Amador ledger., 1906-09-28

schedule by successive legislatures.
Our legislative candidates, if elected.
are recommended t do all in their
power to change this condition so
that the cost of civil litigation and
recording of instruments will be
placed where it belongs, upon the
lltlgants engaged, and upon those
DOUG business at the court house,
instead of upon the general taxpayers
as is the case under the existing
system.
RESOLVED, That we are in favor of
the separation of the office of tax
collector from the sheriff's office, as
the duties of the two offices are dis
similar. We would recommend that
the supervisors take such action
as will place the duties of tax
collector upon the assessor, which
Will require that official to have
his office at the county seat open
during business hours all the year
round.
Resolved, That we are in favor of
having all road work done under the
contract system, aud recommend our
representatives in the legislature to
amend the law making this method
mandatory instead of optional as now.
h. Z. VOORHEES,, chairman.
Committee on per manent organi-
zatlon and order of business recon-
mended that the temporary officers be
made permanent and that the bust
ness be transacted in the following
order
l. Report of committees.
2 Nomination of sheriff.
8. Nomination of treasurer.
4. County clerk and auditor.
3. Assessor.
8. District attorney.
7. Superintendent of schools.
8. County recorder.
y. Coroner and public admins
TRAITOR.
III. County surveyor.
IL. Selection of chairman of county
central committee.
II. Selection of secretary of county
central committee.
IL. Meeting of township conven-
tions for nomination of township
officers, and selection of two members
of county central committee for each
township.
IA. Report of township conventions
and ratification of same by conven-
tion.
At this point r. Webb addressed the
convention, stating that it was an
unique gathering, perhaps unequaled
in linking in its membership, the
past and present history of the re-
publican party. This was the jubilee
of the party. Fifty years ago the first
republican Candidates for president
and vice president we're presented to
the voters. And there was one
person present, now venerable with
age, who fifty years ago took part in
the organization of the party in
Amador county, and IN the political
path he then elected to head in
the days of his early manhood, there
today and through all the interven-
ing years, his feet had travelled. He
had voted for Fremont, and all down
the line of the iIlustrious men
who had been elected upon the re-
publican ticket. He had seen the
party grow from a thing of small
beginning to the greatest political
organization on earth. His name was
f. M. Whitmore, and he moved that
as fitting recognition of his party
services, he be admitted to a place on
the platform by the side of the presid-
ing officer, as honorary chairman
and vice president of the convention.
The motion was carried with cheers,
amp the vetern republican was escort
ed to the platform, and took his seat
there throughout the proceeding.
After pause, it was found that
there was another Fremont republican
present. He was not a delegate, but
motion was made and carried with
out dissenting voice, that he be ad-
mitted as an honorary member, and
take his seat With his brother veteran
on the platform. He was j. j. Davis
of Shenandoah valley. who took
part fifty years back in the organiza-
tlon of the republican party in Ell
Dorado county
The two venerable republicans both
over so years old, made brief addresses
thanking the convention for the
honor so bestowed upon them.
A motion was made and carried that
each delegate and proxy be assessed
81, and that all candidates for
nomination placed before the con-
vention be required to deposit the
sum of S. with the secretary
Also on motion of r. Webb each
candidate for nomination was re-
quired to indorse the platform, and
pledge himself, whether nominated or
not, to support the ticket.
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