Los Angeles herald., 1892-04-06
CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATS.
THE STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE
MEETS.
Fresno Selected as the Place for Holding
the State Convention-Apporti
Based on the Vote Cast for Pond for
Governor. -u1

SAN FRANCISCO, April 5.-The De mo-
cratic state central committee met here
today with eighty members present and
forty.seven represented by proxies.
Chairman Russell Wilson called the
meeting to order.
G. F. Hanlon opened the proceedings
by presenting a resolution providing
that no person be allowed to act by
proxy unless he be member from the
county which such proxy represents.
This resolution precipitated a lengthy
argument. Finally motion to lay Han
Ions resolution on the table carried by
vote of 81 to %.
r. p. Hammond, jr., Fl. J. Corcoran,
]. d. Carr, E. H. Tucker and Fred Cox
were appointed a committee on creden-
tials. The committee on order of busi-
ness was appointed as follows: Max
Pepper, San Francisco; Eugene Ger
main, Los Angeles; A. G. Paulsell,
Stockton; j. F. Thompson, Humboldt !;
w. r. Jacobs, Tulare.
FREsNo's wALKAwAY.
When it came to a vote where the
state convention should be held, Fresno
had everything its own way. G. F.
Hanlon moved that Fresno be selected,
and w r. Jacobs and E. ID. Edwards
also made short speeches in favoro OF that
town. Fred Cox spoke for Sacramento,
and III. j. Corcoran of Stockton stated
his town withdrew in favor of Fresno.
When the question came to vote and
Fresno had received 122 votes to for
Sacramento, Cox moved that Fresno be
unanimously selected, which was done.
Tuesday, May 18th, was set as the day
for holding the convention.
The basis of representation will be
one delegate at large for each county
and one delegate for each 200 votes cast
for Pond for Governor in 1890 and one
delegate for each fraction OF 200 votes
larger than 100.
The chairman announced that there
were three vacancies in the state com
mittee: Sam Rainey had resigned; John
r. Cook, of Lake, was dead, and A. c.
Berthier was expelled. The executive
committee was granted power to fill the
vacancies.
The committee then adjourned until
O'Clock this evening.
Iue evening session WAS occupied in
discussion of plans for reorganization
| but nothing definite was decided upon
Shortly after midnight the committee
| adjourned until tomorrow noon.
DEMOCRATIC CLUBS.
The meeting OF the general committee
appointed by the Democratic clubs sew.
eral weeks ago, met this morning. Pres
ident John r. Glasscock presided. Tht
| object of the meeting was to perfect the
club organization of the Democratic
party throughout the state, and devise
means of raising funds to carry on the
central organization. Max Pepper made
aspeech devoted to the purposes of state
| club organization. Judge Sullivan
moved to constitute the individual
members of the committee in their con-
gressional districts, and each vice-presi
dent of the association of clubs, who are
appointed by counties, committee OF
organization. Mr.. McEnerny amended
to add that each member be constituted
an organizer in his county, and that he
be charged with forming Democratic
club in every county seat. Both th'
motion and the amendment were agreed
to. It was then decided to make sever
quorum of the general committee, who
will push the work of organizing th'
different counties.