Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-10-05
DEFUNCF DEMOCRACY.
THE GRAND OLD PARTY GIVES UP
THE GHOST.
Ii is a Cadaver-Nobody Has Hard
iho1d Enough to Accept Ncm-
matchmaking on the Bier.

iho1d Enough to Accept Ncm-
ination-Bring on the Bier.
That the Democratic party was dead in
this county, was the expression on every
hand of those who witnessed the closing
death scene of the unterrifed in Turner
Hall on Wednesday of last week. All
then seemed to be complete, every ar
seemed to have been made, and
the Secretaries, by their diabolical fraud on
the last act of the day, that of roll call on
Police Judge, screwed down the lid Of the
coffin, the corpse was turned over 10 the
Republicans for internent, and they will
lower it into grave so deep on the 2d of
November that it is doubtful if Gabriels
trumpet will resurrect it.
The Central Committee. thinking that
there was possibility of patching up some
kind of ticket, so that they at least could
be on a par with the Prohibitionists and
Greenbackers, who have whole tickets
from top to bottom, called q meeting al the
Golden Eagle Hotel last night to put a
head upon the ticket take that off the tail
of it that was placed there by fraud, and
put some .'stuffin'" in the blanks in the
body of it. In order to insure success, the
Chairman of the committee wrote forty
one letters-theres luck in odd numbers
to the prominent Democrats of the State,
including the members of the State Cen
trail Committee, the candidates for office
upon the State ticket. and John Rooney, of
Brighton. He thought by securing the at
tendance of these prominent exponents of
Democracy there might be some kind of
miracle performed that would reyivify the
cadaver whom it is said succumbed to an
overdose OF Little Six"
ORGANIZATION OF THE COMMITTEE.
The committee was called to order by
the Chairman, Jerry Payne. jeremiah
Carroll, Jr. was elected Secretary, and Capt
E. d. Shirland, Treasurer of the new COM
mittee.
Committees were appointed as follows:
Printing!. n. Payne, Captain Shirland,
Isadore Townsend.
Finance Committee p. Flaherty, Z.
Greer, w. S. Manlove, James Touhey,
Mark Foster.
There was no opposition to these ap-
pointments. all of which were made by the
Chair. The Chair called for Mr.. Hinkson
at this juncture, and after few whispered
words, said: THE next thing in order
will be the naning of an Executive Com
mittee."
Peter Flaherly moved that committee
of three be appointed, and the motion was
seconded.
Just as the Chair was about to put the
motion, jeremiah Carroll, Jr., the newly
elected Secretary, arose and moved to
amend by making the executive officers the
Executive Committee. This was a very
shrewd dodge on the part of the Secretary,
he being one of those officers. His motion
received no second. The Chair, however,
was evidently pleased with the keen
sightedness of the Secretary, and, without
further ado, announced that, unless there
were objections, the Executive Committee
would consist Of Jerry Payne, the Chair
man of the Central Committee; jeremiah
Carroll, Jr., its Secretary, and Captain Shir-
land, the stakeholder. Nobody objected
and it was so ordered. Just what dis
position the Secretary made in his min
utes of Flaherty's motion has not been
ascertained.
VOICE FROM FRISCO.
This was a little too much for w. A.
Selkirk, member of the State Central
Committee from San Francisco. He was
well acquainted with all the Buckley and
Higgins and Chute methods in vogue at
tke Bay, but the "mode of procedure" of
the Sacramento Democracy was beyond his
comprehension. He arose and, addressing
the Chair in the most deferential manner
possible said he thought the usual practice
of appointing seven members upon that
committee had better be followed in this case
JaS faA that fCflr ha aAAad 10
the three already selected, and that they be
taken from the body of the county. He
thought the country should have little
show. The Chair thought the suggestion a
good one, and thereupon added the names
of DR.. w. S. Manlove, John Miller, Dr.
Durant and l. NJ Smith, all delegates from
the country.
The Chair announced that this completed
the organization of the Central Committee
which was now ready for business. He said
he would like to hear from Mr.. Selkirk, a
of the State Central Committee.
He said; Il suppose he has heard of our
troubles, and if he has got any medicine
suited to the case we should like to have
him administer il"
lie is NOT WANTED HERE.
Mr.. Selkirk said he had come in response
to an invitation sent by the Chairman,
who asked that some one of the State
Central Committee visit Sacramento and
confer this evening as to the best methods
to adopt TO harmonic the discordant ell
ements or opposing factions. The Chair
man of the State Central Committee could
not come. He is overruu with work the
man does not get to bed now till the wee
small hours of morning. Mr.. Smith had
been harmonizing down at San Jose;
others were in different localities applying
lint and arnica, and it had fell to his
lot to do the Good Samaritan act TO the
bruised Democracy of the Capital City.
When the subject-matter was brought be-
fore the State Committee they thought they
could do nothing, but as it was important
should be done he was given the
mission. Before he started from the Bay
ne was not informed that the former Buck |
eyites from the Bay that had come on a
mission of conciliation had been looked |
Ipon as interlopers or intruders, and since |
MS arrival at the seat of war he had been |
lpprised of the fact that he was regarded as
iuch by both sides. He thought he had |
'eally struck pretty kettle of fish, but he |
vas not intimidated He was not easily |
and he was not to be driven |
lway but should remain AMI
REACH HARMONY AND UNITED DEMOCRACY. |
He pointed to the recent acts of the f |
Dorado County Convention, where the !,
yarring elements in the grand old party |
lad met in convention, 112 TO II. The liz |
we're magnanimous, and gave the little Ii |
he nominations for Sheriff, County Clerk. |
district Attorney and Treasurer, and all |
vas serene. The lion laid down with the |
anlb, and the Democracy of that county |
presented solid front He intimated that |
he Little Six" had not been magnaE- |
NOUS They had not dealt in olive |
branches, and the result now apparently |
would be painfully evident on election
lay Democrats he said, as a general |
hing were well inclined, and in this case |
hey should come together and dwell once |
more in harmony. The pleasantest time be- |
ween husband and wife is Immediately |
lfter spat Mr.. Sekirk is married man.
md ought to know whereof he speaks. He
vas very much afraid that the Central |
Committee was too muchly" composed
# Little Skies to ever become very |
popular with the big Ten" This was /
the opinion of number OF the |
Big Ten who were present, as it was /
.otieed they bowed assent, especially did
ohm Rooney. He advised them TO re-
'rganize the committee and give the other
ide a show. As to candidates he could not |
i've any advice. Give the nominations to
he strongest men that would take them he |
hought the best plan. Even nominations |
lad been made that were bad they should be |
lnmaie and the strongest men possible |
mt upon the ticket. He said good Demo- |
rat would get off the ticket any time he |