Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-07-09
COUNTY CONVENTIONS.

Eps. RECORD UNION: In theory Con-
vention is deliberate body of unpledsed
men who, being Influenced solely by their
love of country and the interests OF their
Marty. choose the best available material for
candidates to fill the different offices. In
practice it is usually body of pledged par
tisans who, regardless of the fitness of an
aspirant, select those as candidates to whom
| they promised their votes, in advance, as a
! condition precedent to being selected as dele
gates. The result is that men wholly unit
are very often brought forward as candidates.
to the utter disgust of all good citizens.
Party discipline is then resorted to and the
fraud consummated at the ballot-box if the
party is strong enough. As all political
parties are in the same predicament, the hon
est voter has the choice between voting for a
bad nominee or not vote at all. These re-
marks need no further confederation than
the experience of every man who has OBJ
served the workings of political Conventions.
The result of permitting pledged delegates
to go to a nominating Convention can
not be otherwise than bad, for pledges
are most generally only exacted by
those ambitious aspirants who are con-
scious that if they trusted to personal
merit or qualifications for the position to
which they aspire, their names would not
even be mentioned in the Convention. There
| fore importuning and exacting pledges from
delegates is resorted to in order to overcome
their manifest un6tness. A man selected as
| the free and voluntary choice of Conven-
| ton fer any office may well be proud OF the
| honor conferred upon him; but such q po-
sition achieved through the toll and sweat Of
importuning and exacting pledges from half a
| hundred of reluctant delegates Is only the
measure of the aspirant's endurance and I'M
blushing impotence.
1t not necessary to dwell upon this evil,
it is painfully. apparent to everybody at all
conversant with political conventions T; but
the evil is not iucurable, and we suggest the
following remedy: Let all Republicans who
are in favor of = convention of untrammeled,
| independent delegates assemble in their re-
spective wards at the proper time for choosing
members of the Convention, and then
before any business is transacted let
all persons present who. desire to
participate in the business of such
assembly take and subscribe the following
obligation sWe, theundersgned members of
the Republican party, each for himself hereby
solemnly pledges himself that if he is elected
or chosen delegate to the ensuing County
Convention, he will not vote for, or assist in
nominating, as candidate for any Office any
person who has asked for or solicited his sup
port for such nomination, and discarding ali
considerations of friendship, will vote for
nominees solely on account of their fitness.
And he further pledges himself that he will
support no man for nomination for any pc
sition who will not come before the Conven-
ton and make in writing and deposit with the
Chairman a declaration to the following
effect: /, -, do hereby solemnly declare,
LIZ. 4 &lo&
have not at any time, either personally OF
by any other person acting at my instance or
request, solicited or asked any person now a
member of this Convention to support or vote
for me as a candidate for any Office whatever,
except through public newspapers" This
plan seems to be entirely practicable, and re-
quires only the earnest support of all men
who believe that honesty in politics, as in
everything else, is the best policy to make it
successful. REPUBLICAN.
MIXED QUESTION OF T1TLR-Yes.erday
morning, in the very small hours, Lizzie
Dwyer, of Second street, who had previously
tried to upset carriage to spill out Nellie
Jones' rival, and to darken her complexion.
for making too free acquaintance with
Johnny Jenkins whom she claimed was her
sole and individual property, acquired by
exemption, was arrested by officers Ferral
and Rider, and invited to a conference with
Judge Henry as TO the proper method of en-
forcing her claim upon the much-divided
man. This she at first modestly declined,
but finally thinking better of it, accompanied
her attentive official escort to the police sta
ton, and the Judge not being there at the
time, she left $50. as an earnest of her inten-
ton to call again at 10 a. N. to morrow, and
hear the Judges opinion on the yexatious
subject.
INSTALLATION AND BANQUET. = Deputy
Grand Master James NJ. Henderson Wednes.
day night, at Folsom, installed the officers of
Folsom Lodge, No. 100, A. O. U. w, as fol-
lows: F. A. Durant, P. NJ. G. II. Jolly,
NJ. w; J. H Wallace, F. J. F. Klumpp,
o. W. A. Ford, Recorder; j. FL. Smith,
Receiver; NJ. r. Riddle, Financier; S. Fos-
ter, Guide C. Lawson, l. w; r. Ssroh-
aker, o. W. At the conclusion of the exer-
cises the Lodge sat down to a banquet spread
in the hall, and after the well loaded board
had received due attention. some two hours
were spent in giving and answering toasts,
and in speaking of the fraternal and business
principles of the Order. Speeches We're de-
livered by Deputy Henderson, p. NJ. DR..
Durant, II. S. Hastings, G. l.. Ecklin, j. IL.
Burnham and others.
FOURTH WARD DEMOCRATIC MEETING
An adjourned meeting of the Democrats of
the Fourth Ward was held last evening.
The Committee on Organization presented its
report. which was adopted, and the following
officers were elected: President, Wi liam
Minis; Vice Presidents-Ben. 0'Neil, Ed.
+. Smith, f. Greer and Charles OFT; Secre
tary, Joseph J. Mcclure Corresponding
Secretary, Z. J. Harvey; Treasurer, p.
Flaherty. 1t was resolved that the organiza-
ton should be known as the Hancock and
English Fourth Ward Club. Rousing speeches
were made by Il. NJ Clarken, w. b. G.
Brown and T. j. Cluuie. The meeting adj
journed to meet next Thursday evening.
BODY lpENrIFIED.-Yesterday George A.
Rogers, Jr.. of Yuba City, came to this city
in answer to the telegram sent him the even
I ing before announcing the recovery of a body
supposed to be that Of his father. He at
once identified the body as his fathers, from
( the dress and articles found, and the remains
were taken to Yuba City this morning on
/ the 4:30 train. The son states that the de-
ceased was drowned on the DIST Of April by
boat capsizing in the Feather river near
Marysville. and persistent efforts were made
] Tor recovery vi Tic pg hioe-iHP sHo
river at the place and for several miles below
where the accident occurred.
! HORRIBLE SETTLEMENT. - The balance
sheet of the Horribles, giving all receipts and
expenditures, is submitted by the officers. +.
Anthony, President;.D DeBernardi, Treas
urer; and w. F. Griggs, Secretary, as fol-
/ lows: Total cash received, 1863 05; prizes
I paid, 1877 80; printing and advertising,
( S102 So; horses for aids, 81; water wagon,
( Sc; hack for judges, 50; janitor, 81 90 +;
! sawdust, $40; oxen and band wagon, So 80
/ incidentals, S34 65; total expenditures,
! 1863 balance on hand, ) cents.
MYSTERY EXPLAINED. That car from Oak.
land has arrived and the mystery about the
load of ''T. Cats" which was heralded ahead
] by the way bill and caused SO much indigna-
/ ton, is explained. 1t turns out to be simply
the Oakland phonetic method of writing
tomato catsup." Who ever heard of mix
/ ing these two ingredients before None in
ours, il you please. II the youth that made
out that waybill is an Oakland grammar
school graduate. Board investigation of the
Principal is strongly suggested.
ls REvESuR COLLECTIONS. The following are
the totals of collections made in the Fourth
Revenue District of California, A. L. Frost
Collector, for the month of June: Collections
on distilled spirits, etc, $40. 9SI w coilec-