The record-union., 1894-05-04
THE CONVENTION TO COME HERE.
Sacramento Selected on the Second
Ballot.
Santa Cruz Made a Hard Fight for
1t, and Lost by Only
Few Votes.

"The convention will be held at Sacra-
mento. Our boys did great work"
Thus reported one of the Sacramento
missionaries to the Republican State
Committee in San Francisco yesterday in
telegram to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
Judging from the reports in last even
ing's San Francisco papers, the struggle
between Sacramento and Santa Cruz was
a hotly contested one. On Wednesday
night and all of yesterday forenoon the
missionaries from both cities labored
hard with the members Of the State Com
mittee, following them about from hotei
to hotel and hanging to them like Ties to
q molasses barrel.
The committee met in Pioneer Hall at
o'clock, and at that hour the Sacramento
and Santa Cruz delegates expressed them
selves as satisfied with the outlook. Dis
trict Attorney Ryan was sure that his
city would prove to be the winner. and
County Clerk Mattison of Santa Cruz
knew that his town could not lose. The
general current of opinion, however, was
that the convention would 60 to Sacra-
mento.
Santa Cruz adherents claimed that after
tuS llISl DAIlOL Ln6 OdhldnQ NOt0 WOulO
to them. "If Sacramento wins at all, -
said one of the workers for the watering
place, lit will be on the first ballot. After
that there will be rush for Santa Cruz"
The Sacramento delegates, however.
said nothing, but smiled knowingly and
winked the other eye.
Secretary Bassetps roll showed that
General w. II. l.. Barnes would occupy a
seat as the proxy of Thomas j. Tully OF
San Francisco.
W. A. Carnes of the Forty-third Dis
trict accommodated Grove l.. johnson
with his proxy, and Colonel Burns rep
resented the remote county OF Amador
through the absence Of B. Isaacs. Among
the other gentlemen present on proxies
were Mayor Pardee of Oakland, A. G.
Henry, L. p. Girard, II. II. Rose, Wen
dell Easton and G. l. Taggart.
At 2:l5 O'Clock Chairman Meyers
stepped to the platform and called the
State Central Committee to order. IN
response TO summons you have gathered
here to-day to formulate a call for the
next State Convention" he said.
'sWe have many regrets and many
things to be thankful for. We regret de-
feat at the last election. We are thankful
for the mistakes our Democratic friends
have made. The signs of the times point
to Republican success at the coming cleo
tion and it is to these cheerful omens that
the 1OpeIu1 feelings Jnab now eQGQuS6
Republicans are due"
Secretary Steppacher then read the call
for the meeting and called the roll. The
committee then settled down to business
by taking up the call drafted by the EX-
ecutive Committee for consideration.
Colonel Dan Burns placed Sacramento
in nomination as the place of holding the
convention. He said he was in favor OF
going to the Capital Of the State for hold
iyr on9tranfinno "a tbnnrbt he
proper place to hold such meetings.
Carl Lindsey Of Santa Cruz presented
the name OF his town in short speech.
lie called attention TO the hotel accommo-
dations and promised the hospitality OF
the town if the convention was held
there.
Mayor Pardee of Oakland, holding a
proxy from Alpine County, stated that
Alpine County wished the convention to
go to Oakland. He then made a strong
plea to the committee to send the conven-
ton TO Oakland.
Other advocates of the various places
addressed the committee, and the first
ballot was taken with the following re-
suit: Sacramento II, Santa Cruz 10, Oak
land a lno choice).
Second ballot-Sacramento 81, Santa
Cruz so.
Sacramento was declared the choice of
the committee as the place for holding the
convention.
1t was voted to hold the convention
June 10Th, and the following resolution
was adopted:
"ReSoired, That the convention shall
be composed of S47 delegates; that the
basis of representation shall be one dele
gate Tor each county, one delegate for
each $50 votes cast for Thomas r. Bard,
Republican candidate for Presidential
Elector, at the general election held in
1892, and one delegate for each fraction OF
100 votes or over.
Resolutions were also adopted requir-
ing primary elections to be held in each
county for delegates to the State and Dis
trict Conventions or to county Conven-
tions for the selection of delegates to the
State and District Conventions.
In all precincts where Republican
voters fail to vote for the Appointment OF
delegates, the County Committee is en-
powered,to appoint such delegates either
to the State, District or County Conven-
tions.
In counties where more than ], 800 votes
were cast for Bard the primary elections
must be held and delegates voted for by
Assembly districts.
The test for votes is: "I will pledge
myself TO vote for the nominees of the
Republican party at the coming cleo
tion.''
1t was decided that recommendations
for the choice of United States Senator
be left to the State Convention.