Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-17
DECIDE NUMBER
Of DELEGATES
County Central Committee Finishes
Its Labors and Sets the
Date of Meeting for
August 20

Inere VIII De S34 delegates to the
next Republican county convention, on
the basis of one delegate to each forty
votes cast for the Republican nominees
for presidential electors at the election
held in November, 1904. This appor-
tionment was fixed by the executive
committee of the county committee and
approved by the full committee at
meeting held at the headquarters, 1857
South Spring street, yesterday morn
ing. The time and place for holding
the county convention was left to the
members of the executive committee.
The increase in the voting popula-
tion is shown by the fact that al
though the basis of apportionment is
nearly twice as large as 1t was two
years ago, the number of delegates
has been increased by $780, Two years
ago, on an apportionment of one dele
gate to every twenty-five voters, the
number of delegates to the county
convention was 704.
Task Is Difficult
The task of making the apportion-
ment this year was an unusually diff
cult one owing to the creation of sew
enty new precincts by the board of
supervisors. few of the commit
teemen maintained that their pre-
cincts were entitled to more delegates
than had been accorded them by the
executive committee, but the practical
impossibility of doing more than ap-
proximatng results in most of the
new precincts was generally recog-
nized, and a motion that the report as
presented be approved with a few
minor corrections was unanimously
carried.
Bradner w. Lee, chairman of the
committee, announced that it was
within the province of the committee
at this meeting to fix the time and
place for holding the convention, but he
suggested that possibly this might bet
ter be left to the discretion of the ex-
| eeutive committee. He pointed out
that an effort was being made to Sc
cure the state convention for this city,
| and there was danger that the two
dates would conflict. He thought it
would be advisable to wait until after
the state committee had fixed the date
| for holding its convention, and this
! suggestion was adopted.
VIII Convene In August
| It is generally understood that pro-
viding the date does not conflict in
any way with that of the state con-
vention, the county convention will be
held August 20. AS to the place for
| holding the convention Chairman Lee
explained that the auditoriums at both
Long Beach and Venice had been ten
dered for that purpose. At present
| Simpson auditorium seemed to be the
only available place for holding the
| gathering in Los Angeles, as the new
auditorium will not be completed in
time. He thought, however, that
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enough to accommodate all the dele
gates and others who desired to at
| tend if this city is chosen as the place
| for holding the convention.
Another subject that was left to the
discretion of the executive committee
was the fixing of dates for holding the
primaries outside of Los Angeles and
| Pasadena, in which cities that point
| is covered by law. A motion was
passed, however, recommending that
the committee order the primaries
held ON a Saturday afternoon from II
to 7 o'clock.
Want State Convention
An earnest effort is being made to
induce the Republican state COM
mittee to name Los Angeles as the
| place for holding the state convention.
A meeting of the committee will be
| held in San Francisco June 26 to de-
eide this question. 1t is said that three
other cities will make a strong con-
test for the honor. The impression
prevails that the convention Will be
held the latter part of August, and
that S25 delegates will be appointed on
the basis of $50 votes for each dele
gate.
The Democratic state committee will
meet in San Francisco next week, and
that committee also will be urged to
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holding its convention, A strong dele
cation will go north to present the
claims Of this city for that honor.