The morning call., 1890-06-29
NEWS FROM
THE OTHER SIDE.
Meeting of the County Demo-
cratic Convention.
Twenty Prospective LEADERSHIP Change in
the strike-Auother Disappointment
Over the Censns

The Alameda County Democratic Con-
yention was called to order yesterday by
Robert NJ. Fitzgerald, Chairman of the
Democratic County Central Committee. j.
j. White was nominated for Chairman by
Patrick Scully, and the choice was unani-
mously made by reclamation. ]. T. Foute
and J. K. Carpenter were elected as Secre-
taries.
The following Committee on Credentials
was appointed: Alameda Township, A. G.
Sanchez; Eden Township. c. Jensen of
Castro Valley; Murray Township, Andrew
Black of Murray Precinct; Washington
Township, Joseph Gunderer of Mission San
Jose; Oakland Township, John W. Tucker
of Temeseal; Oakland CItY-First Ward,
?. Murphy; Second Ward, Robert MeKilli-
can; Third Ward, c. D. Pierce: Fourth
Ward, w. NJ. Vance; Sixth Ward, P. A.
Dalton; Seventh Ward, Judge a. NJ. Ros-
borough.
The following was appointed as a Com
mittee on Permanent Organization, Order of
Business and ReSolutonS-Eden Township.
John Obermuller of Mount Eden; Murray
Township, William Osterhaut of Murray
Precinct; Washington Township, j. E.
Thaue of Niles; Brooklyn Township, DR..
Mason Oakland Township, Edward Law
renee of Bay Precinct; Oakland City-First
Ward, George Ely; Second Ward, Neil Gal
lagher: Third Ward, ID. S. Hirshberg CHAIR
man: Fourth Ward, James Elliott; Fifth
Ward, L. H. Woolsey; Sixth Ward, L. f.
Gilligan; Seventh Ward, j. f. FOnte.
The Committee on Permanent Orsanlza-
ton reported the temporary officers to be
permanent. with the addition of a NJ.
R0sborough and Henry Dusterberry as
Nice-Presidents. 1t recommended that the
Twenty-Five delegates 10 the State cOnven-
tiOn be elected as follows: Alameda dele
gates, Brooklyn l, Eden ?. Murray 2, Wash
: ington l, Oakland Township B. Oakland
City-First Ward 4, Second .. Third p
Fourth ., Fifth l, Sixth =, Seventh ?, at
large 3 The delegates to be selected by
the delegates from the respective wards
and townships. Also that the County Com
mittee be constituted so that there be a
County Committeeman from each precinct
as at present constituted, and the County
Committee be empowered to make the neces-
sary additional appointments to conform
to tie new precincts as established by the
Supervisors, and four memberS-at-large.
HIGH-SOUNDING RESOLUTIONS.
The following resolution, offered and
recommended by the same committee,
raised quite storm:
Resolued. That he Democratic party of Ala
ned County. with especial pride, presents 10
Tie Democracy OF California for nomination for
The high office OF Governor the name of the dis
tuguisued felOw-citiZeu. Hon. w. d. English.
Believing that his continued ectitude OF thirty
TWO years in this prosperous aud growing State,
his personal integrity as cttIZen, his superior
executive ability, his unimpeachable record as a
pubic Official, his personal popularity with the
people and his exalted position IN the party Will
aSsuredIy lead the Democracy TO 4 pronounced
and SUBSTANTIAL victory for the entire ticket at
The coming election, and with this in view this
County Convention hereby pledges and lnstructs
lis twenty niue delegates and each and all OF
them, 10 the State Convention to vote so long as
II shall appear 10 the majority OF said delegates
that lie mas prosIect OF receiving the nominal
ton at the hands OF the State Convention.
a delegate from the city of Alameda, the
delegation of that city being for Coleman,
offered the following substitute:
ResolUed, That the delegates from this county
to the State Democratic Convention at San Jose
be Instructed 10 use their best endeayOrs for the
selection OF nominees who, In their Judgment,
alter fun consultation with delegates from all
parts of the State VIII be the best and strongest
Candidates for the various offices to be filled at
the coming election.
