Year: 1867

clusively that General Bidwell and his
friends had determined not to resist the ad-
mission of the San Francisco delegation
They made vigorous fight against the ad-
mission of the Sacramento delegation and
| ask again. if my decision was so fraudulent
and outrageous, why did they not resist It?
Butt propose to answer more fully the
question why admitted the San Francisco
delegation and excluded that from Sacramen.
to. Sacramento had two sets OF delegates,
originating from two separate Conventions
the Conventions called by two separate Com
mittees, both claiming to be the regular
Union organization there was, in my
opinion, fair showing for contest. In
San Francisco there was but one Central
Committee. but one primary election, but
one County Convention, and but one set of
delegates came to the State Convention with
credentials from majority of that County
Convention. The contestants came as the
representatives of factious minority, which
had made an indecent attempt to break up
the County Convention, and came here
without expecting to be admitted, only
hoping to rule out the regular delegation
until permanent organization could be had,
thereby defraudng San Francisco out of
any participation in the preliminary organi-
zation. In my opinion, to have recognized
them as contestants would have been estab-
fishing precedent that would ever after
have precluded the holding of State Con-
vention. With this precedent established,
minorities on either si1e could get up friv-
olous contestants in every county in the State
and prevent the organization Of State Con-
ventI0n.


As to the frauds perpetrated in the Con.
/ ,bot a.
one fraudulent act committed, or one trick
resorted to, to secure the nomination IF
Gorham or myself, | am not aware of it. |
have attended many Conventions in this
State, and | am free to say that Gorham was
nominated with as little effort at the Con-
vention as any man | ever saw nominated
for Governor And the result of the Con.
vention proves my assertion to be correct
He could not have been "drven to the
wall, as has been stated. and compelled to
trade and traffic in votes, or he would have
made a slate that would have assisted him
in his own nomination. If he was so pressed
why did he not make some arrangement with
some candidate for Attorney General, and
with some one for State Trea surer, and
some one for Clerk of the supreme Court,
that could have rendered him some assis.
tance? 1t is well known fact that he
favored the parties nominated for those posi-
tions, and it is as well known that neither of
the three favored his nomination.


Much has been said about my nomination,
and about the corruption of the Convention,
and many of those who feel aggrieved are
consulting as to the best means OF getting me
off the ticket. Now, will suggest what
think will be the easiest way to get me off. |
here declare that all the charges of corruption
and fraud, whether general or specific, are
false and without foundation and if any
man, or set of men, will substantiate one
fraudulent act, or trick perpetrated by me,
either before or during the primaries, before
or at the Convention, in order to secure the
nomination of Gorbam or myself, or any
other nominee, then | will imm ediately place
in the hands of the State Central Commit
tee my withdrawal from the ticket and /
appeal to every candid Union man whether
my accusers should not either substantiate
their charges or render me their support.


WIN. III. PARKS.