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CALIFORNIA. 



The maiority report was approved by the nated delegates to the Baltimore Convention, 

 ^ti <SlL^ and the proper steps and adopted the following resolutions : 



m U tnATAonte its m-ovisions by'both parties. Resolved. That the best interests of the nation 

 nonfat was re- require a change in the administration of the Govern- 

 Subsequently, m 1H8, tiM :J!/h Sent, and all good citizens should disregard the pre- 

 vived, the details of which Will be Stated juices and differences of the past, and unite in one 

 the next volume. grand effort to restore the Government to its original 



While opposing the Central Pacific Railroad pu rity. 



Tomnanv in reference to the location of their Resolved, That we earnestly condemn and protest 



iciv^cuv, n^Tv^tfpA nf against the machinations, tyranny, extravagance, and 



terminus on Goat Island the Committee oi C J> tions of the Adm i n ? stra tion of U. S. Grant, 



One Hundred took steps for the construction whicl ^ for lobbying schemes and building up mo- 



of some competing line to connect San Fran- n0 polies, has no parallel in the history of our country. 



Cisco with the Eastern States. Their object Resolved, That we fully recognize the patriotism 



* to guard the people against exactions to and pure motives of the Liberal Reform Republicans, 

 was, to gun 'io agiiiou an ^ trust t k at such ac tion may be taken at the Balti- 

 be feared from a monopoly, and to avoid \ > more Convention as will result in t he hearty coopera- 

 delays occasioned by the natural obstacles > t j on O f al j p ar ti e s opposed to the present Adminis- 

 the progress of trains on that route in winter, tration, and that we recommend to the consideration 

 In accordance with one of their resolutions, of the National Democratic Convention the principles 

 they met S the beginning of May, and ap- enu f ed in tlie P latform of the Cl atl Con ' 

 pointed a Committee of Three to proceed to ^jgJJJ^ That> having an abiding confidence in the 

 the Eastern States, and collect reliable inior- w i s( } om an d patriotism of the Democratic National 

 mation concerning the affairs of the Atlantic Convention soon to be assembled at Baltimore, we 

 & Pacific Railroad Company, with a view to pledge ourselves to give the nominees of that con- 

 bring about a connection of the city of San ve ^^^ t weTave our delegates to the Na- 

 Francisco with the City of Bt Louis, M. }S uri, tional Convention free and untrammelled, believing 

 by a continuous line along the^ thirty-fifth that wise counsels and devoted patriotism will govern 

 parallel. The commissioners, finding the con- their action. 

 dition of the company satisfactory, conferred 

 with its managers, and also with the municipal 

 authorities of St. Louis upon the subject of 

 their mission. The result of their inquiries 



and action was an arrangement entered into 



Upon the reading of the report submitted 

 by the chairman of the Committee on Resolu- 

 tions, one of the members of the convention 

 said : " I move that all that part of the report 

 of the Committee on Resolutions pertaining to 



between the city of San Francisco, the city of endorsing the Cincinnati, or any other Repub- 

 St. Louis, and the Atlantic & Pacific Railroad ij can platform, be stricken out." The chair 

 Company, to continue the said line to San declined to entertain the motion, saying, " It 



comes up on the question, whether the report 

 shall be adopted or not." The third resolution 



Francisco. 

 Enthusiastic meetings were held in favor 



of this line to accelerate its construction ; but passed with the same vote as the others. 



The Republicans met also in convention at 

 San Francisco on the 2d day of August, when 

 they nominated a full electoral ticket, and 



the enthusiasm seems to have then subsided, 

 farther investigations having produced a dis- 

 trust in the scheme. ^ 



No general election for State officers took adopted the following platform : 

 place in California during the year ; but the Resolved, That the Kepuhlican party of California, 

 presidential campaign has afforded occasion for i n convention assembled, heartily indorse the dec- 

 action to the political parties. laration of principles embodied in the platform of 



A Republican Convention was held at Sacra- the National Convention of the Republican^ party, 



mento on the 25th of April, and delegates were 



adopted at Philadelphia, and pledge themselves to 

 the cordial and united support of the standard-bearers 



nominated to the Philadelphia Convention. It tnere 8e i e cted for President and Vice-President of 



also adopted the following resolutions unani- 

 mously : 



Resolved, That we have a firm and abiding faith in 

 the principles of the Republican party, and point 



the United States. 



Resolved. That in U. S. Grant we recognize the 

 patriot, soldier, and statesman, under whose leader- 

 ship the Union was preserved, and whose record as 



ie principles of the Republican party, and point a soldier is fully equalled by his wise and prudent 

 tith pride to its achievements, believing that the a dministration of national affairs, by which peace has 

 party which brought order out of chaos, saved and been restored and the Union cemented, the debt and 

 preserved the nation, is alone worthy of administer- taxation greatly reduced, and the national flag re- 

 mg its affairs in the future. spected throughout the world. 



Resolved, That we fully and heartily indorse the 

 wise, patriotic, just, and economical Administration 

 of II. 8. Grant as President of the United States ; 



Resolved. That in Henry Wilson we hail the true 

 friend of labor, whose whole career has illustrated 



vi \j . w. vjii i*a JL AVDIVIUIIV ui ui v iii DOM ui/c*vi/o, that the Republic recognizes true merit in her sons, 



and that our delegates to the National Convention are w ho, by their ability, honesty, and worth, commend 



hereby instructed to use all honorable means to se- themselves to the confidence of the people. 



cure his renominatipn, he being the unanimous Resolved, That General U. S. Grant and Henry 



choice of the Republican party of the State of Cali- Wilson, by their course in civil life, and by their 



fornia. public and official acts, have proved themselves to 



Resolved, That the delegation from California to be the true, fast, and firm friends of labor and reform, 



the National Convention at Philadelphia vote as a Resolved, That the party claiming to be the follow- 

 unit for a candidate for Vice-President. 



A Democratic State Convention assembled 

 at San Francisco on the 20th of June, nomi- 



made an unconditional surrender of all that was left 



