Los Angeles herald., 1892-05-04
L. Thomas of San Francisco in nomina-
ton for secretary.

u. Inoma6 OF san Francl6cO In nomlna-
ton for secretary.
Ryan moved that both act as tempo
rary secretaries. Carried.
Sheldon OF Los Angeles moved that
two delegates from each congressional
district and one at large be appointed a
/ committee on credentials. The motion
carried.
Motions to appoint committee of the
same size on permanent organization
| and order of business, and a committee
on platform and resolutions, carried.
The convention then took a recess OF
| half an hour in order to enable the
chair to appoint the committees.
COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
When the convention reassembled
after recess, the secretary announced
the members of the various committees
as follows:
On credentials-L. A. Sheldon, sixth
district, chairman F. G. DeLong, D. 7.
Cole, first district; G.. H. Porter, @. T.
Jones, w. B. Pond, w. N. Kent, second ;
E. G. Hughes, f. A. Data, fourth; j. II.
Curley, 7. P. Lukens, E. 0. Garberding
sixth; Thomas Flint, Jr., A. G. Gassen,
seventh.
Permanent organization and order OF
business-H. A. Powell, first district,
chairman; j. Matthews, s. X. Thornton
| first district; s. w. Craig, A. H. Cahpa-
man, second; A Hockheimer, VIM.
Rank, third; J. H. Mahoney, J. F. Mul,
lin, fourth; Irwin Graham, J. D. Barnes,
fifth; @. H. Phillips, J. Frankenfield,
sixth; G. w. Bower, s. L. Hanscomb,
| seventh.
Platform and resolutions-Grove L.
johnson, second district, chairman; T..
| M. Selvage, A. B. Lemon, first "A. L.
Lewinsky, John F. Davis, second; j. A.
Waymire, H. A. McCraney, third; w.
H. L. Barnes, E. s. Pillsbury, fourth
| M. Cooney, N. w. Morehouse, fifth; E.
H. Heacock, H. q. Osborne, Sixth !;
George Fuller, Richard Gird, seventh.
Senator Mahoney offered resolution
to refer all resolutions to the committee
on platform without reading before the
convention. This resolution was tabled.
The convention then adjourned until
1880 p. m.
SYNOPSIS OF THE PLATFORM.
The committee on platform and reso-
lutions was in session several hours this
afternoon, and finally adopted lengthy
platform, of which the following is a
synopsis:
President Harrison's administration
is endorsed, as is also his action in the
Chile, Italy and Bering sea controver.
sizes. The plan of reciprocity is en-
dorsed; also, Governor Markham's ad-
ministration.
A revision of the naturalization and
immigration laws is demanded, so that
undesirable people who are sent or come
uOlrr, fo rilxy horo 40 ho konf ont
~provement in the enforcement of the
eight-hour labor law is demanded, and
the election of United States senators
by popular vote is endorsed.
The resolutions declare against the
free coinage of silver. and want coinage
restricted to the product of American
mines. M =
Government control and operation
and the speedy construction Of the Mic
aragua canals are favored. y
THE FIGHT OVER CREDENTIALS.
There was a hot fight in the commit
tee on credentials this afternoon over
the contested seats in the thirty-fourth
and thirty-sixth San Francisco districts.
The committee was in session from
O'Clock until after 6. Finally the coun-
try delegates got tired of the wrangling
by the San Francisco contingent and
divided the delegates between the two
sides. Kelly and Crimmins were al
lowed to keep their eight delegates from
the thirty-fourth district, and Burns
and Wilson were given the five dele
gates from the thirty-sixth. This leaves
San Francisco 81 for Burns and Wilson,
and So for Kelly and Crimmins.
When the convention reaesembled at
Z 80 this evening the report of the COM
mittee on credentials was read and
adopted.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
The report OF the commi ttee on per-
manent organization and order of busi-
ness was read as follows:
First-That the temporary chairman,
Jacob H. Neff, be permanent chairman
of the convention.
Second-That the temporary secre-
taries, r. s. Thomas and Eugene Lehee,
act as permanent secretaries of the
convention.
Third-That W. H. Hanlon, H. w.
Bachelor, H. A. Weaver and E. O..
Deino act as assistant secretaries.
Fourth-That G. r. johnson as chief,
and Assistants John Harrigan, j. j.
Maloney and Thomas w. Rem act as
ants-at-arms.
The committee further reports that
the order of business be as follows:
First-Report of the committee on
platform and resolutions.
Second-Election by the convention
of four delegates and four alternates
from the state at large to the Republican
national convention, such election to be
upon roll call by counties, provided, that
from the city and county of San Fran
cisco the roll call shall be by assembly
districts.
Third-The report from each congress
sional district of two delegates and two
alternates to the Republican convention.
| Fourth-The selection of a state CEN
tral committee to be composed of one
member from each assembly district,
and where two or more counties form an
assembly district, there shall be one
from each county composing snch dis
trict. The delegates from each assem-
bly, district and such counties shall &C.
lect and report to the convention the
names selected before final adjournment.
Fifth-That an executive committee
of the state central committee, to con-
sist of twenty-one members, shall be
appointed by the chairman of the con-
vention, and he shall report the names
selected by him within two weeks after
the adjournment of the convention to
the chairman of the present state cen.
| tral cOmmittee