Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-06-17
THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN C0N-
VENTI0N.
Facts ara Incidents in Addition to These
Telegraphed.

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Telegraphed.
From the RECORD UNIONS Special Correspondent
CHICAGO, June 7, 1880.
The National Convention of Republicans
now in session is the one topic, converse
ton, discussion and criticism among the
high and low, rich and poor, irrespective
of sex. The Geographic reports undoubt-
eddy have anticipated all that could tell
YOU about the Convention and the ten
thousand people that regularly attend each
session.
Colonel John Roberts, of Chicago, who
was the temporary Secretary of the Con
vention and afterwards one OF the perma-
nent Secretaries, was formerly a resident
of Suisun, Solano county. Lieutenant
Governor Mansfield was horored with the
position of Vice-President.
THE ANTI CHINESE PLANK.
Our people had hard work to secure the
insertion of an anti Chinese plank in the
national platform. The Eastern people
do not understand the Chinese question,
and it is hard work to convince them that
the anti Chinese sentiment of the Pacific
coast is not the doctrine Of Kearneyism.
A majority of the Committee on Resolu-
lions seemed at first indifferent. But
when the Pacific coast members COM
menced their argument for a recognition OF
the evil by the Republican party, they met
a strong opposition in two or three mem
bers from the extreme East. Emery A.
Storrs of Illinois came to the assistance OF
Messrs. Payne, Pixley and the members
from Nevada and Oregon, making an elo-
quent appeal that carried success with it.
The committee by large majority referred
the question to subcommittee with in
structions to report an antl-Chlnese
plank. The subcommittee labored with
the matter for several hours, and
numerous drafts were made, most OF which
either were unsatisfactory to the Calltornl-
ans as being too weak, or to the New York
and Massachusetts people as too radical.
The latter said that all the representations
which the Pacific delegates made might be
true, but the people of the East did not
believe them, and the enunciation OF such
radical expressions as advanced by Payne
and Pixley would lose the States of New
York, Massachusetts and Connecticut to
the Republican party. The Californians
reply was that if the Eastern Republicans
were indifferent as to the result of the cleo
ton on the Pacific coast, they probably
then could afford to ignore the wants OF
the people there. To out long story short,
they finally agreed on mild plank, and
even that was altered by some unknown
hand after it left the committee. The reso-
I H. he oil ~
press was one of the original drafts consld-
cred, but not adopted by the committee,
but was transmitted by mistake by the As
ISOLATED Press agent.
GEORGE c. GoRHAM
Has been here during the proceedings OF
the Convention, but, however, was never
seen around the California headquarters.
He says he expects to return to California
about the 4th of July, to stump the State
for Grant. He undoubtedly will 90 to the
golden shore of our cherished land, but 1t
is already written on the wall that the man
of his choice will not be nominated, and
if Mr.. Gorham airs his eloquence IN Cali
fornia this fall it will be IN the interest OF
some other man. While speaking of Cor
ham, it calls to mind something learned
here in relation to the letter of the Repub-
hcan State Central Committee of Califor-
MIA to the National Committee last fall,
asking for Gorhams removal from that
committee. A member of the committee
informed Ole of the California delegates
that no such communication had ever been
received by the National Committee, and
if it had he unquestionably would have
been requested to resign.
Kearney arrived here Monday in style.
The sleeping-car in which he rode bore
large placard OH the roof, Labor is King,
and the car was otherwise decorated with
flags. The press hardly noticed his ar
rival.
STRAWBERRIES.
The Californians have been in the prac-
tice Of boasting of strawberries all the
wear round" but l cannot see that we
have any advantage over this locality
That luscious fruit appears in quantities in
this market about as early as in your State,
coming from the South, and as the crop
gives out South they come IN North, until
the last Of the season the supply tor Chi
cago comes from Northern Wisconsin quite
late in the summer. To give you something
a an idea of the quantity handled here,
the other day one house received thirteen
car loads OF berries in one shipment. The
cost of picking these 1870 tons was 50, 600
GAMBLING.
We Californians are generally supposed
10 be the greatest gamblers OF the Ameri-
can people, but visit of thirty minutes to
the Chicago Chamber of Commerce and
Board of Trade alley viii at once settle the
question as between California and Chi
cago. Why, sir, there Is more gambling
here in one day than on the whole Pacific
coast in one week. The Chamber OF Com
merce Is devoted to specuiations IN grain,
but in the rooms in Board of Trade alley
YOU can speculate in anything, from FIRST
choice on nominees for the Presidency,
base ball matches, horse races, pork,
wheat or corn, TO shares IN mining COM
panies There are a dozen or more OF the
- Boards" "big" and little, comfort
ably fitted mp for from hundred to several
hundred Spectators. The demorahzing
effect of the mining stock gambling institu-
tons of San Francisco is but a shadow in
comparison with the darkness of the IN
wholesome influence OF these Chicago
specializing enterprises.
AN EXCURSION.
The California delegation is to be honored
with an excursion to Milwaukee as soon as
the Convention adjourns, by the Chicago
and Northwestern Railroad Company. The
company were very courteous to the dele
gates when they came over their road from
Council Bluffs to Chicago, and their at
tentions were acknowledged by resolutions
to the company, and the complimentary
excursion to Milwaukee is undoubtedly an
outgrowth OF that interchange OF good
will After the excursion. with the eXcep-
ton of Mr.. Raymond, who Immediately re-
turns to Sacramento, the delegates will
scatter, going to visit friends in the vari-
Gus States. y.