Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-09-04
NOTES OF THE CONVENTION.

When the Convention first assembled no little
surprise created by the fact that both sides Of
the debris controversy favorable to the cand.
dacy Of Mr.. Estee. In fact Mr.. Estees Gubernatc-
rial aspirations were receiving the active support
on behalf of the miners, Of such men as Slvnzl
Hayward, Hamilton Smith, Jr., Judge E. w Rob
eTts II Nevada, Senator George Of Grass Valley J.
II. Nef of Placer, Thomas Price Of San Francisco
and other strong partisans of the mining side of
the debris controversy A representative Of this
paper learned from leaders OF the miners side that
the representatives Of the hydraulic mining inter
ests were not acting blindly or unintelligenty in
giving Mr.. Este whatever political support that
side could exert in the Convention. On the other
hand, it given out, and ascertained TO be true
that the Hon John Il. Jewett, Of afarysvil!e would
support the candidacy of Mr.. Estee, and that the
anti hydraulic sec ion, or what is known in loral
parance the ii iured district" was favorable to
Mr.. Estee's nomination. This report was confirmed
by the statements OF n. ID. bde0ut, Hon A 5
Chandler, Judge Hall he two latter delegates from
Sutter1 and some sf these claimed that the support
OF the injured district was being accorded upon
assurances given BY MIR. Estee that his sympathies
were wholly with the injured farmers and the
Threatened cities OF the valley. 1t appears upon
the testimony Of l. n. Hoag Superintendent of the
anti-dgbris headquarters 10 Sacramento, that Geo
Cadwalader of this city, the chief attorney for the
Anti hydraulic Mining Association, visited Mr. Estse
in San Francisc2> t5>ssscertain his views upon
debris qlesoSn Upon tfro -aass1cssre -
CruSsllder by NJ Estee, the former
wrote to Mr.. Hoag that the anti-debris peor hld
give Mr.. Estee their cordial support, and Mr..
Estee had assured him. Cadwalader that's sur.
porters obtained control of tine orgaiS ii the
Convention a committee patiorI Bnld be ap-
pointed friendly 80 the views and objects Of the
Ahti-Dshris Association, and so constituted as T..
secure the report back to the Convention OF I'M
equivocal resolution, fully in accord with
the desires of the valley side of the debris
met Mr.. Estee on the cars en- route 10
Sacramento to attend the Convention, and informed
that gentleman OF the contents OF Mr.. Cadwaladers
letter. Mr.. Estee informed him that he had given
the assurances sHr. Cadwalader indicated by his
letter, and supplemented that information by the
assurance that he could not be the other side Of
the controversy or in sympathy with it. because he
Estee, was farmer, AMI that consequently his
interests, as well as his sympathes, were against
the miners and with the farmers of the valley. Mr.
Hoag further states that after the action Of the Con
vention in striking out all reference to the debris
question, he met Mr.. Estee and reminded him
OF the assurances given MIR. Cadwalader and
the personal conversation had with him on the cars
especially that part of it relating to the formation
of committee favorable to the valley interests and
views. Mr.. Estee's answer was that tie valley peo-
pie asked too much and that the success os the Re
publican ticket would have been jeOpardizcd by
making the concessions demanded. Mr.. Hoag re.
minded Mr.. Estee Of the expectation held out Of an
unequivocal plank to be reported by the com.
mittee appointed by the Estee Chairman of the Con-
ventlon. Mr.. EStee again replied that too much had
been demanded by the valley. In far as this
plain recital OF facts place Mr. Estee in the Do
siton OF having given assurance to both sides OF
sharply detiued controversy, divided by an rrecon-
cillbie difference Of opinion, position and interest il
is based upon information gwen to representative
of this paper by leading partissns on both sides
The gentlemen OF the valley predicted prior to the
adoption Of the platform, that plank would be re.
ported back to the Convention by the Committee on
Resolutions which would call for an Gun
eqnvocai" definition of his position bv
Mr. kstee when that gentleman should appear
before the Convention to lndorse its platform.
