Los Angeles herald., 1891-12-20

mas Deeu PTotby Bouoraily clrculdIeu
For governor, Capt. E. K. Kane; lieu
tenant-governor, Gen. John E. Addison ;
justice supreme court, T. w. Suther-
land; attorney general, j. w. Bird /;
comptroller, j. 8. Houston; treasurer,
j. R. Roman surveyor-general, j. R.
Whitney; congressman, A. w. Hope"
Nothing more is heard of the ticket. or
the number of votes it had; but the
to the fore. Says the same paper of
September IL, 1851:
THE SANTA BARBARA CONVENTION.
The year 1861 did not pass without a
strong effort on the part of Southern
California for separation. In the San
Diego Herald, Of August % Of that year.
appeared the following address:
''To the citizens OF the southern por-
ton of the state of California: /.
for the formation of territorial govern
ment for the southern portion thereof"
and calling for convention at Santa
Barbara on September 4, 1851. /.
Each county, including San Jose, and
all south of that should have one dele
gate for every 100 voters. 1t was signed
by 75 persons. The apportionment was !:
San Diego, %; Montery, 20; Los An
geles, 20; Santa Barbara. Among the
signers were: Pacifcus Ord and David
Jacks, of Monterey; Agostin Harazthey,
j. A. Estudillo, f. w. Morse and Charles
r. Johnson, of San Diego Abel Stearns,
Frank Mellus, Ygnacio Coronel, Pho
Pico, Luis Vignes, B. d. Wilson, j. O.
Wheeler and A. F. Coronel, of Los An.
geles; Nicolas A. Den. Of Santa Bar
bara.
The convention was partial failure,
by reason of misunderstanding in the
north as to the time and place.
A letter from Monterey in the above
quoted payer of September 18th says:
Delegates to the convention for state
division arrived from San Francisco and
Sacramento, but Monterey delegates
were elected to meet at Santa Barbara
or here on October 18th. We want the
convention at Monterey"
Not discouraged, meetings we're held
throughout Southern California. At a
mass meeting in San Diego it was
Resolved, That we use all honorable
means to obtain proper division of the
state, and to have the southern portion
thereof made territory, until such
time as she may be prepared to be ad-
mitted as state into the union"
"A committee OF seven was appointed
to correspond with the other southern
counties about holding convention for
that purpose. ]. w. Robinson was pres
iddnt and Fred J. Painter was secretary
of the meeting. Agostin Harazthy was
chairman of the committee"
In the same paper of September 18th,
Mr.. Harazthy published the report of
that committee as IAN address to the
people of the SOUTH" In it the reasons
given for state division were:
l. The great extent of the state.
2. The vast differences in climate.
8. The diversity of interests.
4. The different natural formation of
northern and southern California.
5. The heavy state taxation.
And called for convention at Santa
Barbara on the third Monday in October
following.
From the same paper Of October 18th,
it is learned that Los Angeles held
meeting on September 18th, and wanted
the convention to be held there on No
vember 10th. The southern delegates
did not meet at Monterey on September
18th, and the convention tell through.
The result of the summers agitation
was convention held at Santa Barbara
on October 30th. / have 30 far been
able to find only two brief illusions to
the work of this convention. The Santa
Barbara Independent, of December 8,
1888, says:
1.-The question of a division of the
great state of California has come up
again. 1t was first agitated as early as
1850, and within year convention
was called, which met in Santa Barbara,
and to which the southern counties all
sent full delegations, even 80 far north
as Monterey. OF the five delegates sent
from San Diego, the only one now liv-
ing is the manager of the Daily Inde-
pendent, Mr.. Geo. p. Tebbetts. He
states that the convention was perfectly
harmonious, and measures were taken
to complete the separation"
The San Diego Herald of June Z 1854,
says:
''Some years since a convention was
held at Santa Barbara. A report was
made and published, and an effort was
made in the legislature that year but
failed"
THE AGITATION CONTINUED.
The defeat did not seem to discourage
the people OF the south. Agostin Har-
azthy was an indefatigable worker. He
"carried the war into Africa" by max
ing strong state division speech in
Sacramento in March, 1858.
The San Diego Herald of March 10th OF
that year speaks of "the onerous bur-
then we now labor under by the pay
ment of an undue proportion OF taxes
to the state" and suggests "the imme-
diate division of the state" as rem
edy. The same paper Of September 9th
made the following points in favor of
state division:
l. The state is too large.
2. Proposes the purchase of Sonora
and Chihuahua.
3. Railroads are building towards
Southern California.
A. State division will double con-
gressional representation.
5. Northern California is an agricul-
tural and mining country; the south is
for grazing and commerce.
In another issue it mentions $50 many
varied interests which confict-mining
in the north and grazing in the SOUTH
It also refers to the oppressive taxation
laid by the north on the south, and that
the fees of northern officers are just
double those allowed in the south.
THE MOVEMENT IN 1866.
The constant agitation Of the question
for so many years finally commenced tc
| hoor fruit in the ahana of legislation