The record-union., 1896-07-16
CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE.
Republicans Of the Second District Hold
a Meeting.
The District Convention Called to Meet
in This City On August
the 18th.

The Republican Second Congressional
District Committee met yesterday at the
Golden Eagle Hotel, for the purpose of
issuing a call for the Second Congress
sional District Convention to be held for
nominating a candidate for Representa-
tive to Congress, also Presidential
Eleotor and alternate.
Many of the counties were represented
by proxies held by George z. Register,
E C. Hart, C. T. Jones, H. w. Johnson
and Jud. c.. Brusie.
Among those from outside the city
were John f. Kidder of Grass Valley
chairman of the Second Congressional
Committed, a. Norris of ColfaX, ii. A
Hewitt of Yuba City, and State Central
Committeeman j. j. Campbell of Gait
Congressman Grove l.. Johnson was
also there.
At the appointed hour Chairman Kid
der of Nevada County called the con-
mittee to order and stated the object OF
the meeting. He prefaced his remarks
by hoping that the session would last
only five minutes, and must have been
highly gratified when it was found that
but seven minutes were consumed IN
it's deliberations. After sitting for mo-
ment, Chairman Kidder exploded thus:
w ell, gentlemen, are We " W any
business, or shall we adjourn
The gentle hint was taken, and Sen
ator E. C. Hart presented a rough draft
of a call for the convention, which he
offered for the consideration of the COM
mittee. He had left the date blank, and
the first thing to be done was to supply
It.
Chairman Kidder said it had been
suggested to him that the convention be
called for Thursday, August 18th, out
that he wished TO file his protest against
the day. 1t appeared to be not enough,
he said that the convention be held
upon the 18th, recognized the world
over as being unlucky, but 1t must also
be on Thursday-hfs unlucky day.
Congressman Johnson and State Cen
trail Committeeman Charles T. Jones
were inclined to smile at the superstl-
tions of the worthy Grass Valley citizen,
but in order that every one might go
into the fight with a clear conscience
and no rnisgiv1ngs, the blank place IN
Senator Harris manuscript was filled in
with "wednesday, August 18th"
The Chairman looked greatly relieved
when he found that his wish was to be
honored by the committee, and smiles
the gloom back into the recesses under
his hair.
The question of the place Of the meet
ing of the convention then being sprung,
it was unanimously decided to hold it
in the Assembly Chamber in the State
Capitol.
Senator Hart had inserted o'clock
y. IN. in his call as the hour for holding
the convention, but Campbell filed his
protest. and gave as his reason that
delegates from mountain counties would
of necessity be compelled to occupy
three days in making the round trip I'M
less the time was set for a later hour,
as the train by which they would ar
rive did not reach the city until 2:oO
p m
Thereupon Hewitt of Suffer County
suggested that 3 o'clock be named, but
better counsels prevailed, and it was
agreed to allow the mountaineers forty
minutes in which to reach the Capitol
building from the depot, instead of ten,
it being thought probable that some of
the number might wish to stop on the
way "to see a man" Accordingly $50
O'Clock was named as the hour for con-
vening the convention, and while lit
tie more side talk was INDUCED in re-
garding the legality of holding prima-
Yies. no holes were punched in Senator
Harris call. and it was adopted by the
unanimous vote of the committee.
That ended the matter, and a motion
to adjourn was grappled with and car
ried by reclamation
The call finally adopted by the COM
rnitee is as follows:
Resolved, First, that Republican
Convention for the Second Congress
sional District of the State of California
is hereby called to assemble in the AS
sernbly Chamber at Sacramento on
Wednesday, the 18th day of August,
1896. at $50 D. m for the purpose Of
nominating a. candidate for Represent
alive in Congress from the Second Con-
gressional District, and an Elector Of
President and Vice President for the
Second Congressional District, and the
selection of a Republican Congressional
Committee for the Second Congress
eionaI District, and for the transaction
of such other business as may lawful
Nv come before said convention.
Second. that the apportionment of del
epates to said convention shall be as fol-
lows: Alpine 1, Amador Z, Butte IL, Cal
averas s, Ell Dorado 6, Inyo ?, Mariposa
g. Mono 2, Nevada o, Placer 9, Sacra-
mento %, San joaquin ID, Suffer i,
Iuolumne 4, Yuba 6.
Third, that the manner and mode Of
selecting the delegates from each county
to said convention shall be determined
by the Republican County Central Com
rnittee of each county, provided that in
case primaries are called by any County
Committee, the said primaries must be
called and held in strict accordance
with the law regulating primary cleo
tons. and in addition to the require
1nents of law and test prescribed by the
County Central Committee, the test for
voters shall be pledge in good faith to
support all the candidates of the Re-
publican party at the November cleo
ton, 1896.
Fourth, County Central Committees
or conventions viii make report of the
names of delegates elected or selected
from their respective counties to George
=. Register, Secretary of the Republican
Congressional Committee at Sacrament