Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-07-18

furious and high. But the Convention
was iuexorable and some country dele.
gates were financially busted when they
were called ON TO pay $40 for proxies,
which they had gloated over before as a
sweet morsel. The pill twas sweet in
their mouth. but bitter in their belly"
Next time these impecunious delegates
will not be SO anxious to absorb proxies.
By prompt loans from friends the prox-
les were paid and the proxy holders
were happy, and the business OF the
Convention, which had experienced
solemn interruption for time, once
more got under Roadway.
The matter Of nominating candidate
by this Convention as a candidate Of Los
Angeles county before the Sixth District
Congressional Convention being next in
order, the following action was taken:
SoMINArIoNs OF CANDIDATES.
Mr.. g. Nj. Holiday, of Wilmington,
nominated Col. ii. IL. Markham, Of
Pasadena. Col. II. H. Boyce asked the
Indulgence OF the convention to reply TO
the calls for Col. Markham, which being
granted, he stated that Col. Markham
had received telephone from his home
stating that his wife was apparently on
her deathbed, and he had hurried home
ward as rapidly as possible. Further.
more that the Colonel authorized him to
state that should the convention and the
District nominate him as their candidate
for Congress he would make his best
efforts to secure the election; but II the
convention thought best to nominate
some other candidate he would most
heartily support him. Mr.. H. w. Ma.
gee seconded the nomination OF Col.
Markham in q short and eulogistic
speech.
MIR. II. G. Austin placed in nomina-
ton Hon. w. A. Cheney. Mr.. Cheney
was called to the platform amid great
cheering, and made short and brilliant
speech which elected great applause.
He pledged himself to stand by the nom
inee of the convention with all his
powers.
Hon. G. Wiley Wells then rose and
was received with cheers by the dele.
gates, who seemed to know " hat he was
about to do. Mr.. Wells said he rose to
place in nomination lifelong Republi-
can, whom all present knew and re.
spected. and who had always fought the
good fight and kept the faith. He nom.
mated L. +. Spence, Esq, President OF
the First National Bank.
Mr.. Spence assembled the platform
amid the widest cheers, and stated that
but moment before he had been ntti.
fed that he would be called on for
speech. But his friends always assured
hun that he could not make speech, so
they need not expect brilliant speech
like that of his friend Mr.. Cheney.
He had not asked for the nomination,
had once declined, but his friends urged
him to enter the race. He had voted
the Republican ticket % years, and
would support the nominee Of this Con
vention. He bad always stayed by the
party and could not be driven from it.
He had lived 30 years in the State and
intended to die here. If nominated he
would no his best to get elected, but If
the Convention chose some other man
he would support him with all his
heart. Mr.. Spence closed amid enthusi-
astic applause.
THE BALLoTING.
On m ,tion Of Gen. Bouton an infor.
NAL ballot was taken, with the following
result: Spence, 81; Markham, 40; Che
ney. "a. Total, 1874 votes.
The first regular ballot was then or.
dered and resulted as follows: Spence,
As; Markham, 81; Cheney, IS. Total,
l34 votes.
The second ballot revealed a change
OF some of the Spence votes to Mark
ham. and resulted: Spence, 35; Mark
ham. 50; Cheney, 80. Total, 100.
The third and final ballot was then
taken, with the following result: Mark
ham, rs; Cheney, 40; Spence, 10.
Mre Markham having received the
majority Of all the votes cast, was, On
motion of Col. Walter s. Moore, second
ed by Col. Wells, declared unanimously
nominated, and three times three cheers
given Tor the nominee.
George NJ. Holton moved that the
Chair appoint committee of three to
select sixteen delegates to the State Con-
vention at Sacramento. The Chair ap.
pointed George M. Holton, DR.. W.
Lindley and d. Z. Miles, who, after
| some consultation, reported the follow
ing delegates: Col. II. h. Boyce, H.
W. Magee Hon. w. A. Cheney, alter
mattel, II. C. Austin, Col. Walter s.
Moore, F. A. Gibson, James McFadden
(E. F. Spence, alternately, G. NJ Hol-
ton, John NJ. Thomas, Martin
Aguirre, J.. W. Myers, Major
P. Fl. Downing, Gen. 4. Bouton, H. T.
Payne, Nestor A. Young, w. c. Furrey
and J. E. Packard.
The report of the committee was
unanimously adopted.
Frank A. Gibson presented the follow
ing resolutions:
| Resolsed, That the delegates elected
by this Convention to represent Los An
geles county in the Congressional nomi
nation of the Sixth District be and are
instructed to pse all honorable means in
their power to secure the nomination Of
Col. II. H. Markham by said Conven-
ton, as the Republican candidate for
Congress.
Resoired, That it is the sense of this
Convention that the nomination Of Con-
gressmen for the Sixth District. should
be made within the district, and that
our delegates be instructed to endeavor
to have the Convention held in Los An
geles.
These two resolutions were exactly
the sense Of the delegates, and passed at
once. After some talk about the matter
of pledging delegates to support the
ticket and party, the Convention ad-
journed sine die, with three cheers.