Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-08-23

s Congressional Convention met this al D ternoOn and nominated John P. Irisl r of Alameda, for Congress.
 FT. WAYNE, Aug. 21.-It is reports 5 here that cyclone early this mornin
 struck at a point six miles east of Post , oria, Ohio. The lines in that vicinit are all down and no particulars can b
 obtained. Fostoris is 80 m iles east o
 this city on the Nychse plate railroad
 Fresuo, Gal. Aug 20 Asa EIli-, col 'ct- uf internal revenue st ban fran cisco under Cleveland, died this after noon on his ranch neat this city
 ID ceased was piGnee- of the state shG
 Was 83 years old He has served two
 terms in he legislature. The remains
 will be sen, to Los Angeles for burial
 San Jose, Cal, Aug. 20-Ohsirmsn
 Waters called the Democratic state con-
 vention 10 order at 1920 this m. rning.
 Report of committee on credentials read
 and approved.
 Report of committee on permanent
 organization and order of business was
 made. It recommends that nominations
 be taken up in the usual order, and also
 the nomination clause providing for CD
 dorsement of candidates for U. S. sebs-
 ate. thie clause was reeted with great
 cheering.
 The minority report was then read,
 "ouourring m the majority report ou all
 points except that relating t endorse
 msnt If senatorial candidates, and con-
 iAiniug clause fsvoring the bill now
 psnding ID congress providing for the
 rlecsion of II U. s. senator by direct vote
 If the people. This report WIS also read
 ",:h great applause, and when it sub
 fled stephen M. White of Los Angs-
 i-s. walked to the platform tmid tre- mendous cheering of the delegs stes and
 moved she adoption of the minority re-
 port. This motion was greeted with an other outburst of applause, and when it sabsia.d Mir. White expressed thanks for the support which had been giveb him by the m. mbers of the convention. lie then d-c;srsd that in spite of charges of malicious persons whose principal oco.'pstIOn WIS the assassination of character. he stood ready to sscriics
 my personal inspiration which be might have. He reviewed his record in Cali toruia in the Democratic party and de- clnrsd no one held ths interests of stste or party desrsr than himself, and pro pnrsd to h ht for the ticket during the Campaign. His address wss greeted with cheers and the minority report was carried. after which Terry of Fresno, read the &E
 PLATFORM, ss winch declares that the Democratic par t!y O. California reaffirms the doctrine of the national platform of 1884. adopt ed at s.. Louis, and that a depleted treasury is au imposition of unequal snd oppressive taxes, effort to reach coercive Legislation, the arbitrary disregard by the speaker of the house of all p6rlis- mentary rules, and shameless ssrvility display ed by the majority in yielding ready obedience to hIs tyrannical man. dates and their refusal to join the Dem- | ocratic party in its efforts to secure she | passage of . measure permitting free coinage of silver, neglect of the present administration to modify an admitted | erroneous tariff, suggests with more em phasis than words that the reius of the | government should be placed in safer hands.
 Continuing the platform says: We dsnouncs and condemn the Republican majority In the national house for the passage of the infamous Lodge election bill, by which that majority seeks mas queradiug under the guise of "free bal lot and fair count;" to perpetuats itself m power by insiduously destroying the liberties of American citizens; usurping legislative functions of state govern ments by bringing federal election ma chinery into intsrminsbls conflict and collision with the statutory efforts of the people. We hold this species of federal interference with the people in she registration of their sovereign will as despotic and centralizing in it's ten cies, dangerous to the liberty. peace and prosperity of the people, revolutionary n it's nature and principle and in direct of the principles Of the government as bequeathed to us by the frsmsrs of our constitution. We de nouncs the Mckinley bill as opposed to tine bsst interests of the producing and classes of the country; the Chinese restriction act adopted by con- gress az the result of denocratio effort as about to expire and it is the duty of congress to enact 8 law perpetuslIy ex cluding them from the United States. Ne favor free coinage of silver and de msnd that it be made 6 legal tender for Ill purposes. pubic and private.
 The platform fsvors the enactment of laws hgsinst pools and trusts. It pledges it's nominees and party to foster the sys tenn inaugursted under the resolution of 1886; fsvors liberal support of the ns- tiousi guards and opposes all sumptus ry legislation; favors the fostering of tie wine growing industry by state and national Legislation; fsvors the hour law and condemns the wastsful admin .sti stion of the ststs prison at San Quen- tin under Republican regime; pledges ltself to maintain the great common seslth of California, undivided in its greatness.
 After the platform had been read there wss 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: Resolved, That we are in ia vor of the general government fostering aud encouraging the mining industry wherever the same can be done without p.jdr, to others. The legislature .o use lawful means to secure the adoption , 4 the Australian ballot system; pledges , ts nominses for congress to endeavor to 1 ecnre liberal appropriations to make me great water ways of the state freely rnvignbls at all seasons and reaffirms h. doctrine that matters of the state o-lrn1 to the people for useful purpfs .s snd rssffirms the policy ofihe district 'ys:sm The platform was then adopted { IS @ hole.
 The convention then adjourned until : .0n