The platform came ill., indeed, with pank on tie
subject, but 1t was mt such as wal expect
aad was in no way satisfactory to the val ey
or to the mines. Even this, however, vas striCks IL
out, and Mr.. Estee was not called up to explain
whether or not he had discovered position at once
satisfactory TO Ar. Smith on the one hand and Mr.
Cadwalader on the other. II he has, however, the
whole country will rejoice that at last the long
sought solution OF the debris problem has bee
found and that hereafter mining dttftus is to float
Hp stream and the waters OF the mountains are to
flow to the people of the valley uudimnshed
in quantity and unpolluted mi quality.
Tie presence of the delegates from the centers If
the two coutendIng factions brought into contrast
and definition the issues, which divide them. On
the part OF the miners 1t Is desired that Judge
Temples decision shall be crystallized into statute
law, and that matter held in suspensiur may be
carried into the bays by the currents of the rivers
provided the coarse material IS impJunded By dams
constructed at the expense OF the hydraulic miners
The miners desire this Legislature justify them
III the expenditure of the money necessary con
struct the dams. The injured districts of the val
ley desire legislation for the protection Of
the navigahlty Of the rivers, and the
right to join any number Of h ii auc miners
failing into stream, in siGgle action for peruIa-
nent injunction. They objected TO the miners pro-
gramme because it involves the storage Of vast
quantities of detritus in the mountains, which may
eventually be precPitated upon the valley and the
eXisteLce Of which, in their opinion, would be
menace to valley int rests. They also claim the
right to have pure water in the streams should that
bee me desirable. The strong par tisaus Of the
valley interest now say that Mr. Estee's statement
tn HoaO hat what he rail- ia ton
places Mr. Estee on platform far more satisfactory
to the mining interest than to the valley side and
irreconcilable With the valley view Of the equities
OF the situation. TaJy cd that IL the platform of
candidate Estee is to be expr ssve OF the views Of
Governor kstee, then any bill FIR m the Legislature
embodying the We've and desires 0! tle va...ssy
could not receive the Executive sanction.
General Barres employed his time usefully Satur-
day by sitting "a front seat and Indicating TO
didates, By marking of his fingers what would
be an agreeable length for their speeches.
The Solano delegation, Saturday, created great
laugh by calling out for brother Pixey" TO " come
home" that gentleman having wandered over to the
reporters corner.
Some San francisco paper has stated that W. H.
Parks, OF 5ville, was in tn Convention leading
fight for thehydraulic miners. Nothing could be
farther from tie truth. In the FIRST phase Mr. Parks
has more acres TO be injured By hydrauc mining
than any man living in the injured district. In the
second place he has more acres now buried and
ruined by miuing debris than any other man in the
district In the last place the statement Is iucon-
little his position has been understood
Excepting Nj. Dana for he State Board of Equal
ization, all the southern section Of the state has
been ignored Oh the ticket Even the Congressman
and Railroad Commissioner for the southenn dis
trcts have been taken from the extreme north Of
the districts. IN short, the south country has been
set out as State to itself.
In the Fourth Congressional District Convention
the of CONGRESSMAN Pscha co was not even
mentioned.
Hon. William Johnstl,a, OF Sacramento, probably
owes his defeat as D candidate for on The State
Board OF Equaization to the fact that he was ap-
pointed a dele gate 10 the anti.debris Convection
that meets soon in this city. The mining counties
united With AlImeda in giving Mr.. Morehouse the
nominsation. DIR. Jehnston was appointed dele.
gate; statee, without his consent. His syrnpa-
thies, however,, strongly with tie lights and
equities OF the valley.
I Saturday nixbt, State Controller Kenfeld dis.
charged from lis ofiee Deputy Controller w. A. Da-
vies, who received the nomination for State Con.
| t1osler as against Mr. Kenfeid This discharge is
greatly to the credit Of Mr. Dawes
One Of the most cultured Of the delegates Saws he
has discovered no less than trtyseven gross gram.
NAUTICAL errors IN the platform.