Bob, Good one... I got my CALIFORNIA VOTER INFORMATION GUIDE today - for real! How timely. Bet it would have been easier to vote in those days, but I don't have a thing to wear<VBG> I hope someone can come up with the 1851 election results, that would be fun! Good job, Bob, keep 'em coming. RUTH _____________________________ Ruth & Don Skewis [email protected] > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, September 24, 1998 11:52 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [CA-GOLDRUSH-L] Re: Placer County's First Political Convention > - 1851 > > > Howdy, > It appears our 49er/reminiscer Howard C. GARDINER was also a > part-time > politician:-))). Lets join him again at Horse Shoe Bar as he relates: > "About this time [1851] the first political convention in > PLACER County > for the nomination of members of the Legislature and County > officers was held > at AUBURN, the county seat. One morning, while at work at my claim, I was > notified that I had been elected as a delegate from the HORSE SHOE BAR > PRECINCT:-))))) on the previous evening, and was expected to go with the > others that day. At first I demurred, as I had no CLOTHES fit to > appear in at > a public convention, but the demurrer was overruled, so I went to BRONK'S, > purchased a decent rig, and in less than an hour was en route for Auburn. > "Party lines were drawn at the first State election, and > conventions were > held in every county by both DEMOCRATS and WHIGS. Arbraham BRONK, Captain > George W. CLAPP, William KIDD, Captain THOMPSON, Henry FRENCH, and myself > constituted the delegation from our precinct to the Democratic > Convention at > Auburn in the summer of 1851. The county seat was about eight > miles from our > Bar. We reached Auburn and participated in the proceedings of the > convention, > which was called to order just after dinner by a young lawyer > named THOMAS, > who was, I think, a Southerner. > "Mr THOMAS was chosen chairman, and, on assuming the > position, explained > the object of the meeting. He suggested the order of proceedings. > Committees > on credentials and resolutions were appointed, and matters were > conducted in > accordance with the rules generally observed on such occasions. > There was a > full attendance from every precinct in the county. Apppropriate > resolutions > were adopted, and a full ticket was nominated. Abraham BRONK was > nominated for > county clerk and subsequently elected. The delegates were mostly > strangers to > each other, and aside from BRONK, I remember no county nominee.Everything > passed off quietly; the convention adjourned with three cheers for the > Democratic ticket, which at the ensuing election was successful." > NOTE: Sorry, don't have any more specifics on the political > slates or the > county election results. Do any of YOU? Not that I have a > special interest, > but some other folks might. .I believe that in 1851, Placer > County was carved > from Yuba and Sutter Counties. > > Got one more from Horse Shoe before we move to other Northern mines:-)) > Bob Norris in Dallas > <BNorris166aol.com> > > > > ==== CA-GOLDRUSH Mailing List ==== > Automatic Administrative Reminder: > To help those who perform research lookups, please use one or > more of the following when asking for help with California ancestors, > and please note the dates such records are available: > CADI = California Death Index (1905-1995). > CAIF = California Information File (1850-1956). > CAMI = California Marriage Index (1949-1986). > DAR = Daughters of the American Revolution Indexes. > NDGW = Native Daughters of the Golden West (index and books) > and, dob = date of birth; dod = date of death. > ILL = InterLibrary Loan > Hope these help! > > > > > > > > > > >