The record-union., 1892-06-21
TEE REPUBLICANS.
Important Meeting of the State
Central Committee.
CALL ISSUED FOR THE NEXT STATE
CONVENTION.
Sacramento Unanimously Chosen as
the Meeting Place, and the Date
set for July 26th = Presidential
Electors and Candidates for Con-
eress to be Chosen-Apportion
of Delegates for Each County.
Special to the REcoRp-UxIoS.


! SAN FRANCISCO, June CA meeting
! of the Republican State Central Commit
/ tee was held at the Palace Hotel at ?
o'clock this afternoon for the purpose OF
| calling a State Convention 10 nominate
/ Congressman and Presidential Electors.
/ The members who attended the meeting
/ filled Parlors 4 and b. The business in
hand had been arranged by the Execu-
tive Committee and there was little for
the main committee to do, except to
ratify the work.
The committee was called to order by
W. F. Fitzgerald, Chairman of the Exec
utlve Committee, who stated the objects
of the meeting. He said that at the late
State Convention Il resolution was adopted
authorizing the Chairman to appoint an
Executive Committee of twenty-one.
That committee has met, organized and
| transacted considerable business, all of
which will be submitted to the main
committee. He then declared that the
first business in order was the election of
CHAIRMAN OF the state Central Commit
tee.
w. 5. Moore of Los Angeles offered a
resolution declaring the officers OF the
Executive Committee the choice of the
main committee. The resolution was
unanimously adopted. These officers
are: Chairman, w. +. Fitzgerald; Vice
Chairman, j. Y. e. Wilson: Treasurer.
p. n. Lilienthal; Secretary, G. f. Bassett.
Judge fitzgerald briefly thanked the
COMMITTEE for the honor, and said chat,
although he mad many miSgivings as TO
his fitness TO discharge the duties of the
position, he would endeavor 10 bring
to them all the ability Of which he is pos
sessed, and work with a single purpose
to success.
Jacob Steppacher was unanimously
elected Assistant Secretary, amid ap-
plaUSe.
Eighty-six members of the committee
answered the roll-call.
c. L. Jones of Sacramento then moved
that Sacramento be fixed as the place for
holding the State Convention. He said
the citizens OF Sacramento had agreed to
pay all the expenses of the meeting.
There was no opposition and Sacra-
mento was unanimously selected.
On motion Of II. Il. Osborne of Los An
geles, Tuesday, July 10Th, was fixed as the
date OF holding the convention.
Mr.. Osborne then submitted the follow
ing call prepared by the Executive Com
mittee.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 20. 1899,
At q meeting of the Republican State Cen
trail Committee OF California held this dny the
ReSoyCed, Ihat Republican State Conyen-
tlon be held in the city of Sacramento on the
goth day of July. 1892. at p. NJ TO nOn1i-
nate nine Presidential Electors and nlne AL
ternate Presidential Electors, of this number
two Electors ana two A teIGate Electors 10 be
nominated from the State -at-large bv the
State Convention, and one EIector and one
Alternate rlectOr to be nominated from each
Congressional district oil the state and by the
delegates elected to the State Convention from
the counties comprising each Congressional
district oi The Stale, as provided in the Act
entitled An Act To divide the State into Con
grtSSional districts approved March IL
1897, ana iCr the transaction of such other
business as may properly come before the
convention.
Ile51, rea, That the nominations made nv
each District Congressional Conyention for
Electors and Alternate Electors must be re-
ported TO lhe State Convention before its final
al iournment.
B BsSohed, That the delegates elected to the
state convention from the count les cODlpriS-
ing the several congressional districts Shall
meet, constitute auc form Congressional Dis
trict Conventions to nominate one Repre-
sentative in Congress from each district. and
each District Convention, when such nornina-
ton Is made, Is requested to reports its nomi-
nation TO the Executive Committee of the
Republican State Central Committee
ieSGtUeG, That the basis OF REPRESENTATION 10
SAID state ConN entlOn shall be as iOIlOWs One
delegate at large tor each county; one deleeate
Tor Cac% 200 votes cast for the Hon Ii III
Markham lUr Governor OF California at the
election held III November, 1850: and one
delegate for each additional fraction OF I25
votes or o. er; the convention to be composed
OF J52 delegates.
RssotCed. That the apportonment of dele
gates tOr ch county snail M % fOIlO,re.