Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-01-17

ton reported by the committee take any
rights from any Democrat in the State ?''
Stephens-They certainly add no right
to those they already possess.
Buckley again inquired {" Do they pre-
vent any Democrat from going before
Convention for nomination y
Stephens-They repudiate the read-outs
as members of the party.
Niles Searls obtained the floor and spoke
as follows: " l like the name of this body.
1t is conference feel more like Meth
odist now than ever before. 1t is one of the
cardinal principles of that religious denom-
ination that u man may repent and come
back into the Church. The Church does
not sacrifice any principle by admitting the
repentant backslider into the Church again.
What is our duty here? 1t is to stand by
| our principles, and also TO allow any one TO
return TO the party if he so desires ii. We
should act with dignity, not with anger.
That done, it seems TO me that We should
| adjourn. The platform of the Stockton
| Convention is the law of the party till the
next Convention adopts new law. If we
act with reason and with moderation we
will be as successful as our principles de
serve"
SPEECH OF MR.. pELMAs.
| D. N. Delmas was called for and spoke
as follows Some extraordinary state
ments have been made here which | think
/ should be answered. The object of Mr..
! Foley's resolution is to retract the action
| of the Stockton Convention in regard TO
Stephen J. Field. Every man in this coun-
try has a right to reject him. hold that no
man holding position as a Judge has a
right TO aspire TO any political Office, and
| for this reason mainly voted for the reso-
! luton at the Stockton Convention in re
gard to Justice Field. Is not Fields course
on the Supreme bench a proof of the cor
rectsess of this opinion? Is ii proper that
a man holding such a position should stoop
down TO dabble in making petty appoint
ments to local offices? Another word has
been used here-harmony. There are three
parties in this State-the Republican party,
the Democratic party-which we represent
to-night-and the Railroad party, composed
of the Democrats who are opposed to the
regular organization. For the last fifteen
years the railroad has controlled this State
1t has not once been defeated III any meas
ure that it has favored There is a small
faction of the Democratic party that acts in
harmony with the railroad. You can har-
monte with the Read-outs in one way.
and III one way only. If you retract the
platforms of the San Jose and Stockton
Conventions you can harmonic. l will
oppose that kind of harmony. | would
prefer TO go down in defeat with principle
than to give up our principle
THE CONVENTIONS ACTION
The previous motion was then moved
and carried.
Arnold of Colusa withdrew his resolu-
ton, with the consent of the seconder.
The resolution proposed by Foley was
rejected, only nine members voting for it.
and 50 against it. The following voted for
it: Brumfield, HAYES. Foley, Mahoney,
Carroll, McCroskey R. D. Stephens, Eichel-
roth and Irwin
The resolutions as reported by the COM
mittee were adopted by a vote of 60 ayes
against five noes
The Conference Convention then adj
journed sine die