The record-union., 1894-09-17
CAMINETTI AGAIN.
Nominated for Congress in the Second
District.
His Wife Induces Him to "Stand In''
and Makes His Fight In the
Convention.

The Second Congressional District DEM
ocratic Convention met in the Supreme
Court room here Saturday afternoon to
take action in the declination of Congress
man Caminetti to be the party's nominee
for Congressman from the Second Dis
trlct.
The convention was called to order by
ex-senator A. f. Jones of Oroviile. Chair
man of the District Convention which
was held in San Francisco on August
22d. Mr.. Jones said that subsequent to
the nomination of Caminetti the latter
notified the Chairman that he could not
and would not accept the nomination.
Delegates Gray of Placer, Alexander of
Sacramento, Norton of Butte, Carpenter
of Ell Dorado and Mahon of Sutter were
appointed a Committee on Credentials.
After a recess of ten minutes the COM
mittee rendered its report.
Chairman Jones then read a dispatch
he had received from the Congressman
declining the nomination made at San
Francisco. After the nomination Jones
sent him a dispatch informing him of
The nomination and Caminettl replied
that he was not candidate.
Isidor Alexander moved that Cami-
nettl's declination be accepted.
Senator ID. a. Ostrom of Yuba then adj
dressed the convention. MIR. Ostrom
said it was true that Caminetti declined,
but circumstances changed mems lives.
The present condition of affairs was
forced on the Congressman by his polit
ical opponents. It has been stated abroad,
Notwithstanding his record, he had
through some arrangement refused TO
allow himself TO be candidate. In view
of the insinuations made against him and
IN order to vindicate himself Caminetti
has determined to run.
Joseph ID. Sproul of Chico said Cami-
netti's record aud standing stood before
the convention. He should not be re-
tired in disgrace as a reward for tour
years good work in Congress.
John Rooney of Brighton said Cami
netti was a good man, and his record was
good. The San Francisco convention
was the best ever held In the State, and
did properly in nominating Caminetti.
Rooney commenced to perceptibly warm
up in his remarks, and Isidor Alexander
sought to cool Rooney's ardor by saying
that his reason for making the motion TO
accept Caminett's declination was to pre-
sent the matter properly before the con-
vention.
r. NJ. Clarken of this city said it did
not lay with the convention to refuse to
accept the declination. There was
vacancy on the ticket and the conven-
ton should fill it. 1t took Caminetti a
long time TO make up his mind, and his
conduct was not commendable. 1t
would not be good policy to nominate
him again. 1t would weaken the ticket
to do so.
c. A. Reynolds, holding proxy from
Amador, said the question was whether
Camjnetti should be allowed to vindicate
himself 1t had been charged that he had
sold out, and he wanted to stand before
the public in the light that every honest
man should stand. The speaker said he
was opposed to the motion.
Ostrom said the information he had re-
ceived that Caminetti would accept the
nomination was derived from Mrs. Cam
inetti. 1t was through dispatches she
sent to her husband that he decided to
run.
vote was then taken on the motion
and it was lost by vote of 95 noes to 16
ayes. The Secretary was instructed to
cast the vote OF the convention TOR Cami-
netti.
motion was made by W. A. Sheppard
of Placer that the Secretary of the conven-
tion notify Caminetti of his nomination.
d. NJ. LaRue of this city said he wanted
someone to vouch for Caminetti that he
will accept the nomination.
John Rooney replied that the conven-
ton had Mrs. Caminetti's word that if
nominated her husband would accept.
Mrs. Caminetti then addressed the con-
vention and said it was mainly through
her efforts that her husband had recon
sidered his action, and decided to accept
the nomination.
Gillis Doty eulogized Caminetti. He
was glad to know that an ortunity pre-
sented itself wherein he could withdraw
from the fight.
The Chairman was instructed to ap-
point a Committee on Finance and Con-
gressional Committee, and the conven-
tion adjourned.
CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE.
After the convention adjourned Chair
man Jones named the following Congress
ional Committee: J. w. Surface, ANA
dor; w. p. Lynch. Butte; T. Hawes,
Calaveras; Henry Mailer. Eel Dorado; p.
ii. Mack, Inyo; Charles Cavagnara, Mari
posa; r. L. Pierce. Mono; E. j. Rector,
Nevada; w. A. Dunn, Placer; Isador
Alexander. Sacramento; f. Il. Corcoran,
San Joaquin; NJ. e. Hughes, Tuolumne;
L. P. Farmer, Sutter; Charles S. Brooks,
Yuba.