessary to a choice, rs. Before the All.
nouncement several changes were made to
| Van Fleet and Young.
| Van Fleet, 107 Hancock, 90; Hornblower
| q and Messrs. Van Fleet and Y Dung were
declared the nominees, and the nominations
were made unanimous.
| Nominations were in order for Assembly
men from the country as follows: L. II
Fassett, of Florin j. i. Baker, of Emma
ton; Alfred Dixon, of Elk Grove.
| Mr.. Fassett appeared and Endorsed the
platform and pledged himself to work for the
| ticket to the utmost of his ability.
| Mr.. Baker said this was the first time that
he had ever applied for office. He had Away;
| been Republican. When the war broke
| out he at once went quietly to the front, and
remained there until six months after the
surrender at Appomatox. That was hi;
| record. If the Convention could name any
man who would give greater strength to the
man he fought under (Gartield), he begged
| the body to nominate him, and he would
support him to the best of his ability. There
| was nothing selfish in his claim. He wanted
the party to win, at all hazards.
Mr.. Dixon addressed the Convention. He
said he was an old resident well-known, and
intrusted his case to the Judgment of his fell
low-eitizens. He had been q Republican
and a Union man from the earliest, and in
the success of that party lay his pride an6
satisfaction.
The roll was called, the country precincts
being called first. The city went solid for
| Baker, the soldier" Total vote, 153
necessary to a choice. n. Baker, lis; Fas,
sett, 80; Dixon, 8; and Mr.. Baker was de-
clared the nominee. The nomination was
made unanimous.
The Secretary here announced that the
delegates from the Seventh Supervisor Dis.
tr;cf had chosen as delegates to the State