The herald., 1894-05-04
SACRAMENTO GETS II.
REPUBLICAN STATE CENTRAL
COMMITTEE MEETING.
y Decides to Hold the State Convention
ut tho State Capital june 10th.
Chairman Mysrs' Imper-
tinent Remarks.

SAN Francisco, May 3.--The Repub
licAn state convention will be held June
10Th, at Sacramento. That Is what the
Republican state central committee de-
cided this afternoon. Three cities wanted
the conventions Sacramento, Oakland
and Santa Cruz-and all made vigor-
Gus fight for it. On the frat ballot the
vote stoed: Sacramento, AZ Santa Cruz,
IS; Oakland, %; necessary to a choice,
30. So another vote was called, and
there was some lively work done among
the committeeman. Oakland saw it
could not win and threw ita strength to
Sacramento, with the result that the
vote stood Sacramento. 81 Santa Cruz,
30; Oakland, z; and the prize was Sac
ramento's. On motion of Lindsay OF
Santa Cruz, the selection was made
unanimous. Then it was voted to hold
the convention June 10th, and the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted;
Resolved, That the convention should
be composed OF 847 delegates; that the
basis of representation shsll be one dele.
gate for each county, one delegate for
each $50 votes cast for Thomas h. Bard.
Republican candidate for presidential
slector at the general election held in
1892, and one delegate for each fraction
Of 100 vstea or over.
Resolutions were also adopted requir-
Ing primary elections to be held in each
county for delegates to state and dis
trict conventions, or to a county con-
ventipn for the selection of delegates to
the state and district conventions. In
all precincts where the Republican
voters fail to vote for the appointment
of delegates the county committee is
empowered to appoint such delegates,
either to the etate, district or county
conventions. In counties where more
than 10, 900 votes were cast for Bard.
primary elections must be held and
delegates votsd for by assembly dis
tricts. The test for voters is: Il will
pledge myself to vote for the nominees
Of the Republican party at the coming
election" 1t was decided that the
recommendations for the choice of
United States senator be left to the
state convention.
Chairman Meyers, in calling the COM
mittee TO order. said: "We have many
regrets and many things to be thankful
for. We regret defeat at the last cleo
tion. We are thankful for the mistakes
Dur Domocrhtlc lrlendb nave made. The
signs of the times point to Republican
success at the coming election, and it is
30 these cheerful omens that the hopeful
feelings that now enthuse Republicans
are due"
Col. Dan Burns placed Sacramento in
nomination then as the place of holding
the convention. He said he was in
iavor of going tctbe capital of the state
TO hold conventions, as he thought that
the proper place for holding such meet
ings.
Carl Lindsey OF Santa Cruz presented
he clsims OF his town ia short speech.
He called attention to the motel accom-
nodstions and promised the hospitality
IF the town if the convention was held
there.
Mayor Pardee of Oakland, holding
proxy from Alpine county, stated that
Alpine county wished the convention to
70 to Oakland. He then made q strong
Plea to the committee to send the con-
IGNITION to Oakland.
The balloting resulted as above re-
Rted.