Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-09-02

Convention 10 De nelu IN san francisco, Iues-
day, August 81 1856, and elected a County Cen
trail Committee as they were authorized to do
within the call, and then adjourned TO Septem-
Der 81. 1856, to perform their further duties.
The Central Committee elected by the County
Convention duly organized at once and we
now recognize them as the head and ruling
body of the Democracy of this county in our
place and stead.
We feel it our duty, that the State Convention
may be fully advised as to the true situation in
this county. to certify 10 the facts herein con-
tanned and that your honorable body may not
do us an injustice, and may Judge of how we
have performed our duty. We feel confident
that we are right, that right wrongs no one,
and that we are not only justified, but that we
are compelled TO take the course we did or for
felt the esteem and respect of our constituency.
and we take pleasure in announcing that the
people have vindicated US in Convention as
sembled, and trust you may do likewise.
To-DAY's PROCEEDINGS.
The interest Of to-day centered in the
admission Of one or the other of the Sacra-
mento delegations and the rejection of its
rival. At an early hour it became evident
that the elected delegates did not pro-
pose 10 give up the battle because OF the
adverse attitude of the Committee on Gre
Gentials, and before the hour of meeting it
was clear that the majority of the Conven-
ton was thinking their way. So evident
was their progress that the " appointed
delegates offered to compromise and con-
sent that both factions be admitted each TO
cast half the vote. This was
SIGN OF WEAKENING
Received with JOY by the elected" and
they accordingly rejected the proposition
promptly and with indignation. Accord
ingly when the Convention was called to
order at 10:3O-the hall being crowded as
usual-there were only smiling counten-
ances 70 be seen among the elected" dele
gates.
Chairman White ordered the floor cleared
of all not delegates.
The report of the Committee on Creden-
tials was first in order.
Mr.. Coucher, of the Committee on Gre
dentials, reported a majority and minority
report.
The Secretary read the majority report.
The reading showed q large number of
proxies. The majority report seated the
fourteen Sacramento delegates appointed
by the Central Committee. A motion was
made to dispense with the reading of the
report after it had proceeded while, but
on suggestion of Chairman White that the
names should all be read once, the reading
was continued to q conclusion.
At this time there was a good deal of
noise in the lobbies, owing to the button
hole" business being so actively carried on,
and the Chair declared that he would have
order, and he got it.
Goucher read the minority report favor
ing the admission of the elected del
egates.
The report held that the County Central
Committee, which had appointed the Sac
ramento delegation reported to be seated
by the majority of the Committee on Gre
1n,tiais in apaprIor,pa with n
spirit of the instructions of the party
through its authorized Conventions, county
and Slate.
McElrath, of Alameda, moved that both
delegations be seated, each to have half of
the vote TCries of Mop "Now1 And it
got no second.
II. H. Lowenthal, of San Francisco,
moved the adoption Of the minority re-
port.
Ostrom, of Yuba. moved that the major
ity report be adopted.
A Nevada delegate announced himself as
having been unalterably opposed to the
figures to ever since the eyentful year of
1876. [Roars of laughter.l
The Chair suggested that the figures were
really suggestive of disagreeable memories
More laughter.
SIGNIFICANT FIGURES"
Mitchell of San Francisco said the Com
mittee on Credentials had been occupied
four hours exclusively on the Sacramento
contest. The vote was very Closes to T.
figures of significant memory. Mitchell
reviewed the facts concerning the election
of Sacramento delegates and the contest
substantially as they had been submitted to
the delegates previously by circulars. Ten
OF the County Central Committee wanted
to elect the Sacramento delegates; six
wanted an election by primaries. The mi
jority were displeased with the action OF
the majority, and called attention to the
resolution adopted at the Stockton Conven-
ton and a resolution adopted by County
| Convention, condemning the election OF
delegates by County Central Committees.
The majority of the committee proceeded
to appoint delegates, however. The reso-
luton of the Stockton Convention was to
guide County Committees, and the majority
of the Sacramento committee did wrong in
disobeyingit. 1t was the law of the party.
TERRY TO THE FORE.
Judge Terry, of Stockton, stated the facts
as he understood them. He sustained the
Big Ten" He said that the minority
which called the primary election, did not
act in fairness, and did not intend to call
out q fair expression OF the Democracy OF
! Sacramento county. AT the Convention
| eighteen precincts were represented and
| twenty-one were unrepresented. a list OF
| those represented and those unrepresented
was read. Twenty delegations were here
which were appointed by County Commit
tees. If the Sacramento delegates, elected
| by the County Committee, should be I'M
seated, then there were about one hundred
and twenty delegates who should walk out
of the Convention. He did not like the
kind of primary which occurred in Sacra-
mento county.
| HE GETS MAD.
Cries of Question ! question ques-
ton" Terry: Il had nearly finished
Now that you politely demand question,
raising his voicel will go on. You can't
howl me down. | don't come here to be
bullied or insulted." He then went on in
peace, save some Interruptions by questions
from delegates on one side or the other.
Cries now arose, Question question p
Mr.. Bowden, of Santa Clara, got the floor
| PARTY LAW.
He said there was only one law in the
party, and that must be supreme to all serv-
ants and agents Of the party. Suppose
they can disobey it, where will you stop
| Who then constitutes the party? The law
| was made by the Stockton Convention
that there must be primaries. The County
| Convention ordered primaries But the
| committee in Sacramento went into star
chamber session, and secuted the law. The
Democratic party don't want any star
chamber in its. Great cheering He
added The interests of the Democratic
party demand that it should get close to
the people in all its methods, and have all
things open and plain and aboveboard.
Otherwise, the people won't approve the
Democracy. [Cheers.
Goucher said Terry had charged that the
| Chairman Of the Committee on Credentials
came to the Convention by appointment OF
County Committee, said that in some OF
the counties it was unfortunately true, but
that the system was wrong. The only
| question was whether a delegation repre-
/ senting LOCO votes at primary or County
| Committee representing 700 votes, who had
appointed delegation, should be recog-
nized. [Applause.]
Senator Clay w. Taylor said that he rose
to defend the sovereign principle of De
mocracy. Delegates must be elected by
the people. What right had the County
Committee to elect delegates to the State
Convention when they could not elect dele
gates to the County Convention? Mr.
Taylor spoke of the meeting when the
majority of the County Committee for the
first time decided, in their own breasts, that
they, and not the sovereign people, were
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