Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-08-21
TIE DEMOCRATS.
Platform Adopted and Candidates
Placed in Nomination.
TWO BALLOTS FOR GOVERNOR.
Pond Leads in the Race, With
Coleman, English and Paul
sell in Order.
IFRoM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

IFRoM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
the meeting of the Convention this morning i,
was understood that Stephen NJ. White and his
friends were determined to have a resolution
adopted indorsing White for United States SEN
ator, Their opponents declared that if the at
tempt was made there would be war to the
knife.
A little later a rumor was heard that White
would withdraw from his position, consequently
when the Convention was called to order there
was a suppressed excitement not noticed before
during the meeting. All of the delegates seemed
to feel that the fate of the Democratic ticket in
the present canvass depended upon the action
of the Convention in this matter. The friends
of White seemed determined to stand by him,
while his opponents, led by Budd of San Joa-
quin, were equally determined.
When the majority report of the Committee
ON Permanent Organization and Order of Busi-
ness was read, it was found that the sixteenth
order of business was the Endorsement of a
candidate for United States Senator.
A minority report was then read favoring the
adoption of the majority report with the excep
ton of the sixteenth order of business.
WHITE APPLAUDED.
As soon as the report was read Stephen NJ.
White rose from his seat among the Los Angeles
delegates and started for the stage. His appear
ance on the platform was greeted with applause
from all parts of the house, but when he said,
II move the adoption of the minority report"
the scene beggars description.
Delegates jumped upon the chairs and yelled
themselves hoarse. Cheer after cheer TOR White
went up, and the assembled Democracy saw
that the situation was saved. and the anticipated
split ia the party was averted. 1t was several
minutes before order was restored sufficiently
for White to make himself heard further but at
make a speech which made the delegates
happy.
THE EXAMINER SCORED.
He paid special attention to the San Fran
cisco Examiner. which has assailed him bitterly
during the psf few days. Every time he
scored that journal his sentiments were cheered
to the echo Subsequently, when Budd made
the assertion that the Examiners fight was
made with an honest motive, it was received
with Kisses from all parts of the house. 1t was
evident that while nearly half of the Conven-
tion disapproyed of the Endorsement of any
candidate for United States Senator, that almost
the entire body was against the Examiner in its
warfare upon White. Whites action and his
speech made him many friends, and, in TACT
made him the lion OF the hour.
AN ELOQUENT ADDRESS.
The speech was an eloquent one, and was de-
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heard in every corner of the vast auditorium.
He began by saying
Gentlemen Of The C5nue,ltion: 1t is no doubt a
surprise TO many of you to listen to the motion
which have just made. and l desire at the
outset of the remarks which am about to make
to ex' end my sincerest thanks to the many
gentlemen constituting believe, majority of
of the report of the majority. Standing in the
presence OF the Democratic Convention of this
State, called from all its places-ealled to put
before the people ticket of good and true men,
running upon platform announcing doctrines,
the support of which may rally the good men
of all parties and all classes-in spite of the
ments of hireliDgs in spite of the allegations of
those whose defamation of character is their
main distinction. loud applause.l
am here to-day to say that am willing to
est aspirations that l have wild applause.
am willing-I, who am charged with wish
to destroy this organization; l, believing as do
that the majority OF this Convention is with
me-sooner than do anything which could
bear down upon this party even one traitor
vote, to stand aside.
Again the Convention went wild with en-
thusiasm and cheered the speaker for several
seconds.
Mr.. White then went on to state his position,
and to show why it Yas impossible that he
should do anything that was not for the good
of his native State. He recited what he claimed
were the evils of the present system of electing
United States Senators, and said:
And the result of my study upon this subject
was this: That If no one else would take the
initiative. would, and that as the Constitution
of the United States could not be altered in a
day, would approximate to 1t as near as L
could and ask Democratic Convention to in
dorse, not myself, has been falsely stated.
but Democrat whom the Convention might
think best qualified for the exalted station, who
might go Iorth to the people and with open
hands and decisive words proclaim TO them the
living issues of the day.
Mr.. White then scored the Examiner roundly,
and when he said he would place his record
for Democracy and fealty to the party against
that of the Examiner fire, the remarks were cut
off for some time by the cheering of the dele
gates.
LOYAL TO THE STATE.
Referring to the charge that his fight was Sec
tional, the speaker made another, hit when he
exclaimed: How could be sectional? I, born
in the great metropolis of this State, raised
right across the mountains yonder, educated
right near this city. Talk to me about sec
tional fghtw
In conclusion. Mr.. White told them they must
not think that because he had taken this course
he was cut of the fight for the United States
Senatorship. He would be heard from in the
campaign, and would work for the ticket that
the Convention put up, and would then see il
the people would stand by him in his struggle.
Budd made short speech, but since the diff
fculty had been solved by Whites action. the
Convention evidently did not care to hear any
more about it, and accorded him rather cold
hearing.
TILE MINING INDUSTRY.
When the platform was under consideration
to-day Caples of Sacramento moved TO strike
out the irrigation plank, claiming that the facts
set forth therein were not true, and that it was
nonsense to put up a platform of ''molasses
to catch flies" He was vigorously sat down
upon, but his motion brought up another i'm
portant matter, for Thomas Ford offered the
following resolution:
Rcsoleed, That we are in favor of the General
Government fostering and encouraging the
mining industry wherever the same can be
done without injury TO others.
Ford was warmly supported by Dr. Martin
who announced himself as an old grizzly from
Placer and who warned the Convention thai
such plank was necessary to secure the votes
of the miners.
Del Vale of Los Angeles also made a riu ging
speech in favor of the resolution, and it was
adopted almost unanimously.
When the Convention reassembled in the
afternoon the great auditorium was perfectly
packed with people. The long galleries were
filed with ladies, and there was not an inch of
standing room left in the whole building
The seventeen speeches made in behalf of
the candidates and the remarks OF the caudi-
dates themselves were listened TO with atten
tention, and were frequently interrupted by
storms of applause from the partisans of each.
1t was nearly Eve o'clock when the flood of
eloquence ceased and the Convention pro.
ceeded to the first ballot. Many of the speeches
were eloquent. but all were long, and the audi