Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-08-07
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
NoMINAIoNs FOR COUNTY OFFICERS
PLATFORM ADOPTED.


PLATFORM ADOPTED.
The Democratic County Convention met /;
the Metropolitan Theater at 1920 a. NJ. ye
terday. 1t was called to order by r. L
Stephens, Chairman of the County Centrs
Committee. He said the body had been name
by the County Central Committee and con
sisted of 420 delegates. He enjoine
on the Convention earnest ana care
full work One hundred and twenty-six o
| the 420 delegates were present. On motion
of w. b. G. Brown, L. J. Ciunie wa.
chosen temporary Chairman. On tax
! ing the chair he congratulated the Conven
ton that in the midst of harvest so many
! Democrats were present from all over I'll,
| county, and that he took to be an auspiciou
| augury. Mr.. Clunie then entered upon re
| view of the political situation, in which HI
| charged General Garfield as guilty of every
crime ever attempted or committed agains
| the Government, and the friend, supporter anC
participant in every thieving and rascally
scheme ever known in Washington. On tn,
other hand, Hancock he declared to be tn,
greatest statesman that had ever lived
he urged the Convention to proceed as il tht
whole Presidential contest depended upon it,
action, and so doing, he believed, there would
De reasonable hope of success In this county
ORGANIZATION.
VIM. Gett, Jr., P A. Byrne, VIM. Miner
[. Z. j. Riley and j. Ellis were elected tenn
porary Secretaries. H. Ramsay was elected
as temporary Sergeant-at-Arms. A commit
tee of one from each Supervisor District was
ordered ON permanent organization and order
N hing, onl Nf FROM
each Supervisor District on platform and
resolutions. A like committee was ordered
on credentials. The committees were filed
as follows: Organization-J. + Montgom.
cry, VIM. Guttenberger, d. L. Alexander,
Matt. +. johnson, L. e. Perkins, 2. NJ. Sui
livsn, Marion Biggs. Jr. Resolutions-W
B. c. Brown, Jas. Lansing, Add. c. Hink-
son, Z. G. Blessing, Geo. T. Gift, Chester
field Wells, JAS. Meredith. CREDENTIALS.
G. Ledlie, Kern Rigney, j. II. Winn, John
Rooney. Fl. NJ. Bernard, l. F. freeman,
Thos. Guinean.
1t appearing that many delegates from the
country were expected to arrive who had not
yet had time to reach the city, the Conven.
ton adjourned until 2P. N.
Afternoon Session.
The Convention reassemblsd at P NJ
The Committee on Credentials reported.
The list of names has already been published
in the RECORD UNION. The committee re-
ported few names on the list as improperly
there, the parties not being Democrats. 1t
awarded the seats of such in some cases to
others. 1t reported also the place of one
delegate vacant by death. Some other
changes were made by the Convention. One
hundred and sixty-eight delegates were pres
ent. Objection was taken to the report
striking out certain names as not being those
of Democrats, and Mr.. Caldwell moved that
ali who appeared in response to the call on
them should be admitted to seats A lively
debate followed as to who and who is Tot a
Democrat, and as to what constitutes a
simon pure Democrat. 1t was engaged in by
Messrs. Guinean, Sullivan, Bernard. Mich
OILS, Rooney and Caldwell-Mr. Chase of the
Sixth District being the person whose Dem
ocracy formed the chief test of the debate,
ing. Mr.. Chase was retained as delegate,
and the report, with all its amendments
adopted.
The Committee on Permanent Organiza-
ton reported as permanent officers: Presi-
dent, T. j. Clunie Vice Presidents, B. D.
Kennedy, E. z. Figg, H. NJ. Larue, c.
Weisel, DR.. B. F. Gibbs Secretaries, J. T.
Riley, P: P. Byrne and William Miner;
Sergeant Arms, Mr. Ramsay. 1t reported
also an order of business for the conduct of
the Convention. The report was received.
The Convention, on division, by SO 20 67,
ordered another Secretary added to the list
The Convention then unanimously ordered
that the temporary officers of the Convention
constitute the permanent officers. The re-
port as to order of business was taken up.
Mr.. Larue desired the election of Central
Committee placed Lost in the order to avoid an
adjournment to consult, anu Mr.. uinkson
and others desired it placed first on the list
of business The debate that followed was
Hinkson, Rooney, Morris, Woods, Taylor
and johnson. II was finally agreed that the
first order of business after the first adjourn
ment be the selection Of a Central Committee
and the report thus amended was adopted.
PLATFORM.
The Committee on Platform and Resolu-
lions by w. B. G. Brown then reported as
follows
The Democracy OF Sacramento county, in Conven-
ton assembled, make the following declaration of
principles and policy:
principles adopted by the Democracy in Convention
assembled in Cincinnati. June 3d. 1880, and also of
the platform adopted by the Democracy of the
State in Oakland, May, 1880.
I'd. Honesty and economy in the administration
Of every branch Of the Government whether fed
eral, State, county or city.
Sd Opposition to any increase OF our funded
debts federal, State municipal.
4th Opposition to national banks substituting
for their issue the currency OF the United States.
5th Payment OF the public bonded debt of the
United States to the extent Of every cent in
the treasury available for that purpose.
9th No refunding OF United States bonds without
reserying to the Government the right to pay the
same at its option.
7th The encouragement by all legitimate means
Of the great curse of land monopoly.
Prohibition Of Chinese immipra hepn1sn
we look with alarm upon the influx of Chinese to
our shores, and believe their presence here mimi
cal the laboring classes and to the best interests
of the whole country.
WORK OF NOMINATING.
Resolutions were offered to the effect,
first, that candidates, to receive nomination,
must secure a two-third vote, and that all
candidates must pledge themselves to the
platform. Lost.
A resolution was offered that candidates
appearing for nomination must pledge them
selves to support Hancock and English and
the entire county ticket. Adopted.
NOMINATIONS for members of the Assembly
were then declared IN order.
W. B. G. Brown, with eulogistic remarks,
nominated J. w. Armstrong.
Mr.. Morris addressed the Convention. aud
said proportion of farmers must be nomi-
mated.
Matt F. johnson nominated as from the
lower end of the county farmer-J ames NJ.
Short of Alabama township.
r. o. Cravens seconded the nomination.
Mr. Caldwell nominated Robert L. Mills
of Granite township.
Mr. Sullivan said Mr.. Mills has said he
would not stand for any Office this year. A
letter of declination from Mr. Mills was read,
as he could not attend to the business of the
Office.
Mr.. Plummer nominated John B. Taylor
of Brighton.
MIR. Taylor said he was so situated that he
could net accept
Marion Biggs, Jr, nominated James A.
Elder of the Sixth district
Mr.. Elder declined, as he had tried it once
and been beaten, and thought he had done
his share.
William Minis nominated A. D. Patterson
of the Fifth district.
G. w. Nichols nominated Marion Biggs,
Jr.. and Mr.. Biggs declined.
w. B. G. Brown vouched for the Democ-
racy of the three remaining nominees and
that they be declared the nominees by accla-
nation.
p Nash ob;actad He'd on for No man