Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-06-12
CALIFORNIA DEnOCKATfCSTATE
CONVENTION.
me Platform and Nominations
instructions for the ssOId Ticket,
.EcIAL TO THE SENTINEL.

sef"cStOn HOr bne "Ohu
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL
STOCKTON, GAL, June 1.-THE conyen-
ton resumed its session at 8 o'clock this
morning. The Committee on Permanent
Organization and Rules recommended
Stephen NJ. White as permanent Chairman.
Adopted.
A resolution was adopted that all dele
gates elected be pledged to attend the Ma
tional Convention at Chicago.
A resolution thanking Sumner for his
services in Congress was adopted unani-
mously.
Delmas, Chairman Of the Committee on
Resolutions, submitted the report adopted
by the committee, that they reaffirmed the
principles Of the San Jose Convention, and
Endorsed the calling Of the extra session
by Gov. Stoneman, and charged the Re-
publicans with having frustrated anti
monopoly legislation, and declared it the
duty OF the Democratic party to expel its
pledge-breakers; it denounced by name
Railroad Commissioner Carpenter and
Humphreys, Lieut.-Gov. Daggett, the
Attorney General, and the recresnt Sens-
tors and Assemblymen; discountenanced
the tax compromises; reaffirmed the Sun
day Law plank of the San Jose platform;
invoked Congress to legislate against inter-
ference by Federal Courts in State affairs;
opposed railroad interference in politics;
discountenanced high tariff, and the holding
Of large tracts of land by n~on-residents,
aliens; demanded the restoration of for
feited land grants; that q plank be in
frAdnnaA in tha Dar.oA.a MakSn~aI
platform opposing the national bank sys-
tenn; condemned the practice Of the
County Committee in choosing delegates
to the convention; demanded a reduc-
ton OF railroad transportation rates; ia
vored the proposed constitutional amend
ment providing text books by the State;
declared Tilden and Hendricks the first
choice Of the California Democracy, and
Thurman second; ~repudiates the Presi-
Dental aspirations Of Stephen J. Field,
pledging the delegates to the National
Convention to vote against him
Chase of San Diego moved to amend
the resolution regarding the holding
Of lands by aliens, SO as to read that
persons who have declared their in
tention of becoming citizens may hold
land. The amendment was adopted.
Garfield OF Santa Barbara moved that
that portion Of the platform relating to
Judge Field be stricken out. Frank G..
Newlands of San Francisco seconded the
motion and made q speech defending
Field.
When Newlands finished Senator Reddy
moved to take q recess, saying that the
doctrine the gentleman is announcing is
too much for o Democrat with an empty
stomach. The gentleman is in the wrong
| convention. / don't know whether the
| gentleman is a Democrat or not, but at
anyrate l want time to digest What he has
said. The motion was adopted and the
convention took q recess until 2 o'clock.
The Fourth Congressional District
| elected John F. Wright and Louis Holtz
| delegates to the Democratic National Con-
vention. They are both pledged for Tilden
and Hendricks. For Congressman, r. P.
Tasting was nominated, defeating Sumner
by Sc to O.. F. J. Sullivan, of San Fran
| cisco, has been nominated for Congress
from the Fifth District.
Following are the delegates elected to the
National Convention in the remaining four
districts:
First District-Dennis Spencer and H.
@. Wilson, pledged for Tilden and to
oppose Field.
Second District. W. Breckenridge
and Niles Searles, pledged for Tilden and
Thurman, and to oppose Field.
Fifth Observation-Disclosures Schmidt and
Lawrence Archer, pledged for Tilden, and
to oppose Field.
Sixth District-L. J. Rose and A. B.
Butler, instructed for Tilden and Thurman
A resolution ~instructing them not to vote
for Field, under any circumstances wai
defeated.
For Congressmen-The first nominated
Barclay Henley; the second, j. II
Budd; the fifth nomination was postponed
the sixth. r. f. Delvalle.