Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-03-07
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
Nominations for the Various ofices-The
New City Central Committee.

New SlIy kSAb1d dl OOIALutGISSs
The Republican City Convention to nom
mate candidate for the offices to be filed at
the city election to held tomorrow, assembled
at Howe's Hall, pursuant to notice, on Satur.
day forenoon, and was called to order at 1915
a. NJ. by Grove L. johnson, Chairman of the
City Central Committee. Mr.. johnson ad-
dressed the Convention in speech of con-
siderable length, for the purpose, as he stated,
of reviewing the circumstances under which
the Convention had been called. It met, he
said, under most peculiar and not altogether
desirable circumstances, as it was useless to
disguise the fact, and which should not be
ignored, that there are quite large number
Of Republicans who took exceptions to
the test adopted for the primaries and
may. not vote with the party at the
action of the committee in calling
the primaries. and claimed that if the resolu-
ton offered by Mr.. Felter at the citizens
meeting at Turner Hail had been then
adopted. the Central Committee would have
changed the test, and postponed the time for
holding the primaries. 1t was unfortunate,
he said, that some such action should not
have been taken, and thus have avoided the
present condition of affairs. It became,
however,. now tue QUIy OF heDuDnCanS TO
| each decide for themselves whether it is not
better to support the regular nominees which
the Convention was about to nominate, than
hand the party over to the Democracy. He
wished to state for himself that he was a
stalwart, that he was indebted to the party
for many past favors, and he should now
stand by that organization. The dissensions
in the party in past years had cost the Re.
publicans the Assembly and Senatorial dele.
cations to the Legislature and the Mayor of
this city, and he counseled wise and united ac
ton at this time.
W. r. Cantwell then nominated T. B. Nc
Farland for temporary Chairman of the
Convention and he was unanimously elected
Upon taking the chair he made short
speech in his usual happy and hitting method,
which was enjoyed and frequently cheered by
the Convention. He referred to the present
estrangement in the Republican organization
of the city, and said that committee of con-
ference should have been appointed, and, if
possible, the difficulties removed; but this
was not done, and now the Republicans, rep
resented by the Convention assembled, must
rally to man and see that their candidates
were elected.
The Convention then proceeded to bust
ness, when o. z. Dodge, @. M. Coglan and
r. L. Devlin were elected temporary Secre-
taries also j. Tenbrook, Edward Harris and
Frank Swift, were elected Sergeants- Arms
Several motions were made and discussed
briefly as TO credentials of delegates and ab-
sentees,S and finally > the list published as
elected at the primaries was read, and there
being no contests they were accepted as duly
chosen, and it was also decided that in case
any were absent the majority of the dele
gates should cast the vote of such absentees.
Upon motion of VIM J. Davis, the tenn
porary officers were declared to be the per-
manent officers of the Convention.
j. F. Sheehan moved that committee
upon platform and resolutions be appointed.
Remarks were made by several delegates
upon the subject, some taking the ground
that it was not necessary to adopt platform
or resolutions at a municipal election, and
others that the necessities of the city upon the
lsvee and also the overflow question, rem
dered it necessary at this time to do so.
Finally the motion was laid upon the table.
E. l. Robinson moved the appointment of
committee of five upon order of business.
G. L. Jones moved as an amendment that
the Convention proceed to nominate officers,
and those nominated, before the ballot is
taken, come forward and declare their ad-
herence to the nominations made by the
Convention, also give tpeiriviews upon the
questions referred to as the subject for reso-
lutions and platform, and pay an assessment
of IS each. Carried.
P. J. Hopper made another motion that q
committee be appointed to draft resolutions.
w. r. Cantwell claimed the subject had
/ been already disposed Of
Further remarks were made by 2. J. Hep
per, +. Il. Dray, J. H Sullivan, J. T. Shee-
han and d. Gilis, and various motions made
and amendments offered, when finally mo-
ton to postpone the whole subject, made by
MIR. Cantwell, was carried.
The Convention then proceeded to the nom
nation of officers. Z. T. Jones nominated
Chris. Green for First Trustee, and in doing
SO spoke highly Of his ability and fitness for
the position and of the Improvements brought
about by him while for six years he occupied
the office. Among them was the perfecting
of arrangements under which China slough
was partially filed in and new depot Sc
cured also the procurement of the square
upon which the Sacramento Grammar-school
building is located.
George T. Bush nominated G.. J. Cross,
50 the veteran hero of the Mexican war, the
well-known house-raiser, and the pioneer of
lS49n
The nominations were then declared closed,
and MIR. Green was called for and addressed
the Convention. He favored the improve
ment of the city drainage and the strength
ening of the leyees by a system which In time
should make them absolutely secure, If it
could not all be done in one season. In the
matter of the present tax levy, of which con-
siderable had been said, he should investi-
gate the matter and if he found it to be right