The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-06-03
The PLACE IS SELECTED
For the Democratic State
Convention.
1t Will Be Held at San
Francisco.
The 21st Of August Chosen al
the Day.
The State Central CommIttee Votes IL
Favor OF the Admission of
Proxies-POpper's resig-
nation Declined.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 2.--The meeting
OF the Democratic state central com,
mittee was called for l p. m. today in
Metropolitan temple, but it was nearly
2 o'clock when Chairman Max Pepper
called the meeting to order. The main
business OF the committee consisted in
naming the time and place for holding
the state convention, and, as in the Re.
publican state central committee, quite
battle was expected. The three cities
in the field were Sacramento, SAINTS
Cruz and San Francisco.
d. V. Jackson on motion was ap-
pointed to the vacancy caused by the
death of Mr.. Brown of Siskiyou.
@. L. Montgomery and Dan Troy were
appointed temporary secretaries pro tenn.
The following resolution, offered by
Garrett McInerney. was then adopted:
Resolved. That this convention now
proceed to call state conventio n, to be
composed of delegates from the several
counties of the state, to nominate state
ticket, candidates for representa- yes in
congress, members of the state boa rd OF
equalization and railroad commission-
ers, to be voted for at the general cleo
tion to be held November 6, 1894. and
that in arranging for the call thereof the
committee adopt the following order OF
business:
First-Fix the basis of represent tation
of the various counties of the state.
Second-Fix the date of holding the
convention.
Third-Fix the place of holding the
convention.
Fourth-Establish the mode of 20.
lecting the delegates.
Fifth--Establish the test for voting at
the primary elections.
After the adoption of the resolution
Mr.. Pepper called the vice. president to
the chair, and then Secretary Troy read
the resignation of Max Pepper as chair
man of the state central committee. The
delegates to man refused to accept it,
claiming that if San Francisco needed
the services required of Mr.. Pepper, the
state at large required them more.
The resolution ON the basis of repre-
sentation called forth about one-third of
those present wishing a etste convention
of about 1000. One of 605 delegates was
finally agreed upon. The date of the
state convention vast fixed for Tuesday,
August 21st.
The representation OF the several
counties is as follows:
Alameda 36. Alpine 1, Amador z,
Butte IL, Calaveras 7, Colusa 6, Con ira
Costa 7, Del Norte 2, Ell Dorado z,
Fresno IA. Glenn 4, Humboldt 8. Inyo Q.
Kern 7. Kings 3, Lake 8. Lassen 8, Los
Angeles Al, MADEIRA 3, Marin 5, Msriposa
8. Mendocino 10. Merced 5, Modoc 3,
Mono l, Monterey 8, Napa 8, Orange s,
Placer 8. Plumas 3, Riverside 5, Sacra-
mento Is, San Benito 4, San Bernardino
10. San Diego TO- San Francisco 155, San
Joaquin Is, San Luis Obispo 6, San
Mateo 5. Santa Barbara 6, Santa Clara
81, Santa Cruz 8, Shasta 6, Sierra 8, Sis
laus Z, Sutter 4, Tehama 5, Trinity 8,
Tulare IL. Tuolumne 5, Ventura 5. Yuba
6, Yolo 8.
Chairman Pepper announced that in
determining the place of holding the
state convention only regular delegates
would be allowed to vote, thus barring
out proxies.
Mr. McInerney said that he opposed
the motion. 1t had been made only be-
cause Mr.. Pepper found that with prox-
les voted he would be in the minority.
Mr.. Filcher claimed that San Fran
cisco was trying to dictate to the party
throughout the state. That city was
given more than fair representation in
the state central committee. In addi-
tion, it solicited proxies and then voted
them against the interests of the dele
gates who sent them. He was opposed
to the voting OF proxies.
Mr.. Pepper said he was opposed to
proxies because he was opposed to hold
ing the state convention in San Fran
cisco. He knew that certain members
of the committee had loaded themselves
up with country proxies that they in
tended to vote for San Francisco. He
intended the vote as a test as to whether
the convention should be held in this
city.
The votes resulted in 80 votes in favor
of allowing proxies and 38 votes against
them. The vote was regarded as test
one in favor of San Francisco, and the
hopes of the Sacramento delegation
dropped to 80 degrees below zero.
Max Pepper then arose to advocate
the selection of Santa Cruz as the place
for holding the state convention.
1t was decided to hold the state con-
vention in this city August 81. The ap-
portionment was fixed at delegate for
every 200 voters or fraction thereof,
amounting to 80 or more cast for the
Cleveland electors in 1892, provided that
Alpine county shall have one delegate.
Max Pepper offered his resignation as
chairman of the Democratic state CEN
tral committee, but it was not accepted.