The herald., 1898-09-24
REPUBLICAN TICKET
NOMINATED AT RIVERSIDE'S
COUNTY CONVENTION
Conduct of the War Endorsed-Lyman
Evans Captures the District
Attorney Nomination

RIVERSIDE, Sept. 23.-The Republic
an county convention met here at 10
a. m. today for the purpose Of placing a
county ticket In the field. There were
POI out of 2l1 delegates present. The
convention organized temporarily by Sc
Letting C. b. Webster of Corona for tenn
porary chairman and H. T. Hays of this
city for temporary secretary. After the
following committees had been appoint
ed the convention adjourned until pm:
Credentials-H. Bantz, H. A. West
brook, S. G. Butler, H. X. Smith, w. S.
Ruby.
Order of business. D. Robb, w. A.
E. Michenor.
E. S. Moulton, II. A. Plimpton, G. S.
De Line, A. C. Keith.
Upon reconvening the committeeman
selected A. p. Johnson of this city for
permanent chairman, H. I. Hays for Sec
rotary and G. b. Kennedy for assistant
secretary.
A set Of resolutions indorsing the adj
ministration, the Sacramento platform,
Candidate Fl. T. Gage, urging the con-
struction Of the Nicaraguan canal, in
dorsing the conduct Of the war, ETC..
were adopted.
After collecting an assessment of 81
from each delegate and IS from each
candidate, the convention proceeded
with the nomination of sheriff, the first
office on the list. There were three
names presented: Captain w. B. John
son Qncumbent, P. NJ. Coburn of Co.
roma and J. r. Johnston of Union. The
choice Of the convention was P. M. Co
burn of Corona.
w. w. Phelps was nominated for clerk,
w. B. Clancy for auditor, E. H. Cru
we'll for recorder and o. ]. Palmer for
tax collector, the last two being renom-
mated.
The next fight was on district attor-
ney; it was hot contest, too. The
names placed in nomination were Ly-
man Evans, A. A. Adair and w. A.
Caldwell. Lyman Evans was finally
chosen for the place.
d. G. Mitchell was nominated for
treasurer, w. F. Montague for assessor,
M. s. Bowman for PUBLIC administrator,
c. S. Dickson for coroner, George Pear
son for surveyor, K. H. Gruwell for re-
corder and E. p. Oakley for superintend-
ent of schools.
Hon. J. G. Needham. Republican can
didate for congress, attended and ad-
dressed the convention.
The nominations for supervisors were:
First district, o. B. Fuller; Second dis
trict, DR.. Craven; Fourth district, G.
z. Durham; Fifth district, j. E. Brown.
Riverside Notes
Fourteen carloads of ties have been
received by the Riverside and Arlington
Street Car company, which will be used
in laying the new track for the electric
lin. Several carloads Of heavy rails have
been received for the same purpose, and
both rails and ties are being distributed
along the line in lower Arlington. The
officers of the company say the road will
be operated by electricity before the win
ter is over.
j. F. Miner, who killed s. ]. Darrah at
Banning about a year ago, and who is
under sentence of six years in San Quen-
tin, is still in the county jail, awaiting
the decision Of the Supreme court on his
appeal for a newastrial. He expects the
court to hand down decision when it
convenes in Los Angeles next month.
The Republicans will run a special
train to San Bernardino tomorrow to
take a crowd over to boom the Cage
Kyle meeting.