Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-06-23
C4LIFORyX4'S IND EPEyDENT
STATE CONVENTION.
The New Party Lays out u Big Job Of


SAN + FRANCISCO, June Tine lntepnn-
dent state convention which met at Sacra-
mentO yesterday adopted q long series of
resolutions, declaring that the so-called ma
tlonal parties in California have fallen into
the control, IN q large measure, of the more
worthless elements of society in the inter
est of certain powerful corporations and as
SOciations OfindividualS, who Systematically
seek to accumulate wealth at the public eX-
penSe, through and by means of the ma
chinery of government, until affairs have
reached a point where the people can no
longer safely trust the political control OF
the state to either of them; that the peoples
Independent party seeks to unite together
honest and law-abiding citizens of all pOr-
lions of California. irrespective OF class
local, or business distinctions, and regardless
OF religion or previous political opinion. for
the purpose of bringing about a thorough
system of reform i'll the state, county and
municipal government, and especially with
view of securing reJrenchment in public
eXpen dltuTeS; consequent reduction OF
taxation; the regulation and control of all
corporations exercising franchise of a pOIiti-
cal nature; the reduction tOa reasonable rate
of fares and freight on railroads, As well as
steamboats, operated in conjunction with
railroads; in prevention and punishment OF
unjust discrimination by railroads and other
corporations against localities and indiyidu-
ais; the securing from the power or p0ssbili-
ty of monopoly of the natural waters of the
rivers, streams and lakes OF the state, revest-
ing them once more in the people; the rescue
OF inhabitants OF cities from the oppressive
P0wer of waters and gas corporations and
OF the administration of justice throughout
the state by reforming the grand jury sys-
TEN so that powerful criminals may be
punished as well as weak, aud generally to
secure such improved legislation in the
interest of good government as wisdom and
an honest purpose of reform may suggest.
That for the more perfect accOmpl iShmentS
of the foregoing. this convention, composed
o. delegates representing all parts OF CdIifDr-
mia, pledge the peoples independent party
and its nominees fOf Off "a throughout the
state to support and carry out by all lawful
and proper means the policy and purposes
of the party as set forth in this platform.
The resolutions strongly oppose railroad
mOnOpolies, and declare in favor of certain
reforms in state and local matters. and
10 carry them out, and declare that the sole
purpose of the peoples Independent party
IN placing candidates before the people of
California for election this year is much
needed. Reforms in this state, aud objects
sought TO be attained in this movement for
better local government is in no wise de-
pendent on the question whether there will
or VIII not be an Independent national party
or an independent nomination for President
in 20, and that the vote OF any citizen for the
nominees OF the peoples Independent party
in California in ',6 will no. fOreShadOW or
have any manner of significance or bearing
on questions of national policy or the con-
test for President; but each citizen will be
free TO vote and act when that time shall ar
rive as his conscience may dictate.
Messrs. Estee, of San Francisco, Bidwell,
of Butte, and Cattlin, of Sacramento, were
placed in nomination for governor. Without
coming to a vote, the convention adjourned
until to-day.