Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-09-27
CALIFORNIA POLITICS.
The Independents In COnVention-N0ml-
nations Made and Platform OF Prin-
clples Adopted.
Speech Of Governor Booth ia Response
to Serenade a by the Delegates to
the Convention.

SAN Francisco, September 26.-The
Independent convention at Saefame ltO,
last night nominated y. w. MeKinsiey,
of this city, justice Of the supreme court.
Heis Democrat, and at present Judge
| of the twelfth district court. The con-
ventiOn adopted a platform and resOlu-
tons that all opponents to organised cor
ruption form themselves into political
| body known as the peoples Independent
party; repudiate to fealty tyrannical
| rule, sinking citizens to servile partisans;
condemns the system of using money
eou1ptly in elections; condemns all
political rings and cliques formed to
control the action of government
| pledges the party that the civil service
reform resist all credit-mobilier con-
| tracts and finance companies; denounee
the present system Of the distribution
OF lands and grounds to railroads and
other corporations; opposes all kinds Oi
subsidies by federal or State, or county
municipal grants; opposes the present
tariff; favors taxing solvent debts; "a
vors the eight-hour law; opposed
to Chinese immigration; opposed
to the election Of the President fol
more than one term of four years. The
last resolution ind0rses the noble stand
of Governor Booth in behalf of popular
rights and against the encroachments
of Unscrupulous politicians and railroad
| corporations. Tumultuous applause
| followed the reading Of this resolution.
The repoTtwas unanimously adopted.
A State central committe was recon-
mended.
After adjournment the members o1
the convention proceeded in procession
to the residence of Governor Booth. In
response to a serenade he addressed the
people briefly as follows:
FELLOW w-CITIzENs-I am glad to see
you all. Thankful beyond power Of
language to express. If ever there
was a movement which had its incep-
ton spontaneously with the people
themselves, it is this which you have
organized. 1t is absolutely without lead
ership, except insofar as you have Civ
en- it formerly honest, able men, looking
forward to immediate results; speculat-
ing in probabilities while they
have been calculating. The people
have been moving en- nldSse behind
them and have swept everything before
them. Prolonged applause. In the
history of State conventions there has
Dctu uOnc suCn fto lAiahE aSScl1b1Cu
here to-day. Enthusiastic applause.
Some newspapers have treated youl
efforts as a kind Of treason, just
as if the people did not have
the right to assemble in their own man.
ner. But the politicians must always
take this thing upon themselves and
mark the way in which they must
move. Gentlemen, you have done
nobly.
The action of the peoples convention
at Sacramento, last night, is regarded
very important in significance. Dele
gates from this city and some others
were under the impression that the
time had not then arrived for the or
ganization of a new party, but delegates
from all portions of the interior were
overwhelmingly in favor of an imme-
diate decisive action that way. Our
delegates yielded a ready assent. b.
Van Cliff was elected president of the
convention. The delegates are repre-
sentative men in full accord with the
sentiments of the people expressed at
the late election.