The record-union., 1892-05-19
mated.
Special to the REcoRD-UNToN.

RESNO, May lS.-AuDOugn the Demo
cratic State Convention convened at {
O'Clock this morning, and was supposed
10 be in session all day, the only actual
business transacted before supper was the
adoption of the committee reports and
naming a State Central Committee. The
session was replete with recesses, windy
speeches on side issues and other delay
ing Interruptions. If it had not been for
the anticipated squabble over the resolu-
tions the convention would have finished
up all business remaining before it by
this afternoon. AS it was, it had to run
into night session.
The Committee on Platform and Reso-
buttons was, despite the fact that it was
appointed for the purpose of reporting
back the sentiments OF the anti-CleveIand
faction, which beat out the Clevelaudites
on the Craftsmanship race, not unit, and
it was not till late in the evening that it
presented a report. When the report did
come in it was accompanied by three
minority reports. These latter opposed
the majority's railroad howl, the indorse-
ment Of the tricky Traffic Association
and the proposition TO abolish the Rail
road Commission. The minority reports
were rejected after couple OF hours of
speeches.
The debate gave numerous individ-
ualS who had been hoodwinked by the
Traffic Association an opportunity to eX-
ercisa their lungs. These people took
the best of care every time they got a
chance to declare their fealty to Cleve-
land, but at the same time the majority
committee report did not recommend
pledging the delegates TO the National
Convention to vote for Cleveland.
arNr.,
cation in its report reversed the usual
convention programme by recommend
ing that after the temporary officers had
been duly declared permanent officers
the election of a State Central Committee
be taken up. w. Il. Burke OF Los An
geles, Chairman of the committee, ex-
planned that this recommendation was
made because the committee considered
the election of Il State Central Committee
one Of the most important matters to
come before the convention, a matter
that the entire convention should act
upon.
Heretofore the custom has been to
select the committee last, and as a rule
half of the delegates started for home
before it was reached, and the matter was
improperly attended TO.
Burke thought that by taking the mat
ter up first every delegate in the conven-
ton would know the personnel of the
committee, and in selecting it would be
careful to name men who had the ability
to lead the party to victory in November,
SO far as California is concerned.
The convention agreed that the idea
was good one, and voted down an
amendment which contemplated delay-
ing the selection of the State Central
Committee. The report was adopted by
an overwhelming vote.
The people of Fresno naturally want to
keep the delegates in town as long as
they can, and lose no opportunities to de-
terday that the theater could not be Sc
cured for night work except on the last
night OF the convention, and to-day tae
Organization Committees report bore
evidence that the committee had been
operated upon by the enterprising citi-
Zens' committee. 1t recommended an
other recess Immediately after the adop-
ton of the report. The delegates growled
about this, but as the report had been
adopted, it could not be helped. They
fixed it, however, that the recess should
only be for one hour, and felt much re-
lieved.
MORE ORATORY.
But they reloiced too soon. In the most
innocent manner W. ID. English sug-
gested that inasmuch as the Committee
on Resolutions would not be ready to
report within an hour, the delegates
might pass little time listening TO some
oratory before taking the recess. He
then called upon Olin Welborn of San
Diego, who is a candidate for the Con-
gresslonal nomination in his district. to
address the convention.
Mr.. Nelborn wears long hair and a
smooth-shaven, Websterian countenance.
lie Is a good taIker and "stayer" After
he had talked for nearly an hour on the
tariff and the iniquities of the Republi-
can party, the delegates began to guy
him by cheering him repeatedly, and
premonitions of winding up his speech.
lie kept up half an hour longer, and
then stopped through sheer exhaustion.
II appears that MIR. Welborn has rival
for the Congressional nomination in the
person of General w. ID. kittrell, tall,
dignitied and venerable military gentle
men of Stanislaus. General kittrell and
his friends came TO the conclusion that
WelbOrn's appearance before the con-
vention was a dark and deep-laid plot
for him to steal a march on his opponent,
and they determined to throttle the
scheme right there. OF course they had
TO wait until Welborn got through talk
ing, and then one of the Generals sun
porters took the floor, and demanded In
the name of Stanjslaus that the General
be invited to address the convention.
The General started Immediately for
the stage. There came near being riot
over this, but Chairman Murphy ruled
that the General should be listened TO.
The latter got TO the point right OFF, He
gave the convention TO understand that
he was ''Onto Welborn's work. The
latter only wanted To parade himself be-
fore the convention to help along his Con-
gressionsl fight.
This convention has the distinction of
massing together more would-be orators
that any gathering of the kind in many a
year. ON the slightest proyocation a
dozen Will try TO get the floor at once,
and each insist upon making speeches,
and, more than that, every one mounted
the stage to speak his little piece. No
doubt there are score of delegates who
90 away sadly disappointed at not get
ting in their oar. Chairman Murphy.
whenever he got chance, sat down on
the orators.
oSTROM ELECTED VICE-CH AIRHAN
The convention smoothed Senator Os-
troms rumpled feelings by electing him
Vice-Chairnan under the permanent or
ganization. But as the Senator was busy
with the Committee on Resolutions all
day he did not get an opportunity to sit
on the stage.
Chairman Murphy madea speech when
elected permanent Chairman, in which
he dazed the Cleveland supporters by de-
daring himself to be for Cleveland. This
strnck them as being queer. when it was
known that Murphy was elected to the
chair by the Foote- English Moffitt fac
ton of ti-Clevelandites.