The record-union., 1898-06-12
THIRTEEN A LUCKY NUMBER.
SACRAMENTO GETS THE DEMO-
CRATIC CONVENTION.
It Will Probably Secure the Re-
publican State Conven-
tion Also.

Sacramento gets the Democratic
State convention.
That was settled yesterday at the
meeting of the Democratic State Cen
trail Committee in San Francisco.
Thirteen was the lucky number of
votes that did the business and gave
that majority, leaving Santa Cruz to
mourn by the sad sea waves.
Sacramento sent down a delegation
of rustlers. There is sometimes diff
6erence between talking and working,
but the Sacramento delegation We're
both takers and workers., and they GOT
there all right.
When the meeting was called to order
by Chairman Afford he stated that the
fixing of the place for holding the con-
vention was the first and only order Of
business. The motion of John w.
Mitchell that the committee proceed
to fix the time and place of holding
the convention was adopted, and when
nominations were called for, Isador
Alexander moved that it be held at
Sacramento, in the banner Democratic
county of the State.
Mr. Norval of Merced placed San
Francisco in nomination and Mr.. Cas-
sin of Santa Cruz, placed that city in
nomination, eulogiZing it highly San
Francisco withdrew from the contest.
Then the remaining parties buckled
down to business. Mayor Land vent TO
work buttonholing delegates and was
very successful. One of the up-country
delegates succumbed and handed him
two proxies to be voted for Sacrament
to and he also did good missionary
work with others. Judge Hinkson
and f. D. McCabe made excellent
speeches in favor of Sacramento, and
the Mayor followed with another,
winding up by telling them that if
they would hold the convention in Sac
ramento, the only suitable place for
it, he would give them a hearty well
come and make it wide-open town for
them, a promise which they applaudej
heartily.
Governor Budd also threw his influ-
ence in favor of Sacramento, saying
that he was a friend of the city and
always had been. In conversation he
said that he had been much misrepre-
sented and it had been stated that he
was opposed to having the convention
held at Sacramento, which was not so.
Peter Shields, Governor Budd's Iri-
vate Secretary, voted thirteen proxies
for Sacramento when the roll was
called.
The result of the vote was fifty-siX
for Sacramento against fOrty-three for
Santa Cruz and Sacramento was de-
clared the place for holding the con-
vention.
Mr. Laymance of Alameda moved
that the convention be held on Aug
ust Odd, and several other dates We're
mentioned.
Mayor Land told Chairman Afford
that the Agricultural Society would
begin fitting up the New Pavilion
about three weeks before the State
Fair opened and warned him that If
the date for the convention were fixed
later than August 10th, it might not
be possible to get the use of the build
ing. which was the only suitable one
for so large body. Mr.. Afford asked
him to ascertain frO.n the society what
was the latest date on which the pavil-
ion could be secured, and intimated
that the convention might be held on
the 10th if that was the latest possible
date it could be secured for.
Colonel Dan Burns. in conversation
with the Mayor. at a later time. said
that the Republican convention would
almost certainly be held in Sacramento
also He was also given the same
caution with regard to the pavilion.