Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-08-23
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
A DEMOCRATIC SPLIT.

Two Sets of Delegates TO the State Con-
vention.
The Democratic County Central Commit
tee met at the Capital Hotel Saturday after
noon.
The committee, of which DR.. Manlove is
the Chairman, is as follows:
First District = Henry Myers, Frank
Thompson and D. +. Beverage.
Second District-Andrew Black, William
Mclaughlin and James Touhey.
Third DISTRICT. n. Payne, H. d. Nash
and Matt F. johnson.
Fourth District-John Rooney, DR.. B. +.
Bates and Jacob Broder.
Fifth District. NJ. Snort, H. G.. Ross
and G. A. Knott.
The meeting was called to order by Dr.
Manlove, who stated that the object was to
select fourteen delegates TO represent Sacra-
mento county in the State Convention.
James Touhey said he was opposed to
the committees selecting delegates. 1t
was undemocratic, not in accord with
resolution passed at their last meeting, and
totally untenable with the platform adopted
at the last State Convention at Stockton.
He therefore moved that delegates to
County Convention, to select delegates to the
State Convention, be chosen by primary
election. The motion was seconded by
Andrew Black.
Mr.. Short thought holding primary at
this time inexpedient; therefore he opposed
the motion. Matt F. Johnson made a
speech in favor of the committee making
the appointments direct. A roll-call was
demanded, and the motion defeated by the
following vote:
Ayes = Thompson, Beverage, Myers,
Touhey Black Paine g. Noes - Nc
Laughlin, Johnson, Nash, Rooney, Knott,
Nanloye, Bates Breeder, Ross, Short-10.
Having carried his point, Mr.. Short
moved to proceed to the election of fourteen
delegates to the State Convention.
The city members ;HhO voted for Touhey's
motion protested, afid denounced the prop
osition as high-harided and unauthorized;
an usurpation Of power in denying the
peoples right to express their preference as
between candidates. They accused the
majority of putting up job in the interest
of certain candidates for State Office,
and said they would not submit The
party, they claimed, was owned by no
one man nor set of men. The delegates
were to represent the people, and they
shoald be selected by the people. They
warned the committee against the policy of
such unwarranted action in the face of
what appeared to be an almost unanimous
protest OF the rank ana lie Oh the OeIuOc-
racy of the county. The Central Commit
tee, they claimed, had no right to put up
delegation simply to crafty the political
ambition of one man. Bossism could not
win in this county in the Democratic
ranks Their every act must be open
handed and above board the least irregu-
larity or semblance of fraud would insure
defeat at election. The Democracy wanted
fair deal, square deal, and the commit
tee had 10 right to assume dictatorial pow
ers in defiance of all presidents.
This eloquence, however, was wasted. 1t
fell apparently upon deaf ears, for Shorts
motion was carried by the same vote of 10
to 6, and the proposed list of delegates was
submitted and declared to be the choice of
the committee by the aforesaid ten.
At Large-Senator Fred. Cox and Hon.
n. Greene Curtis.
First Ward-Thomas Fox and J. W.
Hughes.
Second Ward-H ]. Kigariff and Thos.
0'Neal.
Third Ward-Joseph McAdams and Hon.
H NJ la Rue.
Fourth District-W. Doyle, John Houx
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