Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-05-06

Secretary; G. w. Glowner for Assist
ant secretary; w. X. Mcintosh for
second Assistant Secretary; Steve
FELTON, and Louis Jacobs, Sergeant-at
Arms.
ORDER OF BUSINESS.
Reports of committees:
First - Report OF Committee on
Credentials.
Second-Report Of Committee on
Resolutions.
Third-Election OF three delegates
at-large to the State Convention.
Fourth - Election of twenty-five
delegates from the five Supervisoral
districts, and we further recommend
that the different delegations COM
prised within each Supervisoral dis
trict OF the county meet and elect five
delegates to the State Convention and
report to this body.
rehabilitation OF a chairman to
the County Central Committee.
Sixth = Election OF members OF
County Central Committee as foil
lows:
One member from each voting pre-
cinct in the county outside OF the
city of Los Angeles
Sixteen members from the city OF
Los Angeles, apportioned as follows
First precinct, one delegate; second
precinct, two delegates; third pre-
cinct, three delegates fourth precinct,
two delegates fifth precinct, two dele
gates; sixth precinct, two delegates
seventh precinct, one delegate eighth
precinct, one delegate ninth precinct,
one delegate tenth precinct, one dele
gate.
And we further recommend that
each delegation meet and select mem
bers of the Central Committee as
above recommended and report to
| this Convention.
Major Mitchell moved the adoption
Of the report as read.
Judge j. G. Morgan moved that the
County Central Committee be author
lied to appoint delegates for any new
precincts that may be hereafter
formed by the Supervisors.
Mr.. }. j. Hanford moved as an
amendment to the report, that the
delegation be enlarged 80 as to con-
sist Of three members from each vot-
ing precinct.
Before this was acted upon, Mr..
Morgan's proposition was first dis
posed Of, being carried unanimously.
Mr.. r.. A. Ling then moved that all
resolutions be referred to the Commit
tee on Resolutions, but the chair held
that as Mr.. Hanford's proposition was
simply in the form OF an amendment,
it was entitled to be acted upon.
Major Mitchell then seconded Mr..
Hanford's motion, and Mr.. Sidney
Lacey rose in opposition. He ssid
that the apportionment made in toe
report was just one and made &C.
cording to the number OF voters.
Every precinct had vote, and it must
be remembered that q large commit
tee generally proved an awkward one
to work. There was great difficulty
in getting the members together and
in the event OF the body being a very
large one it would be found that a
large proportion OF those in it, would
only attend at very inirequent inter
walls.
Mr.. Waldron said that all they
wanted was an equal chance-they
were all Democrats-and he moved
that the report be adopted.
DR.. Lathrop considered that one
delegate from each voting precinct
was not sufficient and in his opinion
three would only be a fair representa-
ton. He therefore was in favor that
the amendment be adopted.
This was conceded in by Mr.. Cul-
len and Mr.. Lacey called attention to
the fact that Los Angeles only had its
share OF representation and that
nothing unfair was proposed in the
committees report.
Judge Ling followed in the same
strain, and Mr.. j. ii. Brewer was also
opposed to any increase in the num-
Der. He said that considerable ieal-
ousy existed between the county and
the city, and that this would be fur
Their enhanced if Mr.. Hanford's prop
osition were carried. "Who are your
acting wo king committee ?" con-
cluded Mr.. Brewer. "The city Of os
Angeles; and, as county delegate.
| am opposed to any increasing OF the
representation therefrom. In fact, l
would rather favor curtailment."
Hon. S. M. White, who had been
absent during the first part OF the pro-
ceedings, asked that the question be
read, and after this was done adj
dressed the meeting. He said that it
simply seemed to be q matter of bust
ness, and added: at is very hard
to get County Central Committee to
work-nine-tenths of it will do very
little, and few men will bear the
brunt of the expenses and the work.
Mr.. President, there is this to con-
sider-men thirty or forty miles away
from headquarters cannot properly at
tend to the business that is being
transacted there, and during the last
few weeks of the campaign it is alb.
solutely necessary that the Executive
Commute should be in session every
day. Geographically considered, the
work most be done in the city, and
nothing can be fairer than represen-
pteioh 0aNoiufhS w poPuldtlOu. II tuc
amendment prevails, and a host Of
members have to come in from the
county, there will not be quorum
half the time. Then again why should
the burden be imposed upon the coun-
ty to send three or four men? No,
gentlemen, what is fair, is to give the
county a representation in the COM
mittee according to its population
and mete out to each precinct only its
just deserts" (Cheers.)
Judge King moved that the ques-
ton be read and called for a vote on
it.
Major Mitchell said that Mr.. Han.
ford's motion applied to the city pre-
cincts and not the county.
Judge King moved a point of order
and the Chair put the question, "All
in favor of Mr.. Hanford's motion will
give signal accordingly"
! When the ayes and nays were call
ed the Chair said that the nays scam