Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-08-01
PACIFIC COAST.
"God and Morality" at San
Francisco.
REPUBLICAN BOWLING ALLEY,
Pins Set to be Knocked Down in No.
vember-The Platform-Bay
City Breezes.

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD, |
SAN Francisco, July 31.-The Second
State Convention of the year
met in Odd Fellows Hall at 2 o'clock
this afternoon for the purpose of nomi-
mating candidates for Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court, Presidential electors and
Congressman.
The Convention was called to order by
General W. H. Dimond, Chairman of the
State Central Committee. He said the
Republican party had no lack of repre-
sentative men eminently fitted to occupy
the high positions which the Convention
would be called upon to fill He also
referred to Harrison and Morton, and
predicted Republican victory in No
vember.
G. G. Blanchard, of Ell Dorado, was
elected temporary Chairman, and T. K.
Knox, of this city, and three others, tenn
porary secretaries. The usual commit
tees were then appointed.
COMMITTEE ON PLATFORM.
The Committee on Platform and Reso-
lutions Is composed of Mcclure, San
Francisco; Pratt, Humboldt; Garter, Te-
hama; Campbell, San joaquin; Full
weller, Placer; G. j. Jones, Sacramento
Abbott, Contra Costa; Bayless, San
Francisco; Dare, San Francisco; Cooper,
Santa Cruz Conklin, Inyo; North, San
Bernardino. AT large W. III. Dimond,
San Francisco; R. B. Carpenter, Los An.
geles; L. B. Miner, Solano; G. w. Fran
els, Napa; w. s. Wood, San Francisco
THE SAN DIEGO CONTEST.
The Committee on Credentials met
during recess and found there was but
one contest, that of San Diego county,
from which there were two delegates, ,one
appointed by the County Committee and
the other elected by primary conven.
ton. The committee, after considering
the contest, proposed several compro
misses, the primary delegation refusing tc
accept the compromise. The result was
that the delegation appointed by the
County Committee was seated and the
others rejected.
CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATIONS.
In the First Congressional District Con
vention, T. L. Carothers was nominated
for elector and Judge G. G. Bush alter
nate j. @. Holloway of Sonoma county
Frank l.. Coombs, of Napa, and Judge
De Haven, of Humboldt, were placed il
nomination for Congress from this dis
trict. Holloway's name was Withdrawn
and vote being taken, resulted, De
Haven 55, Coombs 25. De Haven's
nomination was made unanimous.
In the Second Congressional District
&. w. Schell. of Stanislaus, was Chair
man, and G. F. McGlashin, of Nevada
Secretary. Amador county nominated
John A. Eagan for Congress; Sal
Joaquin nominated s. d. Wood; Tuo
lumne, w. u. Long, and Yuba, Thos. ]
Sherwood. Six ballots were taken an(
Eagan, who was comparatively low OF
the list on the first ballot, received the
nomination. George w. Schell wa'
nominated Elector; F. w. Street, o
Tuolumne, alternate.
The Third district re-nominated JOSEPH
McKenna for Congress, unanimously, L.
B. Miner for elector, and j. P. Abbott
of Contra Costa, alternate.
w. w. Morrow was re-nominated as
representative from the Fourth Congress
RtCAdA lI1otllCuS Wy dCClduldblOus Os 3IA
Shortridge was chosen elector from the
Fourth Congressional District; Christie
pher Bunker, alternate.
In the Fifth Congressional District, E.
F. Fitzpatrick nominated T. G. Phelps
for Congress. Chairman Shor.ridge read
letter from FELTON, in which he emphat
ically declined the nomination, but said
he would do his best to forward Repub
lican interests. 7. G. Phelps was then
unanimously nominated. The Fifth
nominated G. A. Knight elector, and J
X. Lowe, of San Jose, alternate.
SIXTH DISTRICT CONVENTION.
The Sixth District delegates met with
Judge R. B. Carpenter, Of Los Angeles
in the chair. "A Committee on Creden'
tials, consisting of G. W. Montieth, oi
San Diego, VIM. R. Parker, of Monterey
w. F. Fitzgerald, of Los Angeles, John
Brown, Jr., of San Bernardino, and w
H. Wild, of Ventura was appointed. The
committee reported the credentials of the
delegates as in good order, about ninety
delegates being present. The repor,
was adopted. Nominations for Congress.
being declared in order, John Brown
Jr., of San Bernardino, presented
thO A6lAO "a 0OACAoA w hIAdh1 dAoCtCI
The speaker referred to him as a mar
"whohad been and is in the field fighting
for humanity and Republicanism." w
II. Wild, Of Ventura, seconded the
nomination. On motion of George E
Gard, of Los Angeles, General Vandevel
was nominated by acclamation, no othe,
candidate being placed in the field.
For elector the name of H. M. Streeter
of San Bernardino, was presented, ant
he was nominated by acclamation.
H. v. Moorehouse, of Monterey, was
nominated alternate elector. ~
G. w. Monteith, ofSan Diego, moved
that a Congressional Committee, consist
ing of one member from each Assembly
District within the District, be appointed
Carried. The Committee was appointed
as follows: Seventy-second Assembly
District, comprising Alpine, In
yo and Mono counties, A.
R. Conklin; Seventy-fifth Assembly
District, Ventura and Kern counties, w
H. Scribner; Seventy-sixth Assembly
District, Los Angeles county, George E.