The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-03-15
STOCKTON VICTORIOUS.
The Slough City Gets the State
Convention.
Open Primaries Ordered in San Francisco
The State Central Committee Starts
the Machinery.

met yesterday afternoon al thu Palace
Hotel. with Irwin c. Stump in the chair
and c. F. Bassett acting as Secretary.
There were present: ID. NJ. Burns, Samuel
K. Thornton. W. w. Montague, Cornelius
O'Connor, A. E. Castle, E. S. Pilsbury. E.
Z. Palmieri. Richard Chute, John f. Kid
der, (. 5. Sprague. Joseph S,effens. III. Il.
Osborne. l.. U. Shippee, n. w. Spauldng.
J. A. Waymire, o. A. Hale. p. X. Kline. j.
L. Beard. Edward Hathaway. c. 2. OFT.
j. G. Gohrman, A. l.. Prick, j. Z. Johnston.
w. 2. Morrill,, B. Isaacs, DIR. Nelson Watts.
E. w. Fogg, p. j. Solinsky. E. w. Jones.
w. S. Wells. l.. +. COburn, William T. Ses-
non. Ira A Russ. Seth g. SIeeden. w. H..
Scribner, ii. A. McCraney, w. T. Hall,
T. P. Lukens, George Otgoodby, w.
NJ. Anderson. James Cross, Z. w. King.
Ii. III. McCloskey, j. Il. Laird, w.
NJ. X. Parker, w. A. Mackinder.
George L. Hughes. j. f. Kidder, IL.
X. Snow. L. l.. Chamberlain. A. w. Keddie.
J. w. Wilson, Eben b. Gwen. Thomas Flint,
son. Drury Meione: William Bendt. George
L. Lewis. Z. Barbieri, Elisha Rans0me, n.
T. WhitcOmb, H. Z. Hail, j. Ii. Mahoney,
A. A. Louderbaek, Amos Currier, William
Oferman, Z. Nj. Gallagher. Emmett p.
Barrett, Thomas }. Basi. William A. Brown,
JeUu a. ilucy. JOIN ~. D6NfUtt ANEOU
Doud, Frank P: Madden, Arthur Thornton.
G. IL. Phillips, William b. Lawrence, w. l.
Nichols, Z. c. Franck, George Z. Hersey,
ID. Mcpherson, l.. W. Kidd, Dan t. Cole,
ii. Il. Diggles, l.. g. Harrier, E. ID. Perkins,
w. D. Sink, Allen b. Lennon. NJ. X. Cady,
Street, e. j. McDivitt, j. f. Duncan, ID. f.
knight.
WAREHOUSES; ON HAND.
Prior to the meeting the courtyard Of the
big hotel was crowded with politicians from
various parts of the State. and there was
quite sprinkling of Federal officials.
Internal Revenue Collector Quinn was on
hand early and held frequent consultations
with Burns. Mahoney and Wilson. Paris
KilbuTn was there too, neat and dapper look
ing as usual, and he poured long and ear
nest tale into the ear OF Private Secretary
Higgins. The latter listened attentively
and seemed pleased with what was being
said and appealed at times TO General
Sheehan. who stood near. The tall form OF
Senator Carpen ter moved buSily about, but
the patriarchal beard of General Chapman
was missing A strong delegation from
sky, Ihe young attorney, was busy
urging the selection of the Slough
City as place for holding the convention,
while A. j. Johnston and ElwoOd BruneT
did q similar service for Sacramento. The
Stockton men were not oversaDguine OF
SuCCeSs, when IL UeCdile kHOWn iIldt DuIUS.
Stump, Chute, BaSsett and Thornton were
opposed to them. but when they learned
that MahOney and Brown and others who
were friendly to Burns were also friendly
10 their cause, they picked up courage and
went To wOIk with renewed energy. They
saw at once that Burns was not pushing the
fight for Sacramento and that their chances
were better
DOWN TO BUSINESS.
1t was 2:10 o'clock when Chairman Stump
raped for order aud the first business TO be
transacted was the election of A. Hook
heimer to represent the newly formed
county OF Glenn.
Mr.. Stump then congratulated the com.
mittee on the good attendance and stated
that his purpose was not 10 take up the
time of those present with useless words.
"The first business to be transacted" said
he. us 10 fix the date for holding the State
Convention"
al move you. sir" said d. NJ. Burns
''that May be fixed as the day. aud thai
the convention be instructed to assemble a.
o'clock of that day"
1t was so ordered. and Committeeman
Steffens Of Sacramento invited the conven.
ton 10 meet at his city.
$. K. Thornton placed Stockton in the
race and Committeeman Lennon did {
similar service fer Santa Rosa.
BY unanimous consent Arthur Levinsky
was given an opportunity to be heard in
tue lHltEcsl VI ClOChtOU, anu HaQ6 an eiO
quent argument which was roundly ap-
Ilauded.
When the rOllcall began the first vote cast
was that of ID. NJ. Burns for Sacramento
and the general impression prevailed that
the question was settled. A moment later
however, ID was seen that Burns had made
no fight, as many of his closest political
friends voted against him. and the ballo,
showed neck-and-neck roll with Santa
Rosa holding the balance of power.
STOCKTON CHOSEN.
The vote stood Sacramento 81. Stockton
"a, Santa Rosa 8.
Immediately McCraney of Lake arose and
changed his vote from Santa Rosa TO Stock
ton, and there was burst of applause.
Other changes followed in rapid succession.
until Chairman Stump announced that
Stockton having received majority of all
votes cast he declared il as tie place fol
holding the next convention.
Assistant Secretary Steppacher then read
the call for the convention as recommended
by the Executive Committee, the most i'm
portant points in which were the question
OF primaries and basis of apportionment.
The clause relating to apportionment read
as follows:
THE VOTE BY COUNTIES.
That the basis Of representation shall be: One
delegate at large for each county, one delegate
for each 250 votes cast for Hon. Ii. II. Markham
for Governor OF California in 1890, ana one dele
more.
The appor.ionment of delegates for each
county will be as follows Alameda So
Alpine |. Amador 6. Butte 8. Calaveras I.
Colusa 3. Contra Costa Z, Del Norte 2, ri
Dorado 6, Fresno II, Glenn 3, Humboldt IL,
Inyo 3. Kern 5, Lake 4. Lassen 3 Los Ange-
les AZ, Marin 8, Mariposa 3, Mendoclno s,
MERGED 4, Modoc 3. Mono 2. Monterey 9,
Sacramento 20. sSan Benito 4, San Der.
nardino ID. san Diego IL, San Francisco
ITO, San Joaquin 10. San Luis Obispo 8,
san Mateo 6, Santa Barbara 8, Santa Clara
19, Santa Cruz 9, Shasta Z, Sierra 8. Siski-
you Z, Solano IL, Sonoma H. Stanislaus 3.
Suffer 4, Tehama s. Trinity 3, Tulare 10.
Toulumne 4. Ventura 6, Yolo z, Napa Q.
Nevada 9, Placer s, Yuba 6, Orange Z. Plu-
mas 4.
PRIMARIES ORDERED.
The method Of choosing delegates was
stipulated:
That In all counties which cast 5000 or more
votes for Hon. H.. II. Markham sor Goyerpor
primary elections must be held as provided by
law. In counties where 1000 or more votes
were cast for Hon. Il. IL. Markham for Cover.