Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-02-28
amendment. and it was

on Mr.. BRUSHES amendment, and it was
! carried.
When the Chairman sat down to make
| out list of the committee Mr.. Brusie at
| tempted to address the Chair, but the lat
ter would not recognize him at the time.
Mr.. Brusie said he wanted to speak in re-
gard to appointments of the committee
Still the Chair would not recognize him.
Mr.. Lamphrey then rose and said: Its
no use my friends; we can't get a
square deal here. Now, every one of you
who is in favor of Mr.. Felter for Chairman,
and square deal sill around, leave this
room and meet in the other Courtroom"
With deafening cheers 225 of those pres.
ent (by actual counD got up and filed out
of the room, shouting "Felter Felter l''
Brusie and Lamphrey headed them.
Just thirty i've persons remained. Among
those who remained were several First
Ward so-called purity" politicians.
As they were crowding through the door
Mr.. johnson announced the committee, as
follows: Jud. c. Brusie, P. E. Plat, D..
ellis, John Barrett, William Lamphrey,
2. ]. Van VOORHEES, and S. E. Darlington.
But this did not stop the exodus.
The committee was instructed to retire
and agree upon delegates Brusie and
Lamphrey, of course, did not retire, as
they had gone with the others to the other
room. The remaining four, however, left
the room to deliberate.
After being gone about ten minutes the
committee returned, and reported in favor
of the follswing-named delegates: Grove
L. Johnson, E. B. Carroll, D. ellis, A n.
Buchanan, ]. NJ. Milliken, s. E. Caring
ton, P. E. Plat, r. ]. Van VOORHEES,, VIM
Bowman, w. E. Osborne, Adam Andrew
]. T. Garrison, C. H. Krebs, G. NJ. Dixon,
a. P. Bulger, II. Bennett, L. A. Epson, H.
Cook, G. kellogg.
Before an adjournment was taken, some
one called the attention of the Chair to the
fact that, in their excitement, they had
forgotten to elect a Secretary, to look after
the printing etc.
s. E. Darlington was appointed by the
Chair to fill that Office and attend to the
duties mentioned.
This portion of the meeting then ad-
journed.
THE OPPOSITION CAUCUS.
Over in the other Courtroom all was
enthusiasm. Several speeches were made.
and cheer after cheer rent the air, and
were waited over to the room where the
other caucus was in session.
Mr.. Lamphrey called the assemblage to
order, and nominated James 1. Felter for
Chairman.
Mr.. Felter was elected amid cheers. He
made brief speech upon taking the chair,
thanking his friends: for their loyalty to
himself and the great principles of the Re-
publican party.
Charles Robertson was elected Secretary.
A motion was made and carried to the
effect that committee of five he appointed
by the Chair, whose duty would be to select
the delegates
Mr.. Felter appointed on this committee
Jud. G. Brusie, A. T. Gardner, George New
man, w. N. Lamphrey and J. w. Boyd.
The committee retired, and in about
fifteen minutes returned and reported the
following as their selection of delegates !:
James l. Felter, A. T. Gardner, George
Newman, w. N. Lamphrey, August Meis-
ter, Robert Forbes, Jud. G. Brusie, Charles
Day, Herbert Melvin, II. y. Tubbs. P B.
Johnson, G. G. Robertson. R. s. Foley,
Henry WittpeD, Thomas Grady, H. 0.
Buchanan, ]. n. Larkin, Robert Douglas
and J. W. Boyd.
The selection was approved by the meet
ing with much enthusiasm.
Jud. Brusie took the floor and made an
appeal to all loyal Republicans to be at the
polls and stand by the delegates just elected.
They had shown their loyalty, he said, in
leaving the other meeting, where every
thing was cut-and-dried, and where fair
ness was unknown. He referred to the
proceedings in the other room as nothing
short of "bull-dozery," and in conclusion
proposed three cheers for the citizens
ticket and fairness.
The cheers were given with will, and
then an adjournment was taken.