Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-08-12

representation of six delegates. These are only
a few Instances of their fairness that they
would prsre OF so much to us now. These are
the gentlemen who divided the First Supervisor
District OF this city into two precincts giving to
the one Il votes and to the other IS votes, with
out regard to the democratic votes of the last
general election and with regard to no fact,
save their strength in each particular precinct
They came here with no argument against the
position of the msiority OF this Convention.
save their bitter invective and the loudness OF
voice with which they hurl it at US. They
charge that the majority of this Conven-
ton were electH to their seats by he
publican Yates, ana yet these same men had
hired at the second precinct in the Fir Super
visor Distr ct, not less than thirteen Republican
prize fight rs aud ward strikers. for whose serv-
ices they paid from IS to 80 per man. They
did not state to GU that a number of their q an
didates for delegates to this convention were
well known Republican residents of this city.
At the polling place where / labored at the
primary Mr.. Ben Chambers. who was a candi-
date for Constable before the late Republican
Convention. was Zone of their most effective
workers, aud it required the united and earnest
efforts OF my Democratic fdends at that pre-
cinct to unterbalance his II iiuence. Ny
friends on the other side were loud in their
condemnation OF he force bill, the rulings OF
Speaker Reed and our so-called unfairness but
had they not best take the mote from their own
eye before attempting to pluck the beam fro n
ours?
tell you, gentlemen that for time immemo-
T1dt III mas Deen the rule anu the custOtu VI tLS
Demo cratic party, in selecting delegates to a
county or other Convention, to apportion the
representation to that body according TO the
Democratic vote at the preceding general cleo
ton; and had my friends on the other side
apportioned the representation to this Conven-
ton in fair, equitable and just manner they
might not to-day have felt called upon to put
on their hats and threaten to retire from this
Convection. Triekery and jJbbery III politics
was ever boomerang to he who INDUCED IN
it, and you, my recalcitrant friends, are but
reaping what you have sown. The question OF
the delegation from this county to the San
Jose Convention was squarely and fairly sub
mitted to the Democratic voters of this county at
the primary held last Friday. BY gerrymander-
ing the couI ty, as you have done, the issue was
clearly made and accepted and voted at the
| primary, and the result of 1t is plainly spoken
! in the fact that you have only 90 odd votes as
compared to lao odd votes held by my friends
| here and it thereby clearly appears who is the
! choice of the Democratic voters of this county,
| and we would be unfaithful and untrue to the
| constituency who sent us here If we permitted
you, after the expression of this preference, TO
| control the delegation to the State Convention.
| We will do more toward you than you have
! done to us; we will be perfectly fair We will
go TO the State Convention In the interest OF the
| Democratic party, upon which we all rely for
| the promotion and maintenance OF good gov
| ernment
| Mr. Hughes was interrupted frequently
| during his speech, but stuck bravely to the
task.
STATE CONVENTION DELEGATES.
When he had finished, the Chair an
nounced that the committee appointed to
| select delegates to the State Convention was
ready to report.
The minority groaned at this, and num-
| Der of them picked up their hats and left
the hall.
The committees selection of delegates
was as follows:
Your committee to whom was referred the
matter of selecting names of delegates to the
State Convention, and to be ratified by this Con-
vention, would respectfully report as follows:
At Large Fred. Cox, Add. c. Hinkson. DR.. j.
Caples.
First District-Robert Barnett, R. S. Carey,
John NJ Sullivan.
Second District-William Mclaughlin, r. Il.
Singleton James Touhey.
Third Distriet-Edwin F. Smith, Joseph W.
Fourth District-W. W. Cunningham, L. B.
Clark. Dr. G. A. White.
Fifth DistIict-John Miller. J. E. Giyens,
James Stevenson.
THE LAST WALL.
What was left of the minority made
| another roar when vote was called for on
the committees report. One of them
| jumped up and moved "that the Chairman
| put the report in his pants pocket along
| with the Elk Grove report.
| The vote was taken and showed heavy
majority in favor of adopting the report
| and indorsipg the delegates selected.
| Next in order was the selection of five
| members at large of the County Central
| Committee.
Nominations began to pop up from all
parts of the house and the secretaries were
| kept busy taking them down. In the
| midst of it somebody handed a piece oi
paper with the names of J. NJ. Sullivan, Z.
F. Smith, Andrew Black, NJ H. Burke (of
| Folsom) and j. M. Stevens on IL, and
moved that they be elected members al
| large of the Central Committee. The mo-
! ton was quickly seconded aud vote
| called for. The result was that they were
all elected, and the minority was frothing
again.
The selection of Committeeman from
each Supervisor district was more harmo-
NOUS. and resulted as follows: First dis
trict-P. II. Scally and j. G. BaiI bridge;
second-R. H. Singleton and James
Touhey; third. o'Connor and Henry
Dehn; fourth-Jos. Holland and J E.
Camp; fifth. B. Ross and John Miller
Add. G. Hinkson at this point offered a
resolution indorsing Stephen NJ. White for
United States Senator. 1t met vigorous
opposition, however, and, on motion of K.
H. Singleton, was unceremoniously laid on
the table.
1t was now after 6 o'clock. and only
about thirty delegates were left, the rest
having evidently been driven out by their
appetites.
Delegate Hinkson took the floor, and
stated that he made pretty thorough can
vass of the delegates, and was satisfied
that they were not in favor of nominating
county officers at this meeting. A little
delay would do no harm, and might DO
much good. He therefore moved that the
Convention adjourn until the call of the
Chair.
One of the departing minority seized the
opportunity to take afinal fling at his van.
quishers, and moved as an amendment the!
the Convention adjourn sine die.
This was ruled out Of order though, and
Mr.. Hinksohs motion was carried.