The record-union., 1898-08-13

District, and that w. B. Hamilton will
be the candidate for County Clerk. 1t
is also said that 1t means that J. C.
March will be the nominee for District
Attorney.
1t is also said that Daniel Mckay
will be nominated for Supervisor in the
First District
NOMINATIONS IN ORDER.
Nominations for candidates for the
Assembly from the Twentieth and
Twenty first Districts being in order,
Charles L. Hughes moved that the can
didate for the former be named at a
future time by the County Central
| Committee. The motion was carried.
w. H. Devlin placed Captain W. P.
Forsman in nomination for the position
of Assemblyman for the Twenty first
District. Captain Forsman was nomin-
ated by aclamation, and briefly adj
dressed the convention.
| c. M Harrison placed in nomination
for Sheriff j. NJ. Morrison, and he, too,
was chosen by acclamation.
/ Before the convention met the friends
of David Ahern had decided not to al
low his name to be mentioned, as Nor
rison was clearly in the majority.
| Mr.. Morrison, in addressing the con-
vention, said the nomination had been
surprise to him. He stopped ana
! took fresh start, and in the end said
he would get out and rustic, and that
the man who beat him would know he
had been in a fight.
The positions of County Clerk, Dis
trict Attorney and Assessor, which had
been given to Populists and Silver Re-
4 trNt1l 1t1,y 1Aff
body seemed to want the nomination
for Auditor and Recorder, on motion
of d. w. Carmichael it, too, was left
vacant, to be filled later by the County
Central Committee.
c. p. Cohn of Folsom placed in nom-
ination for County Treasurer Erskine
| Greer.
w. III. Devlin named for the position
James G. Davis of this city.
! Peter J. Shields seconded the nomina-
ton of Greer, and contended that at
least one office ought to be filled by a
candidate from the country.
| Each Of the nominees, by the way.
was called to the platform to replenish
the treasury SO worth, and incidental
| ly to address the convention.
During the roll-call Mr.. Devlin with
drew Mr.. Davis name after his nom
! ination seemed to be past hope.
| Thereupon the nomination of Mr..
Greer was made by acclamation.
| A resolution recognizing the manly
and independent course Of Stephen NJ.
White as Senator was unanimously
adopted.
Isador Alexander sent a resolution to
the desk and demanded that it be read.
The resolution, however, was referred
to the Committee on Platform and Res
olutions 1t was as follows:
| Resolved, That the convention in
dorse the present State textbook sys-
/ tenn; and, believing that it should be
perpetuated in order to augment a
more perfect system of free public
school tuition in the State of Califor-
mia, be it further
Resolved, That the Democratic par
ty, in County Convention assembled, Is
1 in favor Of maintaining the State
Printing Office as necessity"
| The resolution was hung up by the
Resolutions Committee, and was never
dragged to life.
AS no candidate appeared for the Of
fees of Superintendent of Schools and
Coroner, those positions were left va
cant, to be subsequently filed by the
4 county 1eulTdl
Robert H. Hawley and Michael Fay
were placed in nomination for the posi-
ton of Public Administrator.
During the roll-call it was discovered
that Delegate Clark had been voting
fact, j. Gegan was buried during the
afternoon, having died after giving
Clark his proxy.
caoroa Niaa cfY-11cl< tbp rOrlIIar chord
when he explained that it was fully As
Just to vote a dead man at a conven-
tion as at the polls.
Fay received the nomination by a
round vote.
A. G. Winn was nominated for Coun-
ty Surveyor by acclamation.
Bruce Knott was unanimously NOM
mated for Supervisor of the Fifth Dis
trict
f. D. McCabe placed in nomination
Judge w A Henry as candidate for
Township Justice Of the Peace of Sac
ramento.
Judge Henry was nominated by ac-
clamation.
The nomination of candidate for
City Justice of the Peace for Sacra-
mento was passed.
W. w Whitney and William P. Clark
were nominated for Constables of Sac
| ramento.
Nominees for Sutter Township off,
cials were announced as follows: JUS
tices of the Peace, w. w. Ellis and w
A. Anderson; Constables, j. S. Boggess
and ]. G. Shook.
AS a Finance Committee, as required
under the law, Chairman Woodman ap-
pointed Frank Lyman, Charles OFT, IT
M. La Rue, Jr., Peter Flaherty and c.
M. Harrison.
At II o'clock p. m. the convention ad-
journed.
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