Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-07-02
CALIFORNIA DEMOCRACY.
Strong Endorsement of The Action of the
Party in Congress. e.s6

San FRANcIsco, July 1.-The Democratic
State convention assembled at Sacramento at
o'clock 2. NJ, to-day, and was called to order
by J. G. Mayn ud secretary Of the state CEN
trial committee. Fnlldelegations were present.
J. Campbell Shorts was chosen temporary
president and r. ID. Craven, secretary. The
chair appointed committee on credentials.
After recess the committee reported. The chair
then appointed q committee on permanent
organization aud order of business and plat
form, and the convention took recess till 8
p NJ. strong dispo ION is manifested to
endorse DR.. Glenn, the 81. B. nominee, for
Governor, but there is opposition to the en-
dorsement. Increasing efforts will be made by
The ID. b. managers, who are in attendance, to
induce the convention to endorse all Demo-
Gratis on the II. B. ticket, but the proposition
merits but little favor except in the case of
few nominees.
The platform as agreed upon by the COM
mittee afirms that the Democratic party, beng
the only party which has always obeyed and
maintained the federal constitution, is there
fore the only one that can be trusted to adj
minister the new organic law of the State;
pledges the party to the support of its pro-
visions. to an economic administration and of
reduction Of taxation and its equal and uni
form imposition upon all classes of property;
condemns Chinese immigration; endorses the
action of the Democrats in Congress who se-
cured the passage of tho Thurman bill COM
polling railroads to pay interest on bonds; de-
ciares IN favor of legislative control of corpo-
ratlons and the regulation of freikhts and
fares. and demands the protection of mining
interests.
The following are the planks referring to
national matters in full:
he Democratic statement is an iudissoluble
union OF understandable States under the para
mount authority of the federal constitution in
all powers which have not been reserved by the
States. As suffrage is privilege conferred
exclusively by the States, each State for itself
must regulate it agreeable to the constitutions
ally expressed will of the people thereof. Any
attempt Of the federal government to interfere
with elections in States, or in
any of them, is dangerous to
the liberties of the people and destructive of the
sacredness of the elective franchise, and there
fore we condemn as Unconstitutional and sub
versive of the freedom of the ballot the odious
laws of Republican origin and adoption, by
which federal supervisors Of elections and dep
uty marshais are empowered to interfere with
the registration of voters and United States
troops are stationed at polling places to intim-
idate or disfranchise citizens, native and nat.
uralized. ca
In unison with their party brethren through
out the republic the Democrats of California
Rutherford B. Hayes, sitting as executive
officer OF the government, in defeating the will
of the people as expressed by Congress in his
rejection of bills passed by that body to repeal
obnoxious and unconstitutional laws during
the present special session.
The Democracy of California earnestly ap-
proves the conduct of the Democrats in both
houses of Congress, for their firm adherence
and just determination in the repeal of laws
by which the rights of voters are interfered
with at the instance and under the authority
of Republican administration, to the extremity
of depriving citizens Of stuff age for the pnr-
pose of carrying elections by fraud and force.