The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-21
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mand that IL Be made legal tender scr all pur-
poses, public and private.
The platform fayors the enactment OF
laws against pools and trusts; the election
of United States senators by adirect vote OF
the people; il pledges its nominees to leg
islature to use all lawful means 70 secure
the adoption of the Australian ballot sys-
TEN: il pledges its nominees for congress TO
endeavor TO secure liberal appropriations
toward making the great waterways OF the
state freely navigabIe at all seasons; it re-
affirms the doctrine that the waters of the
state belong to the people for useful pur-
poses; il reafiirms the policy of the irriga-
ton district system, and pledges the party
to foster the system inaugurated under the
resolution of 1886; it favors liberal sup
port of national guards; opposes all sump-
tuary legislation; favors the fostering OF
the wine-growing industry by state and ma
tional legislation; favors the eight-hour
law; condemns the wasteful administra-
ton OF the state prison at San Quentin un-
der the Republican regime, and pledges it
self to maintain the great commonwealth
of California undivided in its greatness.
The platform also has plank declaring
that the state rate of taxation of IS cents
on each 500 of assessable property. accord
ing TO the expressed valuation of 1880, is
ample for state purposes.
After the platform had been read there
was a long discussion in regard to the
provision relating to water rights. The
question was finally settled by the insertion
of the following plank in the platform:
Resolped, That we are in favor of the general
government fostering and encouraging the min
ing industry wherever the same can be done
without injury TO others
The platform was then adopted as q
whole.
The convention then adjourned to 2:30
p. m, and on reassembling the delegates
proceeded TO nominate candidates for gov
ernor. Arthur Rogers. of San Francisco,
named Mayor E. B. Pond, of San Fran
cisco; Harry II. Thornton. of San Mateo.
nominated James V. Coleman. OF San
Mateo; Dennis Spencer, of Napa, nomin-
ated William ID. English, of Oakland, and
Judge Baldwin. of Stockton, nominated A..
c. Paulseil, of San Joaquin; after which
seconding speeches were made by J. d.
De Barth Short. of Los Angeles;J. T. Muir
ply, of Santa Clara; r. B. Terry, of Fresno,
and NJ. /. Tarpey, of Alameda, for Cole
man; ex-Mayor w. III. Hunsaker, of San
Diego; ID. A. Ostrom, of Yuba. and w. X.
Jacobs, of Tuiare, for Pond; Congressman
Clunie. Senator r. +. DevaIle, of Los Ange-
les; Nicholas Bowden, of Santa Clara, and
Hon. s. NJ. White. of Los Angeles. for
English; Clay w. Taylor. of Shasta; Fl. J.
Corcoran, of San Joaquin, and James H.
Budd, of Stockton, for PaulselL The four
candidates then appeared before the con-
vention and made short addresses, endors-
ing the platform. AT 5 O'Clock roll call
was commenced on the first ballot for gov
ernor.
The first ballot resulted:
English. 95iPaulsell. ........... A
Necessary to q choice, 800
The second ballot resulted:
Pond .215 English. ...... 132
Coleman. .20s Pauisell. ........ 25
Necessary to choice, 32l.
After the second ballot the convention
adjourned till 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing.
The Second congressional district con-
ventlon was held at noon. 1t comprises
the counties of Amador, Butte, Calayeras,
Eldorado. Mariposa, MERGED, Nevada,
Placer, Suffer, San Joaquin, Stanislaus,
Tuolumne and Yuba. Ex-State Senator
A. CamInette, of Amador, was nominated
for congress by reclamation.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 20.-The Examiner
San Jose dispatches say that it seems
probable that Pond will be nominated for
governor tomorrow soon after the conven-
ton meets.