The record-union., 1892-07-26
REPUBLICAN, DELEGATES.
The Hotels are Being Rapidly Filled
Up With Them.
Status of the Several Congressional
Fights-Preparation for the
Convention Complete.

The Republican State Convention will
be called to order at 2 O'Clock this after
noon in the Assembly Chamber.
All arrangements are complete, and
Sacramento is being congratulated on all
sides upon the manner in which the de-
tails were attended to. The delegates be-
gan pouring in yesterday, and last nights
trains from all directions were filled to
OVERLOOKING. But despite the crush all
were provided with accommodations and
the result was that there was no grumb-
ling to be heard, such as is usual at great
gatherings of this kind. After the hotels
We're filed up outside rooms were called
into requisition SO that there was no delay
and no confusion.
AT THE CAPITOL.
The arrangements at the Capitol have
been carried out admirably. The AS
sembly Chamber, where the convention
is to meet, has been dressed in holiday
attire. The floor has been canvaSed and
sawdusted. and ample in its dimensions,
easily accommodating the o52 chairs for
the delegates, fifty or more with desks
for the correspondents, and plenty for
the spectators. The walls and ceiling of
the big room have been handsomely dec
GRATED with red ana white bunting, ban
ners, streamers and festoons. Particular
attention has been paid TO the Speakers
desk. Above, around and to the rear of
this the stars and stripes are draped ar
tistically, with here and there festoons Of
flowers and eyergreens. Life-size busts
of President Harrison and Whitelaw
Reid hang between the folds of national
colors, and the whole is surmounted with
q handsome floral piece, representing
the seal Of California.
WHAT Is TO BE DONE.
This convention is called for the par
nominees for Congress from the several
Congressional districts.
Outside of two of the Congressional
fights there is apparently little OF much
interest attached to the convention.
There will be no contests for Electors, as
these Offices are rather empty honoTs and
not much sought.
Neither viii there be any contest over
the Craftsmanship Of the convention. ac-
cording to the stories told about the
hotels last night. tt is understood that
General n. p. Chapman of Red Blun will
have no opposition for the place. He
Will be placed III nomination by Wilson
of Los Angeles, and Senator Greedy of
Yuba will second the nomination.
CONGRESSIONAL FIGHT.
Out of the seven Congressional districts
only three will hold conventions here
the First, Second and Third Districts.
The First District, consisting of Del
Norte, Hum boldt, Lassen, Marin, Men
docino. Modoc, Napa. Plumas, Sierra,
Shasta, Siskiyou, Sonoma, Tehama and
Trinity Counties, has four candidates
Matlock OF Iehama, Parkham of Santa
Rosa, Carothers Of Ukiah and Davis.
This a close contest all through, although
the friends of Davis claim that he has
enough votes to nominate him with a
few to spare.
The fight in the Second District is, of
course, the all-important one in this sec
tion-in fact it is consuming most Of the
attention of the entire convention The
two candidates, everybody probably
knows by this time, are Grove l.. John
son Of this city and John f. Davis of
Calaveras. So close is this contest that at
a late hour last night the friends of both
candidates were showing figures to dem
onstrate that they had a majority Of votes
in the district, and both sides We're
confident. They admitted, however, that
neither had very great majority, and
that when the roll was called in the Dis
trict Convention it would be found that
the victor's spare votes can be counted on
one hand.
VALLEY VS.. MOUNTAIN.
uNSlkS 1IOlil JuG IdIh btI0J WAS DGdTu
about the hotels last night the fight has
narrowed down to a contest between
the valley and mining counties, the lat
ter being strong for Davis, and the
former for Johnson.
So far as indications go Johnson has
the better show for the nomination. The
delegates agree that by political training.
legislative experience and general ability,
Mr.. Johnson is fitted admirably to repre-
sent the people in Congress. His falnil-
1arity with every part OF the district and
its every interest, his loyalty to Cali
fornia and his progressive ideas, are
being pushed forward by friends, and the
effect is beneficial to his cause.
THIRD DISTRICT.
There is another warm fight in the
Third District which includes Alameda,
Contra Costa, Lake, Solano, Colusa,
Glenn and Yolo Counties, The leading
Congressional candidates in the district
are eX-Judge James A. Waymire, ex-
United States District Attorney S. g.
..Hilborn and George +. Whitney. This
Is another contest in which it is difficult
to name the winner. Waymire and his
friends are confident and so are Hilborn
and his supporters. Both claim that they
have votes to spare. Then Whitney
comes in and says he has the call on the
convention and Will come out with the
most votes. 1t was rumored last night,
however, that after the button holing was
over there would only be one of the three
candidates in the field.
The Fourth and Fifth Congressional
District Conventions viii not take place
here, having been postponed. These are
the san Francisco districts
The Sixth Districts work is over. II
met in MERGED yesterday and renomi-
mated w. W. Bowers for Congress by &C
clamation.