Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-03-11
ANTI-CHINEsE.
The Great Convention at
Sacramento.
THE RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
Some Excitement Over the Consoli
dation of the Sacramento and
San Jose Conventions.

been held than that which has met III IN
capitol to-day for the purpose Of sdop'
ing resolutions TO strengthen the hand
of the Pacific Coast Congressional dele
cation toward the passage Of bill TO
the absolute Exclusion Of the Chinese.
At 1918 A. M. Geo. B. Katzenstein 9
Sacramento raped the Convention t
order in the Assembly Chamber. Robei
Il. Deylin of Sacramento moved that
committee Of FIVE be appointed to eonfe
with a like committee from the othe
convention. in order TO effect unio
between the two. This was greeted witt
applause. Sargent made = suggestion
about the necessity Of an organization
first. This led to long and hot debate
The conference committee motion wa
finally carried, and the following wer,
selected: r. I, Devlin Of Sacramento
G. P. Berry Of sutter, A. A. Sargent o
San Francisco. @. w. Dorm OF Butte ant
Grove L. johnson of Sacramento. Al
adjournment was then taken until
O'Clock.
On re-assembling the report Of th'
conference committee was declared il
order by Chairman Katsenstein. Grovs
L. johnson, who had been chosen chair
man of the committee, advanced to pre-
sent the report, but was stayed by I
motion made by j. X. McElroth Of Ala
media that the Convention proceed t
organize. This motion was the begin
ming Of q long discussion, wherein voices
became inextrioably mixed, and whiol
filled the Assembly Chamber with ter
ible din for long part of the afternoon
Ex-senator Davis vf Butte moved thaf
Committee Of Credentials be appointed
In order to proper ly organize.
Senator Kellogg OF Plumas jumped M
and said; "Mr. Chairman, with all dus
respect to you as chairman OF the con
vsotion wish to say to you that aftei
calling this convention to order you have
no right to receive any report nor to dc
anything further save to say that this
first thing in order is the nomination
and election Of the temporary chairman.
This declaration was applaudsd.
Deputy. Controller Clark rose to 4
point OF order. Kellogg held the hooi
and remarked that II the Convention die
not organize word would go out that il
was mob.
johnson went up TO the secretary
desk and began reading the majority re
port.
Kellogg arose and shouted, IL appeal
Mr.. Chairman.
johnson continued reading and Kel-
logg kept shouting. Each tried to
drown the others voice.
Gen. John Bidwell. Of Chico, moved
that the reading Of the report be post
poned until after the temporary organ
ization. Several rose to speak and soon
cries Of report, reportT arose from all
parts OF the house.
Sparrow Smith, Of Sacramento, nom.
mated Katzsnssein for Temporary Chair
man.
r. r. Dray, Of Sacramento, made the
point that when the Convention gave
Kstsenstein power to appoint commit
tee on conference il conferred on him
the, authority Of Temporary Chairman.
General Bidwell insisted on his motion
10 postpone. The Chairman was about
TO state the question, when voices rose
all over the hall. Grove johnson
rushed over to several delegates opposed
to Bidwell's motion, who were endeavor-
oring to talk at the same time, and told
them to vote it down. Cries of "ques-
tion; put the question = resoundsd
through the chamber, amid thunder OF
noes. The motion was declared lost.
johnson resumed his place at the
secrctary's desk and read the
report. He prefsced it by stating that
the following resolutions had been
adopted In the committee by vote Of
eight to two, those who voted no being
Sargent and Hofmier:
Resolged, That as basis Of union be-
tween the two conventions we adopt the
following resolutions and recommend
their adoption by both conventions.
First-Thatws favor the passage OF the
bill introduced into Congress by United
states Senator Mitchell, having for its
object the abrogation Of all treaties with
China permitting the immigration into
the United States OF any Chinese.
Second-That il the passage OF that bill
cannot at present be secured, then we
favor the passage Of either Of the bills
introduced into Congress BY Represent
atives Morrow, FELTON, or Henley, hav
ing for its object the restriction Of Chi
nese immigration.
Third--That we favor the adoption
and use OF ell peaceable and legal means
needed to rid the State of the Chinese
how here and to prevent the coming
into the State OF any more Chinese, but
are opposed to any and all Illegal means
to that end.
Fourth-That the two conventions
meet in joint convention, proceed to
elect officers and to formulate a platform
and adopt measures best calculated to
carry into effect the above resolutions.
Fifth-That G. r. McGlashan and
George B. Katzenstein act jointly as
Chairnen Of the joint convention until
II Is permanently organized, and that
said joint convention meet in the As.
aembly chamber. THE reading of the
third clause in the resolutions was fol.
lowed by applause
johnson moved that the resolutions
be adopted as a whole and ended by
stating that Mr.. Sargent had re-
quesfed him to say that minority re.
port would be presented.
Sargent took the place vacated by
johnson, and in long speech, which was
frequently interrupted by cries Of ''No
political speeches, stated that there was
mot line In the majority report he did
not approve of, but strongly discounte-
nanced "boycotting. He urged that
the final measures be left with Congress
to pass such bill as would meet the
desired object and cffectualiy exclude
the Chinese for all future time.
After Sargent had finished Bidwell
renewed his motion to postpone the re-
ports until . temporary organization had
been agreed on.
Grove johnson raised his voice in op-
position to this report which provided
for the chairman in its fifth clause a
temporary organization could be effect
ed. He thought this Convention ought
to at once welcome the other convention
as co-workers In the fght against the
Chinese (applause greeted this senti-
msnt). He said II have faith in the
goodness of God who is guiding this
Convention. aud in the ultimate triumph
of the right to believe that the joint
convention will adopt resolutions which
sent on to Washington and promulgated
TO the people will prove an irresistible
eign that the Chinese must 20 (cheers).
80 | invite this Convention TO stand bv
the majority report and have the con.
ventions blended together"
Hurrahs resounded in the chamber
followed by cries Of question, ques-
ton"
Bidwell took position on the plat
form and said nothing could be done nm
til the convention had organized. [Cries
of "Qnestion' were renewed.
@ 7. Berry then came TO the front
and at some length favored organiza-
tion. After Berry had finished, John
son suggested that the objection con.
cerning not knowing who was entitled
to vote could be avoided by calling the
roll, as one had been prepared by the
Secretary. Another period Of confusion
ensued, but which was terminated by the
Secretary being directed to call the roll
After roll call there was a hot fight
for the Craftsmanship Of the consoli-
dated convention. which resulted In the
election Of Judge Freer by vote Of
.26l against 259 for McGlashan. The
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