Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-05-18
CALIFORNIA.

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SAN Francisco, May 17th.-The Work
ingmen's State Convention met at 10 A. NJ. at
Humboldt Hall. and was called to order by
H. w. Smith, Vice President of The party.
Ohe hundred and forty-three members were
present, including full delegation from the
city, and delegates from Marin, Sonoma,
Napa, Solano, Sacramento, San Joaquin,
Alameda, Los Angeles, Santa Cruz, Santa
Clara, and some other counties.
A Committee on Credentials was appointed,
which reported at half-psst 2.
The report included several recommends
tions one of which was that in accordance
with the action of the San Diego Club the
Los Angeles delegation should be permitted
to cast the vote of San Diego also that any
delegates present from any county, ward or
precinct should be entitled to cast the vote in
default of a full representation.
A long wrangle occurred over these recon-
mendations, which was finally settled by
adopting the report as regarded credentials,
and leaving the other recommendations for
further consideration.
Nominations for temporary officers being
in order, j. III. Mallon, of Oakland, Blaikie
Pilkington, of Santa Cruz. j. Il. Pond, of
Napa, and j. j. Medallion, of San Francisco,
were placed in nomination. The first ballot
stood: Medallion SO, Pilkington 80, Pond 80,
Mallon 8. Mallon withdrawn. Second bal
lot: McCallion 10, Pilkington 80, Pond 81.
Pond and Medallion withdrew in favor of
Pilkington, whose election was made unan-
imous.
On taking his seat the Chairman addressed
the meeting briefly, referring to the impris-
onment of Kearney as q move in the interest
of the election of Grant to the Presidency,
and holding that Kearney and the party were
all the stronger for the abuse heaped upon
them, to which the Convention responded
with three cheers for Kearney.
Messrs. Medallion, Pond and Mallon were
elected Vice Presidents by acclamation, and
John j. Condor temporary Secretary.
The Chair appointed Committee on Per-
manent Organization and Order of Business
two from each Congressional District and one
at large-as follows:
First District-Walter Gallagher and p.
Harrington. Second District-F. H. Jewett
and DIR. Truesdell Third District. S.
McCue and A. A. Uddell. Fourth District
J. G. Clark and S. A. Waldron. At large
J. J. kenney.
Also Committee on Platform and Reso-
lutions, similarly constituted, as follows:
First DISTRICT. G.. Days and S. G. Far
rell. Second-J. r. johnson and j. H. Red
stone. Third-W. G.. Swazey and P. w.
McDonough. Fourth-C. A. Grimmer and
d. M. Graham. At large-H. w. Smith.
Adjourned till SP. NJ.
1t is not certain whether or not the Con-
vention will appoint delegates to the National
Greenback Labor Convention, its main OBJ
ject being to revise the Constitution and or
ganization of the party. The vote on tenn
porary Chairman would seem to indicate that
the Greenbackers lacked a majority.
EVENING SESSION.
SAN Francisco, May 17ih.-The Work.
ingmen's Convention reassembled at s P. NJ.
The Committee on Platform reported pro-
gress, and asked till tomorrow to report.
The recommendations of the Committee on
Credentials were then taken up seriatim and
adopted, with the exception of that allowing
partial delegations from any county, ward or
precinct to cast the full vote, which was
rejected.
The Committee on Permanent Organiza-
tion and Order of Business rendered majority
and minority reports. The first provided,
first, the election of permanent officers of the
Convention second, reports of committees !;
third, election of delegates to the National
Greenback and Labor Convention, one from
each Congressional district and two at large
fourth, the nomination of Congressman
fifth, the election of State Central Commit.
tee of five members from each Congressional
district. The minority report provided, first,
for the election of permanent officers of the
Convention second, reports of committees
third, election of President, Vice President,
Secretary and Treasurer of the Working
mems party.
Both reports were received and the COM
mittee discharged.
Terry, of San Francisco, moved the adop-
tion of the minority report, and accepted an
to take up the various clauses
seriatim. Adopted.
The first clause was amended to make the
temporary officers permanent and adopted.
The real fight of the Convention then de-
veloped itself, it being on the question of a
of the party, in accordance
with majority report providing for substi-
tuting a State Central Committee for Kear-
ney as President.
Annix of San Joaquin moved to amend by
the election of State Central Committee.
A hot debate ensued, Annix, Clark of Santa
Clara, McCue of Marin, Day of San Fran.
cisco and Bodkin of Los Angeles speaking in
favor Of the amendments, while White of
Santa Cruz, Redstone of Alameda,
Kidney, Farrell, Smith, Terry and
Moore of San Francisco, McCrillis of
Solano and others warmly opposed it.
1t was evident that the Convention was
strongly Kearney by the manner in which the
speeches were received, and on calling the
roll the amendment was rejected-ayes "a,
noes S1-all the San Francisco delegates ex-
cept five voting in the negative.
The minority report was then adopted as
a whole, and the Convention adjourned till
A. NJ. tomorrow.
Democratic Delegates Case of 1. NJ. Kal.
1Och-Presiding Judge Elected Run.
ming of Trains Resumed.
SAN Francisco, May 17th.-Delegates to
The Democratic State Convention are numer-
ous in the city. 1t is believed the Conven-
ion will EXPRESS nreference for Thurman