Show C california ruia union state convention A call has blen issued by tile the union contral central committee for a state convention to ae assemble resemble at sacramento on the instant to delegates to the national convention chieh 1 lich aill ill nominate a candidate for the presidency to he be supported by the loy loyal at masses of the nation at the ensuing election in california californi a as in other states there will be a close contest between tile the friends more esp especially of president lincoln an and d secretary chase while the of the nation will probably receive a due share of attention from the politicians the usual contest between the office seekers and the officeholders office holders the ins in and the outs cuts may reasonably be expected A little leaven of ered patriotism and unselfish devotion to the count rys we welfare would do no harm ana might do much good god in leavening the ni whole bole lump although Altho tigh the state supreme court has haq decided that sold icis who enlisted to servo serve their country and gave gaic the highest bigla osgood of good citizenship ate not entitled to vote tote for state or county officers there is nothing in the decision much less in in common sense which mould exclude them for voting for ident lye ive think it not improbable that the present legislature of california will pass a a law which N vill ill not be obnoxious to the constitution even as by the Su court Cour courland tand and which will recognize the rights or of the califor nit volunteers to have then say as to who shall bo be the next whether they do oi 01 not there is no legal or constitutional to the undoubted light ol 01 the sold soldier leri to be beard in the national contention ven tion no loyal or national convention wo we at abc c sure x ci ever or question thell right light to representation depre however much a loyal supreme up reine coutt may into out their v otos ole at a general election on oil constitutional constitution it grounds would it not be bul wul then lor for thu the volunteers hele to elect some suit sul tible poison son to attend tile lio stile convention and re represent the sol sold fuis dicig of utah it nui jila bo be impracticable to send a i delegato delegate from harr lore for th it purpose but t there would be no im in con conferina fering the poi urto or to cast thel aln ii lole I 1 ole upon some undoubtedly loyal citizen ol of CaIllo inh who mould 1011 i et their A betts lenn s |