Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-06-24
Pacific Coast.

SACRAMENTO. June 22.-Tho Conyen-
ton reassembled at 8p. m. The COM
mittee on permanent organization re-
ported recommending for permanent |
officers: President. Hon. II. Edgerton;
Vice Presidents. d. B. Hoffman, San
Diego; s. Cowles, San Francisco; John
Kirk, Ell Dorado; Samuel Soule, San
Francisco; F. G. Ever, Napa; j. s.
Thompson, Los Angeles; W. Johnston,
Sacramento, and F. NJ. Ames, Sonoma;
Secretary, Albert Hart; Assistant secre-
taries. Ed. Carlson and A. F. Waastaff;
sergeant-at-Arms, A. Title. Order Of
business, reports, committees on Gre
dentials and platform and nominations.
After a few remarks by Edgerton on
taking the Chair. the Committee on Gre
dentials submitted a report, which was
adopted, and Swift. Chairman of the
| Committee on Platform, read the plat
form. The platform urges the necessity
of a peoples party, on account Of the
corruption of the other great parties, re-
affirms the principles OF the party rs
laid down by the Judicial Convention OF
the peoples party in September. 1873.
calls for strict legislative supervision
and control Of corporations, including
railway, gas and water companies. de-
mands that lakes and rivers be vested in
the people for purposes of irrigation.
general retrenchment Of public expendi-
lures, reduction of official salaries and
abolition Of the system Of fees in offices,
uniformity in assessment Of taxes and
avoidance Of double taxation of capital,
revision of grand and petty jury system.
Closing by affirming that individual con-
science, not party discipline, should be
the sole guide of voters. That the pur-
pose of the party Is to secure local and
State reform, which is independent Of
the question whether there will or will
not be o National Independent party in
the Presidential campaign Of 1876. Sew.
eral amendments were offered, which
! were referred to the COMMITTEES on Plat
. form, and the platform was then adopted
! viva voce. Nominations were next in
! order, and Catlin Of Sacramento. Gen
< Bidwell and Estee of San Francisco, were
!, placed in nomination without coming to
!. a vote. Convention adjourned till 10 q.
m. tomorrow.
y Pacheco was nominated Lieut.. Gov.
q ernor by reclamation. sa1
n San FnANcIsco, June 23.-The naya
y authorities have made arrangements will
8 Goodall, Wilson & Perkins to send thu
8 steamer San Luis to bring away the of
y ficers and crew Of the wrecked 6aranac
y A fire occurred last night on Broad
If way, near Kearney street, among 10
y of frame buildings. Loss about $40. 900
re Before the fire was extinguished anothe
id broke ont ON the corner OF Mason an
m Lombard streets. destroying fonr two
re story buildings. Loss, $50, 900.
Of SACRAMENTO. June 23.---The Conver
lg ton assembled. and on the first bale
3, for Governor, Estee received %, Catli
We sc, Bidwell LOG. The number necessai
I'd for ch oioe is li3, Second ballot CATH
so 50, Estee 10, Bidwell u.s.. Estee b,
ch withdrawn, On the third ballot Bidwe
be appears nominated On the whole ba
lot, Catlin 70, Biiwtll 1877 Bdweh
'm nominated, a EgAEng
zee SACRAMENTO, June 30. The 9th
he nominees of the Independent oonve
pc, ton are, for Secretary of State,
is Roush, of Placer; Controller, Lauren
IN Crane, OF Sierra; Treasurer, Ferd Bael
mr. Of Shasta; Attorney General, Peter v
he Clief, of Yuba; Surveyor General,
Twitchell, of Sacramento; Clerk of S
in preme Court, Paul Morrill,, of Sac
co. mento; Superintendent of Public
yer struction, J. W. Gwin, of Los Angeles