Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-09-04
STATE DEMOCRACY.
THE TICKET NEARLY COMPLETED
BARTLETT NOMINATED.
Proceedings of the Fourth Day of
the Democratic State
Convention.
From REooRp-UNIoS's Special Correspondent

From REoeRD-USIoS's Special Correspondent |
SAN FRANCISCO, September 3, 1856.
After long night of intense energy in
political manipulation between candidates
and delegates, the morning dawned bright
with San Francisco fog extinguisher
thrown in. The residents here who de-
sired TO put in an excuse for the density of
the atmosphere, attributed its state to the
presence of the Democracy and its ex-
treme agitated condition. There certainly
was blood in the face of the moon during
the long night. The intense opposition of
Terry to the candidacy of Reddy has al
ready been mentioned in your Convention
dispatches. This, after the noisy reception
given to Reddy by the outside crowd, which
occupied the galleries and lobbies during
ohe afternoon session yesterday, and which
tt was entirely evident had been massed to
iboom the Mono candidate was more than
Terry could bring his nerves to endure, and
be literally kicked the traces to pieces.
His terse criticisms charging Reddy with
selling his influence as a Senator to procure
the signature of the Governor to a bill
which had passed the Legislature, but
which the Governor had declined to sign,
because er post factO in operation, and
aimed at the Sharon-Hill case, began to
tell SO strongly upon Reddy's chances that
1t required
TO BE DowYED,
And Reddy and his friends tried to down
it. They labored all night until / o'clock
this morning, first persuading, then threat
ening Terry, and again trying to fix COM
binations under which the irate Judge and
husband of the offended Sarah Althea
could be comfortably ignored; but it was
all to no purpose. Terry not only stood
firm as granite and planted his feet and
muscles squarely, but said: 1" l won't"
and in addition openly proposed to carry
war and terror into Africa by going upon
the floor of the Convention this
morning and charging Reddy with
the extra Senatorial influence matter
This was a scene which not only the
friends of Reddy did not wish 10 witness,
but also which those who desired to see
the Democratic party remain in as few
pieces as possible, Joined to avert.
ANY one who would have prophesied
last night that Reddys name would be
withdrawn this morning, after the sensa-
tional boom he enjoyed yesterday from the
tumultuous lobby and galleries, would have
been trundled off to the insane asylum in
stantly, without examination or benefit
of clergy" But strange things happen in
these palmy days of Democratic suprem-
acy and extra session, and so it was, that
the only way to prevent a Convention
scene that would wreck the Democratic
party of the Golden State into far more
dilapidated condition than if caught in an
Eastern earthquake, Mr. Reddy closed the
doors OF his
GUBERNAToRIAL HEADQUARTERS
And left the race to others. This was the
crowning Convention event of the night
and early morning, and the question of the
distribution of the delegates who had stood
by the one-armed candidate. and the prob
able result of these votes being newly
placed was a matter of prime interest up to
the hoIr of the meeting of the Convention.
To add to the interest felt in the solution
OF the new problem, Bryant decided, at a
late hour last night-or rather, during the
small hours Of the early morning-to also
Withdraw from further contest for the gilt
tering but empty prize of the Democratic
gubernatorial nomination. This threw the
81 votes for Reddy and the 66 received by
Bryant upon the sea of political uncer-
tainty, with the remaining candidates furi-
ously operating their extremely elongated
persimmOn poles to catch them. That was
the interesting condition of affairs that per-
vaded the atmosphere of the Democratic
camp when the Convention assembled in
its auspiciOusness this morning.
CONVENTION PROCEEDINGS.
The Convention was called to order this
morning at 1925, in boiling sea of intense
excitement.
Senator Johnson got the floor and an
nounced that he was panied to withdraw
the name of Patrick Reddy as candidate
for the gubernatorial nomination.
There was dead silence for a moment
and as Artemus Ward used to say, you
could have heard a paper of pins drop.
Then came shouts for Reddy, but Reddy
was unready to appear.
K. B. Mitchell next thrust knife in by
Withdrawing the name of A. J. BRYANT
Then the balloting began, and it went
along nicely until
THE SACRAMENTO DELEGATION
Was called, when it went solid for Bartlett,
and this broke "the loud stiffness, and ap-
plause came deep and long. Somehow or
other Sacramento has had deal to do
with this Convention, and caused more
kicking and jumping stiff-legged than ever
before seen in a Democratic bull-pen. All
through the Convention Sacramento's del
egations and their contention, and Sacra-
mento's vote, have been matters of pro-
found interest and anxiety.
When San Francisco was reached in the
roll-call, the Convention took q long in
spiration and waited with open mouth.
The first fifty went for Bartlett, amidst loud
cheering. Then one sang out Berry l'
Five others echoed that word as the call
proceeded, and all the others went over to
Bartlett, 1O1 to 6. Then W. D. English
took his cue and asked the 25 votes of Ala
media to be changed from Tarpey to Bart
lett, but the Chair forbade it until after the
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