Los Angeles herald., 1890-08-13


Costa.
An Adjournment Taken.
Reuben H. Lloyd OF San Francisco,
then moved to adjourn till tomorrow
morning at ten o'clock, in order to
give the committee time to report. A
delegate from San Bernardino, offered
an amendment that the convention meet
again at eight tonight. Lloyd's motion
prevailed, and the convention adjourned
till tomorrow.
Order of Business and Platform.
The committees on order of business
and on platform and resolutions met to-
night. The order of business will be
Nomination of governor, lieutenant gov
ernor, chief justice OF the supreme
court, associate justices of the supreme
court, secretary of state, controller,
treasurer, surveyor general, attorney
general, superintendent of public in
struction, clerk of the supreme court.
The committee on platform finished
its labors at midnight.
The platform will recount the services
OF the republican party to the cause of
liberty and the government; it will re-
affirm the principles of the Chicago plat
form, and endorse the administration of
President Harrison; it especially COM
mends and approves the course OF
Speaker Reed on the quorum question;
it compliments Secretary Blaine upon
his skillful management of the Bering
sea difficulty; it endorses the silver bill
and approves the conduct of the repub
llcan members of congress. Upon state
matters the platform commits the party
squarely and fairly to limit for state
taxation at the rate of so cents on each
800 of assessed property. 1t recon-
mends legislation toward securing arbi-
tration of the difficulties between en-
ployees and employers; it demands the
observance Of the eight hour law; it
favors the irrigation of arid lands;
aftirms the resolution of the Los An
geles convention of 1886, and affirms the
Wright law.
What Worries The Managers.
SAN Francisco, August IA Sacra-
mento special to the Call says: WHAT'S
worrying the managers of both Morrow
and Markham tonight is the scattering
vote, and both are using strenuous
efforts to ascertain which way it is likely
to go after the first few ballots. AS the
matter now stands Markham's chances
for securing sufficient number of those
which will go to Shippee, Chapman and
Coombs, are strong enough to make his
managers confident that he cannot be
beaten. 1t certainly looks that way,
and there is everything to make the
southern men feel confident. He has
possibly 800 votes.
Neither Markham Nor Morrow.
The CHRONICLES special for Sacra-
mento says The gubernatorial fight has
assumed such shape tonight that at
looks as if neither Markham nor Morrow
can win. The hopes of Shippee and
Coombs are correspondngly high, as,
unless, some extraordinary change in
feeling occurs, one of the less prominent
candidates will surely be nominated.
For some reason not apparent on the
surface, General Chapman has not made
the headway expected of him. He being
man versed in public life, he was look
ed upon as likely to jump into the first
place in event of Morrow and Markham,
making deadlock. So far Shippee and
Coombs have been much more, spoken
of as compromise candidate, than Chip
man, and tonight Shippee has the lead,
though the Coombs workers who are all
of the Native Sons persuasion and full
OF enthusiasm and energy, are leaving
nothing undone, to keep their candidate
before the convention.
The Morrow men claim 302 votes and
hope for the necessary 339 on the second
ballot, but according to this estimate
the defeat of Morrow is also assured if
the forces OF Shippee, Coombs and Chip
man remain firm, and they say that
they will. The cause OF this eXtraordi-
nary uncertainty as to the nomination
is the unusually independent character
of the convention. Its personnel is
remarkably high, and the proportion of
delegates who cannot be cOerced be any
boss influence, is SO great that no party
lash can be welded, and the question of
who is to receive the nomination be de-
cided beforehand. 1t will require roll
cali to settle the standing of the rival
candidates, and if vote were taken to-
night, and neither Morrow nor Chip
man won on the third ballot, Shippee
would become very dangerous rival
for either.
The Markham Boom Increases.
SAN Francisco, August Is, l 80 A. M
A Gail special from Sacramento says;
About O'Clock this morning the Mark
ham men gave figures showing 323 votes
on the first ballot, and votes enough
assured for majority on the second.
The Fight Against Markham.
Another Chronicle special says: The
fight against Markham is bitter one,
headed by Gov. Waterman and his
friends official and otherwise, so that
any compromise between the two lead
ing candidates is more than ever out of
the question. Tonight Markham cannot
get within ninty votes of the nomina-
ton, and is therefore to all appearances
defeated candidate, for the most san
guine of his friends cannot devise any
plan to win the necessary delegates.
A late Chronical special says: The
situation late tonight is considerably
changed, and the Markham boom has
again acquired some strength. At
midnight the Los Angeles candidate
claims to have gained seven in the Hum
boldt delegation, three in Inyo, three in
Kern, one in Marin, three in Mendocino,
three in Merced, two in Nevada, five in
Placer, forty in San Francisco, nine in
San Luis Obispo, six in San Mateo, two
in Solano, six in Sutter, five in Yolo,
seven in Yuba. This would bring
Markham within six votes of the nomi-.
nation on first ballot. There is no doubt
that the fact that Morrow is not here,
has worked against him.
Other Leading Aspirants.
The Los Angeles delegation tonight