Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-08-16
DIsCORDANT NATIVES.
Many State Delegations Withdraw from
the American Convention.


the American Convention.
WASHINGTON, August l5th.-There were
about one hundred and fifty delegates and
visitors at the reassembling of the Ameri-
can party Convention this morning The
Committee on Platform and Permanent
Organization made its report and the circus
began.
The majority of the committee reported
in favor OF continuing the temporary or
genizatiOn, while the minority desired that
Chicago should have the Permanent Chair
man and New York be allowed to select
the candidate of the Convention for Presi-
dent.
After long wrangle, in the course of
which Wigginton attempted to pour oil
upon the troubled waters, the report Of the
majority Of the committee was adopted.
Two platforms were then presented. the
essential points of difference being thai The
| majority report favored the repeal Of all
naturalization laws, while the minority
| favored five years residence, as the cOndi-
ton precedent of naturalization. The mi
nority declared in favor of reading the
Bible in the public schools, but the major
ity was opposed to this.
The Convention took recess unit! 1:30
P. NJ, when letter from ex-COngressman
Negley of Pennsylvania was read, express
ing his sympathy with the American party
| movement and his approval of the plans of
the Convention. As Negley is spoken of SIS
| possible nominee of the Convention, his
letter was construed to mean that he would
accept the nomination if it was rendered
him.
S. E. Church of New York read long
address on crimes and the purposes of the
American party.
The wranging was then resumed upon
the basis of representation.
The fight is New York against the field.
New York Is represented with seventy
eight votes and her delegates outnumber
those of all the other States represented.
The majority report favors the cutting down
of her representation one-half This the
New York delegates strenuously resist. 1t
was openly charged that it was the purpose
of many delegates to prevent any nomina-
ton for the President and Vice President
from being made.
FIRE-BRAND FALLS.
Governor Sharp offered a resolution
pledging the Convention to nominate indie
pendent candidates for President and Vice
President.
A long discussion followed, during which
il was intimated that the New York dele
CATION was in somebody's pay.
The previous question being called for.
Governor Sharp's motion was put and car
ried by an almost unanimous vote
substitute motion, that New York be
allowed one vote in the Convention for
every two delegates present from that State,
was lost by vote of 80 to 40
Hawley's resolution, allowing Congress
sional representation, was taken up. The
roll being called, the resolution was lost By
a vote of 43 to 40.
SEVERAL STATES WITHDRAW.
The Illinois delegation then announced
that, inasmuch as it had come here to par
ticipate in National Convention, ard not
in New y ork State Convention, it would
withdraw, and left the hall. The Penn
sylyania, Vermont, Wisconsin and several
other delegations also left, and the New
York and California delegations were
nearly the only ones which remained
A recess was then taken until IAN.
The boilers will also meet at o'clock,
at the Ebbitt House.
THE EVENING SESSION
lcopwigH. 1885, byhe California Asssciated Press.I
WAsHrSGToE, August 15th.-The rival
factions OF the American party held meet
ings tonight, one in the Grand Army Hall
and the other at the Ebbitt House The
latter denounced the action OF the other
in toto, and in the Convention proper the
naturalization plank OF the platform created
much discussion.
A motion of Judge Church of New York
to strike out that clause created much dis
cussion, and the Chairman Of the Conven-
ton, speaking against the motion, said
that the Convention held in California was
unanimously in favor of abolishing, un-
eonditionally, the present naturalization
laws. The present trouble of the old
parties, he said, was the damnable policy
of bidding for foreigners, and he would
rather that every other clause in the plat.
form be stricken out than that one plank.
and he thought that this first National
Convention Of the American party should
express itself in favor of abolishing the
naturalization laws.
PRESIDENTIAL SoMIsAIIoNs.
Nominations for President were then
made. The names of Mayor Hewitt. of
New York, and General James S. Curtis
and General Negley, of Penpsylyanis. were
presented.