Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-05-29
FROM BLUM TO SEbDLER.
LIVELY MEETING OF THE REPUBLI-
CAN COUNTY COMMITTEE.
Caused by Wrangle Over Rival Candi.
dates for Superintendent of
the Postoffice.

| There was lively meeting of the Re
publican County Central Committee last
night. 1t would not have been so lively
but for the fa>'t that there were several out
siders present. The meeting was called to
determine wheth er or not the Committee
should indorse, foi. mslly, the action of a
majority OF the mem. bers, acting individI-
| ally, in recommending gentleman named
Blum. for the position of Superintendent
of Construction of the proposed Govern
ment building, owing to movement by
certain labor organizations in behalf of
James Seadler, an architect.
There were present, of the committee ::
c. L. White (Chairman). A. R. Conkling
(Secretary), NJ. Hornlein, D. ellis, E. 1.
Robinson, P. E. Platt, ]. J. Campbell, J.
Heyman, Thomas Lovdall and J. F, Cav
anaugh.
Chairman White explained the situation,
after which Mr.. Sanborn, President of the
Council of Federated Trades, made
speech, declaring that Mr.. Blum had been
a citizen only few weeks, etc.. and e1-
| tolling the abilities of Mr.. Seadler.
Mr., White asked him how long Mr..
Seadler had been citizen, and whether or
not the Federated Trades made citizen
ship q test of mans qualification for
| membership.
As to the first query, Mr.. Sanborn could
not answer, and and as to the latter he re-
piled that it did not.
Elwood Bruner here entered and par
ticipated in the discussion. He severely
criticised what he said was Mr.. Whites ir-
fol- ath ,A Of no
Endorsement of Mr.. Blum, to which the
Chairman of the Committee replied that
Mr.. Bruner deliberately misrepresented
him.
Some further reference being made by
non-members of the committee to Mr..
Blum's alleged recent citizenship-Mr.
Sanborn saying that he had taken steps to
become a citizen only after he saw fat
Government position in reach-Mr. White
said that MIR. Blum took out his
first papers in 1888, hut they were
destroyed in fire in Los Angeles, and in
stead of getting certified copy thereof he
had simply made the mistake of again
takiug out new papers. No member of the
committee, he said, had been deceived, as
it was understood the recommendation
would not be sent ON unless signed by
majority of the committee.
MIR. White then asked for an explana-
ton of the affair in 1884 when the CITY
Board of Education dismissed Mr.. Seadler
as the architect of school building on the
alleged ground that he had made changes
in plans and specifications that materially
affected the cost Of the work.
Mr.. Seadler here arose and gave his story
of the affair, the facts of which are familiar
to the reading public. He claimed that he
had done nothing wrong in the matter, and
intlmated that some members of the Board
were corrupt and went against him with
out good cause.
Mr.. White said that as Mr.. Blum, Ger
man, had taken out his citizenship papers
in 1885, and Mr.. Seadler, Swiss, had not
taken his out until 1886; and as the former
was graduate of one Of the best colleges
of architecture in Europe, and had not
been connected with jobbery, he could not
see wherein Mr.. Seadler had as strong
claims upon the Republican party as the
former. He did not think it right to throw
Mr.. Blum overheard because asked to dose
by some friends of Mr.. Seadler.
One OF the outsiders, Mr.. Jost, then
made speech to the committee, claiming
that the public had to look to the poor
workingmen, instead of the politicians.
The committee then went into executive
session, and, by vote of IL 10 2, rescinded
the Endorsement of Mr.. Blum, and by q
vote of 8 TO Endorsed Mr.. Seadler, those
voting no being Messrs. Conkling White,
Robinson and Cavanaugh.
E. l. Robinson, A. r. Conkling, and one
or two other members of the committee,
refused to sign the Endorsement of Seadler,
as requested by the latter's friends.
Mr.. Conkllng1who was a member of
the Board of Education at the time that
body and Mr.. Seadler had the falling.out
referred to-said he voted against recon-
mending the latter "for reasons known to
himself"
Mr.. Robinson offered to bet S. that Sead-
Ter would never receive the appointment.
There was great deal of feeling dis
played after the adjournment as well as
during the session by the pariisans of the
two candidates.