Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-07-08
THE DEMOCRACY.
TILDEN CONTINUES TO "POSI.
lively DECLINE.
Phe Candidacy of Judge Field
Iammany and Butler-Ru-
mors and SpecuIations.

Especial BY TELEGRAPH To THE REooRD-r-x,oS
CHICAGO July that meeting to-day of :
large number of California citizens and Demo
Gratis present at Chicago in attendance anon tn,
National Convention, the following cxpressior
of opinion was unanimously adopted;
WHEREAS, The afiront offered 10 Indce FioIf
by the California State Convention was MOI tbC
expression of the Democratic party nor fbC
people OF that state. Ii was 4 facfinnaI oI1t
purst OF a convention which was largely com
posed OF delegations appointed by County Com
mltteeS in denial of the peoples right of primary
election, or other participation in proceSse,
which are at the beginning of a par1,.'s entrance
upon y LiesiuetillaI campaign. Ii was without
precedent ana Misrepresentation of the best
thought of the party and the most elevated nnb
lie sentiment IN California and has sarini,Sly
jeopariized the electoral votes which nm nnitei
part! Wouid pe proud to present TO a victorious
Nauonal democracy; and, whereas. the peoplc
OF the Pacific Coast, regardless of un1v mr.
justly indignant at the attempt to treat with
Co:ltumely an eminent citizen whose fnmp
belongs 10 his country: whose record i sr,tIoss
in regard 10 Democratic principles rs ts5Iet -
Jefferson, vlndiCated by jackson and em6odied
in these latter days by Tilden. whose rjrbt 10
the Presidency in 1876 was so maintained by
Judge Field uS member of the ElpctnroI Com
mission as 70 give il the authority of an undis-
puted historical title; therefore
HfS2ttd, nat we esteem ii the duty rs il
should be the pleasure, of every true Califor,
nian, 10 give Judge Fields namo jts nrnner
place of honor foremost amongst The icoderl ~
tAe democratic party from whose number a
Presidential candidate is to be chosen.
ReS0tted, That in his career as a legislator
laying the foundations of a State policy i'm cali
fornia and his judicial opinions resciiing nifi-
ZenS from The jaws of military power. protectincr
ministers OfreigiOn from the base punishmcDtS
inflicted by the provisions of arbitrary heart
searching and tyrannical test OatbS. relensiny
the entire Judiciary OF the State from durpSS
provided by an Act Of Congress. which SolIrht
TO deny 10 1t that local jurisdiction so necessary
TO the protection of individual liberty main
tanning the authority of the States over the cor
Porauons which they create to be exercised in
the curbing of monopoly and the prevention OF
eXtortlon; sustaining the credit of the States
against the immortality of repudiatiou and for
wing the national credit by sterny restricting
the GOVelnment To the powers delegated to il hv
the Democratic Fathers Constitution. which he
has construed with that StrictncsS which is tho
sole guard OF free government and the only
guarantee OF lie, liberty and property we
recognize him as a great cXpOunder OF our prin-
erS.
Rcsoired That we further ask the favor and
friendship of representatives of the orranized
LABOR OF tins country for Judge Field for that
IN one of his ableSt judicial opinions. he en-
pEaSl2ed that sympathy with toiI and toilers 80
often expressed in his many decisions. in these
words: Labor is Il necessity of our existence
and TO protect labor is the highest Office of onr
laws. Their aim should be 10 prevent that phv-
Slcal and moral debility which springs from un-
interrupted toll. The authority for the enact
ment of such beneficeut and 1nerrifilI Laws I
find the great object of all governments which
Is protection and because CalifOrnia's statutes
are hlled with safeguards revised by him for the
homes, the comforts and the property of labor
cfs by wise exemption and homestead laws
a., 1 II nfrr h1.-f fnf
forts as Caiiiornians for the candidate chosen
by the National Convention. into whose battle
we Will enter with that enthusiasm which has
always made a united Democracy inyincible In
our state, we ask for the claims The record and
the merits of Judge Field the respectful con
they deserve, confident that we can
guarantee that our State will give him her cleo
tordl vote, regardless of the mistaken course of
our misguided fellow-citizens who are enlisted
in the deplorable work of disorganization
which is often the forerunner of defeat
The above resolutions We're signed by J. B.
Carr, Chairman, B. I. Faux, Secretary. Edward
Curtis, John p. Irish, State Senator Kelly. State
Senator Dougherty, ex-Lieutenant- Governor ].
