Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-08-09
DEMOCRATIC COUNCIL.
Their County Central Committee Calls n
Convention,

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Convention.
The Democratic County Central Com
mittee met at the Capital Hotel Saturday
afternoon.
The names of the committee as last
elected are: First Ward-Frank Thomp-
son, Henry Myers, D. F. Beveridge. Sec
ond Ward-Larry 0'Laughlin, James
Touhey and A Black. Third Ward
Jerry n. Payne, Matt F. Johnson, H. D.
Nash Fourth District-B. F Bates, Jacob
Broder and John Rooney. Fifth District
H. C. Ross, James NJ. Short, G.. A
Knott
A quorum was present, and Matt F.
johnson was elected temporary Chair
man.
Some discussion arose regarding the ad-
mission of proxies The city members
objected and the country members insisted.
John Rooney, of Brighton, repeated his
celebrated Folsom speech, saying that the
Democratic party would not amount to
much if the city members of the Central
Committee objected to square deal. The
motion to allow proxies prevailed.
THE POSTMASTER SPEAKS.
RID. Stephens handed in the following
communication, which was read by the
Secretary:
SACRAMENTO, October 81, 1885.
To the Members Of the Democratic County Central
Committee of Sacramento CouRty-GENTLENEN: l
hereby tender to You my resignation as Chair
man of your committee, and in doing so permit
me to return TO the Democracy of this county,
through you, their chosen representatives, my
sincere and heartfelt thanks for the many hon
ors it has been their pleasure to bestow upon
me in the past.
can never forget their many acts of kindness
toward me, and l shall ever cherish their mem
DRY, for so strongly are they implanted within
my breast that time alone Will not suffice to re-
move them so long as am permitted to exist.
l feel impelled to take this action through an
earnest desire to do my whole duty, all that my
limited ability will permit me to do, to carry
out, in spirit well in letter, all the pledges
made by the Democracy to the people of this
nation, and TO assist, in every way possible, his
Excellency, Grover Cleveland. to redeem all
pledges made by him, direct and implied. TO the
people during the great contest which resulted
in his elevation to the most exalted position in
the gift of the people of anv country in the
world-the Presidency of the United States OF
America. l am very respectfully yours,
K. d. STEPHENS.
The resignation was accepted, aid nomi-
nations to fill the vacancy declared in or
der.
II. D. Nash nominated DR.. W. S. Man
love, and J. n. Payne named Add c. Hink-
son. A roll call was demanded and the
Democracy divided as follows:
For Manlove-Johnson, Nash, Bates
johnson, proxy, Broder Rooney, proxy,
Rooney, Short, Knott and Ross.
For Hinkson-Thompson, Myers, Brev-
erdge, Payne, Touhey and Black-6.
This was victory for the country and
John Rooney, and had little tinge of the
Stockton Convention feeling about. The
city boys took their medicine, but it did
not go down as easy as that which they
usually take. DR.. Manloye was introduced,
and addressed the meeting, returning
thanks for the honor conferred.
VIM. Mclaughlin was elected to fill the
vacancy in the Second Ward caused by the
death of Larry O'Laughlin: the county
members voting solidly for Mclaughlin
and against Singleton, the choice of ma
iority of the city delegates. John Rooney
was very much elated, and said, 81 always
told yees, as goes Brighton, so goes the
State.n
H. D. Nash was imbued with the " old
Jeffersonian, double-distilled never-go-
back-on your-ticket-style of Democracy,
and intimated that some who trained with
the unterrified were only halEbreeds."
Add C. Hinkson, H. NJ. LaRue, W. A.
Gett Chesterfield Wells, John Taylor and
other eminent local Democratic wire-pull-
ers addressed the committee, and recon-
mended the best way to call and manipu-
late Conventions and put up tickets to rout
the Republicans this fall
The committee decided to call County
Convention to meet on Tuesday, September
18th, to nominate county officers and elect
a County Central Committee. They add
iourned to meet at the Capital Hotel, at |
P. NJ, Saturday, August Dist.