Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-10-13
REPUBLICAN, COMMITTEE MEETING.

In accordance with the published call the
Republican City Central Committee held a
meeting at the Courthouse last evening,
James I. Felser, Chairman of the committee,
presiding, and Win. J. Davis Secretary.
After a statement Of the occasion-the death
present meeting of the committees = the
Chair called upon any who were not men,
bers of the committee to make any sugges-
tions which they desired for consideration.
In response, after some hesitation, and no
one Offering to speak, j. r. Watson adj
dressed the committee. He said that this
the committee could very properly take it
upon themselves to make the nomination,
inasmuch as a man whom they well knew,
was the choice, the speaker believed, Of
seven. eighths of the people OF Sacramento
for the vacancy now existing that while he
did not believe, as a rule, the committee
should make nominations, but that they
should be left to the people, this was an e4-
ception, and as i5 was the general voice of
the people they might with safety express
that voice in this instance by making the
nomination indicated At the last election
for Second Trustee, he said, he nominal
ted Mr.. Knox for the same Office, and assert
ed that he was sound Republican; that after
MIR. Davis had been nominated in place of
MIR. Knox, the latter was urged by many to
run as an independent candidate, but he re-
fused to do so, and did all he could for the
election of Mr.. Davis, and voted for him
that Mr.. Knox, at the last Presidential cleo
ton, came down from the mountains, where
he was employed, for the sake of voting for
Garfield and Arthur, and did SO vote. In
combustion Ia o,y1raucpA fha npInjnn that If
the committee saw proper to nominate him
without holding primary it would meet
with general approval, and would insure his
election.
The matter was briefly discussed by men,
bers of the committee and others, and finally,
upon motion of A. j. Rhoades, it was or
dered by roll-call of the committee that
primary be held in accordance with the Craw
ford plan, and that none be allowed to vote
except those who voted for Garfield and
Arthur at the last Presidential election, and
who will pledge themselves to vote for the
Republican nominee at the coming election.
A call for primary, embodied IN the reso-
lutions published this. morning IN another
column, was then prepared and adopted, APP
pointing said primary to be held on Satur-
day, the 10Th inst, between the hours of II
NJ aud7 P. NJ. The resolutions require also
that all persons who are candidates. and de
sire to be voted tor at said primary, notlfy
the Chairman or Secretary of the committee
of such desire on or before $50 P. NJ. to.mor-
row, and that such notice shall contain
statement that the candidate indorses the
principles of the Republican party; that he
will support qualified Republicans for offices
which he may have vote in filling. and that
he will abide the result of the primary cleo.
ton and supportsits nominee. A motion waf
also adopted that each candidate submitting
such notice to the committee should accom-
pany it with SO, to aid in defraying the ex-
penses of the primary election.
The meeting throughout was very harmo-
NOUS and upon conclusion of the business
before it the committee adjourned to meet at
1880 tomorrow evening at the Union Hotel,
for the purpose of receiving the names of
candidates, in accordance with the resolu-
tions. The polling places and officers for
holding the primary election are published in
the formal call