The record-union., 1894-05-01
REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION.
A Fair Chance for 1t Coming to Sac
ramento,
But Not If the Local Boomers Delay
Their Efforts Until the State
Committee Meets.

The State Convention Committee met
at the Courthouse last evening, a. {.
Hinkson presiding. There were present
about twenty persons.
Chairman Hinkson said the object of
the meeting was to organize the commit
tee that is to wait upon the Republican
State Central Committee at its meeting IN
San Francisco next Thursday.
c. T. Jones stated that State Committee
man j. w. Wilson and himself had called
on number OF prominent citizens and
had obtained the promises of a great
many to 60 to San Francisco when the
State Convention meets. He thought the
members OF the local committee should
be III san Francisco the day before the
meeting.
+. d. Ryan said he would attend the
meeting of the State committee. Several
interior mem bers had told him they were
in favor OF the State Convention being
held in Sacramento.
Mr.. Jones said that, while he believed
Sacramento would secure the convention,
he knew that Santa Cruz was working
hard for 1t, and the earlier the local COM
mittee could get 10 the bay the better.
j.. G. Blessing thought that a few men
of the right kind would be able to DO
more with the State committee than
! large delegation.
Chairman Hinkson favored a large
delegation.
AT the suggestion of T. II. Wallis it was
decided that the local delegates should
meet at the Grand Hotel i'll san Francisco
on the arrival of the afternoon train from
this city.
On motion of l.. +. Hatfield, State
Committeeman G. I. Jones was charged
with the duty OF laying before that body
the city's proposition TO defray the eX-
penses OF the convention.
All those citizens who had been already
named on the committee to wait upon the
State committee, as well as those VINO
will be notified, were, by vote of the
meeting, earnestly requested to do so.
The meeting then adjourned
TAKING BIG CHANCES.
The Sacramento citizens who are to go
10 San Francisco 10 labor with mem bers
of the Republican State Committee to
have the State Convention held here, are
10 meet at the Grand Hotel in that city at
O'Clock OF W ednesday evening.
| The State Committee will meet on
! Thursday, and If the Sacramentans de-
lay their work until 8 or 10 O'Clock on
the preceding night, about one-half the
country members Of the State Com
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will have been pledged to Santa Cruz
! fully twentyfour hours before.
! The Sacramento delegates should go TO
| San Francisco either this afternoon or
tomorrow morning. al the very latest.
a preliminary meeting at O'Clock
| Wednesday evening means that about
midnight the members will be starting
out over big city to hunt up committee
men from the country. These will either
be snoring in bed, pledged to some other
city, or scattered far and wide among the
hotels and pleasure resorts.
On Thursday it will be too late to
| change a vote, and if Sacramento is to
have the convention the local committee
men must get in their work to-day and
tomorrow.
OTHERS CLAIM THE PRIZE.
Referring to the coming meeting of the
State Committee the Post of last evening
says:
An active fight is going on within the
convention by the efforts Of the champi-
ons Of oakland Santa Cruz and Sacra-
mento in endeavoring TO secure the con-
vention for their towns. The Oaklanders
are legion and claim to nave the fight
won if promises are to be relied on.
'Santa Cruz seems to have a shade the
best of the fight at present According to
a canvass that has been made most of the
committeeman from the southern part of
the Stale viii vote liz favor of Santa Cruz.
$50 far as Sacramento is concerned, the
town has very few stanch supporters. 1t
is Justly claimed that The Capital gets
more than its share of prominence
through having the Legislature convene
in its midst.
ION Wednesday evening the Executive
Committee of the State Central Commit
tee will convene and form call for the
State Convention to be submitted to the
State entral Committee on Thursday.
1t is thought that such plan will greatly
expedite business"
The above shows that the whole matter
may be practically determined on We'd
nesday evening while the Sacramentans
will be trying to get together to begin
their missionary work, If the present
| programme is carried out.