Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-06-12
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Permanent Organization or Con
yentiOn.

Permanent Organization or Con
vention.
STOCKTON, June 1.-THE Democratic
State Convention was called Ia order at
ga. NJ. The hall was crowded. The
report Of the Committee on Credentials
was presented. II recommended that as
only three delegates were elected in
Ventura county. which was enfitle
TO four delegates that the dele.
cation be permitted to seat an extra
vote which was adopted There were
no contested seats. Senator Reddy pre-.
scented report Of the Committee on
Permanent organization and order of
business. The former recommend the
permanent officers be: President,
Stephen NJ. White; Vice Presidents, w.
J. Tinnin, J. A. Hamilton, Israel Lam.
ton. Peter Hopkins, A. 0niel, j.
ii. Matthew'S; Secretaries, k. g.
Falk, George w. Peckham, NJ. z.
Ward, J. w. Hughes, II. b. Goldstein,
Sergeant-at-Arms; II. Burns, Jas. Riley,
j. II. McCausland, VIM. Van Praig,
Committee on Order of Business. report
for consideration Of utions, the cleo
ton Of State Central Committee, one
member from each Senatorial district,
and one from each Congressional district
subject confirmation by the convention.
II. j. Sullivan, Of San Francisco, has
been nominated for Congress from the
Fifth District. James G. Ncalon was
nominated for State Central Committee.
man from the Fifth District. James T.
Murphy, Of Santa Clara, for Presiden.
tial elector. and Edwa d White. of
Santa Cruz, for alternate elector.
Garfield, OF Santa Barbara, moved that
portion Of the platform relating to
Judge Field be stricked out. Frank @.
Newlands, of San Francisco. seconded
the motion and made speech defending
Field. When Newlauds finished
Senator Reddy moved to take re-
cess. saying. "the doctrine the gentlemen
Ii announcing is too much for Demo-
crats with an empty stomach The
gentleman 10 in the wrong Convection"
"I don't know whether the gentleman is
. Democrat or not but at any rate /
want time to digest what he has said"
The motion was adopted and the Con.
vention took a recess until 2 o'clok.
A resolution was offered by Rogers, of
Mendocino, commencing Congressman
Summers services. which was adopted
by. unanimous vote. Delmas, Chair.
man of the Committee on Resolu tions,
read the platform by the unanimous re-
quest Of the Convention. His appear
anoe was loudly applauded. They were
In substance AZ follows: Reatlrming the
principles of the San Jose Convention,
indorsing the calling OF an extra session
by Gov. Stoneman, charging Republican
Legislators with having frustrated the
nnti.monopoly legislation of the extra
session; denounoing the Republican par.
ty for sustaining the course of its repre-
sentatives, declaring 1t the duty of the
Democratic party to expel its pledge
breakers; denouncing Railroad Com
inissioners Carpenter aud Humphrey,
Lieutenant Governor John Daggett, the
Attorney General and recreant Senators
and Assemblymen, notwithstanding
the tax compromise, reatiirming the sun
day law plank of the San Jose platform,
invoking Congress to legislate against
Interference in State affairs by the Fed
eral courts, opposing railroad interior
ence in politics. discountenancing
high tariff and holdisg of large tracts
Of land by nonresident aliens, the re.
striction Of the public domain of for
feitsd land grants, requiring the Chicago
delegates to have plank in the National
platform against National banks, con.
demning the practice of County Com
mittees choosing delegates to conven-
tions, demanding Railroad Com.
missioners to reduce transpo'ta.
ton rates so as to assist
the removal of the crop of 81, favoring
the proposed constitutional amendment
for the publication of and providing of
text books by the State, declaring Tillen
and Hendricks the first choice of the
California Democracy. Thurman its sec
ond, repudiating the Presidential as
pirations of stephen j, Field, and
pledging the delegates to Chicago
to vote against him. Chase, OF San D.
ego, moved to amend the resolution re-
fsrring to holding Of land by aliens so as
70 read that persons who have declared
their intention of becoming citizens may
hold land The change was agreed to.
Proceedings and Nomination. OF
the Democratic state Conven-
tiOn.
STOCKTON, June ll.-ln the Demo
cratic Convention in the First Congress
sional District Barclay Henley received
the nomination for Congress. Dennis
Spencer. of Napa, and II. C. Wilson, of
Tehama, were elected delegates to the
Chicago Convention. Both gentlemen
appeared before the Convention and
pledged themselves to vote for Tilden
aud to oppose Field; A, Yell, of Men.
docino, and w. Il. Mcconnell. OF So
noma, as alternates. w. j. Tinnin was
named district elector. The delegates
from the Second Congressional District
Convention pronounced against Field
and in favor of Tilden and Thurman
They areJ. w. Breckinridge, OF NJ reed,
and Niles Searles, of Nevada.
DR.. w. Il. Ecoelrath of Tuolumne,
and B. A. Hngg Of Yuba, were elected
alternates. The nomination for Con.
gress went unanimously for J. H. Budd,
the present incumbent. There was a
contest in the Fifth Congressional Dis
trict Convention between the city and
country delegates. The city delegates
tried to force the name OF Congressman
at once, but the country delegates op.
posed the plan and finally won by hav'
sing the nominations postponed. Maurice
Schmidt and Lawrence Archer were
elected delegates to Chicago. Botl
pledged themselves to vote fol
Tllden and to oppose Field. Jessie Cope
Of Santa Cruz. and G. W. Mcdonald
Of San Francisco, were elected delegates
The Sixth Congressional district elected
L. j. Rose, OF Los Angeles, and A. b
Butler, of Tulare, as delegates to Chica.
go; l.. j. Arnold, OF San Diego, and j.
W. Ferguson, were elected alternatcs
The Field movement showed itself open
ly in this convention. Waters, of Sar
Bernardino, submitted a resolution in
structing the delegates not to vote foi
Field. There was hot debate on ques
tion in which Justice Field was handled
without gloves, Stephen NJ. White
chairman, reminded the convention
that the State Convention would un
doubtsdly pass upon the question. Or
that showing it was agreed to pledg'
the delegates for Tilden and Thurman
only. K. F. del Vale received tn,
nomination for Congress. The Conven
tion agreed to present 7. G. Hall, o
Ventura, as delegate-at-large, on tn
motion of Stephen Leach.
Crop RepOrts-verdict of COrO-
ner's jury.
San FRANCISCO, June ll.-Crop re
ports received from all sections OF tn,
State show contrary to expectations
that the rains of Sunday and Monday Dc
not appear to have materially injured
the growing grain.
In the case OF Mrs, Louisa Sack, sup
posed to have committed suicide by
strychnine at Oakland, on Saturda,