Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-08-30
THE DEMOCRACY.
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Hall Last Night.

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Hall Last Night.
The Democratic County Convention met
at 2:20 P. NJ. yesterday, and was called TO
order by Hugh Al. LaRue, Chairman OF
the County Central Committee. Judge \.
Greene Curtis was selected Chairman; R.
0. Cravens. Secretary, with three assistants.
Committees were appointed as follows
One from each district on Permanent Or
eanization. and a similar Committee on
Platform and Resolutions. A recess was
taken for thirty minutes, to give the COM
mittees time to make up their reports.
After recess the Committee on Permanent
Organization and Order Of Business made
a minority and majority report, as follows
MAJORITY REPORT
We. the committee appointed to report upon
permanent organization and order OF business,
beg leave to submit the following, to wit We
recommend that the temporary officers be de-
clared the permanent officers OF this Conven-
ton, and that the following be adopted as the
order of business, to wit
/. Nomination of two candidates for Superior
Judges.
> Nomination of candidate for Sheriff:
3. Election of a County Central Committee, to
consist of thirteen members, to be selected in
the following manner: Three from the county
at large, and two from each Supervisor District,
whose names shall be submitted to the Conyen-
ton for ratification.
). Nomination of candidate for District At
torney.
Recorder.
7. Nomination of candidate for County
Treasurer.
s. Nomination of candidate for Public Ad-
ministratOr.
Q. Nomination OF a candidate for Coroner.
10. Nomination for County Surveyor
H. Selection of three Assemblymen.
u. Selection of five Supervisors by districts.
Is. Selection of Justices OF the Peace for their
respective districts.
MINORITY REPORT.
Your committee beg leave to report the fol-
lowing order of business for the Convention ::
First the election of a Democratic County Cen
trail Committee, in the following manner
First-e)ne from the county at large, who shall
be Chairman of the Democratic County Central
Committee.
Second-The selection of three from each
Supervisor District, whose names shall be nomi-
mated to this Convention for ratification.
The ticket to be nominated as follows; Two
Superior Judges Sheriff, County Clerk, District
Attorney, Auditor and Recorder, Treasurer
Public Administrator Coroner. Surveyor, three
Assemblymen by districts. five Supervisors by
districts, Justices of the Peace from their re-
spective districts.
Add. c. Hinkson moved the adoption of
the minority report, which was seconded
by NJ Cronan. A r.otion to take a recess
until P. N. prevailed.
EVENING SESSION.
Immediately after the Convention met in
the evening, Judge McKune offered the
following as an amendment to Hinkson's
motion:
The election of Central Committee, to con-
sist of fifteen members, five from the county at
large and two from each Supervisor district, all
to be voted for by the whole Convention, but
the nominations for members from the districts
to be made by some delegate resident in such
district. The FIVE at large to be voted for by
each delegate on one roll call, and the ten from
the districts to be voted for at another roll CALL
each delegate voting to stand i'll his place until
his vote is tailed, a majority of all the votes
cast TO be necessary for Il choice.
The resolution was lost by the following
vote; Ayes, rs; noes, III.
LaRue moved to substitute the majority
report for the minority report.
The Chair ruled it out of order wild
applause.l
La Rue then moved to make the Central
Committee thirteen instead of sixteen
Lost.
Matt. f. Johnson moved to substitute the
majority report for the minority report
terrupted from its commencement to its
close, with cries of " Time time" sit
down :" " You're Il bulldozer. :" etc.
John Rooney and Jim Touhey both
spoke at the same time for five minutes
amidst the widest confusion, and neither
could be understood.
Three ranchers, all inebriated, undertook
to speak, but were sat down upon
The substitution of the majority report
was lost by a large majority.
The minority report was adopted by a
shout of ayes.
The Committee on Platform and Resolu-
tons then reported The resolutions re-
affirm the principles of the Democratic
party rs set forth at Chicago, San Jose and
Stockton; indorse the nominations of
Cleveland and Hendricks; demand rigid
economy in conducting affairs; call for a
vigorous enforcement of the law against
hydraulic mines as laid down by Judges
Sawyer and Temple; condemn certain cor
porations for MT paying their just proper
ton OF taxes, and opposes any compromise
being made with corporations in the settle
ment of their taxes.
For Judges Of the Superior Court, r. d.
Stephens named J. w. Armstrong and J.
II. MckUne, and on motion Of John Black
they were nominated unanimously
For Sheriff, y. Greene Curtis named Aft
Estill, and w. y. Get placed in nomina-
ton Charles \. Jenkins. On roll call the
vote stood. Estill 14, Jenkins -, and the
nomination of Estill was made unanimous.
Att o'clock the Convention adjourned
10 10 a. N. to-day.