During the discussion John P. Irish took
the floor in opposition to the resolution to
pledge the delegation for English, but the
resolution pledging the delegates was car
ried by vote of 100 to g.. A full English
delegation was elected to the State COnven-
ton. The County Committee are also all
favorable to English for Governor. Irish
and Iarpey are Of the anti-Stockton Con-
venti0n, or Field wing of the party, and
We're completely tlOored. Robert NJ. FitZ-
gerald, the present Chairman Of the County
Committee, was anti-EDgiish and was con-
sequently defeated. Mr.. English was sere-
naded at his residence last evening by
band, and is very happy over the result and
confident of securing the nomination of the
State Convention.
TWENTY OUT OF THIRTY-NINE.
Out of the class Of thlrty-nine applicants
for teachers certificates at the recent Ala
media County examination the following
tWenty-one passed: Grammar Grade -
Laura de Laguna, EYeina l.. Dickinson,
Susie NJ. kingsbury, Clara A. Blodgett,
Nina Long, Mary E. Cahill, Lou A. Beau
yais; primary-Hattie F. Howell, Peter j.
Crosby, Olive Barnum, Martha Crooks,
Jenny Robb, Mary Y. Boardman, Ellen
Wilson. Allen Burdick, EVE Thompson,
Louis Amerman. Marian b. Cullen. Eta S.
Higgins, Irma L. Ely, F. R. Woolsey.
critical examination Of the papers will give
certificates to-
Stewart Stull, the colored barber, was
called in the Police Court yesterday morn
ing on a charge Of numbering W. N. Law
renee on Friday evening, but his eXamin-
alton was continued until tomorrow morn
ing. Tie inquest on the body of Lawrence
was also postponed last evening until TO-
morrow evening.
Chief of Police Tompkins has furnished
a column and half statement TO the local
press to justify himself IN the matter of the
arrest of Rev. John Sergis, the East Indian
missionary.
The converted East Indian Hebrew. Rev.
john Sergis, has not been seen in Oakland
since he went to San Francisco to interview
the British Consul. 1t is said that he is re-
siding somewhere in San Francisco.
NO NAN KILLED THIS TINE.
The last train to Alameda via East Oak
land ran over horse and buggy at one of
the trestles near Brooklyn Station on Friday
night, but the engineer did not know it un'
10 Tor, han,
asked him where be got" the buggy that
was hanging on his pilot on the tender.
The horse is said to have been that of
John Henry Church ST., which ran away
during the evening. and it is claimed to
have been worth $500.
There seems to be little change in the
situation between the carpenters and
builders. 1t is said that others will strike
work tomorrow and that some of those who
left the builders belonging to the Builders
Protective Association are now working
for contractors who are not members of the
association.
The Gentlemen's Driving Association Is
arranging a programme of races at Oakland
TrOttiBg Park, for July 4th. The horses
VIII be those belonging to members Of the
neutrality-suspicious., not racers. No gam
bling or pool-selling will be allowed.
The residents generally are disappointed
at Supervisor Anders0n's estimate of 5,000
f0ItIe population Of Oakland, and are in
clined to think that it is not correct by at
least 5000 to 10000.
Alameda.
The number of saloons in this city is
thirty-six, which gives revenue TO the
city of $500.
D. W. Merwin, a conductor OF the broad
gauge local, has returned from his camping
and hunting trip to Mendocino County
\. c. Page will leave for New York about
the middle Of next month to arrange for the
production Of his opera, "The First Lieu
tenant"
Edward Hadley and William Tierney have
been selected as delegates to represent
Pawnee Tribe at the next Great Council of
the Improved Order of Bed Men.
Acting upon the recommendation of the
Alameda Improvement Company, many