The record-union., 1894-06-06
A CONGRESSMAN FROM SACRA-
MENTO.

On the 9TH of March, 1895, Hon. Grove
L. Johnson of Sacramento, will take his
seat in Congress as the Representative of
the Second Congressional District of
this State.
While many other subdivisions of the
Congressional districts which have in our
State history embraced Sacramento
County have been honored by the selec-
ton Of congressman from their commu-
mites, Sacramento has never been thus
favored.
1t is full time that the Capital county
assert its claim to recognition in this re-
spect and press its right after all these
years of State history to name one of its
citizens to be the next Representative in
Congress from this district.
Mr.. Sargent of Nevada was thrice
elected; Mr.. Highly of Calaveras was also
three times elected Representative; Mr.
Page of FL Dorado was five times chosen;
Mr.. Budd OF San Joaquin and Mr.. Louttit
of the same county were each chosen
once Mr.. MoKenna of Solano was thrice
elected; Mr.. Caminetti of Amador twice,
and Mr.. Biggs of Butte once. But the
Second District has never selected a Rep
resentative from what we may be par
doned as pronouncing the most impor-
tant county in that political territory.
We express the unanimous opinion of
the people of the county that this year
Sacramento's claims should be recog-
nized. Believing that they viii be, and
that the successful nominee will hail from
this county, we are confident, as we stated
at the outset, that on the 18th of March,
1895, Hon. Grove L. Johnson of Sacra-
mento will take his seat in Congress.
The Republican Congressional Conven-
ton, composed Of delegates from Butte,
Sutter, Yuba, Nevada, Placer, Ell Dorado,
Amador, Calaveras, Mono, Inyo, Alpine,
Tuolumne, Mariposa, San Joaquin and
Sacramento, will honor itself, recognize
this county and do credit to the State and
to the House OF Representatives by nomi-
mating Mr.. Johnson. since such nomina-
tion, we believe. will be ratified by the
people of the district at the polls by an
overwhelming majority.
Sacramento will present the name Of
Mr.. Johnson as its selection; this is con-
ceded, we believe, because it is the ex-
pressed desire of the people, who recog-
nize in him all the qualities that should
equip a representative in the popular
house of the National Legislature.
The reasons for this belief and faith are
on all hands recognized in the county of
his home and very largely throughout
California, since but few political men
are better known in the State. It may be
we'll, however, to reoite some of these
qualifications. He has served the county
often in the houses of the State Legisla-
ture, and alw sys with distinguished ability
and as a leader. His generalship in such
bodies is matter of common knowledge.
His intellectual requirements, mental
strength, political acumen, worldly wis
dom and fsr-seeing have won for him a
first place in the ranks of leadership of
his party in every assemblage to which
he has been commissioned, and this has
been conceded to him both by his pollti-
cal colleagues and his opponents. He is
a skilled parliamentarian and a cour-
ageous champion. His ability in legisla-
ton and in management, in advocacy and
defense Of measures, the combating of
error and the advancement of patriotic
and progressive ideas, rank in the order
of true craftsmanship, the Office of which
is to consider ali questions from the ele-
waited standpoint of State and National
interest. Besides, Mr.. Johnson's knowl-
edge of the laws of the State and Nation,
which have constituted the chief study
of his life, eminentlY outfit him as q
legislator in Congress.
Grove L. Johnson viii in Congress be
as he always has been in his State. as he
is disposed by taste. native ability and
experiences leader. HIS fellow-mem-
bers viii be obliged to recognize him;
whatever the shuttle, legislative or politi-
cal, he will never be lost in it. In short,
he will be not only eminently useful to
the district and the State, representative
in all the vigorous fallness of the term,