Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-05-02
WHOLE NO. lO,311.
PACIFIC SLOPE.
IsFrcAL DISPATCHES TO THE nroopp-ry,oy.l
CALIFORNIA.
The Republican stnfe con,.

The Republican state Convention.
PORTLAND, May lSt.-The Republican Ststo
convention today selected the followin, dele
gates to attend the Chicago National ConVrr-
non; non senator j. \. holph, q, y, Denny. 4. q.
Hovey. W. J. Mcconnell J. r. ApperSo1 and /
NJ Swlt. resolution was adopted tp the rt,S,t
th0t James e.. blaine is the first choice for p->i
cent OF int republican parry of Oregon. and of
thc convention; that the delegates from This
state are instructed 10 use all honorable means
: 10 secure his nomination al the National t'ou-
NtntOu \ strong effort was ma ip To S,t.tir, rb,,
unanimous adoption of the resolution hut IL
/ falied Not more than two-thiulN Of the dele
gates present voted tor the resolution Tbet'cu.
Nention Is overwhelmingly ior Blaine but \
conservative feeling prevailed thar il is not cN-
pcdiCut 10 trammcl the DELEGATES with plpd,-es.
hut that IL Is sufficient for the convention tn s,-
press 4 preference for the "Plumed knight
-Four delegates ont of six favor FlmondS NJ thr
second ch"ice The tith delegate tavOrS Grant,
after Blame. senator Dolph being i'm Washing
ton, could not be interviewed Four iclr,r,lt,.S
taNor Lincoln iur NiCe-PreSidcnt The. other
delegate expressed no preference. The follow
lnS dlStrlct nominations were made. FirSt Iu-
dlclal District. J.. r. Webster Judge of the Cir
cunt Court Second ID. l.. Watson Prosecuting
Attorney, Third, Charles p Nulvrrian Prose
cutting Attorney: Fourth, seneca smith and
Judge :. H. Tanner. Pu>ecutiug Attorney. Filth
FRANK Taylor and Judge I. 4, Mcbride Prose
cutting Attorney, Sixth, {. Om>tvad and Judge
&. ". Parrish. attorney. The action of tht. Com
yeption was characterized hy harmony and good
The Oakland Races.
otRltNp. MAY lst. - The races were well
pa!roniLed to-day. The first even, was o. race OF
one AMI thrcc-QuHrtcrS miles for threc-vcaroldS
between yohn \, Harry Rose and lou jon The
former solu az long odds, not warranted by the
merits of the horses Though thc Dgr,, vyis sIn,,
To- seconds 10 the quarter aud A seconds To-
the halt-mulc polc-John \. finished lNU yards
IN the lead IN 2l1. The crowd hootrd the
Judges declared the race Oft and cNu,II.l no
Jockeys who rode Harry Rose and lou Iou The
second event was an oWucr> haudiCap. heats of
a mile, in which ram Patsy buIN with surrounds
and Joe Howell, with 100 pounds The first half
was made in " seconds and Patsy hadil IBIS own
Wy tOthC tuiSh winning i'm 20. He also took the
second hca; in 10. The third WAS u sclliug
race between Billy the Kid and Laura. ami was
won by Laura in i:l&l. Billy won the second
heat ii lAS's, aud the third heat in l.5}l.
New Railroad Route - san Francisco
Democrats.
SAN FRANCISCO. May lst.-Thc new rlu.e or
the North Pacific Railroad was formally opened
to-day by an excursion 90 san Rafael hy Point
Ilbnron The estimated cost ol the improve
The Democratic County Committee tn-uirht
decided to elect delegates ou Oh, -Uth 'o the
state Convention. which meets .u stockton Juno
l0th.
The Cotton C.,s-.
SAINT, Ros,, May lst-Whcu the Cougt con
NCncd this morning To- resume the you~ia, ration
of the Cotton ease. Mr.. pcimns tcsuuiUd his
piact as ont ui ptHlutlu counsel. but Judge
StNnly was ah>Cut. David Goodman. u mem
Der of The old firm OF Hart y Goodman. took
the stand and testified, pending which the
Court took recess
( Ripe Old Age.
STuCkTuN. Nay lst.-Jamcs Garyin, Il native
of Ireland aged Ill years. died in this city this
evening. He leaves several sons in san JOAQUIN
county, the eldest of whom is 20 Years old He
also leaves twcnty-ninc grandchildren aud
seven great grandchildren i'll stockton He
never had u sickness of amy consequence. and
his final end was painless decay Of the vital
powers.