Los Angeles herald., 1892-05-11
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; securing the freest coinage OF silver, ant
| the adjustment of the tariff to the neces
! stiles of revenue only OF the government
economically administered.
A. j. KING, of committee.
Mr.. Burke explained that the com
mittee had not considered it advisable
to engraft the matters in the minorit.
report in their report, as they were sub
jects which might keep the convention ;
month in session if they were dis
cussed.
Mr.. King urged the adoption OF hi
report, and spoke at some length upor
the subject which it covered.
The majority report was adopted by
the convention.
ELECTION OF DELEGATES.
The chairman announced the selec
ton of eight delegates -at-large to the
Fresno convention to be the next order
of business, when scene of indescriba-
BILE confusion ensued upon the introduc'
tion OF the following resolution by IL. P.
Belt of the second ward
Resolved, That the delegates elected
by this convention to the state conven-
tion at Fresno be, and they are hereby
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for delegates to the national convention
who favor the nomination of Grover
Cleveland as the next standard bearer
OF the Democratic party.
Amidst cries for and against the reso-
luton the chair declared it out of order,
and nominations were made for the
eight delegates at large, in speeches
which were limited by the convention
to three minutes.
The nominations and seconds occu-
pied some time, and when the secretary
read the list of nominees they were as
follows: Stephen M. White, R. F. Del
Vale, Joseph d. Lynch, J. DeBarth
Shorb, John Wolfskill, Martin G..
| Marsh, Capt. A. w. Barrett, Gen. John
r. Mathews, w. S. Waters, j. Marion
Brooks, M. J. Nolan, T. L. Skinner, Eu-
gene German, Abbott Kinney and Geo.
s. Patton.
Before the list had been read Mr..
Patton arose in his seat and in an ex-
ceedingly graceful speech withdrew as q
candidate, stating that his neighbors
would send him from his superyisorial
district. In addition to withdrawing
he heartily seconded the nomination of
Mr.. Lynch. The ballot was then taken.
the eight receiving the highest number
OF votes being declared elected. The re-
suit was as follows: Stephen M. White,
270; Joseph d. Lynch, 250; r. F. Del
Vale, 228; j. DeBarth Shorb, 229; Mar
tin G. Marsh, 1885, John R. Mathews,
203; John Wolfskill, 1870; A. w. Bar
rett, 1853; w. s. Waters, 1853; M. J.
Nolan, OIL j. Marion Brooks, II; Alb
bot Kinney, 106; General Skinner, 4
Eugene German, 58; George S. Pat
ton, 2.
While the tellers were computing the
vote the convention called loudly for
Stephen M. White, and he was greeted
with storm of applause as he went to
the platform. He made a short, but
ringing speech. He said he was ex-
tremely proud at having been called by
the convention. The Democratic party
was on the eve of great struggle and
fight which would permit of only united
party action. He referred to the Re-
publican party as an opponent not to be
underestimated, and spoke of it's wealth
and power, making home thrusts at the
position occupied by it on questions
affecting the people. He said it would
be difficult to dislodge a party en-
trenched behind such aggregated
wealth, and which scruples not to avail
itself of the power of corporate interests
to maintain its position. He considered
the tendency of Republican enactments
fraught with disaster to the common
wealth, as tending not to advance the
interests of the masses of the people,
but for the extension of individual and
corporate interests. He spoke of the
remedy for such conditions as lying in
the success of the Democratic party, and
believed that the people of the United
States would see it in the same light
next November.
Speaking of the recent Sacramento
convention, Mr.. White said that the
Republican party had in that conven-
tion gone back on It's record on the sill
yer question, and while they had en-
dorsed the election of United States sem
ators by the people still Republicans in
the senate at Washington had spoken
earnestly against it but recently. The
Democratic party is alive to the require
ments OF the age, and the necessities of
the people demand success at the polls
for those who carry its standard.
George S. Patton was called upon and
made a few remarks which were ac
corded hearty reception. He believed
that the Democratic party cannot stop
until the Mckinley bill is wiped out of
existence. The party is on the line
where its leader left it four years ago,
and must carry out that policy.
Joseph d. Lynch was then called for
and, amidst ronsing cheers, went to the
stage and occupied the time until the
ballot was announced. He said that it
is glad thing to look upon an assem-
blage of Democrats, and was particular
ly 30 to him. 1t had been his fortune to
have Democracy bred in the bone. Both
of his grandiathers had voted for De-
mocracy under Mr.. Jefferson. He had
always been impelled to a strong devo-
tion to the Democratic party because
of it's dedication to the principles
of democratic republican govern
ment. He believed the debt that
the country at large owes to the Demo.
cratic party is incalculable. Napoleon,
in Egypt, called the attention of his
soldiers to the pyramids, to stir their
martial spirit, and said that forty centu-
ries were looking down upon them. But
the speaker thought, in the brief career
of the Democratic party, lasting not
quite century, it had accomplished
more for freedom and the rights Of man
than the forty centuries could show
upon which Napoleon called. It had
accomplished more, he thought, in the
line OF what it had prevented than the
country could ever estimate.
Referring to the character of President
Harrison. in connection with the policy
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