The record-union., 1894-02-27
NO Such Word AS FAIL.
Sacramento Must Entertain the Two
State Conventions.
Republican and Democratic Commit
tees Choseu-The Citizens VIII
Subscribe All the Money.

The courtroom of Department One, in
the Courthouse, was filled last evening
with leading citizens called together for
the purpose Of taking action looking to
the securing OF the several State Conven-
tions that are to be held this summer. 1t
was strictly non-partisan meeting, there
being about as many Democrats as Re-
publicans.
J. w. Wilson, member of the Repubh-
can State Central Committee, called the
meeting to order, and Add. c. Hinkson
was, on motion of j. 0. Coleman, chosen
to preside.
Mr.. Hinksou explained the object of
the meeting. and spoke of the superior
advantages possessed by the Capital City
for entertaining large assemblages of
men. There is no place in the State, he
said, where there is such freedom from
extortion as in this city, and there is none
where delegates can have such excellent
opportunities for holding caucuses. he
had attended several conventions In a
certain other city where the delegates mad
to caucus in the streets.
a. Il. Conklin was unanimously elected
to act as Secretary.
Hon. Grove l.. Johnson was called
upon to address the meeting and in re-
spending he said there should be at least
three committees appOinted-One OF Re
publicans and one OF DemOcrats-these TO
wait upon their respective State Central
Committees and present the claim Of Sac
ramento in the strongest possible man
ner. Then there should be Finance
Committee to canvass the city, ana raise
the necessary money 10 de1ray the eX-
penses Of the conventions.
The other committees could then go to
their respective State bodies and tell
them what sacramento could and would
do for them. He did not think there
would be any difficulty in prevailing
upon the State Committees to decide in
favor OF Sacramento.
In concluding his remarks Mr.. } Ohm
son moved that two political committees
be appointed, to consist OF five each, and
a Finance or CanYassing Committee OF
eighteen.
The motion was carried, and recess
was taken for ten minutes in order to
give the Chair an opportunity to consult
with those present relative to the selec-
tion OF members of the committees. on
reassembling these were announced as
follows:
Republican Committee-GroveL L. john
son, F. L. Tebbets, Eugene J. Gregory,
General A. L. Hart, Z. \. Post, A. j..
Rhoads. D. Lubin, y. R. Conklin, +. d.
Ryan, Y. S. McClatchy.
Democratic Committee-E. F. Smith,
II. NJ. Bernard, r. d. Stephens, w. o.
Bowers, w. S. Leake, w. a. Gett, Jr.,
a. C. Hinksou, L. w. ONeil, James
Touhey, Il. q. Blessing.
Finance Committee B. Smith, f. t.
Johnson, w. d. Comstock, c. L. Jones,
w. w. Rhoads, M. Il. Beard, Louis
Breuner, +. D. Ryan, j. O. funston,
Peter FIaherty, Hugo Hornlein, II. o..
Cravens, Z. Ii. Wallis, w. w. Coons, j.
w. Hughes. Fred Gritfits, G. w. Ficks,
A. d. Boiling.
Some discussion followed, in which w.
S. Leake urged that both political COM
mittees be consolidated and that they
work as one committee with each Of the
State committees.
Others favored this suggestion, while
some thought that more effective work
could be accomplished by the committees
operating Independently.
+. II. Dray thought both committees
should pull together. 1t was Sacramento
that was asking that the conventions be
held here-there was no politics in the
matter Republicans could do just about
as effective work with Democrats as
Nom bers of that party, and vice versa.
Grove l.. Johnson thought differently,
but said he was not disposed TO be stiff
backed in the matter. He was inclined
to think that Mr.. Dray and Mr.. Lealle
should know what was best regarding
details, and he would deter to their ideas
on the subject.
Senator 4. Z. Hart urged the sending
of Republicans to the Republican Com
mittee and Democrats to the Democratic
Committee.
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draw his motion to have the committees
consolidated, although he thought a COM
mittee of ten coulu do more effective
work than one OF five.
J. w. Wilson hoped the motion would
not be Withdrawn. Five men were not
enough to call on a State Communicable
would rather have twenty, and fifty
would be better still. The more infiuen-
tial citizens to go the better.
David Lubin moved that the commit
tees be increased to ten each.
j. o. Coleman moved as q substitute
that each committee be empowered to
add to its number.
Frank 7. johnson favored Mr.. Cole
mans substitute. He thought as many
citizens as possible should call on the
State Committees, as was done in the case
of Stockton, when her citizens thronged
the hotel corridors in San Francisco and
carried the day. He thought the City
Board of Trustees should also tender the
hospitalities OF the city to the State Com
mittees.
The matter was further discussed,
Grove L. Johnson and George w. Ficks
arguing in favor of separate committees.
Mr.. Coleman withdrew his substitute
to Mr.. Lubin's motion, and the latter (in-
creasing each committee to ten was car
ried.
1t was decided that any committeeman
who may not be able to wait on the State
Central Committee be requested to send a
substitute.
L. L. Johnson moved that an Execu-
tive Committee of eighteen be appointed
nine Republicans and nine Democrats
Ito be named by the Chair, to assume
the management of preparing for any
conventions that may be secured.
L. d. Ryan thought it would be time
enough to have an Executive Committee
appointed when one or more conventions
had been secured.
Mr., JOhnsOn's motion prevailed.
State Committeeman c. T. Jones said
nothing could be accomplished unless the
expense of convention could be guar
anteed, and it would be from 81 200 to
81, 800 in each case. The State Commit
teemen generally favor Sacramento, but
the place that puts up the money to pay
the expenses will be the successful one.
The meeting then adjourned.