The morning call., 1894-05-04

paign made every one. especially the can
didate, tired in mind, body and pocket.
"lf we hold it in june" he said, 'either
the county committees will have TO select
the delegates to the State convention or
two conventions will havs to be hold. II
il is held late one convention is sufficient.
A long campaign will tire US out"
Z. F. Preston spoke earnestly on the
present condition of things. and said that
never before had such serious questions as
those pending been presented TO party.
Armies he said were marching through
the State, some worthless perhaps, but
others really in want and misery. There
is a feeling abroad" he cried, that the
protective policy of the Republican party
has not helped them, nor that the free
trade OF the Democratic party bas helped
them. When the party meets IL must
meet to consider grave questions. There
must be lime for campaign of education.
The Republican party believes that the
Government should be paternal and
benign and assistant, and this party is pre-
pared to give all the help that any ism
can give the people"
After considera BILE further discussion, In
which General Barnes spoke earnestly, 1t
was finally settled to hold the conventio
on Tuesday, June 10. at P. NJ.
On motion of General Barnes 1t was de-
cided that the basis of representation
"
one delegate for each 150 votes cast for
Presidential electors. instead of 200. and
one addition al for each fraction of seventy
five votes. This brings the total number
of delegates up TO SAT. In the matter Of
primaries 1t was decided that the polls
shall be open for at least six hours, and
that all primary elections must be held at
least ten days prior to the date of the
meeting of the State convention. and pub
lie notice must be given at least five days
prior to the election.
The call being adopted then as a whole
on the line mentioned, Colonel j. P. Jack
son stepped to the front and brought the
question of the United States senatorship
UP. He thought that the party was in
favor of the election Of United States
Senators by vote of the people. and it
should be the sense of the convention that
when county conventions nominate they
shall indicate whom they are in favor of
for United States Senator. The advan-
tages Of such course, the colonel pointed
out were that the people get q knowledge
Of whom they are voting for, and the
nominee of the party is, SO to say, pui
upon the defensive, and IL he falls by the
wayside he must give an account of him
self.
The resolution read as follows:
WHEREAS. The electors Of this State by
vote approaching unanimity have declared
themselves IN IANOT OF e1eCllnR UD4teO SIdtes
Senators by direct vote OF the people, and
whereas an opportunity cannet be given the
people 10 thus vote until a constitutional
amendment shall have been adopted, as pro-
vlded by law, ana whereas county con-
yentions are the representatives of the voters
authorized TO express their desires In all mat
ters affecting the public welfare. now there
lore tile Republican State Central Committee
oil the State OF California, believing that such
an expression of the preference by the county
conventions OF this State will conduce to purity
OF Ell ction and afford a better expression OF the
peoples wishes In the selection of United
States Senators, does hereby
Resolue, That the several Republican coun.
ty conventions 10 be held throughout this
State Tor the purpose of nominating candidates
for thr Legislature be requested to express by
resolution their choice for United States Sena-
tor 10 I'LL the unoccupied term OF the late Hon.
Leland Stanford.
Resolved. That the secretary Of each conyep.
ton so voting be requested TO transmit TO the
secretary OF this convention a copy of the record
OF the convention on tue question.
This brought Wendell Easton to mis- feet
to get the resolution referred to the execu-
tive committee. He was supported on
various grounds by Dan Burns. T. ].
Parsons and others. To cut the discus-
sion short, Senator Maboney called for a
point OF order, on the ground Of mo
quorum" The known De Young men,
headed by Bert Kavanaugh. made a rush
for the door, hoping to help tho mo
quorum" The meetings. roll showed
sixty-four present-a quorum-and then
Kavanaugh and his friends slipped back,
and the resolution. by an overwhelming
vote, was referred to the next State con-
yention.