Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-07-18

plcrtEt 0OFeTuOri anu your superintendent
would be then to make los votes, one dele
gate for every 20 votes, which would give
the First Ward 10, Second 81, Third Sc and
Fourth 3S. The actual Republican votes
cast for Governor Waterman in the differ
ent wards at that thine were: First Ward SIS,
Second Ward 542, Third Ward 1,045 and
Fourth Ward 932.
Your apportionment as made in the call,
and which We desire corrected, is on the
following basis In the First Ward you
have allowed one delegate for every %
votes; in the Second, one delegate for
every 81 votes; in the Third, one dele
gate for every 2S votes, and in the
Fourth, one delegate for every 80
votes. Under the circumstances we sub
nit, MIR. Chairman, that having pointed
out this error in your calculations, it is
in the interest of the Republican party
that this should be corrected that there
should be no disfranchisement, or partial
Acknowledgement, of Republican voters
that particularly in the votes of these TWO
precincts that are divided on the one side
between the First and Third Wards and
on the other between the Second and
Fourth Wards. your call should be so
amended as to protect the people who live
in these wards. These are the matters d.
rected by these gentlemen 10 be submitted
by me.
Mr.. Hancock asked Mr. White if he re-
membered that two years ago, when the
Third Ward was asking 70, Z larger repre-
sentation in the Convention he had fought
the proposition, was the champion of the
opposition and succeeded in deDrlving that
ward of its proper representation.
air. " hlte admitted that he had done so.
and that he had been wrong, but as Mr..
Hancock was then the champion of full
representation, be expected him to vote
now in favor of granting what the COM
mittee asked.
II. WeinstOck, one of the committee ap-
pointed TO wait on the County Central
Committee, then addressed them and urged
them to take such action as would create
harmony and secure fair ballot. He re-
terred 10 the events of the last city election
and hoped they would not be repeated.
MIR. Davis stated to the gentlemen of the
Committee of Twenty-six that they had
traitors in their camp, and that he had
been approached by men who he knew
were not true to them.
Messrs. Daroux and Hancock stated that
the superintendent in the call was not
make by wards but by Supervisor Districts.
Mr.. Campbell explained that the Judges
and inspectors were named by the commit
teemen representing the various Supervisor
Districts.
Mr.. Hancock said the apportionment in
the call was made by the superintendent of
two years ago, very nearly. The action of
the Board of Supervisors had made ii ne
cessary to base it on Supervisor Districts
instead Of wards.
DECLINED TO ACT.
4 communication was received from
John +. brennan declining to act as Judge
of the primary election.
Mr.. DarouX, for himself and Mr.. Rhoads.
representing that district, named for that
position Mr.. Ed. R. Hamilton, who was
acceptable to all, as no objection wss made.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
The committee of citizens having said
all they desired to, Mr.. Da-oux moved that
the committee so into executive session.
The motion was carried by the following
vote:
Ayes-Rhodes, Hancock, Daroux, Camp
bell, Murray, Merkley and Ecklon.
Noes-Howard, Johnson, Berkey and
Davis.
Mr.. Howard then moved that he be per-
mitted to name one of the Judges in the
first precinct of the Second Supervisor Dis.
trict. a long discussion followed and the
motion was lost by the following vote:
Ayes-Howerd and Berkey.
NOes-RhOdes, Hancock, Daroux, Camp
bell, Murray, Merkley, Ecklon and Davis.
Mr.. johnson declined to vote, as he
thought it was entirely matter of courtesy
between Messrs. Howard and Daroux.
Mr.. Howard said he made the request
because citizens demanded it.
Those who opposed his motion put il on
the ground that good men had already
been named, and it would be reflection
upon any of them to remove them, and Mr..
Howard made no charges against any of
them.
The Chairman submitted an amendment
TO the call declaring that the County Con-
vention to which delegates were to be
elected was for the purpose of nominating
county officers, appointing County Cen
trail Committee and transacting such other
business as might come before it, SO as to
make it conform to the Porter law.
The amendment was unanimously
adopted.
The polling-place was changed from
Eighteenth and N, to Grif1iths store, Sew
enteenth and NJ streets.
The committee adjourned at 10 O'Clock.
without having referred to or taken any
action upon the matters submitted to it bv
the Committee of Twenty-Six.