The record-union., 1898-08-24
ORDER OF BUSINESS.
Extraordinary Powers for th'
State Central Committee.

The Committee on Permanent Organ
ization and Order of Business held a
| lengthy and somewhat warm session
behind closed doors last night. The
| subject up for discussion, and the one
that caused all the trouble, was the
qVestion of delegating many new pow
ers to the State General Committee, and
to the Executive Committee of the Gen.
trail Committee.
| After an extended debate the oppo-
nents Of extension of power were voted
down, and the report to the convention
| this morning will recommend giving to
| the State Central Committee extraor-
binary powers.
| The report as it will be presented to
the convention is in full as follows:
Temporary officers shall be the per-
manent officers of the convention.
We agree that the order Of nomina-
tions should be as follows:
| First-Governor.
Second-Lieutenant Governor.
Third-Two Associate Justices Of the
Supreme Court.
| Fourth-Secretary of State.
| F'ifth-Controller
| Sixth-State Treasurer.
| SeventirAttorney General.
| Eighth Superintendent Of State
Printing.
th-Superintendent of Public In
struction.
Tenth-Clerk of the Supreme Court.
| Selection of State Cen
| tral Committee ,as follows:
| The State Central Committee shall
consist of one member from each AS
;r+,~
sembly districts comprising more than
one county there shall be one commit
| teeman from each county in said AS
sembly district, and an Executive Com
mittee of twenty-one members, who
shall, within fifteen days after the ad-
journment of the State Convention, be
appointed from the State at large by
the nominee for Governor.
The members of the State Central
Committee from the several Assembly
districts and counties shall be elected
by the delegates therefrom to the State
Convention and announced and con-
frmed by the State Convention under
this order of business; and whenever,
| for any reason, no choice shall have
been made, the vacancies shall be filled
by appointments by the Chairman Of
the state convention.
The State Central Committee so ap
pointed, and their successors, in office,
shall be the supreme governing body of
the Republican party Of the State Of
| California, with full power to fill all
vacancies that may occur in the nom
| inees of State officers and in the Ex-
| ecutive Committee and the State Cen
| trail Committee. to call all State Con-
ventions and district conventions for
| the nomination of candidates for Rail-
road Commissioners and members Of
the State Board of Equalization, ap
| portion the representation therein and
| thereon, supervise and control the man.
ner of electing and appointing dele
gates thereto, provided that, unless 9TH
erwise ordered by the State General
Committee or the Executive Committee
thereof all primary elections hereafter
held for the election Of delegates of
such State and district conventions,
shall be held by Assembly districts,
provided that In Assembly districts
comprising more than one county such
elections shall be held by counties.
To decide and determine all contests
in the State that may arise in the dis
tricts, counties and cities and counties
of the State, and reorganize the party
therein whenever the same may be
necessary or expedient. Th Executive
Committee shall have and exercise all
the powers of the State Central Com
mittee when the latter is not in ses
sion, except the power to decide and de-
trrnine contests and reorganize the
party.
TIL meetings OF the State Central
Committee may be called at any time
by the Chairman thereof Or by order
of the Executive Committee, and when
ever requested by a majority of the
State General Committee other than
tn Executive Committee.