The record-union., 1896-03-24
THEY MAY HOLD PRIMARIES.
The Matter is Left to County Central
Committees.
Second Congressional District Com.
mittee Meeting Held Here
Yesterday.

The Second Congressional Committee
met pursuant to call yesterday for the
purpose of settling the manner of Sc
lecting delegates to the State Conven-
ton.
The members present were:
Alpine County,. E. Johns o. L. Gill
ais, proxy; H. T. Mussar (H. w. John
son, proxy.
Amador County-John Marchant and
J. II. Longhorst.
Butte County-H. c. Bell and j. w.
Magee.
Calaveras-F. ]. solinsky a. Brown,
proxy and S. E. Redmond.
FL Dorado County-C. A. Swisler and
Thomas Stevenson &C. A. Swisler,
proxy.
Inyo County-T. H. Boland H. W.
Johnson. proxy and B. H. Yancey.
Mariposa County,. w. Snyder and
N. S. Stockton (H. w. Johnson, proxy.
Mono County-Harry Boone (E. L.
Reith, proxy and W. T. Elliott q. L.
Gillis, proxy.
Nevada County,. f. Kidder, E.
Jameson q. F. Kidder, proxy and j.
M. Walling q. F. Kidder, proxy.
Placer County-F. P. Tuttle and A.
Norris (F. P. Tuttle, proxy.
Sacramento County-E. c. Hart, C.
T. Jones and ]. ]. Campbell
San Joaquin County-W. c. Green
and F. E. Lane (H. w. Johnson, proxy.
Sutter County-Eli Davis Ct. c. White,
proxy and A. H. Hewitt Cd. E. Knight,
proxy.
Tuolumne County-T. w. Wells &C.
c. Ortega, proxy and C. c. Ortega.
Yuba County-John C. White and S.
D. Woods
]. +. Kidder called the meeting TO
order, George P. Royster being Secre-
tary, and stated the object of the call
to have been for the fixing of the man
ner of selecting delegates to the State
Convention, which would select dele
gates to the National Convention.
J. ". Magee of Butte moved that a
committee of three be appointed to
draft a call for a convention. The mo-
tion was carried and the Chair ap-
pointed as such committee Messrs. Ma
gee, Swisler and Tuttle
Mr.. Magee presented a resolution
passed by the Republicans of Chico,
Butte County, favoring open primaries
and protesting against the appointment
of delegates, either by the County
Central Committee or the Second Con-
gressional Committee, and asking the
committee to cfder primaries.
H. c. Bell presented a like protest
and petition from the Oroville Repub-
licans.
On motion of C. T. Jones, the petit
tions were received and placed on file.
The committee reported, calling the
Second Congressional Convention to
meet at Sacramento May 9TH at II a. m,
for the purpose of selecting two dele
gates and two alternates to the Re
publican National Convention, to be
held in st. Louis on June 10th, and to
transact such other other business as
may come before it. The delegates to
the Second Congressional Convention
are to be, in accordance with the call
of the Republican State Central Com
mittee. delegates to the Republican
State Convention on May 9Th, for the
purpose of selecting four delegates at
large and four alternates to the Re
publican National Convention.
The apportionment of delegates to
such convention to be in accordance
with the call of the Republican State
Central Committee, which is one for
each 200 votes cast for NJ. NJ. Estee
and one for each fraction over 100 votes
and one for each Assembly district
The County Committees of the sew
eraI counties of the Second Con-
gressionaI District are empowered to
cause the delegates to the State and
Congressional Conventions to be Sc
lected by primaries held in such man
ner as they may provide, or by regu-
lalrly called County Conventions, or
they may appoint such delegates. When
an Assembly district in the Con-
gressional district is composed of two
or more counties the County Commit
tees of such counties shall meet and ap-
point a delegate for such Assembly
district.
c. T. Jones moved that the resplu-
ton be adopted.
w. c.. Green said he favored the
adoption of the resolution if the COM
mittee could legally do it. He had
some doubt on the question, however,
as there was some doubt as to the man
ner in which the four delegates at large
should be elected. He read from a San
Francisco paper an article on the sub
ject.
The motion of Mr.. Jones was then
adopted unanimously, and the commit
tee adjourned.
In addition to the members of the
committee who were present a number
of prominent Republican politicians
were present, and there were also to be
seen the faces of several prominent
Democrats, who seemed to take an in
terest in the proceedings.
IN SOUTH AFRICA.