Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-04-24
REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVENTION
1t Declares Its Preference for Blaine as
Candidate for President.


Candidate for President.
The Republicans of this county met II
Convention yesterday at Turner Hall, II
this city, for the purpose of electing dele
gates to the State Convention. 1t was called
to order at II o'clock A. NJ, by John Rider
Chairman of the County Central Commit
tee, who stated its object.
Chris. Green nominated ]. n. Young fol
temporary Chairman, and l.. 5. Taylor
nominated w. H. Beatty. The former wa:
elected by vote of 50 to 4S, after which his
election was made unanimous.
Joseph p Wiseman, Jr., J. A. Sheehan
and L. NJ Potter were appointed temporary
Secretaries.
On motion of L. S. Taylor the temporary
officers were declared to be the permanent
officers of the Convention.
w. A. Anderson moved that a committee
of seven-one from each Supervisor dis
trict-be appointed on order of business.
! Carried
Chris. Green moved that like committee
be appointed on credentials. Carried.
| A. $. Greenlaw was suggested as dele
gate to represent the people of Lincoln
School-hous
w H. Beatty opposed such appointment
by the Convention, claiming it had no right
to appoint anybody-that the people of the
precinct alone had authority to select its
representative
The motion TO have Greenlaw appointed
was lost.
l.. S. Taylor offered the following pre-
amble and resolution
WHEREAS There exists in the party a feeling
OF uncertainty as to the powers, duties and pre-
negatives of County Committees; and whereas
1t IS desirable that such powers should be briefly
and atfirmatively defined,
ReSOlred, That the Chair appoint committee
OF three to report on the subject, for action by
this Convention i'm order that the question of
party law and usage may be settled and har-
mony be promoted in the party i'll this county.
The following Committee on Credentials
was appointed William Beckman c. n.
Nelson f. l. Robinson, George B. Blue, c.
Munger. S. b. Moore and Dwight Hollister.
Committee on Order of Business-W. A.
Anderson, c. Green Frank Smith. John
We'll, K. J. Merkley, Isaac Bryan and
Edward Christy.
On motion, the following Committee on
Resolutions was appointed: A. J. Rhoads,
r. T. Devlin, K. ). Lockett, Benjamin
WEIGH O. Harvey, A. 7. Catlin, J. l.. Hun
toon.
A motion to refer all resolutions to that
committee was lost.
The Chair then announced the following
committee in accordance with the resolu-
ton of Mr.. Taylor; Wilbur f. George, c.
Green and W. J. Davis.
Frank Swift and Captain Gait were APP
pointed SergeantS-at-A
a recess Of ten minutes was then taken,
to enable the Committees on Credentials
and Order Of Business to prepare their re
ports.
On reasSembling, the Committee on Gre
dentals reported as follows (for want of
space, the list of city delegates, which has
already been published. is omitted:
Guthrie's-George c. McNlullen, W. W Con
nor, William Foot. Sutterville-R. ]. Merkley,
Carl Munger f. II. Slack. Pockman's-W. H.
Robinson Brighton-R. 5. LOckett, W. NJ.
SCOTS Saloon-J. Kendall, Charles Foreman.
Antelope Jacob Hentz Howells = George
Tavernor, W H. Dixon. 5. B, Moore. Live Oak
-George Atkinson Ashland-J. T. Cardwell.
FolSom-Samuel Burnett, J. W. Hall, Joe
Kenny. C. L. Ecklon, Jacob Hyman Florn--
John Scoield, L, H. Fassett.. Elk Grove-T
Mcconnell G. W Samuelson. Z. l.. GarwOOd. G.
II. Kerr Union House-G. W. Hack, s. c.
Tryou. II. W. Johnson. Freeport-J. V Davis
K. H. Hunt, J. Lee. Franklin-P. K. Beckley,
II. Euhardt, J. b. Bradford. Richand-J
Bryan. II. 7. Higgins Courtund-A. J. Bump,
:. Allen. D. HOlister Gait. c. Sawyer, Obed
Harvey, f. Raye, J. j. Campbell. Clay Station
seymour Carr, D. saylor, : D. Johnston
Several Of the country precincts were not
represented by delegates.
The Committee on Order of Business re-
ported as follows: First-The selection of
twenty-one delegates three from each
Supervisor district to the State Conventions
and, second, an assessment of 81 upon
each delegate to detray the expenses of the
Convention. Adopted.
RhpaIS (tbai.r,,or yf hn Com
mittee ON Resolutions, reported as follows;
Resolrtd. That the Republicans of Sacramento
county continue their confidence III and support
OF the principles of the National Republican
party, and hereby indorse the conduct and adj
ministration of President Arthur
ResQlrcd, That i'll the judgment of this Convcn-
ton. the Republican State Convention should
send to the National Republican Convention
delegation free and unpledged in the matter of
nominating candidates for President and Vice
President OF the United States.
/. 5. Taylor moved to strike out the sec
ond resolution and substitute the follow
ing:
RcSolred, That James g. Blaine great cheer
ing is the first and George +. Edmunds the see
ond choice of this Convention as the Republican
candidate for President of the United States.
ResD'rcd, That each delegate to the State Con
vcntion be required to give his Endorsement to
the above resolution. and to use their best en-
beavers to SO instruct the delegates to the Ma
toIal NOnN clllOn.
These resolutions provoked considerable
discussion, and finally Mr.. Taylor with
drew his amendment.
The report of the committee was then
adopted, when Mr. Taylor's first resolution
with the reference to Edmunds stricken
out-was also adopted with but one dis
senting voice.
The committee appointed to report on
the resolution relative to the powers, duties
and prcrOgativcS of County Central Com
mittees submitted the following report:
Your committee, appointed for the purpose of
ailinnatiVely defining the power and duties of
, County Central Committees, respectfully make
the following report and recommend its adOp-
ton by the Convention
They report that it is the law and should be
the rule OF the party; FirSt-That County Cen
trail Committee is but agency to provide
means for enabling the members OF the party to
voice their will. SeCOnd-That ii is not in the
province of such committees to name cOnven-
tons, OF delegates to Il convention, except to fill
vacancies in the convention Third-That such
committees shall always call primaries prcce-
dent to a convention. Fourth-That a commit
tee has not the power to make platforms, or de-
clare the policy of the party, or To nominate
candidates, except to ill vacancy on "a ticket
The foll0wing-namedpc persons were elected
delegates To the State Convention:
First Ward-A j. Rhoads, William COIN, Will
bur F. George.
Second Ward T. Jones, William Young, C..
Green.
Third ward-w. J. Davis, s 5. Beede C. H.
Hubbard.
Fourth Ward : C. benson, John We'll, c. II.
( Cummings.
Fifth Supervisor Districts. Il. Moore K. J..
( Ncrklcy, q. c. McMullin.
Sixth Supervisor District-C. /. Ecklon, J. II.
/ Burnham, Edward ChriSty.
! Seventh Supervisor Decentralization John
/ ston, Obed Harvey, Thomas Mcconnell.
/ On motion, the Convention adjourned
/ sine die.
4 LEGISLATIVE BROH.
/ Asscmblyman Leverson Invokes the Grim
inal Courts.