The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-11-11
Representatives Are Here
From All Parts of
the State.
SOME NEW LEGISLATION
RECOMMENDED.
Important Opinion Handed Down
by the Attorney-Gen.
eral.
a QUESTION as TO LEGALITY
OF CONTRACTS.
! Important Report Off red by the Com.
mittee on Legislation and
Suggestions Made.

Cassasa's band played 1.-THE Arkansas
Traveller" ''The Belle of the Mohawk
Vale" and other old-tlme airs redolent of
the American prairies, as the Miners
State Convention filed into ODD Fellows
Hall yesterday morning.
1t was fortunate that the music was
there. for the air was damp and chill be-
cause OF the drizzly weather outside, and
the hall was as gloomy as a cavern. Even
the lighting of the gas chandelier on
the stage would have emphasized the
gloom were it not for the music, which
drove away the darkness. the dampness,
the rheumatism, the malaria and the
other demons of the air which guard the
hidden treasures of the gold mines from
the hardy miners of California.
This was so Enthusiastically the case that
when the band failed to make its appear
ance at the opening of the afternoon ses-
sion it was found necessary to light nearly
all the gas jets in the hall.
1t was a represen tative body that as
sembled yesterday morning. While the
majority OF the delegates were miners,
there was plentiful sprinkling OF lawyers
and millionairs, for every one knows that
wealth produces litigation and that Cali
fornia gold mines produce millionsires.
Mr.. Neff, in calling the convention to
order, SAID:
congratulate you and the cause OF the min
ing industry upon the fourth assembly of the
annual convention of the California Miners
Association. am pleased 10 see so many of
you here. 1t proves that interest in this asso-
citation is not lacking, but increasing, anu it
only remains 10 US TO be true TO ourselves and
TO the in terest that advocating that the
great N ming industry OF this coast vii. come
10 the fore and that ii is as it has been one of
industries
perity OIL this great State.
Chairman Neff appointed the following
committee on credentials: Judge Ira H.
Reed of Calaveras, ]. S. Mcbride of Ne
vada, E. G. VOORHEES, of Amador, E. c.
Lotus of Tuolumne, Colonel George Stone
OF San Francisco, T. ]. Nichols of Placer,
James O'Brien Of Yuba, Colonel n. E.
Pickett of EI Dorado and L. F. Byington
: of Sierra.
a recess was then taken until P NJ
The first business after recess was the
report OF the committee On credentials as
follows, which report was adopted and 451
delegates were declared entitled to seats
on the floor:
Nevada County,. S. Mcbride. R. C. Wal.
E J. Rector, J. 5. Gregory, H. Lane George
Niiel, vii lam Giffee, F: Eile. man, George C.
Taylor, N. l. Marsh, Will Fisher. George E.
Turner, W. G. Richards, A. D. Nation J. NJ
Mailing. J. j. Jackson, c. j. Brand, Charles
sJepp, G: H. Mallon, J. II. Northway, Niles
sesrls, W, Martin, Dahl Nirens c. schuster,
D. Mccall, J. 7. Morgan. Joseph Fetz, Gus
kartychoke, Fred Searls, George C. shaw F
E. Wadsworth, \. P. Brown, E. Tilley, A. Il.
Tautphaus, F. BreeEman, j. v 'fi Hernter r9est
c. Jepson, L. L Meyers R. D. skidmore
]. Il. Hewig, W. Mob.ey, A S. Bigeiow, p
Curnow, Daniel Cofin, c. E. Wren, f. ]. Daw.
son, Thomas Pierce, Alfred Tregidgo, H. G.
Parsons, W, F. Prisk, C. E. Clinch. Robert
Walker, Arthur Foote, Joseph Weissbern'
Samuel Granger, ]. L. Lakeman John CIas
SOW, L. L. Phillips. NJ. Farrell, E c. Cutler
John Eddie, I. II. Willie IL, George d. MoI,aan'
Louis Dorsey, George M&inhart D. B. Marsick
r. r. Porter, J. P. MaleviIie, William Camn
bell Edward Morgan, George Fletcher James
HaskiDgs, NJ. Sproul, ]. f. Kidder, NJ C. Tav
Tor, W. r. Eckart, James Bennalleck sr.. vii
liam George, K. Llnder, J. S Goodwin 7 7
GFaver, c. d. Eastin, H Fritler, e. Ozaii g
Peach, o. Woebler, E. J. de sobla, c. L. Miller
R. a Thomas
Placer County-Thomas Richard. John Ian
ders, P. C. Secar, William Rea Sr, DR.. B. b.
