Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-06-26

SAN JOSE, June 24th.-The State Conven-
ton met at A. NJ, J. c. Boggs in the chair.
The rule limiting speeches to five minutes
was adopted.
THE LtEUTEgANT-GovERNoR,
ellis of Siskiyou placed John Daggett in
nomination for Iieutenant-G Governor.
Whipple of Sonoma seconded the nomina-
ton.
A motion was made to declare Daggett the
nominee by acclaim alton, and in response the
nominee stepped to the platform and made
spirited and graceful speech, indorsing the
platform.
The motion nominating Daggett by accla-
nation prevailed.
JUSTICES OF THE SUPREME COURT.
The Convention proceeded to The nomina-
ton of two Justices of the Supreme Court.
Shorb of Los Angeles nominated Ross.
Gross of Nevada seconded the nomination.
Budd of San Joaquin was in favor of re-
tanning the two Judges whose terms are about
TO expire. He nominated Sharpstein. Dorsey
of Alpine nominated j. w. Armstrong, of
Sacramento. DR.. Shorb placed in nomination
Judge Evans, of San Francisco. Brown of
AmadGr seconded the nomination of Arm
strong. Judge Craig seconded the nomination
of Evans. Balm of Colusa nominated Judge
heyEer, Oh OutCtE CUuubg. VI EoOuO-
ma placed in nomination Judge Temple, of
Sonoma. Griffith of Fresno seconded Tenn
Plies nomination. Holloway of Los Angeles
nominated Judge Sepulveda. Walter Levy
of San Francisco seconded the nomination
of Judge Sepulveda. Ball of Yole seconded
Armstrong; nomination. Lightner of Napa
nominated Judge W. G. Wallace, of Napa.
Donnelly of San Francisco seconded the
nominations of Sharpstein and Ross. Bishop
Of San Francisco seconded the nomination
of Evans. Terry of San Joaquin seconded
Plumas seconded the nomination OF keyser.
Wilkins Of Marin nominated Bowersof Marin.
The nominations were then closed.
THE FIRST BALLOT.
Ca the frat ballot for Judges. the San
50, Sharpstein &c, Sepulveda 16, Temple 8,
Armstrong 10 and several scattering. Each
delegate voted for two candidates.
The first ballot resulted: Whole number of
votes, 49,; Evans 49, Temple III, Ross 154,
Sepulveda 125. Wallace 90, Armstrong la,
Sharps.ein, Isl. Keyser 90. Bowers IS.
The Chairman read a telegram from the
De socrstic County Com nittee of Stanislaus,
saying that twenty gu lad been fred in
honor of Stoneman's nomination, predicting
400 majority in Stanisl.us county.
~ w uEOp bI5 tND
prevailed.
SECOND BALLOT.
Whole number of votes .4i4 Evans los,
Ross 176, Temple 105, Sepulveda 126, Sharp.
stein 1873, Wallace 49, Armstrong liz.
The Chair then stated that under the rule
adopted the names CT Judges Wallace and
Keyser would be dropped.
Searles of Nevada said the rule was in
tended to apply to the last ballot; he, there
fore, moved that at the close of each succeeding
ballot the names of the two lowest candidates
be dropped. This raised hubbub, Of course,
One delegate declared it to be un.Democratic
to deprive delegate of the privilege of vot-
ing for any purpose or person as long as he
wished. Another declared the motion equiva.
lent to declaring the candidates then having
the highest number of votes the candidates
of the Convention.
The Chair ruled that until those who placed
candidate in nomination shall have with
drawn him, the Convention cannot prevent
delegates from voting for him.
ROSS AND sHARPsTEIN NOMINATED.
This motion meeting with approval, and a
motion to adjourn being voted down, the
third ballot was taken with the following ,e-
suit: Whole number of votes. 400; neces-
sary for choice, 215; Ross 2S3, Evans IS,
Sharpstein 211, Temple 124, Armstrong 9S.
Judge Ross having received more than ma
jority, he was declared one of the nominees
for the Supreme Court.
The fourth ballot was proceeded with, re.
sulting as follows: Sharpstein 247, Evans 80,
Temple 70, Armstrong 40, Sepulveda 80.
Whole vote, 433; necessary to choice, 217.
Judge Sharpstein having received more than
necessary, he was declared the nominee amid
loud cheers.
PROPOSED ADJOURNMENT TO SAN FRANCISCO.
On order being restored, Rogers of Men
docino offered a resolution providing that
when the Convention adjourns to-day it meet
on Monday morning at Union Hall, in San
Francisco. The resolution was greeted with
loud cheers.
Rogers briefly stated his reasons to be that
the theater could not be procured after to-
day, and that in case the Convention ad.
iourned to the city u MON Hall would be pro-
vided free Of charge.
White of Los Angeles advocated remaining
in San Jose. The Convention had been called
here by the State Central Committee it had
been we'll treated by the people of San Jose
and the people who had sent delegates here
did not expect them to leave until the ticket
was completed.
Plat of San Francisco said the Inain diff.
6culty in the matter was that another troupe
would occupy the theater on Monday
Laughter and cheers.
A member of the Santa Clara delegation
said the Convention Committee had a writ
ten contract for the theater until the ticket
was completed.
The Chair said he did not understand that
there WAS any reflection on San joe in the
notion to move the Convention.
Cross of Nevada-Why should not this
troupe move from place to place like the
minstrels? Laughter.
After considerable confusion a motion to
lay the whole matter on the table was put,
and it was carried by large majority. AS
the Chair decided the vote several members