Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-09-30
Dream after dream ensues.

in disgust.
Add. C. Hinkson was not willing to per-
NIT Senator Cox to withdraw from the can
didacy. He had come before the Conven-
ton like man and stated that his declina-
ton was on account of private business
complications. 1t may transpire in the
future that his objections will be removed.
Cox was the unanimous choice of the Con-
yention, and he was opposed to accepting
his resignation. [Cries of That's the busi-
ness, Well make him stand in" ETC.
DR.. Manlove ssid that no man had q
right to force Mr.. Cox, or any other man,
into position in which he objects to being
placed. He tells you his personal business
win have to be sacrificed. If he could ac-
cept he would. We have no right to keep
him on the ticket against his wishes.
John Miller agreed with the remarks of
DR.. Manlove. Senator Cox had perempto-
rily refused to be candidate, and there
fore the Convention could no longer have
any claims upon him. He moved that Mr.
CoX's declination be received. The roll
was called upon Miller's motion, with the
following result; Ayes, 81; noes, 10.
NOBODY WANTS TO BE SHERIFF.
The Chair announced that the next thing
in order was tie nomination of candidate
for Sheriff. After several minutes waiting
the Chair became impatient and said If the
Convention meant business they had better
proceed.
After several minutes more of painful
silence, Add. G. Hinkson said if there was
no one who desired to be the next Sheriff
of Sacramento county, he would move that
this order of business be passed.
This brought John T. Carey to his feet,
who said he was opposed to any such mo-
ton. He wanted the Convention to nom
mate full ticket, and in the order out
lined.
Hinkson, with the consent of his second,
withdrew his motion.
Carey then proceeded by saying that his
friend Stephenson, from Franklin, had
been almost persuaded to stand in. He
ought to stand in, for he would make a
good Sheriff. He placed him in nomina-
ton. Some one from the First jumped to
his feet, and moved that he be nominated
by acclamation. The Chair put the ques-
ton and ii was carried unanimously
All this time Stephenson was upon his
feet protesting, but was not recognized by
the Chair. He was quite indignant and
accused the Chair of showing him disre-
spect by not recognizing him before the
motion was put.
The Chair assured Mr.. Stephenson that
no disrespect was intended, and added /:
You can decline now as well as you could
before you were nominated"
Mr.. Stephenson took the stand and read
the Convention severe lecture upon such
a course of procedure. They should not
nominate men who would not accept NOM
nations at their hands. The Convention,
in his opinion, were using poor judgment
indeed, and were injuring the Democratic
party by placing men in nomination who
would not accept. Let the men speak for
themselves, and, if they are not willing to
go upon the ticket, then let them alone.
lie positively declined to be their candi-
date for Sheriff.
VIM Tormy said: Mr.. Chairman, it ap-
pears there is no Democrat aspiring for
that Office. Let us let that Office go by de-
fault, and proceed to the next order Of busi-
ness. Carried.
NO ONE WANTS TO BE DISTRICT ATTORNEY
The Chair announced that the next order
of business would be the nomination of q
candidate for the office of District Attorney
John Rooney, of Brighton, took the floor,
and placed in nomination General John T.
Carey. He paid high tribute to Carey s
Democracy and eloquence, and said if they
could net get standard bearer for Senator,
they would have standard-bearer in Carey
as a candidate for District Attorney. He
had been tried in that office, had good
record, and could carry the ticket through
to victory in November.
John 3. Taylor seconded the nomination,
paying high tribute to the ability, worth
aud integrity of General Carey. He hoped
that after the able speeches made by Mr..
Carey, trying to force men to accept nonli-
nations, he would not follow their example
and decline
General Carey placed in nomination
William ~ Gett, whom he enlogized in the
highest terms. Speaking of himself, he
said he had made arrangements TO stump
the State in the interest of the State ticket,
would be out of the county most of the
time during the canvass, and he could not
accept. He had made fight for Attorney
General at the State Convention, had got
LETT, and should decline county nomina-
ton.
William A. Gett arose and declined the
proffered honor. He was too young a man
for the position. He would not accept un-
der any consideration. He claimed that
General Carey had no right to resign. He
was the man for the place the party
needed his services in the campaign; he
would add strength to the ticket, and all
that Mr.. Carey had said relative to the
vi WA lOA DClldtOl S1lll kOtC-
phenson for Sheriff would apply with
equal force to his own case.
Add G. Hinkson said there was another
rising young Democratic lawyer in the city
who had not been named, so he placed J.
w. Hughes in nomination, highly eulo-
gizing his intellectual and legal attain
ments.
Mr.. Hughes said he, like Mr.. Gett, was
not willing to accept the laurelS that prop
erly belonged to Mr.. Carey, so positively
declined. He said Carey ought 70 stand in,
and was the last man in the world who
should decline at this time.
General Carey said he did not know
whether there were any more Democratic
lawyers in the county or not. He thought
there were. His declination was positive,
and he thought the reasons given by him
were valid.
John Miller said he did not consider
General Carey's excuses valid, therefore he
would move that General Carey be nomi-
mated for District Attorney by acclamaton.
The motion was put and carried and Gen.
eral Carey declared the nominee Of the
Convention.
Carey was called for, and arising said he
had many warm personal friends in the
Convention, who had known him from his
boyhcod, and who knew that his Democ-
racy was unquestioned. He did not be-
lieve they would ask him to undertake an
impossibility. He had laid his plans for
the campaign, and he could not and would
not be candidate. He wanted to choose
his own field of action he had done so,
and would stay with his choice,
and he knew he would not get the support
of the united Democracy were he to accept
the nomination, and to be elected upon
the Democratic ticket this fall would neces-
state his getting more Republican votes
than he did before, in order to be elected
He then referred to the fight between the
Little Six" and Big Ten, saying that
he had taken an active part in that
fight, both here and in the State
Convention, and had estranged many
friends politically. He had no
animosity personally against any one--he
had made the fight purely upon principle.
a man prominentint the fight between those
two factions should not at this time 90
upon the ticket.
He waxed very warm, and evidently was
trying to step upon some ones toes, when
he exclaimed, There is something work
ing in this onyention-something that is
not Democratic, and spoke of some men
as not being true to the party and its prin-
eiples. The eyes OF the whole State are
upon us to-day, the result of the State cleo
ton depends in a measure upon our ac-
tion. and the man who would stab it in the
back is not good Democrat-he is not a