A. Johnson and Judge 5. s. Wright
THE NEW YORK DEMOCRATS.
CHICAGO, July 7th.-The Tammany chiefs had
a long consultation last night of several hours
duration. When they were nearly through
General Benjamin F. Butler was sent for and re-
manned until the close of the caucus. Nothing
definite could be learned but the chief dis
cusSion was upon the majority necessary to Sc
cure the New York delegation. The action of
the Kings county delegates in deciding to vote
for Governor Cleveland, thus giving him ma
lOrlty OF the delegation, was not satisfactory to
John Kelly. He became desirous of making a
twothirdS vote necessary to secure the solid vote
Of the Ep1nirp StDtg Wbotay-ar
kept secret, members of the delegation them
selves being debarred from the consultations of
The chiefs.
OPENING OF TIE DAY.
The scenes of activity about the Palmer
House, which is at present the great national
political center was renewed early this morn
ing. At o'clock the main Corridors of the
hotel and thOrOughfaTCS leading to it were filled
with great mass OF people, which by their
very presence made the passage of the cable
:ars and every kind of progress very slow. and
1t times well nigh impossible In the dining
rooms and cafes in the vicinity of the hotel was
IN army of men, hats in hand, waiting their
urn for seats at the breakfast tables The crush
has now become so great as to make comfort
matter OF imposSibility, and the discomfort has
been greatly increased by the fact that the
headquarters of the party have been centralized
instead Of being divided and scattered as was
he case with tie Republican Convention Still
he crowds to be accommodated are much
greater than at that Convention, and are due
organizations. some of which re-
'emblc Il full regiment by their numbers and
while il seemed probable last night that all had
arrived on the scene OF action, this morning
Witnessed the coming of additional hosts of
delegations. Clubs, parties and individuals
,ame pouring into the city on the daily trains
without limit, and as they moved directly upon
he hotels, these places became, as the day wore
N, inaccessible 10 every pne except stalwart
'Cshers
THE TARIFF PLANK.
The Daily Ncjrs says: Abram 5. Hewitt ar
ived yesterday afternoon, armed with a tariff
blank for the national platform. Aitt ough he
lrrived at Il late day he created as much stir as
lid Henry Watters0n when he established his
at the Palmer House Hewitt's
eSolutlon was OF II Conciliatory nature and
cemed TO meet the approval of several Western
arlit reformerS. but was not sufficiently positive
II its declarations against protection to suit re-
OrmerS OF the most pronounced type. During
he day conference was held between Hewitt
Nanton Marble, Smith, Weed and others. at
which il was decided by the ODDOnentS of the
NatterSon school to reject the Hewitt resolution
II part and to unite upon plank similar to that
'dopted IN Ohio. This will not suit the eX-
remlsts in favor of free trade, and the tariff fight
VIII probably occur over that plank
CLEvELAND's UNPoPULARITY
CHICAGO, July 7th.-Senator Slater of Oregon
who arrived here yesterday, said: g For the past
week or ten days the tide has set in against
'leveland. All the Washington people who
vent to New York 10 inform themselves about
lleveland have returned, convinced that he
you'd be hazardous man to nominate. think
he sentiment for him is dead"
General Roger A. Pryor Of New York said: So
mink l can say without qualification that if
ieveland is nominated the party will lose the
state by 100000 voteS'
General Charles W. Blair National Commit
eeman of Kansas, said yesterday: '.I have lust
etumed from the East and can assure YOU
hat the New York Democrats are united as n
nan against Cleveland" Where does the op-
position come from ?'' From all sides find
and its grievance, the Catholics and
heir grievance, the workingmen and their
grievance. and so on - Who is the strongest
nan that you know Judge Field of Califor-
liza is incomparabiy the strongest man we could
He is head and shoulders above
very other candidate. His record is good and
he could carry New York by $1,000 votes
PLUMBERS FOR BUTLER OR BLAINE.
At mass meeting of journeymen plumbers
asst night. resolutions were passed that Butler
; the only man that the Democratic ConYen-
ion can nominate who can insure their votes;
md although the majority of the plumbers are
cr is nominated
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC MEETING.
Arrangements have been made for mass
meeting of German Democrats tonight at Niuel-
crs Hall General Franz Sigea. Joseph Pulitzer
md Ex-Governor Mueller, of Ohio together with
)ther prominent German citizens, will address
he meeting.
THE NAATIoNAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
The National Executive Committee held
Harr rod f..rf fls.1 1ta