The morning call., 1894-05-04

the capital city the choice for the conv en-
tlon by vote of 81, the requisite number
being 90.
So the margin was not very great, after
all.
The Senatorial fight Gid not make itself
manifest until the tail-end of the meeting,
when a resolution, read by Colonel j. p.
Jackson, brought the known supporters of
De Young TO the front, ard owing 10 the
few members left in the hall they were en-
abied to carry q motion referring the reso-
luton to the next State convention.
The meeting Of the State Central Com
Ilittea was held in Pioneer Hall at in the
afternoon. There were present 116
naeMb bers in person or by proxy, and the
hall was crowded TO its full capacity, the
gallery also being filed by enthusiastic
spec'stoTs. Owing to some little delay in
the fling OF proxies with Secretary Bas-
sett it was not until SONS time after the
time announced that Chairman Myers
knocked with his gavel for order. After a
fHw remarks of welcome he ordered the
secretary to call the roll.
The following answered: TX cutive COM
miItee-Charles t. Bassett, E. +. Preston, j. n.
E watson, F. c. Siebe Colonel C. J.. Tavlor, J.
Fl. Nahapey Wendell Easton, 2. n. Lilienthal,
Isaac Upham, Horace Davis, Jacob Levi Jr.,
A. H. Vall, r. c. Meyers, W. b. Lawrence. E.
W. FogR, Allen B. Lennon, F; II: Meyers, r.
L. Taylor j. W. Wilson, w. r. Pond. L. U.
Snppee, Fl. z. Osborne. Thomas Flint Jr.,
Scipio Craig George a. Nourse. o. A. Hale.
Proxies: NJ. r. Higgins for W. +. Fitzgerald,
Wendell Easton for William MacdODough, T..
F. Bassett for F. s. Chadbourne and L. NJ.
Fouike of GaZeie, A. NJ Noble for L. Z. Ship
pee of Stockholm and A. q. GasSen for Nj. A.
Luce OF San Diego. I. w. Harris. f. II. Meyers,
=. Plunketi, W. p. erriIl. b. Isaacs. by proxy
d. NJ. Burns, a. II. Chapman by proxy \. W.
Fogg. Alexander Brown, Z. w. Jones, W. S.
Wells, w. II. Woodbury. by proxy WV. thorpe.
j. j. Crawford, w. I. Sesnon, j. w. SbaD6lin,
A. HOchheimer, I. Il. Salvage by proxy Z. ID.
Ryan, Frank q. Williams by proxy f. d. Ryan,
Girard, ". 5. Camp BY proxy F. A. BAkeley,
J. l.. Reed by proxy n. w. Spanldlng, Red
Hines by ". T. Sesnon. T. z. Lukens by y. II.
Rose, n. G. Garter by Fl. n. Rose, NJ. +. Tarble
Niles, j. W. Sperry E. P. Wason. George A.
S;urteVart by w. II. l.. Barnes. II. II. McCi0s-
key, j. 7. Laird by j. P. Jackson,
knaDr. George L. Hughes by C: j. Jones.
j. W. Ballard by c. +. Bassett. o. w. hollen-
beck, A. W. Kedde by w. Z. Ralston. A. s..
White by Fl. B. Mehrmann, b; W. CaVananch'
c. L. Jones, J. Fl. Burnham by A. j. Rboad'.
Thomas Flint Sr. By j. Pirastky, Scipio Craig.
Horace McPhee. A. q. Gassen, Thomas j.
Tuliy by w. Ii. l.. Barnes, DR.. n. /: Whit
comb, James Corcoran by j. Gilleran, William
Smsdeke by D. NJ. Burns, John A. hoey. John
:. EeHs by I. J. Parsons. Martin Jones by }.
-. Wseman, DR.. William II. Mclaughlin, W.
II. Peckham by c. F. Bassett, L. ID. Jones by j.
George H. Walker by j.. Denning, f. c. Hughes
py l.. Denning. w. A Carnes by Grove l..
Johnson, y. ". LII endy by Grove l.. johnson
.. >; Green by Grove l.. johnson, A. M. Noble
py Grove l.. 5ohnsoD, Dr.. II. Benty by Grove
l.. JoEnscn, 8. W. LOWE by Grove l.. Johnson.
Il. Z. Jack by l.. j. Dake, A. Mclean by J. L.
Johnson; r. Z. Franek by j. Z. Johnson,
Geofge Z tersey by W. Moore. L. ]. Dake by
y, 4. Lindsay, I. B. Smith by C. L. Lindsay, d.
L. Gale ny ). X. Thornton, X. II. Campbell by
.; N. thornton, Charles Newman by ). Il.
tnoIhioh' j l.. Dnwiddie by s. X. Thornton,
Aleh d. Lennon by 5. X. Thornton, J. e.
Needham by 5 X. Thornton Ell DAVIS by A.
II. Wilbur. n. P. Chinman by A. n. Wilbur. A.
u. Ad ms by a. II. Wilbur w. S. Camp by A.
ID. wilbur, j; j: Carne- by A. Il. Wilbur f. W.
Street by u. l. Taggart. J. s. Collins by G.. /
Tagsart, j. d. Magofiey by W. r. Pond, ID. E.
knight by W. r. Pard.
Proceeding TO the consideration of the
call for the Stale convention it was de-
clded TO take 1t uD section by section. and
an exciting fight took place Immediately
on the question Of locality.
Daniel M. Burns placed Sacramento In
nomination for the place Of convention,
He said: Sacramento needs no praise
It is the capital city, the center of the
State and the most convenient place for
the convention. as 1t has always been
found TO be-"
Hardly had Dan Burns resumed his seat
when Carl Lindsay, the handsome young
proxy of Dake Of Santa Cruz, jumpe1 to
bis feet and declared himself. II am for
Santa Cruz" he cried, and the announce
ment brought sympathetlc applause. Il
will not occupy much more time than my
predecessor in placing the city which
represent before the committee as candi-