Brewer and ]. w. N. Mccall, of Forest Hill.
]. P. Burchard, ), s. Vail, F. J. Horswell and
T. G.: Downing; OF Rocklin; Charles D. AIers
simons, NJ. R. Gleeson, D. A. Russell John
Papa, Frank Papa, I. chaels, BENJAMIN
Rossi, G. w. Cross, F. j. Adge and Seymour
Waterhouse, CT Iowa Hill; Z. 6. Kershner.
G. r. Cowan, Harold T. Power, 81. c. Nye'
George Cooper. John w. Clark, John A. Fergu.
son and F. E. Colburn, OF Sunny South: NJ 7.
Lawrence, +. Il. Bell, John Adams, j. NJ Fnl.
weller and Charles +. Reed. OF Auburn; Jas l..
Gould, J. Z. Doolittle, John Nichols, Louis
1nfZlan
Morris Lobner, Henry Disque, Ivan II. Parker
W. A. Edinger and Henry Lobner of Coifax
Allen Towle, Andrew Radger. Joseph Dixon
and William Rodger, OF Alta; William Rule, d,
NJ Kent and NJ. Morgan, of MavhoWer mine
F. Chappellet Jr. and Thomas Crosby, OF Eu-
reka mine; g. S. Sanborn and Charles i. Ma.
SON. of Yankee Jim: Charles p Hoffman and
w w. Truesdell, OF Red Point; Robert Jones
and John c. Boggs, OF Newcastle; Charles A.
Reed and Lorenzo Pillar OF ophir; 6. c; Hep
Plumas County-A B. While, d. II. Birdsall,
S. w. Cheney, G. P. Cornell, ]. d. Roberts.
san Diego County-T f. Aubury.
san Francisco County-S. K. Thornton, Sam
uel ]. Hendy, J. NJ. Wright, Niles Searls, L. F.
Rsichiing, Louis sloss, c. W. Cross, Julian
Sonntag Andrew Carrigan, A. ]. Ralston,
Thomas R. Church, E. A. BE cher Louis Glass,
Charles G. Yale samuel G. Backus, T. j. Par
son, Louis Janin, ]. L. Leonard, George Stone,
A. F. C. Hasson, F. A. Huntington, I. j. Hal
f. loran, W. w. Montague. George Goodman,
George c. Sargent, d. ID. Pike, Henry Pechoir,
George johnston, George ". Tomb, Alfred
Frowenfeld Ross Z. Brown, Edward Coleman,
John c. Coeman, Charles Barber, Wakefield
Baker, Captain W. Mills squire Mooney y
man, Thomas Lally J. OBJ. Gum, Hugh
Craig, j. J. Newsom, b. =. Hayes, D. E. Mies,
Thomas Kirkpatrick, Char.es watt a NC
San Bernardino County-F w. Edelsten.
Santa Barbara County,. b. Treadwell,
Santa Clara County-Charies G. Derby,
Robert R. Ba more, E.lard w. Carson, Richard
Pearce, Thomas Wadey.
4 Sierra couaty-J. NJ. Harper, Charles T.
Sale. Paul Meroux, H. w. orear, J. W. orear.
n d. H. Squire, John Scott, S. Purdy, Frank r.
nehe, Ed. +. Wehe, Tirey L. Ford, Lewis r.
Sylngton, Louis RosenfeId. Mason w. Mather,
Sregor, 6. ii. Campbell, W. +. Hanly A. 3.
ionloer, Claude T. Hamilton, P. Van Clief.
:. Copeland, A. J. Meroux, Stanley A Smith,
;; a waugh, ]. F. Cowdery. Daniel p Cole,
NJ, MI; "a. Mead, Henry Kingdom, A. West II,
Julan sonntag, Andrew Carrigan, Thomas
niLkpantrIcK, 3 Spaiding Sr.,W. f. Esch bacher,
John Costa. W. J. Holmes, Thomas h. Cross