Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-04-03
LOS ANGELES WINS.
The Democratic State Con
ventiOn Will Meet Here
ON THE FIFTEENTH OF MAY.

City of The Angels Selected OF
the First BallOt-34 to II
511 Delegates.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERAL D
SAN FRANCISCO, April 2.-Bulletin
The Democratic Committee has Sc.
lected Los Angeles as the place o
holding the State Convention.
PARTICULARS.
sAN Francisco, April 2.-The
Democratic State Central Committee
met here to-day to select the time and
place for holding the covention to
elect delegates to the National Con-
vention, and nominate Congressman
and Presidential electors and Chief
Justice Of the Supreme Court. Chair
man English, in opening the meeting
said never before had the Democracy
entered campaign under more aus
picious circumstances. With Cleve.
land as the standard bearer and
Governor Gray of Indiana for second
place, he said their political oppo
nents could not hope for victory.
California, he said, was
NO LONGER DOUBTFUL STATE,
But had wheeled into line for De-
mocracy.
ACommittee on Resolutions and Or
der Of Business was appointed, and
after short recess the Committee re-
ported resolutions endorsing the ad-
ministration of President Cleveland,
which were adopted. The Committee
then selected Tuesday, May 18th, at
p. NJ, as the time of holding the
convention.
A discussion then commenced in
regard to the place of holding the
convention. A. HI. Rose, of Colusa,
ex-senator Cox, of Sacramento, and
Clay W. Taylor, of Shasta, spoke in
favor Of Sacramento, and Sidney
Lacey, of Los Angeles, George L.
Marye and A. M. Burns, of this city,
and N. o. Bradley. of Tulare, in favor
of Los Angeles. The latter place was
SELECTED ON &HE FIRST BALLOT,
The vote standing Los Angeles thirty.
four, Sacramento seventeen. 1t was
decided that the appointment of dele
gates should be made on the Con-
gressional vote at the last State cleo
ton, allowing one delegate for each
county, one for every two hundred
votes, and one for every fraction over
one hundred votes. By this appor-
tionment the convention will be COM
posed Of 5ll delegates.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
The following is the text OF the reso.
lutions adopted by the Committee:
WHEREAS, The Democratic party is
now preparing to place in nomination
a candidate for the Presidency Of the
United States; and
WHEREAS, It is deemed by the DEM
ocratic Convention of California fitting
that it should express it's sentiments
touching the administration of that
high Office during the past four years
by a Democratic President therefore,
RESOLVED, That in the wise and fear
less administration OF President Grover
Cleveland, our highest hopes of pure
and enlightened administration of the
Government have been realized.
Resotred, That we have seen with
the highest qualification, and proclaim
with pride, that under the guidance
of the Democratic Executive, the al
fairs of the Government have been
directed with spirit OF enlightened
patriotism, and in full accord with the
great and fundamental principles of
the Democratic party, as they, have
been handed down by its founders
and cherished by successive genera
tions of Democrats.
COUNTY APPoRrIoNMENTs.
The apportionment of delegates by |
will be as follows: Alameda |
20, Alpine l, ,Amador s, Butte IL, Gala
veras s, Colusa 10, Contra Costa 7,
Del Monte 8, Eldorado s, Fresno
10, Humboldt g.. Inyo 2, Kern 5, Lake
5, Lasset 3, Los Angeles 2S, Marin 5,
Mariposa 4, Mendocino 8, Merced 6,
Modoc A, Mono 2, Monterey 8, Napa
s, Nevada 10, Placer 8, Plumas4 4, Sac
13, San Benito 5, San Ber-
s, Son Diego Z, San Francisco
104, San Joaquin 15, San Luis Obispo
Z, San Mateo 8. Santa Barbara Z, San
ia Clara II, Santa Cruz s, Shasta s,
Sierra 4, Siskiyou 6,Solana II, Sonoma
Is, Stanislaus 6, Sutter 4, Tehema Z,
Trini 8, Tulare II, Tolumne 7, Ventura
4, Yolo and Yuba Z. Total 511.
THE ELECTION OF DELEGATES.
A resolution was adopted thet in the |
selection OF delegates to the State |
Convention, all such delegates shall |
be elected either at open or club prim-
aries held for the purpose, or by
the election Of delegates at the open
primary at the county conventions to
elect delegates to the State conven-
ton. 1t was decided that the county
central committees shall be allowed to
specify what tests shall be made in
their particular sections. Y tsis
The convention adjourned subject to |
the call of the Chair.
BANQUETED.
The Democratic State Central Com |
mittee was feasted tonight by the |
Tammany Club, and toasts were re- |
sponded to by w. w. Foote, Ex-Sen.
Clume, Sidney Lacey, and others. A
large number of guests were present.
SPECIAL BULLETIN.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 2.-[Special to
the HERALDl-Los Angeles wins the
Convention. The vote for Los Angeles
was "a, Sacramento II.
SIDNEY LACEY.
A. w. BARRETT.
JOHN p. MORAN.
THROUGH LACEY's EFFORTS.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 2.
To Colonel J. J. Ayers, Herald Office,
Los angeles.
Through the strenuous efforts OF MIR.
Sidney Lacey you have won the con-
vention. w. w. FoorE.
R. p. HAMMOND. JR.