Los Angeles herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1890-1893, 1890-08-15
SUPPLEMENTARY CONVENTIONS.
NOmina tions for Railroad Com missiOners
Congress, Etc.

Nominal tions for Railroad Com missioners,
Congress, Etc.
SACRAMENTO, August 14.-The first
railroad district convention, comprising
the counties of Alpine, Amador, Butte,
Calaveras, Colusa, Del Norte, Ell Dorado,
Humboldt, Lake, Lassen, Mendocino,
Modoc, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Plumas,
Sacramento, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou,
Sonoma, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Yolo
and Yuba, met in the assembly chamber
at O'Clock this morning. and nomi-
mated VIM. Beekman, of Sacramento, for
railroad commissioner.
The third railroad district convention
also met in the assembly chamber. 1t
embraces the counties of Alameda, Con-
ira Costa, Fresno, Inyo, Kern, Los
Angeles, Mariposa, Merced, Mona, Mon
terey, Orange, San Benito, San Bernar-
dino, San Diego, San Joaquin San Luis
Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara,
Santa Cruz, Stanislaus, Tulare, Tulomme
and Ventura. F. Adams, of San Luis
Obispo, was elected chairman, and E. j.
Niles, of Los Angeles, secretary.
j. w. Rea, the present railroad COM
missioner from the third district, was
renominated by acclamation.
The second railroad district, the first
district board of equalization, and the
fourth congressional district conventions
met in the supreme court rooms.
Reuben H. Lloyd was elected chairman
and A. Rulfs secretary. The conven-
ton then adjourned to meet in San
Francisco at the call of the chair.
The second congressional district con-
vention met in the supreme court
chamber this morning. George G..
Blanchard, of Ell Dorado, was nominated
by acclamation.
In the third congressional district
convention Joseph McKenna was re-
nominated for congress by reclamation.
The second equalization district con-
vention met at noon. 1t comprised the
counties of Alameda, Alpine, Amador,
Calaveras, Contra Costa, Eldorado, Ne
vada, Placer, Sacramento, San Joaquin
and Tuolumne. L. Morehouse of Santa
Clara was nominated by acclamation as
candidate for member Of the state
board of equalization.
The fourth equalization district con-
vention met at noon. 1t comprises the
counties of Fresuo, Inyo, Kern, Los
Angeles, Mariposa, Merced, Mono, Mon
terey, Grange, San Benito, San Buena-
ventura, San Diego, San Luis Obispo,
San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara,
Santa Cruz, Stanislaus, Tulare and Ven
tura. Two candidates were placed in
nomination for the position of member
of the state board Of equalization-J. R.
Hibbron, Monterey and Christian Hoff
man, of Santa Cruz. The roll-cal
showing large majority for Hibbron, he
was nominated unanimously.
The Sixth Congressional District con
vention will meet at Fresno, August 26th
The candidates are Rowell, OF Fresno
Hervey Lindley, OF Los Angeles, and
Senator Bowers, of San Diego. 1t has
been decided to have the fifth congress
ional district convention in San Jose,
but the date has not been fixed.
The first congressional district con
vention met at one O'Clock this after
noon. Two candidates were placed il
nomination-James Enos and J.. G. HOl
loway. late of Sonoma. On the roll cal
! Enos received 70 votes to IA for Hollo
way, and Eno's nomination was made
unanimous. Enos appeared before th'
convention and stated that he did no
feel himself in position to accept thu
nomination, and therefore declined t.
accept it, and Mr.. Holloway also SAT-
he was not candidate, and the con