Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-04-24

CALIFORNIA AND COAST.
Closing Exercises Of the Grand Army En-
eampment at San Jose.
UNLAWFUL SLAUGHTER OF DEER.
The Republican State Convention is
to be Held in Sacramento on
August 10Th.
UNLAWFUL SLAUGHTER OF DEER.
ESPECIAL D1srArcHEs TO TIE REooanus1os.l
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
1t VIII Be Held in Sacramento on A
gust l2th.

1t WIN BE Held in Sacramento on Au-
gust l2th.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 23d.-The first meeting
OF the Republican State Central Committee the
object OF which was to take the preliminary
steps for the openicg of the campaign of 1890,
was held this afternoon at the rooms of the
committee, 4l9 California street.
large number of delegates from all portions
them were J. NJ Woodbridge of Siskiyou, John G.
Gray Of Butte w. P. Harkey of Sutter, W. H.
Brown of III Dorado, A J. Rhoades, J. W. Will
son, q. c. McMullen of Sacramento, C. H Ga
P. Cooper of santa Cruz. William Jennings of
Amador, W. G. Long Of Tuolumne, L. Finnegan
OF Santa Clara, S. &. Bates of Merced, Thomas
Flint, ST., of San Benito. A. B. Jackson of Mon
terey, A. J. Ped ar of Fresno, Levi Rackliffe of
San LUIS Obispo, A. T. Putnam of Santa Bar
bara w. II. Wilde of Ventura, G. w. Bryant OF
San Bernardlno and f. II. Heald OF San Diego
In addition to these all the delegates from san
Francisco and Alameda, twentys in number,
were present. The committee consists of eighty
members, one from each Assembly district, of
whom about one-halt were present and many
represented by proxy.
The committee was called together by Cen
eral w. H. Dimond Chairman, and the roll
call by the secretary showed that fiity-nine
members OF the main committee and sixteen
members of the Executive Committee were
present.
Chairman Dimond stated the object of the
meeting and motion was made to hold the
otdlC Ou lJLu OI August. Ten
eral Cutting called attention to the fact that the
Encampment of the National Guard will be
held on the 10th, and on his motion the date
was fixed on Tuesday August 10Th.
The place for holding the Convention was
next taken up, and motions were made to hold
it at Sacramento, Fresno and San Jose Charles
NJ. Shortridge asked permission to speak in ia
vor OF San Jose, but was objected to. and after
some discussion 1t was resolved to give TO each
place the space of ten minutes, in which to
speak OF their good points. Mr.. Shortridge
then spoke in favor of San Jose. He said the
Republicans of the Fifth Congressional District
needed the assistance of the Convention against
the adroit politician who had at the last elec-
tion defeated the Republican candidate They
had ample hall and hotel facilities to accom-
also spoke in favor of that place.
Judge Short spoke in favor of Fresno. He
said that town was formerly Democratic
all that had been changed. That place was now
the center of population in the great San Joa-
quin valley, and as it had hall and hotel facil
tiles sufficient to accommodate the delegates
vention.
Railroad Commissioner Abbott spoke in favor
of Sacramento. He said he had been author
ized by the Board of Trade to say that if the
Convention is held there the expenses will be
paid by the citizens. OF course everybody
knows that the Capital has the best hotel and
convention facilities of any city in the State
AS for other things. there has lately been built
there a 100000 artificial ice factory and $500 =
900 brewery. The delegates, he thought could
be made comfortable. This was greeted with
laughter.
The roll was then called, resulting: sacra-
mento, 3d. San Jose, 10 Fresno I2
Chairman Dimond declared that Sacramento
had been selected
Fl. /. kowalsky then moved that the basis of
representation be fixed at one delegate for each
2O6 votes cast for Harrison for President
III. 7. Payne, of Los Angeles moved to amend
that the repress ntaiion be fixed at one for each
o ,gtt II
and one for every fraction of 200 votes over 100
votes.
The amendment was opposed by Columbus
Bartlett, John I. Dare and others on the ground
that Its adoption would result in allowing toe
great preponderence to the small counties
The allowance ofone delegate to every 200 votes
and fraction over that sum would make a Con
vention of 62S delegates
The amendment was carried on roll-call
Colonel John 2. Jackson then moved, and it
was carried, that a committee be appointed to
prepare call. and the Chair appointed ]. P
jackson. ]. w. Wilson, II. T. Payne, B. T. Cole
Briggs.