Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-05-16
Convention NOTES.

The excursion to Pasadena and Mon
rovia will take place this afternoon.
E. j.. Baker, of the Sun Diegan, is at
tending the Convention.
The San Mateo Delegation arrived in
the city yesterday morning.
The San Diego delegation is divided
between Terry and Hunsacker.
The announcements of District meetings
will be found in another column.
Sheriff McMann, of San Francisco,
thinks that Los Angeles is a very orderly
and peaceful city.
Mr. Beau de Tart, of the Commercial
Bulletin, has done good work in prepar-
ing the official tally list.
E. HI. Tucker, candidate for Con-
gress, hailing from Selma, is here
with the Fresno delegation.
The Committee on Credentials finished
its work at l o'clock this morning. There
are an even hundred proxies.
The Committee on Permanent Organi-
zation met last night in Hon. r. f. Del
Valle's Office in the Downey Block.
Eugene N. Duprey and Thomas F.
Barry are here in the interests of Judge
Sullivan, and are quartered at the Ma
deau.
Z. J. Bacon, of the San Diegan, q dele
gate to the Convention, paid the HERALD
Office visit yesterday and inspected the
new press.
III. L. Ryan, County Surveyor OF San
Diego, paid the HERALD office pleasant
visit yesterday. He is a delegate to the
Convention.
The Press headquarters were we'll filled
yesterday morning and evening, especi-
ally in the evening when champagne
flowed freely.
The Iroquois Club will meet on Thurs
day evening at the Board oil Trade rooms,
corner of First and Fort streets, at s
O'Clock sharp.
The Committee on Credentials was
very busy last night and ii was late
hour before the report was ready to be
presented to-day.
There is only one proxy in the Los
Angeles county delegation. 1t is for MIR.
J. de Barth Shorb, and he is represented
by Major G. S. Patton.
A number of San Francisco delegates
stated that there was no doubt that udge
Robert Ferral would be the Congressional
nominee for the Fourth District.
William Graves, OF San Jose, candi-
date for district delegate, is a smart law
yer and has distinguished himself in q
number Of hard fought engagements.
Mr.. James Richards is the youngest
delegate to the Convention. He halls
from the District OF San Francisco, and
is very promising young politician.
Captain 1. 7. Moody, of Lawson's
Merchants Patrol, was on hand with a
full staff Of his patrolmen to- preserve
order. Happily they were not needed.
The Committee on Resolutions and
Platform met last evening in Hon. s. M.
Whites office in the Temple Block. The
result will probably be made known to-
day in Convention.
Hon. II. f. Del Valle states that he is
not a candidate for either district dele
gate or delegate at large to tie National
Convention, notwithstanding the state
ment in the Express.
The excursion to San Gabriel and San
Gabriel Valley will start promptly at 2
O'Clock. 1t will stop long enough at
eaah point of interest to enable all the
visitors to see the country.
|. Z. ]. Blessing OF Sacramento, is named
az q possible District Delegate from the
third District. Maurice Schmidt, who
will probably be sent to the National
Convention, was one of the National
Convention four years ago which nomi-
mated Grover Cleveland for the Preei-
dency. (: