Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-04-05
PACIFIC COAST.
LIVELY SCENES AT THE PROHI-
BITION CONVENTION.
Yuba's Candidate for Congress-A
Rough Practical Joke-The
Oregon Democracy.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE ErooaD-usIos.l
FULL OF FIRE.
A Cold Water Convention Becomes a
HowliuD yVildarnass

Howling Wilderness.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 4th.-The seventh an
nual State Convention of the Prohibition party
for the purpose of electiDg delegates to a Ma
uonal Convention which is to be held at Indian
apolis, Ind, on May S0th met this morning at
Metropolitan Temple. The Convention is made
up OF delegates, one from each county and one
Tor every twenty Prohibition votes or fraction
over ten east at the last election, which gath
cred together about $50 gentlemen and ladies'
who succeeded in making it the liveliest gath
erlng OF the kind ever seen in the State for
many years.
a PuLvERKING BODY.
The Convention opened at $50 this morning
with praise service, and at IL o'clock Charles
Henderson, First Vice-President of the Execu-
tive Committee, called the assenblage to order
de announced in few words the object of the
gathering, stating that the delegates had been
called together to ''pulverize the liquor traffic.
The proceedings of the Convention were then
formally opened with a song, "'Tis Time to
Swing Our Axes"
THE FUN BEGINS.
Mr.. Henderson announced that nominations
Tor temporary Chairman were in order. Half u
dozen delegates sprang to their feet and an up
roar began.
DR.. Z. II. Mcdonald nominated william ID.
Gould, OF Los Angeles. The names of L. W. Ell
lott, of Stockton; NJ. c. Winchester of Sutter and
General John Bidwell were placed before the
Convention, during which the delegates cheered
and howled by turns.
For half an hour no business could be trans
acted The four factions represented by the
names placed in nomination, seemed deter
mined not to permit the others get the floor
Several spats occurred during the uproar.
REGULAR CONVENTION COMPLIMENTS.
One delegate charged that Gould was not true
10 the Prohibition cause, whereupon another
delegate called him liar. Another scene of
confusion ensued, during which one delegate
said he was disguised, tired and wanted to go
home.
After this had continued for some time. a lady
suggested that the delegates sing song and
cool of. She suggested I" All Hail the Power of
Jesus Name" and started the solo in which
the Convention joined.
BIDwELL FOR CHAIRMAN
The names of Winchester and Elliott were
WITHDRAWN, and after speeches by several dele
gates in favor of harmony motion that Cen
erai Bidwell be chosen temporary Chairman by
acclamation was carried with a cheer
General Bidwell TODD the chair before an op-
portunity had been given to dispute his title,
and recess was taken until o. clock
AT that hour General Bidwell called the as
semblage to order, and appointed the following
committee on Credentials: H. G. Wilmer OF Los
Angeles, John Robinson of Sonoma Charles
Henderson of San Francisco, George Morris of
Alameda, Henry French of San Jose NJ c.
Clayton OF sacramento, and q. L. Kellogg of
Santa Barbara.
The delegates handed their credentials to this
committee, and, while it was out examining
them on motion, Ex-Governor st. John of
Kansas, was invited to address the Convention
he was escorted to the stage and made a short
speech.
AT the evening session Ex-Governor st. John
announced that he would leave for Oregon to-
morrow. He explained the position of the Pro-
hlbitionlsts, and said the party was in favor OF
the tariff, and of placing the railway and tele-
graph systems under Government control.