Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-05-18

silver to the Mint and having it coined ano
placed on the market for its face value g
matter of more importance than anything
else to the people of this State. The plank
was eminently just and proper.
McPike said he stood now in favor OF
the free coinage of silver, but thought that
the plank regarding free gold coinsge was
unnecessary.
Rothschild thought the report should be
adopted, Notwithstanding McPike's obiec-
ton. What matter if the plank did cor
tain clause favoring the free coinage OF
gold, it also contained clause favoring the
free coinage of silver.
S. M. White said he wanted new Act
made by Congress to include both gold and
| silver.
McPike's motion was lost almost unani-
mously.
The resolution regarding Governor Bart
lett was adopted By unanimous vote.
| The platform was then unanimously
adopted
ELECTORS -AT-LARGE
The nomination for Electors at Large was
declared in order.
E. E. Leake of SoSano placed John P.
| Irish in nomination.
Nick Bowden of Santa Clara placed B.
ID. Murphy OF Santa Clara in nomination.
Mr.. Grady of Fresno seconded the nom.
vi JOHN L. lrlS0.
u. A. Ostrom of Yuba placed Hon. G.
z. Berry of Sutter in nomination Byron
Waters of San Bernardino seconded the
nomination of G. P Berry.
White OF Los Angeles seconded the nom
ination of B. D. Murphy of Santa Clara.
Jacobs of Tulare indorsed Berry's nom-
ination.
Findley of Ell Dorado seconded the nom
ination of Irish
The roll-call showed: Berry 479, Murphy
366. Irish 1S5. The Chair then declared
Berry and Murphy elected, and on motion
OF Leake the choice was made unanimous.
Dunno OF San Francisco nominated R.
B. Mitchell for alternate. Jacobs of Tulare
seconded the nomination.
Foote moved the nomination be made by
acclametion. Carried.
John Boggs of Colusa nominated Senator
Jones OF Butte county as the other alter
nate. Withdrawn.
G: II. Goldberg of Shasta nominated T.
w. I'll. Shanahan of Shasta. Declined.
A. G. Paulsell of Stockton nominated
Hugh J. Cochran of San Joaquin. Elected
by acclamation.
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS.
The Third District Convention met this
| morning and urged Henry McPike to ac-
cept the nomination for Congress. The
nomination was postponed until later
date. J. J. White of Alameda and 4. G..
Blessing of Sacramento were elected dis
trict delegates, with Ed. McGettigan of
Solano and Adams of Yolo as alternates.
Charles A. Jenkins of Sacramento was
| nominated for Presidential Elector, with
L. +. Leake as alternate. ]. G. Woifskill
of Solano was elected member of the State
Central Committee. The Convention in
dorsed Hon. S. NJ. White, Hon. w. D.
English, NJ. F. Tarpey and Clay w. Taylor
rs delegates large.
The Fifth District met this morning and
nominated General Thomas J. Clunie for
Congress. Hon. c. T. Ryland of San Jose
was nominated for district delegate, with
DR.. J. P. Potts as alternate. Nick Bowden
OF Santa Clara was named for Presidential
Elector.
ELECTING NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
The Convention reconyened at 1:45 this
| afternoon. The Chairman declared the
nomination for delegates at-large to the
National Convention in order.
Goucher of Fresno placed M. F. Tarpey
| in nomination with high words of praise.
General Clunie placed Hon. w. D. Eng
lish in nomination. The name of English
brought out cheers from both the floor and
the lobby.
Henry McPike of Alameda nominated S.
VI. w ultc-
Dennis Spencer Of Napa nominated Clay
Webster Taylor.
Webb of Monterey nominated Jesse D.
Carr.
Chairman Del Vale seconded the nomi-
nation of Taylor.
THE wINp-UP.
Los ANGELES, May 17th.-The Conven-
ton completed its iabors by nominating
Niles Searls (present incumbent), for Chief
Justice and selecting S. NJ. White NJ. +.
Tarpey, w. D. English and Clay w. Tay-
lor for delegates at large to the st. Louis
Convention.
The State Central Committee selected w.
d. English as Chairman of that body.
MEETING OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Los ANGELES, May 18th.-The Demo-
| cratic State Central Committee met at the
Nadeau Hotel at 10 o'clock tonight, w. D.
English presiding (he having been elected
Chairman with John Daggett, Robert To-
bin and J. NJ. Donahue as Vice Presidents.
James j. Flynn was reelected Secretary.
THE DELEGATION ORGANIZES.
| Los ANGELES, May 1Sth.-The sixteen
delegates to the National Convention met
al the Nadeau Hotel this evening After
an informal discussion it was decided to
leave San Francisco for st. Louis on the
morning of May 27th in body.
| English was appointed a committee of
one to make necessary arrangements, and
Robert Fitzgerald was appointed Secretary
| of the delegation.