The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-06-10
SANTA ANA.

Republican County Convention Meets.
General News and Personals.
SANTA ANA, June 9.-The Republican
county convention met today to elect
delegates to the state convention at Sac
ramento June 10th.
J, w. Ballard called the convention to
order and made a neat speech. He
called for nominations for temporary
chairman.
s. Armor of Orange and ]. W. Ballard
Of Tustin we're placed in nonina ton.
Both of these gentlemen declined.
Major G. e. McKelvy was then nomi-
mated and elected, and on taking the
chair made an appropriate speech OF &C.
ceptance. Ms.tag.v
w. A. Beckett was then elected tempo
rary secretary. .s .n4
The chair appointed the following
committees
Credentials - John McFadden, H.
Yount and HI. K. Small.
Permanent organization, order OF bust
ness and resolutons--J. w. Ballard, s.
Armor and j. Mccoy.
MIR. Yount of Tustin made q motion
that no proxies be allowed in the con-
vention. This was q bombshell and
caused quite a fight, as it would dis
franchise a number of precincts. The
motion was referred to the committee on
resolutions.
When the convention assembled after
recess it was decided to allow only resi-
dents of a precinct to hold proxies.
]. t. Williams was admitted as q
proxy holder from New Hope, and Fred
Smythe of Anaheim instead OF J. B.
Pierce.
A resolution endorsing Representative
Bowers for congress was adopted.
N. ID. Ellis offered resolution en-
dorsing r. @. Wickham as member of
the state board OF equalization, which
was unanimously adopted.
Nominations for four delegates at
large were called for. W. A. Beckett,
X. @. Wickham, III. X. Small, M. ].
Bundy. @. S. McKelvy. J. w. Ballard,
E. r. Amerige and j. B. West were put
in nomination. West and Ballard with
drew. After balloting the vote stood :
Wickham, 80; McKelvy, "a; Amerige.
ID; M. j. Bundy, II; Small, "a; Beck
EFT, SO. Wickhsm, Small. Beckett and
McKelvy were declared elected as dele
gates at large.
The convention then separated in
supervisoral districts and elected the
following delegates. one from each dis
trict; First district. John Beatty; Sec
ond district, J. B. West; Third district,
q. B. Amerige; Fourth district, s..
Armor; Fifth district, j. w. Ballard.
Adjourned.
On Decoration day Willie Berry, aged
ID, had his foot frightfully lacerated by
a horse which he was riding running
txafa hAp far vsek
Everything possible was done for the
little sufferer, and il WAS thought he was
in fair way to recover until day before
yesterday. when lockjaw set in and death
ended his sufferings last night. The
funeral will take place Sunday at 10 80
q. m. from the residence of his parents
Arthur Hill, living at Arch beach, was
arrested today, charged with illegal vot-
ing st the school election one week ago.
The arrest is said to be spite work, as
there was tie. and il Mr.. Hills vote
can be thrown out it will change the
result. The case will come up before
Justice Humphreys at 2 p. m. Monday
next.
Mrs. Arthur Bagley is lying quite sick
at the home of her brother, Fred Bur-
CESS. Her many friends in Santa Ana
will be panied to hear Of her illness.
Miss Ada Galloway and Mrs. Bartlett
are visiting in San Francisco.
Hernosa Chapter o. e. s. No. 105
will meet next Monday night.
Services tomorrow Sunday in the
Episcopal church at III a. m. Sunday
school at 10 a. m. w. B. Burrows,
rector.
Services in ST. Psul's church. Tustin,
at 8 :l6 D. m. Sermon by the Rev. w.
B. Burrows.
Judge j. w. Towner announces him
self disqualified to sit in the case OF w.
Fl. spurgeon VS.. the Santa Ana Valley
Irrigation company.