Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-08-20
THE DEMOCRATS.
Opening Day Of The State Convention at
San Jose.
TEMPORARY OFFICERS ELECTED.
The Contest for the Gubernatorial
Nomination Becoming Very
Interesting.
lFRoM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT. j

San jose. August 19th.-When the Dem.
ocratic State Convention was called to
order this afternoon Horticultural Hall
was packed with people. The officers and
representatives of the press occupied a
raised stage at one end of the hall. The
delegates were seated in chairs on the level
floor in front in semi i-cirele. The general
public were seated in straight rows on a
rising amphitheater beyond the delegates,
while the galleries running along each side
were crowded with ladies and their escorts.
The San Francisco delegation came in at
the last moment headed by a band OF
music and escorted by the Manhattan Club
of San Francisco and the Tammany Club
of Los Angeles.
The delay over the selection of tempo
rary officers below that of temporary
Chairman and Vice Chairman. proved the
wisdom of the Sacramento Committee at
the Republican Convention in selecting
such officers before the meeting of the
Convention.
In presenting the name of R. P. Hem
mond, Jr., for temporary Chairman. Sen
ator Jones, of Butte, made ringing speech,
in which he praised the energy and ability
of the native soEs, and when Judge Farrell
named A.. G.. Burthier for Secretary he
raised storm Of applause by saying, II
cannot say that he is native son, but he
is married man, and has hopes"
Waters address on taking the chair was
full of denunciation of the Republican
party, which he charged with all sorts of
corruption. He wanted the tree of cor
ruption cut at the stump, and the roots
dug up.
Rose, of Colusa, created storm of opposi-
ton when he sought to have the Committee
on Platform and Resolutions composed of
one member from each county.
Budd. of San Joaquin, and Ostrom, Of
Yuba, spoke against it. and the Convention
sat down upon it almost unanimously.
Hayes resolution from the San Francisco
delegation declaring in favor of the Aus
tralian ballot system was greeted with wild
applause, and it will no doubt form plank
in the platform.
The only real sensation of the afternoon
was created when E. J. Rogers, of Alameda,
read the following resolution, which he
said had been smothered in the Republican
Convention
Pr Tbofi 10 fbo ayc of Sc Coy,r
that uniform license law for the sale of malt
LIQUORS, wine and beer should be enacted by
the Legislature OF this State, and that no higher
rate than shall have been fixed by such enact
liquors be prohibited by any political subdi-
vision or municipality within the State to the
residents thereof excepting, nevertheless, that
proper restrictions be placed on the sale of the
same IN the immediate neighborhood of all in
stitutions of learning, hospitals and all places
of public worship, and that no intoxicants of
any kind shall be sold to minors or persons ad-
dicted to the excessive use of liquors.
Rogers was permitted to read his resolu-
ton, but when he started to make speech
on it he was howled down, and his speech
was ruled out of order by the Chair.
Rogers shouted that this was the first
time that free speech had been suppressed
in Democratic Convention. but it was no
use, as the Convention would not listen to
him, and he was compelled to take the
resolution to the Committee on Platform.
Heath of Santa Barbara then put stop
to any breaks of this kind by moving that
all resolutions be referred to the committee
without reading, and his motion prevailed
unanimously.
At half-past 4, Immediately after the
committees were announced, the Conven-
zion adjourned to meet at 10 o'clock to-
morrow, but the work of the wire-pullers
was not done, for Stephen M. White an
nounced that large number of gentlemen
desired to appear before the Committee on
Platform, where it is known lively fight
will be had over the Endorsement of White
for United States Senator.
CONVENTION NOTES.
The accommodations for the reporters in
the Convention are excellent, and the credit
therefor is due to A P Murgotten, who has
the arrangements in charge.
The weather is delightful, and very few
cases of extortion by lodging houses are
reported. The citizens of San Jose are
trying their best to entertain the guests.
The prospects are that the Convention
will be long.drawn out and now that an
open discussion of the resolutions has been
cut off, it may prove tame affair.
at tea o'clock tonight every delegate in
the city was ON the alert, and the air was
filed with rumors of combinations in favor
of various candidates. 1t is claimed in
some quarters that the Coleman and Eng
lish forces are to combine against Pond
and nominate Coleman. Some of the
friends of English deny this, and say their
candidate is in the field to stay. and that
he still has good chance for the nomina-
ton. All day and during the early part OF
the night il has been conceded that Pond
stood the best chance, but feeling Of ut
most uncertainty has come over the dele
gates, and the rumor that a combination
has been made between the Coleman and
English forces gains credence.
c. P. Berry has Withdrawn from the
field, and il is said that his strength will
go to Coleman. The latter has some
shrewd managers, and they are working
like beavers. Ponds following is among
the solid men of the party, ex-senator
Cox of Sacramento being one of his ablesi
supporters. Lieutenant Governor Daggetl
and Thomas Shackleford are also active
in his behalf.
Paulsell's banner was flung across Santa
Clara street in front of the Auzerais House
tonight, and soon afterwards band o.
music serenaded him. The band then Wis
tied and serenaded all the other candidates
and each appeared and made few re-
marks. All were loudly cheered by the
crowd, and more enthusiasm was displayed
than on the previous night.
The Sacramento delegation went intc
session at 10 o'clock and discussed the stu
alton. II is said that some of the delega
ton have changed their minds and will gt
for Coleman.
Coleman's friends now claim that he vii
have go votes on the first ballot, and vii
| gain few on the second, and on the thirS