Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-09-06
THE DEMOCRACY.
Concluding Proceedings of the State
Convention on SATURDAY.


The Democratic State Convention re-
assembled at Odd Fellows Hall on Satur-
day forenoon. The hour to which adjourn
ment was made was 10 A. NJ, but it was /
o'clock before the presiding officer called
to order, and the San Francisco delegates
were not even then in their seas. Imme-
diately upon calling TO order, ID. S. Terry
of San joaquin, introduced the following
which was unanimously adopted.
Resolued That we demand the enactment of a
law whereby the supplies furnished to all asy-
lums, prisons, hospitals, almshOuses and other
institutions under the control of the State or Of
counties cities and towns of the State shall be
the product OF white labor only, and we pledge
that the same snail be made the law of the
state when the Democracy shall have control
of the Legislature.
Moifat of Alameda presented the follow
ing, which was also adopted
Resolred, That we indorse the course of Hon.
George Hearst in the United States Senate and
appreciate the timely services rendered by him
10 the Democratic party.
The following was introduced by ellis
of Siskiyou, and adopted by q rising vote
Res0lred, That in the death of the Hon. WI
liam irwin California has lost enc of her noble
sons, and the Democracy an able counselor and
guide; that although carried along by the rapid
word of sympathy TO the memory of the citizen,
statesman and patriot.
The following purely Democratic resolu-
ton was introduced by Creegan, a party
wheel-horse of San Francisco.
Resolred, That this Convention, representing
the entire Democracy of the State, most respect
fully and very earnestly request our President,
Grover Cleveland, and also the heads OF the va
rious departments i'll Washington and Califor-
MA, TO Immediately remove every offensive par
tisan i'll the employ of the United States. We
are entering on mighty struggle in our State,
and need the assistance of honest and true men
IN all these places, which justly and fairly be-
long to Us.
Creegan commenced to fortify his reso-
luton by making red-hot o-the-victors-
belongs the's poils' speech, but was pre-
vented after proceeding a short distance in
oratory by cries of Time" "Sit down."
etc. 1t was not that he was not preaching
strict Democratic doctrine and true Bour-
bon principies-and really the only prin-
cipleS the party has-but his innocence III
giving the party away SO frankly was more
than the Convention could stand, and so it
" sat down upon him" When he found
he could not be heard, he took his seat, but
continued TO mutter something about
"muzzling the OK that treadeth out the
corn and " shutting out the only real
Democratic resolutions that has been Of
fered"
q. W Jeffress, of Tehama, poured oil
upon re troubled waters by Offering the
following, but which, to the ordinary c.ti-
zen, was very similarly-colo:ed kettle as
that of Mr.. Cregans
WHEREAS. In the election of Grover Cleve-
land, President of the United States the people
gave decided expression as to the change in
the government OF this nation and whereas,
RpnUhlipan
last quarter of century, to the exclusion of
every Democrat, in subordinate positions OF
trust therefore be it
RcsOlrcd, That the democratic party of the
State of California demands the removal of
every Republican now in Office by appointment,
except those holding under civil service reform,
and that Democrats be appointed i'll their
places.