The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-05-27
CALIFORNIA PRGHiBITI0IISTS.
Placing a Congressional Ticket in The
Field.

FRESNO, May 26.-The morning session
Of the Prohibition convention was called 20
order at o'clock this morning. After
prayer AID a speech or two the committee
on platform and resolutions reported. The
platform declares in favor of suffrage based
on educational qualification; Government
ownership and control of railroads, tele-
graph and telephone lines; the issue OF
currency by the Government alone not to
exceed $50 per capita, and the revision OF
the immigration laws so as to exclude dis
easPd, pauDer, criminal and other undeSira-
bic immigrants.
The resolution condemning the Southern
Pacific was as follows:
ResOlUed, That we declare that the Southern
Pacific Company has dominated the Republican
and Democratic parties OF this State for the past
20 years, and by lis corrupt of money has
debaUched the voters and citizens Of the State ia
order to control legislation IN It's favor, aud that
ihe liquor traffic and its abettOTs have been the
ready tools Of that company, and have be
largely the channels FOR the distribution of lis
corruption funds. and that IN order 10 raise such
corruption funds such 'mpany maintained OK
orOitant aud unjust freights aud passenger rates.
The platform also favored the election OF
United States Sena tors by the direct vote
of the people, the Government control of the
Nicaragua canal and the preservation OK
one day in seven as day Of rest.
The minority report indorSed the labor
UNIONS anu LilPlE OplSCl. dllu d separate EGSl-
luton was submitted praIslng the Work OF
the State Central Committee and the philan-
thropic work of Charles n. Cr ittendeu.
The resolutions were taken up one by one
and discussed. That cOndemning the South
ern Pacific caused much warm debate, and
was finally defeated. The immigration
clause also aroused considerable discussion,
the diseased being superseded by "immi-
grants having contagious diseases
The Sunday ObSeTvance resolutions caused
more argument than any Of the others, but
were finally adopted.
The following nominations were made:
State Central COmmlEtee-Alamed7, 7. Fl. Her
tiby; AmadOr, L. (. Rich; Butte, Geo ge
Thresher; COlusa, Rev. j. W. Webb; Contra
Costa, NOney Taylor; Del NOrte W. G. Bailey;
III Dorado, L. +. Davis Jr.; Fresno, j. 6. Wright;
Glenn. w. Z. Craig; IHyO, T.. Il. Wills; Kern, W.
A. Achison; Lake l.. b Scran on; Los Angeles,
P. Denman; Merced, L. II. Kunz; Modoc, l.
Reynolds; Mono Wood Larson; Napa, b. z.
Taylor; Nevada, Stephen Roberts, Orange.
Mrs. l.. II. Mills; Placer. George ID. kel-
lOgg; sacramento Chauueey n. Dunn; San
BernaTdinO, j. ). Edwards; san DIEGO W. Fl.
Summers: San Francisco, a. q. Sheehan; san
joaquin w. +. Miller; san Luis Obispo. john
Edgar; san MateO, }. T. Knapp; Santa Barbara,
g. NJ. Gidney; Santa Cara, Henry French;
Santa Cruz, James Hopkins; Shasta. Samuel
Hilton; Sierra. Everett Hollands SiSklyou, z.
W. Hooper: SOlanO, q. w. Thistle; SOnOma. w.
H. Magoen; Stdnislau' \. +, GiibeHi Suffer-
NJ. Winchester; Tehama. X. Thompson; TuIare,
s. Townsend: TuOlumne. W. Il. Barron;
Ventura, Miss Myra Walbridgei YolO,V. Morris;
Yuba, Peter Engeli.
The following are the district nomina-
tions:
First District-Congressman Professor Scrat-
ford; eectOr Archibald Macarthur; national
convention delegates, j. L. NcbOl and G. F.
Clark
Second DIstrict-Elector, w. P Miller OF san
Joaquin; delegates. J. E. Barnes Of ChtcO and j.
A. Anderson of Lodi; alternate, G. Ii. Dunn OF
Sacramento.
Third District - Delegates, Mrs W. G. c.
Edholm and ID. g. Taylor OF Alameda; Congress
man, j.. b. Scranton Of Lake; electOr. I. L.
Heruby.
Fourth DlstrIct-Delegates, r. H. Mcdonald
and Nj. F. Gregory OF San FraEciSc0; altornateS,
L. s. Harrison aad j. s. Clark OF San Francisco:
Congressman, Henry Collin OF San Francisco;
electOr. II. II. Luse of San Francisco.
Fifth DiStllet-Delegates, T. b. Stewart OF San
alternate, NJ. f. Gray of San Francisco; electOrs
f. (. Eaton of Santa Clara; Congressman, Wiz
liam Kelly OF Santa Clara.
Seventh DstTict-El- ctOr. Samuel Fowler Of
TuIue; de legates, j. n. Crawford or StausIaus
and A. II. LeeOmb OF san BernarduO; Congress-
man, NJ. b. Harris Of Fresno
AT the morning session the matter OF
raising money for the campaign came up.
Several rousing speeches were made, which
caused much enthusiasm and brought the
delegates to the contributing point. Nearly
5000 was raised. Though the business OF
the convention was practically concluded at
the afternoon session an adjournment was
taken 10 evening, when there was biz
maSs-meeting.