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THE LATEST !
Especial to tina HERALD by the Western
Union Telegraph Company.l
PACIFIC COAST.
The Republican state Convention
Congressional nominations
Il. u. Markham for the sixth
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SACRAMENTO. July %. The kepubli-
can State Convention was called to or.
der ut 3 o'clock this afternoon by T. b.
Cornwall, Chairman Of the State Central
Committee. lie announced the bust
ness to come before the convention; after
which w. II. Parks. OF Nuba. proposed
NJ NJ. Esiee for temporary chairman,
Judge Adams, of San Luis Obispo, see
ondcd the nomination.
Mr., Estee was elected unanimously.
James A. Orr anil Alexander Mack,e
we're elected Secretaries.
On taking the chair, Mr., Eltee said;
"Mr. President aud gentlemen OF the
Convention, | would be insenslble to the
common emotion OF even II cold and cal
lous heart ii | did not appreciate the
manner in which you have received me.
Gentlemen, thank you deeply for this
evidence Of confidence. The National
Convention of Chicago has put for
ward platform which represents
in marked degree the perfected thought
and concentrated wisdom of the Repub-
iictn party. None better has ever been
offered to the Republicans of the nation.
The Republican party has also estab-
lished themselves as being the ma lonal
party and that the nation can be gov
erned only by FIRE men. 1t Is in
favor of a free ballot. Ii JUS
tice TO Blaine is effected you
may rest assared that the American nag
will be respected in every country. Let
nothing occur to mar the harmony OF
this occasion. The speech was received
with remarkable display Of satisfaction
ON all sides
A committee OF fifteen on platform and
resolutions was appointed, with +.
Adams, Of San Luis Obispo, n strong
anti-mouopolist man, as chairman.
The Convention then adjourned until
I o'clock.
In the First Congressional District T,
l.. Carothers has been nominated for
Congress, Dr. Il. B. Shurtleii, of Napa,
rs elector and j. ID. Byers, OF Lassen, as
alternate.
la the Third District Henry Nrooman
has been named for elector aud Charles
f. Reed, of Iolo, as alternate.
Iu the Fourth District W. w. Morrow
has been nominated for Congress-, DR..
James Simpson us elector and A. q.
b 10Th, us alternate, all of San Fran.
cisco.
In the Fifth District Charles n. Eel.
ton is the nominee for Congress, Michael
Hecht, of San Francisco, for elector and
Robt. Eifey, OF Santa Cruz. as alter
nate.
la the Sixth District II. IL. Markham
has received the nomination for Con
gress, tharles Powell for clector and
Paris kilgoure, rs alternate.
The Second District convened at six
o'clock, w. G. Long, OF ruolumne, pre-
siding, and nominated j. b. Reddick, of
Calaveras, as elector and L. f. Crane, OF
Yuba, as alternate The nomination OF
Congressman was postponed until t.
morrow, to give Sargent n chance to
make up his mind. Loutitts friends ex-
erted themselves to force the Convention
into making a nomination., bat did not
| succeed,
EVENING sESSION-PRRMANENT oRGANI-
ZlTIoN.
The report OF the Credentials Commit
tee showed that there We're no contests
and that the roll-call was correct.
The Committee on Permanent Organ
ization reported the following permaneit
| officers: Nj. NJ. Estee, Chairman; ChaS.
Orr, Secretary: Alexander Mackie and L.
NJ. Piercely, Assistant Secretaries; Geo.
| A. Smith, Sergeant at Arms.
Order OF business decentralization and
adoption OF platform, nomination Of
electors, appointment of State Cen
trail Committee, the committee TO con-
sist of one member from each Assembly
district and an Executive Committee of
fifteen, to be appointed by the Chairman
Of the convention. The report was af.
Imed.
J. j. Applegard, of San Francisco,
next offered a resolution asking that the
National platform be adopted as the
State platform. 1t was referred to the
Platform Committee, az were also reso
buttons asking for the restoration of the
tariff Of ls67 upon wool, for protective
tariff upon raisins, and, from the Fifth
| Congressional district, resolution that
nothing but the National platform be
adopted as State platform. The plat
form endorses the national platform and
declares strongly in favor Of q protective
tariff. 1t demands duty upon foreign
raisins and the restoration of the wool
tariff Of 1867; declares in favor of free