Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-03-12
A MEMORIAL TO CONGRESS.
The Platform The Boycott Adopted
An Extended Debate.
SCENES OF GREAT EXCIri MEM
LAST NIGHT.
Speeches by General BidwelI, FranI,
M. Pixley, A. A. Sargent, Senator
Reddy, Laura De Force
Gordon and Others.

The Convention was called to order yes
terday at 9:45 A. NJ. The Chair requested
that the members of the Convention. indi
vidually and collectively, give him their
assistance in maintaining order, and thus
expedite business. During the time the
Convention is in session, all members were
requested to keep their seats, so that the
confusion of Wednesday should not be
repeated. No member should be allowed
to speak but once upon the same question,
and all members, when they addressed the
Chair, should rise, give their names and
the organization which they represent.
On motion of Marcus D. Boruck, q Cush-
ings Manual y was adopted as the rules
governing the proceedings of the Con-
vention.
A member of the San Jose Branch. from
Santa Cruz. offered resolution allowing
two of their members to have thirtv-four
votes for the labor organizations they rep
resent. The two delegates were Messrs.
Hoflmeyer and Haskill. This brought out
spirited and acrimonious debate
n W id,N upCL lDe tdDle was lost
G. F. McGlashan. Noble Fisher and Dun.
can Mcpherson made strong speeches in
favor of their admission.
Messrs. Estec, Kellogg and others op.
posed it.
}. Z. McTamahan, of Sonora, made O
vigorous speech, denouncing the ruling Of
the Chair on Wednesday as arbitrary. His
credentials from the Sonora club had been
refused, and he demanded that his name BIZ
placed upon the roll.
Noble Fisher said the San Jose Conven
ton had been admitted in its entirety. anG
they must be accepted bag and baggage
They did not propose to lose one of theil
delegates. They had come to stay, anG
had brought with them their sisters and
their cousins and their aunts.
Mr.. McGlashan said the labor leagues re-
ferred to were entitled to representation
i'll the San Jose Convention. They were
just as much entitled to vote and voice
as any other delegate IN the Convention.
After much discussion. Messrs. Hoff
meyer and Haskell were allowed to repre-
present the thirty-four organizations, which
gives them thirty-six votes-a little
monopoly of itself
w. B. Saufiey, of Santa Clara, introduced
the following resolution:
Resolved. That no man who is now directly
employing or patronizing Chinese be placed or
our Committee on Resolutions
The resolution was signed by TWENTY-FIVE
names, and when read was loudly an.
plauded. Speeches were made by a large
number who were in favor of its passage
Frank Pixley said il the resolution wa.
passed he would move that the Committee
ON Resolutions prepared by the Chairman
be read and ali gentlemen who could not
show clean hands should step down and
out
Mr.. Newlands, of San Francisco. said the
passage of that resolution meant the DENY
ing the privileges of this Convention to a
number of delegates. Refuse delegate
the right to position on COM
mittee and yoa refuse him the
right to exercise his privileges as
representative. He believed this country
was intended for he white race. but the
Chinese had been invited here. they were
our guests, and they should have the pro-
lection the law gave them. We must main,
tain our plighted faith with them kindly.
Give the preference to the white man. but
do not force our individual ideas upon our
neighbar
Several members claimed that man
who employed Chinese had no right on the
floor of the Convention. They were bow
COtttIS. anu ciCtl fttilu1k OI tDlS character
was loudly applauded.
Mr.. McEralh, of Alameda county, said
they had assembled to consider the greatest
question that had ever been brought before
the people of the S ate. So far all Efforts in
this direction had proven futile All we
can do is by the wisdom of our counsel
form all impression on Congress, and
thereby gain Congressional aid, the only
thing that can affrrd us any relief. We
came here for an exchange of ideas and
it is good thing that both classes arc
represented. The San Jose Convention
comes in here Ike a unit Their misds
are made up: they have nothing to delhi.
crate upon. They are in favor CT a boycott
lCries of = Yes yesll We want men
upon that committee of conservative minds
who can present to Congress our grievances
in such language and terms as will result
in tie most good, and thus aid in the
passage of Senator Mitchell's BILL If YOU
pass the resolution under consideration
you disfranchise every man upon this
floor who employs Cinnamon. fCries o
g He has no business here fire him out p'-
He may be just as much in favor of getting
rid of the chinese as Mr.. McGlashan oi
any member of the San Jose Convention
We believe in the use of all lawful means
and man who believes in usins
unlawful means has no busines.
here. He should not be allowed IL
participate in the proceedings of this OF
any other Convention. The resolution wa:
impoliiic, and should not pass. If the pro
ceedings of this Convention create an i'm
preston in the East that we are riotous ou
here, it will do our cause great harm il
Congress. The Cinnamon come here un
der the plighted faith of the country. anC
that plighted faith must be maintained
Let US do nothing illegal. The Mongoliar
has crept into thousand avenues of labor
and it is impossible to exclude them all
and at once. [Cries, Nothing impossible d
Boycott. He settles thebusiness."l Let u:
act temperately, and pass such acts only a.
will tend to assure the people of the Eas
that we are law-abiding; that we are suffer
ing from great evil. Do not exclude {
member from this floor because he has 2
Chinaman in his employ. This question
of Chinese labor has growth of thirty-si,
years. and cannot be readily pulled out b,
the roots.
Dennis Kearney said he favored the reso
luton as introduced. He said gentlemen
were present who represented pro-Chines,
organizations. We have all met on a leve
for once, capital and labor Give them al
chance. Let us meet with liberal spirit
Let us hear no more kissing, as was in
dulged in few moments ago, when Mr.
Pixley took the floor If Colonel Be,
himself was here, representatiy,
on this floor, common decency, common
courtesy, would demand from him. at tb,
hands of this Convention of representativ,
men, a respectful hearing. This is the frs
time that the employee and employer hay,
been brought together. and let the meerina
result in good. The man who employ:
Chinese labor loves slaves; but we propose
to boycott the employer of Chinese slaves
We propose to be lenient; but the tim,
has come in California when we must boy
colt the Chinese, and the Chinese must 90
DR.. Natlock, of Red Bluff, the mar
whom it is asserted was imported especial,
to sit down on Frank Pixley, said: We
came here to organize for the purpose O