PUBLICATIONS OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE LIBRARY, No. 1. HISTORY OF POLITICAL CONVENTIONS IN CALIFORNIA, 1849-1892. BY WINFIELD J. DAVIS, Historian of the Sacramento Society of California Pioneers. SACRAMENTO: Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1892, By RUSSELL D. STEPHENS, W. S. GREEN, FLEET F. STROTHER, H. E. MCCUNE, and E. O. MILLER, ! Trustees of the California State Library, FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. TRUSTEES' PREFACE. It has been the object of the authorities of the California State Library to collect all obtainable matter relating to the history of California and of the Pacific coast. While pursuing this object, the librarian learned of the valuable manuscript in the hands of Winfield J. Davis, from which this book is printed. Believing that it contained matter which should be preserved and made accessible, a proposition for its purchase was made. Mr. Davis finally offered to transfer the copyright to the library provided the trustees would pub. lish the book. This was considered very liberal, and was accepted. A limited number of copies have been printed, and will be sold to cover the cost. We think the work a valuable one, and hope the reception accorded it by the public will justify our action in printing it in this form. Sacramento, January, 1893. |