The morning call., 1890-08-13
IN CONVENTION.

SACRAMENTO, Aug. 12-The State Con-
vention OF the Republican party was called
to order at 2:10 o'clock promptly by General
w. II. Diamond. Chairman of the State
Central Committee The desks in the As
sembly Chamber had been removed. and
chairs had been placed on the floor for the
accommodation of the various delegations.
Los Angeles and San Francisco were given
the places of honor in the front rows, with
Alameda Immediately in the rear of San
Francisco and San Bernardino backing
Los Angeles.
OTHER DELEGATIONS.
In front, to the extreme left, sat San
Diego, and bringing up the rear of San
Bernardino were Santa Barbara, Ventura,
Orange. Tulare and Fresno.
At the right of the center Santa Clara.
led by Jimmy Rea, looked, on while San
Joaquin and Sacramento occupied seats be-
hind them.
The Chamber had been decorated with
| national colors and ,evergreens, and back
of the Speakers chair were draped two
beautiful American flags, bearing portrait
Of President Harrison; surmounting this
was the coat-of-arms Of California in flow
ers.
THE MARKHAM MEN.
As the hour for the meeting of the con-
vention approached the delegates made
their way to the Capitol Building, the
Markham men marching down the street
in solid body. but without noise or dis
play of any kind. Judge Carpenter and W.
F. Fitzgerald, the latter of whom will pre-
sent Markhams name to the convention,
led the procession.
CALLED TO ORDER.
When General Dimond raped for order
the delegates were all in their seats and
ready for business. The General said he
felt that in calling the convention to order
he was firing the first gun of the campaign.
He recognized the fact that the eyes of the
entire State were on the convention, and
hoped that wisdom and moderation would
characterize the proceedings at all times.
Whoever should be nominated he was con-
fident would be elected, and he predicted
sweeping Republican majority at the polls
in November.
CAMPBELL, TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN.
Nominations for temporary officers being
called for, Blanchard of Ell Dorado nom
mated for Chairman Hon. j. c. Campbell
of San Joaquin. This was seconded by
San Bernardino, and Campbell was elected
by acclamation.
Judge Blanchard was appointed COM
mittee of .one TO escort Campbell to the
ahoir fha 1attar bninn infrnfupn6
said: Fellow Republicans, while l thank
you for the honor you have conferred upon
me, know it is not personal. While l
may have my preference for certain candi-
dates, l recognize the right of no man or
set of men to interfere with the wishes of
the party When we leave here, no matter
what the result may be, our candidates
must be elected, and we will all work as one
man for the snccess of the ticket"
OTHER OFFICERS.
A. L. Hart of Sacramento nominated for
temporary secretary Frank d. Ryan of Sac
ramento, and, on motion of San Bernar-
dino, he was elected by acclamation. The
other officers are: Sergeant-at- Arms, o. P.
Dodge; Assistant ergeants-at-Arms-J. p.
Stafford, Benjamin Chambers, j. F.
O'Meara, E. c. Rippon, n. II. Bennett and
u Es pdsts-1Susdl
Frank Short, Arthur Whittier, Frank Ped
lar, Bernard Garrison and Samuel Dickson;
Assistant Secretaries-Charles Marshall,
w. B. Maydwell and Martin Devine.
COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
PiIlsbury of San Francisco moved the ap-
pointment of a committee of fifteen on per-
manent organization and order of business,
which was carried. On motion Of Blanch-
ard of FL Dorado a committee of twenty on
platform and resolutions was provided for,
while Burns of San Francisco got through
a motion for a committee of fifteen on Gre
dentias.
THE COMMITTEES.
A recess of half an hour was then taken
to give the Chair an opportunity to appoint
the committees, and on reassembling he an
nounced the following: On Credentials-D.
NJ. Burns, San Francisco; NJ. Fl. Smith, San
Francisco; G. G. Lamberson, Tulare; B. C.
Dreseher, Butte; Thomas C. Boland, lnyo;
NJ. A. Luce, San Diego; w. A. Anderson,
Sacramento; J. F. Kidder, Nevada; Thom-
as Harris, Merced; c. r. Briggs, Shasta;
Joseph Brown, San Bernardino; E. J. Will
son, Solano; George E. Hersey, Santa Cla-
ra; W. C. Green, San Joaquini W. r. Rad
cliff, Santa Cruz.
OD L ldllULll anu istSUluLIDUS-U. ", DALI
chard, Ell Dorado; w. Fl. Dimond, San
Francisco; r. B. Carpenter, Los Angeles;
A. R. Conklin, Inyo; II. C. Dlbble, San
Francisco; J. +. Ellison, Tehama; A. l..
Hill, Sacramento; w. T. Wood, San Fran
cisco; Fred p Tuttle, Placer; r. H.. Lloyd,
San Francisco; Charles Shortridge, Santa
Clara; Frank MCGOWAN. Humboldt; f. II.
Short, Fresno; Thomas L. Carothers, Men
docino; ID. E. Knight Yuba; L. c. VOr-
hees. Amador; G. NJ Frances, Napa; V. II.
Metcalf, Alameda; Drury Melone, San
Francisco; J. P. Abbott, Contra Costa.
Permanent Organization and Order of
Business-E. S. Pilsbury. San Francisco;
F. s. Sprague. Yolo; G. 7. Jones, Sacra-
mento; F. w. Street, Tuolumne; F. G. De-
lohg, Marin; George W. Schell, Stanislaus;
A. Reuf, San Francisco; J. d. Byrnes. San
Mateo; E. S. Dennison. Alameda; A. J.
Salinsky, Calaveras; r. NJ. Shackleford,
San Louis Obispo; II. Z. Kent, Monterey;
w. w. Kellogg, Pumas; E. Ii. Heacock,
Santa Barbara; J. N. Bailhache, Sonoma.
The convention then adjourned to 10