Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-03-04
TIE REPUBLICAN, coNvsa ron.
Joseph steTsns Nominated for Mayor-kn
Enthusiastic Meeting.

AT 1910 last evening the &C burned EleetinS
of the Republican City Convention was called
TO order by the Chairman, Grove L. John
son, in the Metropolitan Theater. The dele
gates were seated in the parquet. The dress
circle and lobby were crowded with interested
spectators. The roll was called and delegates
answered to their names as follows: First
| Ward, 33 Second Ward, 80; Third Ward,
81 Fourth Ward, 81; total, 137. Sons OF
the delegates, owing TO the crowded condition
of the paIquet, took seats in the dress circle,
which for few moments caused some confu-
sion and no little discussion.
George B. Blue, delegate from the Fourth
WARD, addressed the Chair. stating that. at
the request Of large number of Republicans
Of the Fourth Ward, Ae desired TO etfer q
resolution.
The Same was passed up to the Secretary.
who read as follows:
WHEREAS, The Republicans of the city of Sacra-
| mento in Convention assembled, are DESTROYS OF
placing perfect ticket in the field and Of insuring
its election and whereas this being the Presiden-
tal year. it is the duty Of all Republicans who have
the welfare OF the party, the city and the whole
country at heart, to organize as to haImonlze all
witlin its ranks and to call to 1t al worthy voters
a duty we owe not only to municipal politics
but to national organization and whereas. 1t Is
essential that our Central Committee be composed
|
lives and public acts above suspicion, who COM
mand the full confidence of the members of our
own party well as the respecS OF our political OPP
ponents and whereas, it is fact that there is
widespread with the City Central Com
mittee chosen by this Convention on Saturday, aud
which, whether indefensible or not does not change
the situa. ion, and which, whether iustifable and
right or not does not remove the tdct that such
dissatisfaction does exist and threatens to seriously
weaken il it does net divide the party in this city,
at time when OF all others it should be united ];
aud whereas the sole aim Of this Convention should
| be to legislate for the good of the CITY and the
unity, harmony and of the party, prospect
i've OF the claims or ambitions Of any Of its mem
bers therefore. be it
| RcS0lred, That the action OF this Convention
which elected City Central Committee be rsconsid-
cred.
TIE reading of the resolution was listened
to attentivsly throughout, and at it's close
was warmly applauded
W. r. Cantwell, of the Third, thought the
resolution contained too many whersases,"
and came in zoo late. The Convention had
named their committee and could not go
back of their action. He therefore moved
thst thsy be laid on the table.
His motion received several seconds. Be-
fore the question was put there were loud
calls of roll call F" from the different wsTds,
and upon viva yocs vote it was decided to
call the roll
The motion TO lay upon the table was car
ried by the following vote:
First Ward-Ayes 81, noes l.
| Second Ward-Ayes 16, noes IL.
Third Ward-Ayes %, noes q.
Fourth Ward-Ayas &c, noes IA.
l. Total vote, 149; ayes 1G2, noes AZ.
TIE committee appointed Saturday even
J ing to wait upon John We'll and ascertain
! whether or not he would consent to be a
candidate for First Trustee, made their
report through Talbot H. Wallis. They had
performed the duty assigned them and were
informed by Mr.. Well that he would not
accept.
Judge w. H. Beatty had the Chair an
nounce that the retiring and incoming City
Central Committees would mEet in sis Office
in the Metropolitan building immediately
after the adjournment of the Convention.
FIRST TRUSTEE.
Talbot II. Wallis said he desired to place
in nomination gentleman for First Trustee,
who was eminently qualified to fill that i'm
portant and honorable position. He said we
need energy and must put forward candidate
who has nerve to fight and will battle to win.
| He wished to name g Republican for the
position of Mayor, who was courageous and
valorous and would carry the Republican
banner triumphsntly through the campaign,
and whose very name at the head of the ticket
was 8 guarantee Of success. He is man
who never finches from the performance of
his whole duty-a man that would unite the
party, and whose superior qualities would
insure for himself and the balance Of the
ticket the entire vote of tie Republican party
Of the Capital City. He would present for
that positien the name of the Hon. Grove L.
johnson. Immense applause.
Mr.. johnson, vixen the applause, which
was long. continued, had subsidized, addressed
the Convention and thanked the gentleman
who had placed him Ia nomination for bis
eloquent ard fatSering remarks. He sid
he valued the success of the Republican
party far more than he did any personal am
bitiop. He said the Republican party could
and would make it very uncomfortable fer
their political opponents in November next.
If we win now, if we carry this city election,
we will surely win then. If we lose now, it
will be very hard work then. There was no
apparent reason why the Republican party
should not elect the entire ticket.
This they will certainly do if they are true
to their principles, true to their party, true
to themselves. Why, he asked, should the
Republican party be afraid of John Q.
Brown? He is a personal friend Of mine; ;
his private lifeiis beyond repreach his public
career has been sc-upulously HONEST; he i
good, 6rst-ciass citizen, an honor to US and s.
credit to his family. He only spoke of him
in his political aspect-as to his political
claims upon the people-for as an individual
mono rank higher In my estimation. He is
one Of the best men they have. Decent
lnen are scarce in the Democratic ranks, and
hence when they get good man like Brown
they puff him TO death almost. During the
rebellion, when the fate Of the nation
trembled in the balance and the aid
of every loyal citizen was needed by Que coua-
try, where then was John Q Brown It is
matter Of common notoriety that he was q
dyed-in- the-wool secessionist, who, it is said,
reioiced ct rebel successes and Union defeats.
Sacramento has a Republican majority of
from 800 to LOCO; and what has John Q
Brown ever done for them that he should be
retained in otice by the suffrage Of Republi-
cars! What has he done for the city, either
! SO a private citizen or il his position as
| Mayor? He has by his official acts democrat
lied the police force in this city, until we are
unprotected by them. He has played fast
and looss on the bond question, aud in his
opinion had violated his oath to support the
Constitution when ne voted to license the
crime Of gambling If the City and District
Attorneys had done their whole duty, the
Mayor, instead of employing counsel to de-
fend that ordnance, would have been looking
around Tor lawyers to defend himself He
said every Republican was aware Of the fact
that MIR. Brown was adyed-in-the. wool Dem
| UCE2b I1OhGFtAs AS lStIhASCtiS -O - "a man
Of good character and conduct, of gen.
erous impulses, aad a personal friend
OF his. MIR. Brown is rot hs.f as
strong as his friends claim, and his public
record does not help him. The resson We
cannot ind q suitable candidate against him
is simply because we have no confidence ia
our leaders, who slaughter our candidates at
the polls. He said if he could be assured of
the support of the City Central Committee
and the First and Second Ward leaders,
matters would look entirely different for the
party and the Republican nominees. If he
could see that the persons who had wrought
ruin to Republicanism in Sacramento were not
torule theconncils of the party, then the future
would look brighter. just look aE the past
The defeat OF Green by Brown three years
ago was not because Of anything urged or
said against Green, but because OF the fact
That HIS nomination WIS forced down the
thTOsts Of Republicans VINO were nos given o
fair show st the primaries. If fair pay had
been the rule in the Republican esmpi in 1881.
Brown would have been beaten. Two years
ago Ames was badly defeated by Guteuberger,
net because of hostility to Ames personally,
but because the Republicans desired 60 re-
luke the outrageous frauds practiced in the
First Ward, which resulted in nominating
Ames. Ames was much better qualified for
the position than GutenbeTger, bu: the lead
ers Of the party again led us to de-
feat because they did not act fairly or de-
censly-and yet they were retained in power.