The San Francisco call., 1898-10-07
SMOOTH-SAILING CONVENTION
J. W. ATHERTON THE CHOICE
 FOR ASSEMBLxMAN.
Robert Grasham Beats Bonneau for Clerk-Supervisor Taylor for Sheriff and Barstow for
 Treasurer.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SAN RAFAEL, Oct. 6.-The Marin County Republican convention has been relegated to the historical page.
 When the convention was called to order in the Superior Court room of the Courthouse there were present eighty three delegates, representing the pre- cincts of San Rafael, Sausalito, Rich ardson, Las Gallinas, San Quentin, San Anselmo, Mill Valley, Boltnas, Females, Black, Larkspur, Olema, Tiburon, No vato, San Antonio Nicasio, Point Reyes. Marshall and BelVedere.
 William Barr called the convention to order and General Dickinson was se- lected as temporary chairman by ac- clamation. J. Fottrell, J. H. Pryor and Fred Linsley were elected secretaries in the same manner.
 Committees were appointed as fol- lows:
 Credentials-W. s. Dreypolcher, W; Davis, George E. Ring, C. H. Becker and
 Permanent organization and order of busineSs-W. F. C. HassOn, William Van derbilt, P. J. Sartori, A. Martinelh and J. Bonner.
 Platform-Henry KnitteI, F. G. Water house, Daniel E. Hayes, P. H. O'Brien and Edward Bean.
 The committee on platform brought in a report indorsing the Republican
 
 ommendtng that the Marin County roads be made the best in the State.
 For Assemblyman four names were presented-J. w. Atherton, T. V. O'Brien, Orton Hubbell and Charles l. Heverin. Hubbell withdrew, and the first ballot resulted in 51 votes for Atherton, 10 for O'Brien and P for Heverin. The result was greeted with cheers and ''throWdOWn" number one for the De Young forces.
 For Sheriff and Tax Collector three names were presented-William Barr Chairman of the Board of Supervis ors), William Taylor and Thomas by vote of 51, Barr 19 and Nichols F. Long continued applause greeted the result, and MT. Barr was the first to congratulate the winner.
 Thomas Bonneau, the incumbent, was then put forward as a candidate for the nomination of County Clerk, his sole opponent being Robert Graham, the popular conductor of the narroW-gauge railroad. Graham won with A votes. Bonneau received 39.
 & F. Barstow was nominated for Treasurer by exclamation, no oppo- .nent caring to break lance with the old Warhorse.
 For District Attorney E. B. Marti- nelli and T. P. Boyd were the only can didates Martinelli received AS votes to Boyd's 35 a good piece of machine work changing the outlook at the last moment.
 The candidates for Auditor were H. F Taft, w. F. Dougherty, F. S. Holland, George F. Ryan, W. H. Vaughan, W. H. Devalin and Matthew Canavan. Five ballots were taken, and it was only after the withdrawal of five names that Taft triumphed by a large majority. Ira L. Parks (for As sessor), Robert FurIong (for Superin- tendent of Schools), and George L. Richardson (for SurveyOr) were nomi- mated by exclamation. Edward Eden was nominated for Coroner. He re- ceived sixty-eight votes to Dr. J. K. Frink's twelve, owing partly to a scur- rilous attack made by circulating cards printed by the notorious T. H. Rush.
 At p. m. a recess was taken for an hour and half, and on recOnvening D. L. Hayden was elected as nominee for Supervisor from the Fifth District and Will Barr from the First. George Rod den beat E. Gardner by one vote for Justice of the Peace of San Rafael Township George Agnew and John Cannon were elected as nominees for constable. J. H. Pryor was elected chairman of the county committee.
 The convention adjourned about g o'clock with three cheers for the suc- cess of the Republican party.