The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-01-13

ty and filled it with credit to himself
and satisfaction to the people. He
named George c. McMullen
jenkins nominated a man who had
also filled an office with credit and was
well known. He nominated George H.
Clark
Mclaughlin said that he thought it
would be taking snap judgment to
elect Immediately. He asked if it was
necessary that man should be an I'M
dertaker in order to be eligible for Cor
oner He was Democrat and would
like to vote for a Democrat for the po-
Sition. This was a Democratic board,
| or ought TO be, and he wanted time in
Which to find a Democratic candidate
and secure a petition.
Morrison said he did not know what
the Supervisor from the Second meant
by Democratic board. Less than ten
days ago there was an election for
Chairman and a Democrat was a candi
date, but was not elected. The former
board had always treated him fairly and
had elected him Chairman without
asking him whether he was a Democrat
or not
In the convention in which he was
nominated he had declined to pledge
himself to support the ticket from top
to bottom and had expressed himself
in favor of letting the other members
or the convention vote for some other
than him, if they thought best He
would vote for a Republican if he
thought him the best man.
If the Major wanted only Democrats
elected by the board he was very short
sighted in not voting for a Democrat for
chairman, but instead of that he voted
Tor a Republican. He did not think he
would vote for a Democrat now, or that
he had a candidate, and he was evident
ly not Democrat all the time.
Mclaughlin thought he ought to have
few days to get a man with petition,
but Jenkins declared the nominations
closed and called for ballot.
brennan, when his name was called
said he might disappoint some people
He had voted before for Hamilton,
when there We're three candidates and
no petitions. He voted then with the
idea that if was for the remainder of
the unexpired term. He thought this
was snap judgment and did not see
why the matter had not been brought
up before election, so that the people
| could vote on it. He should therefore
vote for George H. Clark.
Mclaughlin said he did not think
there was any use of voting, but he
would vote for Alexander Mcdonald.
The board had knocked him out of one
position and he would vote to put him
in another.
Curtis voted for McMullen and Morri-
son and Jenkins for Clark, and he was
declared elected Coroner for the unex-
pired term. He thanked the board and
assured them that he would do his duty
| to the best of his ability.
The board then settled back into the
| usual placid current of events and the
passage of bills was in order.
County Assessor Berkey presented his
| field blocks book for the consideration of
the board and spoke of the necessity OF
preparing new ones. He asked the board
10 make an appropriation to meet the
| expense of preparing two new books,
which would be about 500.
On motion of Morrison the matter was
referred to the District Attorney with
request for his written opinion.
The hearing of the petition of Mrs.
Kruger and others for a road and the re-
port of the viewers was set for July 9Th,
as were those of John Meister and w.
B. Bradford for opening county roads.
In regard to the oral opinion of the
District Attorney given in the morn
ing regarding the semi annual state
ment of the boards doings, Morrison
| asked for the instruction Of the board
as to what he should do. If ordered to
| have the statement published, he should
! keep down the expense as much as pos
sible.
| Curtis moved that the Chairman of
the Printing Committee (Morrison) be
authorized to employ some suitable per
son to prepare the statement during the
! present month. Carried.
Curtis moved that a road poll-tax of
| 50 on each person liable to such tax un-
der the law outside the city be levied.
| Carried.
The claim of J. J. Bauer for services
rendered as clerk on the Election Board
was unanimously allowed.
The board adjourned for the term.