Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-05-02
STATE CONVENTION.
Republican Gathering at
the Capital City.
NATIONAL DELEGATES CHOSEN
New Central Committee Selected
Usual Resolutions Adopted
Coast News.
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Coast News.
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SACRAMENTO, CAL, May 1.-The day
for the holding Of the Republican State
Convention has at last arrived, and
witnesses host Of politicians in the
Capital City. The opening of the Con-
vention was prefaced with much eau.
cusing and
PRELIMINARY WORK.
At midnight Of April SOth the con-
test in the caucus over delegates-at-
large was still far from settled. It was
thought the election Of Greed Hay
mond and s. F. Gage was sure, while
that Of Geo. A. knight, Swift, Estee
and Vrooman remained in doubt.
The prominent candidates as dele
gates from the Congressional Districts
were: Firit District-H. w. Bying-
ton, Santa Rosa; General N. P. Chip
man, Red Bluff. Second District
II. Jewett, A. w. Simpson, Stockton.
Third District--Eli Dennison. Ala
media; Ben. Steinmann, Sacramento.
Fourth District Colonel Charles
Crocker and ex-senator A. P. Will
liams, San Francisco. Fifth District
#. @. Frank, Santa Clara; M. HI.
De Young, San Francisco. Sixt Dis
trict-The Los Angeles controversy
made this district in doubt; Richard
Gird, San Bernardino; H. q. Osborne
and Geo. f.. Bonebrake are still ac-
tive in the fight.
The Alameda delegation last night
elected Henry Vrooman chairman /;
F. E. Whitney secretary and endorsed
Eli Dennison for delegate to the Ma
tional Convention from the Third
District.
OPENING OF THE CONVENTION.
The Republican State Convention
was called 10 order in the Assembly
Chamber at 8 O'Clock this afternoon
by ex-senator Williams, Chairman of
the State Central Committee. He
made brief speech congratulating
the party on the harmony of its ranks
in the State and Union, and said the
coming election was more important
than any held since 1864, when Abra-
ham Lincoln saved the country from
destruction, and that on the 4th of
November next the Republican party
will be again placed in power to pro.
tect the Union and the laboring
classes.
Hon. M. M. Estee, Of Napa, wat
elected temporary chairman Of the
convention, no other name being pre-
sented.
Delegate Finlayson, Of Los Angeles
nominated Frank Ryan, of Sacramen'
to, for temporary Secretary of the
Convention. The nomination was
seconded by Marcus D. Boruck
Jas. A. Orr, Of Plumas, was also
placed in nomination, and on motion
both were declared elected.
Wisener, of Solano, introduced Q
resolution that all resolutions t1uch.
ing on political issues be referred tc
the proper committee without debate
Knight, of San Francisco, main
tanned that every delegate should have
the right to argue and debate every
resolution offered.
The resolution was adopted.
THE COMMITTEES.
The following committees were APP
pointed:
Committee on Credentials-Chalr
man, r. B. Treat, San Luis Obispo
K. r. Dodge, Lassen; VIM. McElroy
Lake; Il. j. Sherwood, Yuba; j. G
Cady, Tuolumne; Chas. Woods, Con
ira Costa; J. w. Sperry, Marin; Geo
j. Smith, John f.. Regan, /. Fl
Thompson, San Francisco; A. w
Crandall, Santa Clara; Chas. Bone
stell, Ventura.
Order OF Business-Chairman, Davit
Mcclure, San Francisco; Frank Nc
Gowan, Humboldt; Ed. Sweeney
Shasta; G. w. Schell, Stanislaus; W
B. Thorpe, Placer; A. P. Catlin, Sac
ramento; E. F. Delger, Alameda
Geo. Dayless, San Francisco ID. Nc
| Pherson, Santa Cruz; w. +. Windell
San Francisco; J. P. Vincent, Fresno
Thomas Flint, San Benito.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Grove l.
johnson, Sacramento; M. 0. Chip
man, Tehama; J. A. Barham, Sono
ma; S. d. Woods, San Joaquin; Jno
| A. Eagan, Amador; l.. B. Misener
Solano; w. H. Dimond, A. P. VII
liams, Jno. F. Swift, San Francisco
III. G. Phelps, San Mateo; III. 7. More
house, Monterey; R. B. Carpenter
4 Los Angeles.
1 Adjourned till 7.30 O'Clock thi
evening.
| EVENING SESSION.
| Before the convention met at
| O'Clock it was rumored that change
had beenmade in the delegates to b
Isent from the six Congressional diI
| tricts, so as to avoid any jarring.
When Chairman Estee called th
delegates to order, Clerk Ryan rea
!. the report Of the Committee on Crt
/ dentials, which was adopted withol
II dissent.
| Mariposa county with three del,
gates failed to have any represents
ton, and Inyo county with only tw
votes sent three delegates. B
| a vote of the convention I'll
, three delegates were recognize
ON the floor. The Committee 9
order of business and permanel
OF ganization reported as follow
through Chairman Mcclure, the ele
| ton OF the following permanel
) officers; M. M. Estee, Chairman
! | lSecretaries-Frank Ryan and jam
: A. Orr; Sergeants-at-A t-Arms-F Frank (
: Rue and Robert Good; Gate Keepe
John Williams. Order of business
Report of Committee on Resolution
appointment Of State Central Coz
mittee; election of four delegates-s
: large and four alternates to Il
y Republican National Convention
i port of the election Of delegates in t
J, six Congressional districts to t
J, National Convention.
It This report was adopted, as v
: also the supplementary report tt
1.-THE new State Central Commit