Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-08-01

as a member of this Convention on
a proxy unless he be an elected del.
egate to said Convention.
We also recommend A. B. Mof-
fatt, OF San Fernando, for perma'
nent President of this Convention,
ans the following named gentle
men for Vice.Presidents: II. s.
Orme, of Los Angeles, j. H
Shields, of Florence. Permanent
Secretary. L. G.. Giroux; Geo. G.
Knox,a Assistant. Sergeants-at'
Arms, Geo. Eden and Geo. Engle'
hart.
PLATFORM AND RESOLUTIONS.
The report of the Committee or
Platform and Resolutions, as fol
lows, was then read and adopted:
We, the Democracy of Los An.
geles county, in Convention assem-.
bled, do affirm our faith in and oul
allegiance to the honored princi.
Piles of the Democratie.party, and
with an unshaken faith in the JUS
tice and final success of the princi-
Piles we have SO long maintained dc
now resolve:
First-That the partizan acts of q
Radical Congress Withdrawing the
control of elections from honest
electors and placing it in the hands
of executive tools, are not designed
to secure honest elections, but to
enable a fraudulent Administra-
tion to perpetuate its power.
Second - That the Democratic
party is constitution and law
party, that it will support
the new Constitution in all its pro-
visions in letter and spirit, that it
is not a proscriptive party but ad-
heres to the old maxim, ain essen
tials unity, in non-essentials toler-
alton, in all things harmony" and
the legislative nominees of the
Convention are expected to and are
hereby instructed to support our
new organic law and faithfully to
support all legislation and meas
ures to carry it into effect; and
that they be required to pledge
themselves to use their influence
for the passage of such legislation
as will effectually prevent discrim-
ination against any part or portion
of California, and also that we de-
mand and shall urge a reduction in
fares and freights to at least the
extent of 355 per cent.
Third-That in our judgment the
public expenditures of the Sta te
and county are immensely and un-
reasonably high and should be re.
duced to the lowest possible amount
consistent with the best interests o!
the people and good government;
that salaries and fees should be
greatly reduced, and a thorough
system of retrenchment in all the
of the State and coun-
ty government inaugurated as soon
as possible.
Fourth-That we, fully recogniz-
ing the Importance of the agricul-
turaI interests of Los Angeles coun.
ty, hereby pledge the party's inhu-
ence to the support and protection
of the same by all means in it's
power.
Fifth-That we re-affirm the res
olution of the Democratic County
Convention of July, 1877, to-wit:
"rhat monopoly in every form is
unjust, prejudieial to the general
welfare of the country, and can be
tolerated and maintained only in
direct violation of the spirit of our
Democratic institutions, and that
we witness with alarm the tenden-
cy to consolidate and centralize
capital into gigantic corporations
in the State and in the United
States.
Sixth-That the holding of large
tracts of land uncultivated and un-
improved by individuals or corpor-
ations is against the public inter-
ests and should be discouraged by
all means not inconsistent with the
rights of private property.
Seventh-That we also re.affirm
the resolutions of the Democratic
Convention of 1878, as follows: "The
welfare of the masses aud the de-
mands of morality and good gov
eminent require that Chinese
immigration shall cease, and that
those Mongolians who are now
among us shall DEPART" and that we
approve the provisions
of the new Constitution inhibiting
the employment of Chinese by the
State or corporations.
The following resolution was also
adopted:
Resolved, That it is the sense of
this Convention that the candidates
before this Convention, except
those for the Judiciary, be called on
to pledge themselves to an active
support of and canvass for the
ticket nominated by the Demo
cratic State Convention and by
this Convention.
Mr. Lacy moved that the COnven-
ton proceed to the nomination OF
member at large Of the County
Central Committee. Adopted.
Mr.. Ling nominated A. B.
Moffat.
Mr.. McLain nominated ]. de
Barth Shorb.
On motion, nominations closed
and a vote was taken by Bal OF,
with the following result: Moffat SO,
Shorb 36.
On motion of Mr.. Belts, the
election of Mr.. Moffat was made
unanimous.
On motion, the Convention ad-
journed for Is minutes to allow the
Supervisorial District delegates to
select mem bers of the County Cen
tral Committee.
On reassembling the several dele
cations reported the following gen.
tlemen for members of the County
Central Committee, who were
elected unanimously:
COUNTY CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
First District w. II. Workman,
&. G. Barclay, T. E. Rowan, w. ID.
Stephenson.
Second District-L. T. Fisher, j.
H. Shields.
Third District-J. de Barth
Shorb, j. w. Broded.
FourthDistrict-George G. Knox,
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