Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-09-01
NOTES ABOUT THE CONVENTION

The action of the Convention in refusing to make
any reference to ths debris question" has not won
| favor from either side 10 this controversy
The proposed " local option" plank failed to re-
ceve any recognition at the hands of the Committee
on Platform, and was not brought before the Con
vention. The loGl optonists who SO boldly de
, elared for a local option plank independent
ticket will now lave opportunity to show
whether their t. ulfimatum' was an empty threat
1t is the prevailing opinion thst they will not make
independent nomii atoms. They declare that they
did not wish the Convention to declare on the tenn
perance question, but did desire it to favor Law OF
which communities that desire conld avail to make
effective. in localities voting, the privilege given
by the Consti ution to enforce local prohibition as
to the sale OF liquors.
The Blake men were in high feather last night
and felt certain of nominating their man when the
roll shalt be called. Toe Estee men are equally rs
confident OF success, and the Shafter and the Russ
supporters claim goodly vote for their candidates
at the outset. The Estee men at midnight counted
up 256, the Blake men 239 votes, and Shafter and
Russ each had 40. That these figures aggregate
more votes than are in the Convention is not the
fault OF the reporters.
Judge Blake set out for all who called at his par.
lars last evening nothing stronger than lemonade.
Calls for 6 a stick in it were fruitless.
The Estee men declared that they would nomi.
nate their candidate before adjournment But
before the roll was called they deemed it prudent
not to show their strength, and low down on the
roll call broke ranks aud voted for adjournment
1t is thought that Attorney General Hart will he
re-nomnated for the office he now holds by a very
decisive vote.
The ticket will be finished before midnight tc.
night.
Ihe galleries were crowded at the Assembly cham.
Der yesterday as never before seen.
Empty stomachs proved too much for political
pluck last evening.
General Tom Clunie, of San Francisco, the Dam.
ocratic war horse wants to know if his party can't
trade platforms with the present Convention He
says " aSYthiag goes" 10 make lively campaigp
and that he's on the swap at all times
u Is uBGuestionably true that the San Francisco
delegation is the best appearing representative body
that city has ever sent here. 1t is a delegation with
men OF ability in it, men Of standing and influence
and more thoroughly representative than any body
ever sent up from the ebay village
General Barnes is the delegate from San Francisco
at large The General says his delegation votes as
unit-Soid.
Uncle Jack Stratmap, of pioneer fame is Ser.
geant-at-Arms of the Convention and the manner
in which he patrols the main aisle would put a D-
vision General to shame.
Mr. Lstimer, of San Francisco, is the first man in
modern history who has stood off the newspaper
reporters. The entire brigade "went for him YES
terday to &c. peep at the platform to be allowed
TO commence copying it, and SO on, IN advance but
to all he replied mo, no, and smiled between the
negatives like May morning
The resolution on the death Of James A. Garfield
was adopted by rising vote
when the. vote was taken on the Sunday. law
plank there were but three pays
When Judge Blake arrived at the Golden Eagle
Hotel yesterday from the San Francisco train the
people assembled gave him three rousinc cheers.
When the Sunday law plank was first read in the
convention that body cheered wildly and applauded
Tor four or five minutes, and kept ii up, and re
peated the applause over aud over again. Hats
were thrown up, handkerehiets waved. and men
fairly Rugged each other. Finally F. Nj. Pxley led
the Convention in three rousing cheers for the
plank, and there cries all over the house for
the plank to be read again.