Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1888-05-17
THE CONVENTION.
Ready to Settle Down to
Business.
PERMANENT OFFICERS ELECTED.
Adoption of the Order Of Business
Discussion Over Several
Matters.

The hour for the meeting OF the Con-
vention having been set at 10 O'Clock yes
terday morning the time for discussion
OF the events to take place was neces-
sarily short for the reason that the ma
jority Of the delegates had been busily
engaged until late the night before and
had determined to take advantage OF all
the time possible to rest. There had
been several distinct Convention meet
ings set for the hour Of 0 O'Clock in the
morning, but these were not largely at
tended and no business Of Importance
was transacted thereat it having been
decided to meet at another hour to be
announced later in the day. At 8
o'clock in the morning the hotels showed
considerable life as the delegates began
to get ready to depart for the Pavilion,
where it was hoped that considerable
business would be transacted Some Of
the members from the Northern part Of
the State had formed an idea that to ac-
cept OF the invitation to visit Pasadena
and Monrovia meant greater delay in
thought they could grant, and the main
idea in their minds was an endeavor te
induce others to join with them in the
proposition to transact all the business
first, and then take the excursions. a
resolution to this effect was prepared
ard circulated to some extent fol
signatures. That this had been done
was the topic of general conversation
before the convention met, and those
who were in favor Of carrying out the
programme as laid out by the Committee
Of Arrangements were fully prepared tc
meet the issue and press their claims
Another topic OF conversation was the
Chief Justiceship, over which there
seemed to be somewhat of a contest be-
tween the friends oil Judges Searles
Sullivan and Armstrong. The other
business to come before the Convention
seemed to have been satisfactorily
settled, although there were some whis
pers OF dissatisfaction on the part OF the
friends Of the Hon. Clay w. Taylor, be
cause it was stated that he would not be
named for delegate at large. There was
some delay on the arrival OF the delega
ton, and this gave the earlier arrivals 4
chance to talk over these matters. II
the meantime the galleries filed W
slowly, and it was half-past ten O'CLOCK
and later before they we're as we'll filled
as on the previous day. This was &C
counted for by the statement that it wa
not expected that the most interesting
part Of the proceedings would be reached
during the day. There were more ladies
present than had been expected, anC
they seemed to take as much interest il
the proceedings as those OF the sterne
sex, who were present in large numbers
At the hour OF opening, all OF the seat
in the body OF the house were filed AM
the first three or four rows Of the first bal
cony we're filed. In the second balloon.
there was small sprinkling OF partie
not directly interested in the proceed
ings. The decorations had lost none Q
their freshness during the night, and sew
eral artists we're in attendance for tn
purpose of reproducing the scene eithe
on canvas, paper or in photographs.
At half past nine O'Clock the Seventh
Infantry band marched from the Nadea
to the Pavilion, where from a quarter t
ten O'Clock until half past ten it furnishes
inspiring music, which hushed the sound
OF the discussions down below. AT hal
past ten o'clock Chairman Del Vail
brought down his gavel, and bushes
commenced.