The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-21
CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATS.
First Ballots Put Mayor Pond Conside
bly, In the Lead.

First Ballots Put Mayor Pond Consider
bly, In the Lead.
SAN JOSE. Aug. 20.-Chairman Waters
called the Democratic state convention to
order at 1920 this morning.
The report of the committee on creden-
tials was read and approved, there being no
contests
The committee on permanent organiza-
ton and order OF business made a report.
1t recommends that nominations be taken
up in the usual order, and also contains a
clause providing for the endorsement of
some candidate for United States senator.
This clause was greeted with great cheer
ing. Aminority report was then read. con-
curing in the majority report in all points
except that relating to the endorsement of
Q senatorial candidate and containing in
stead clause favoring the bill now pend
ing in congress, providing tor the election
of United States senator by the direct
vote of the people. The minority report
was also received with great applause.
When the tumult had subsidized Stephen
w. White, of Los Angeles, addressed the
convention. Amid the tremendous cheer.
ing of delegates he declared himself ready
to support the best interests of the party.
and moved the adoption of the minority
report, which was done with another burst
of applause.
Terry. of Fresno, then read the platform
1t declares that the Democratic party of
the state OF California reaffirms the doc
trine of the national platform of 1888
adopted at st. Louis; that the depleted
treasury imposition of unequal and oppres-
sive taxes is an effort 10 en-
act coercive legislation; it de-
nounces the arbitrary disregard by
the speaker of the House of all parlia-
mentary rule and the shameless seryility
displayed by the majority in the House in
yielding ready obedience to his tryannical
methods: it condemns refusal to Join the
Democracy in efforts to procure the pas
sage of measure permitting the free COIN
age of silver; the neglect of the present ad.
ministration to modify an admitted CHROME.
Gus tariff; its suggest with more emphasis
than words that the reins of government
should be placed in safer hands. Con.
tinuing the platform says:
We denoance and condemn the Republican
majority In the national House OF Representa-.
lives for the passage of the infamous Lodge
election bill. by which that majority seeks
mssquerscing under the guise OF a free ballot
and q fair count, 10 perpetuste itself in power
ey insiduously destroying the liberties of Amer
lean citizens, usurping the legislative function
OF state governments. and bring the federal
election machinery into interminsble conflict
and collision with the statutory ideas of the
people Of the various commonweslths of our
Union In their efforts TO institute q genuine
permanent and practical reform. We hold
that this species of federal interference with the
people In registration OF their sovereign will is
oespouc and ceBtralizng in its tendencies.
dangerous 70 the liberty. peace and prosperity
OF TIE people, revolutionary in its nature and
principles. and in direct eontravention OF the
principles OF government as bequeathed 10 us
b. the trainers OF our constitution
Ne denounee the Mckinley bill as opposed 10
the best ipieFests Of the producing and coasum.
ing classes Of the country.
The Chinese restriction act, adopted by con.
gress - the result of Democratic effort is sbou;
TO expire and il Is the duty OF congress TO enact
. Law psrpetualiy excluding Chinese from the
United ststes
We favor the free coinage Of silver and dc.