Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-09-09
State Division Conference.

State Division Conference.
The delegates appointed to the
Conference Convention on State
Subdivision met at Union Hall at
/ o'clock yesterday afternoon.
The Conference was called to or.
der by Mr.. e. F. Spence, Chairman
of the Executive Committee to lie.
wise means to bring about the for.
nation of the State of South Cali
fornis, who gave brief statement
of the steps thus far taken to &C.
complish that result.
DR.. J. P. Widney, Secretary of
the Committee, then read the fol-
lowing list of accredited delegates.
San Bernsrdino-JohD Brown,
Jr, DR. H M Rice. John w Satter.
white, M b Garner.
Santa BarbarA-Russell Heath,
Marcus Eels, Charles Fernald, G F
McGlashad.
Ventura-N w Blanchard, J A
Day, z G Pettibone.
Los Angeles-C e Thorn, Victor
M Montgomery, A B Clark, r M
Widney.
Messrs. Spence and Widney,
their business with the Conference
being ended, then retired.
The Conference organized by
electing Capt O E Them as Presi-
dent, Mr. G f McGlashan as Secre-
tary aud DIR r Widney as Assist
ant Secretary.
Judge Fernald gave his views
and those of his constituents on
the subject. They were not for or
against 9 new State, but they
wanted light.
Judge Widney spoke at great
length on the sutjec, aud proposed
that this meeting should when tt
adjourns adjourn to meet in Octo-
ber. He gave long array Of reas-
ons for the establishment Of
the new State, and argued
with great clearness and close
ness the economical reasons.
Col. Russell Heath, of Santa
Barbara, follow He did not be-
lieve that we should undertake to
organize new State under the Act
of 1863. A vote of the people at
the present time should be taken
upon 1t. He differed with Judge
Widney on the allegation that
these southern counties were pays
ing an undue proportion of taxes
when compared with the northern
counties. He produced some data
In support of his position.
Mr.. c. +. McGlashen, Of Santa
Barbara, was next called upon and
spoke briefly and forcibly on the
subject. When State division was
first proposed he was very much
opposed to 1t, simply because he
he did not understand 1t. After
looking into the matter more close
Iv he became converted, and was
now more pronounced in favor of
division than most OF his
colleagues. He believed that the
State must be divided, and will be.
EIe wAs in favor of holding an ad.
journed meeting Of this Conven'
tion and agitating the matter
until the people OF the southern
counties thoroughly appreciate the
question. He touched briefly on
the question of finances, and
thought that the economies were
all on the side of division.
Judge Widney said that an in'
yestigation of the last Statutes
would show that sum something
in excess of six millions had been
appropriated to run our State gov
eminent the next two woyears-some
thing over three millions year
Our counties would have to beal
their proportion Of this burden.
and the money thus contributed
would go o long way toward estab'
fishing separate government.
| Judge Heath spoke again In
conservative vein, but in the
main expressing himself IL
favor of division. He wanted ar
adjourned meeting Of the conven'
tion called to assemble at some
place that might be designated and
not later than next February, and
that, In the meantime circulars
expressive of the opinion of thit
convention be sent to all Of the
counties interested.
The following resolution Offered
by Judge Widney was then adopt
ed:
| Resolved, That q committee o.
four be appointed to communicate
with the County Central Commit
tees OF San Diego, San Luis Obispo
Kern and Inyo counties, inviting
them to appoint delegates to mee
this committee at an adjourned
meeting to be held on the 22d o
February, 1882, at II A. M, at Lo
Angeles, the object of the meeting
being to consider the question o
the State division, and determine
whether it is to the interest OF tn.
southern counties to proceed Will
the matter or not; the committe'
to have discretion inviting othe
counties interested in the move
!, ment; the committee also to issu
such an address as may be advis
able,
The Chairman appointed as tn
committee in question r, M. Wild
ney Of Los Angeles, @. f. McGlash
en- Of Santa Barbara, w. e. Shep
, herd Of Ventura and J. w. Satter
white OF ban Bernardino. On mo
tion Capt. g. e. Thorn was adde'
to the committee.
After some desultory discussion
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