Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-09-01
THE DEMOCRATS
Settle Down to Business at
San Francisco.
REDDY IN THE LEAD.


Stephen N. White Made Permauen
Chairman-Stoneman and
Hearst Out Of the Fight.
special 10 the Herald br the Associated Press
SAN FRANoIsco. August 81 .-Dslegate
and visitors began to arrive as early q
IL o'clock. The galleries set apart TO
visitors were well filed. A few ladie
are present at this hour. s05 P. M. Th'
convention Is not yet called to order. |
Il now understood that N Green Curtis
Of Sacramento, and 8. NJ. White. Of Lo'
Angeles, will be the only nominees foi
temporary chairman. II is also stated
that this has been agreed upon for thu
purpose Of testing the question whether
this ConvsntIon will support the action
Of the Stockton Convention Of two
years ago. BY the election Of White, o.
IL Independence Of any faction BY e
lsoting Curtis, who is known as an indie
pend ent candidate. Curtis' chances fo
the olfics are excellent
KnDDf soR GOVERNOR.
The San Francisco del, cation has de
cided to oppose the admission to th'
Convsption Of proxies. The latest rumo
In the hall Of the Convention is thsi
Buckley will throw his strength tt
Rsddy. Should this prove true. Redd,
il certain to got the nomination.
CALLED TO ORDER.
The Democratic State Convention met
st tive minutes past two this afternoon,
Ia the main hall OF the new Odd Eel.
IOWA buildisR on Market street. The
Convention will nominste full State
ticket. three Associate Justices Of the
Supreme Court and Congressmen. The
Western Unioa Telegraph Company run
4 telegraph wire into the convention for
the scecisi use Of the Associated Press
in order to expedite the report of the
proceedings to the interior pagers,
Toe convention was called To order ny
w. d. English. Chairman OF the State
Central Committee. His speech was
oonaned to saying that he had the hon
or o. calling the convention 70 order,
and without further prslimlnartss an
nounosd that nominations for temporary
officers were IN order.
Clay w. Taylor rose, and. IN speech
oounseline harmony iu the Democratic
psrtv. nominated N. Greene Curtis. Of
Sacramento, temporary cnsirrnsr. b
B 9.ilis, Of Slskiyou. seconded the nom
;r.,;on
Senator Del Vale, Of Los Angeles, in
= short strrina spsech, nomiuatea Steph.
- Al Wh,te. u Los Angeles, temporary
ehairman Of the convention.
Hon. Barclay Henley, Of Sonoma,
seoouded the nomination. He said:
III am constrained by the highest sense
~ du,v. - 4 rsorsseutstive of true
Dam .orscy. and 10 my constituents, to
.s,on 4 fhe noninatiuu Of Stephen M.
White. . man whose voice speaks and
,snrs.snfs ehe auti-monopolists aud the
sra. n1mocracv. Wnefe does antaaa-
,,.,. ~ staobca IA VIII CO come from!
T;m.aen the reasons II no ons. II
sasnss from the corner of Fourth and
srawnsend streess. Let il NOT be said
that ,be Cony sution has been Influenced
x r.,lro.d And monopoly interests.
t,.dga rsrrv. Of san joaquin, rose
.ua ..sopded Inc nomination Of Curtis.
II reoressnt the wheIe San Joaquin del
.e.t;co spd thsv are solIdly ia favor Of
d,rns u eau .lso saisiy say that I
rsorrsspt fyur. .fifths Of the wnois BON.
ocr.cv "a the sta Q. was surprised 10
~ al effort to introduce an old party
Hxht in tns dsllber .lions Of thi Con
veotion and hope that 1t will not have
the efscs Of or. sting serious disturb
snce."
On motion nominations were ordered
cloxsd. IL was thes resolved that ell
,ntsstina dsiee .,iun. be passed in bel
lorinQ ,r Temporary chairman.
b sIlot NJ for Temporary chairman was
then .,r,osvstsd with, Il resulted in the
s,sct.oo Of s epusa NJ. White. The
vote Tor tsmoor nv ch drmaa was as fol.
lows: Whics. $50; Curtis, 224
Uo,n the announcement u the ballot
Curt,s rose aud SAID he di not seek any
nom,nat.on 1T tue hand. Of his par
He then referred to Barclay Henleys
rorech Regarding hin, cnarging him
v,th be,us a tool Of mouopolies, aud de-
diei me i,npatation in the most emphat.
ID terms aud claimed that Henley did
him "a injustice. He then asked those
who had voted for him TO cast their
votes for White AID on moi, IN Of Curtis
the nom,oatiop OF Whtte was made.
rtsvhsn NJ. Whue, on being intro
duoed. thanked the louv ention for the
honor done him. He defended Curtis
and said that he was sure that there waa
no intention to reflect on hm integrity
There seems to be an impression, he
continued. ''in this Convention that my
election will create disturbance In this
Convention. am here as Democrat
In the interest OF harmony. am mere
to assist 70 formulate Democratic piss'
form containing no platitudes and speak
ing ia no uncertain tones.
Mr.. Whites remarks were loudly
chssred. Charles A. Hildebrsnd OF Saf
Francisco and John H. Webster Of Saf
Joaquin were elected temporary Secreta
riss. Recess was then taken until NV
o'clock this evening to allow the Chair
man tins to appoint the usual commit
tees.
The convention assembled at sos P
n. when Chairman White announced
.ne committees. @. G. Goucher, o
Mariposa, is chairman Of the conmitte'
on credentials; Capt. Wm. Burns,
San Francisco. is chairman Of the com
mittss on permanent organ sation AM
order Of bunness, and Barclay Henle.
chairnsn OF the committee on plstforn
and resolutions.
The convention then adjourned unit
Tomorrow at 10 Al u.
Tho comm;ttee ON Permanent Oraani
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