New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-22

THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION-HOT
WEATHER-VISITING EDITORS.
,BY TELEGRAPH 40 THE TRIBUNE.1

San Francisco. May 2l-The chief interest of
the week, outside Of the swetering hot weather
to which Californians are not accustomed In May
has centred in the Democratic State Convention
The Democracy of California usually furnishes
amusement, but this year it surpassed itself Inc
leading party organs in the North ana the oouVh
were bitterly opposed TO Cleveland and they went
to the convention bound 10 defeat any movement
in his favor They used all their influence 1or
Hill and at the outset secured chairman oppoeeu
to Cleveland The chairman knew more ABOUT
cattle than about parliamentary law and the result
was that he could not give the conspirators any
aid When the delegates were elected. IL was
found that they were nearly all 'leVel'hu h''"'
and TO cap the climax not ONLY dld thc uis'rlc'
conventions exact pledges that their deiesa'cs
should vote for Cleveland first, last ana all
the time, but when the men chosen appe"ieu
before the convention, all were made 10 give 'heir
profession of political faith. The unhappy ones
were about to be confirmed as usual when Clay
Webster Taylor, Of Shasta. shouted out: Let ; SEE
them and see if they are for tariff reform and sup
pcrters os Grover Cleveland" This brought
down the house and they all fled up and pledged
themselves for Cleveland. amid the amusement
of their fellows who enjoyed seeing these people
Eating political crow What bad taste this lett
In some of their mouths may be inferred from the
TACT that several of these men had been arueh'
supporters of Hill, and Editor Lynch. OF Los An
geles the day before he started for the convention
had q two-column leader declaring for Hi ana
predicting that the convention would lndorsc nun.
The Cleveland sentiment was so strong. however
that even these had to Join in and the 1eiio"s
who were hurrahing for Hill at the outset enden
by clarifying Cleveland. Since Saul of 1arsuS
saw a sign in Heaven there has been no
more marvellous exhibition than that shown at
This convention. The whole delegation is prac-
ticallv pledged 10 stay with Cleveland ana
the leaders will see 10 il that they carry out their
pledges.
The only other noteworthy feature of the con-
vention was the bitter attack male IN 'he
platform on the Southern Pacific Company ana
the Railroad Commissioners. This was mere
device to catch votes, there is no election 'hS
year to the Legislature, and absolutely nothing
can be accomplished in any particular way
President Huntington has declared that the rail-
road company would be kept out OF pon'cs ID
long as he was in charge but such tactics as hese
Of the Democrats will be pretty sure TO rouse Mr.
Uuntipgtons fighting spirit. Slrewd obserVcrs oil
politics in this State declare that such vicious
md swecpinr assaults upon q railroad company
as were made in several planlls of the Democratic
platform will once more bring the railroad COM
many actively into politics in order that IL may
secure revenge on men who attempt 10 cap'uie
votes for Cleveland by using the well-worh anu
monopoly device and appealing TO the growing
hatred of big corporations.
For four days this week the mercury has
climbed above so degrees in san Francisco ana
has run above 100 in Southern California ana IN
the San JOAQUIN Valley. The Weather Bureau de- |
cares that California is now getting the hea'eu |
mir from the deserts of Utah, Nevada and Arizona, |
and that the usual cool breezcs from the ocean
are neutralizcd by the lana currents oil SUPER
heated air. Whatever the cause, the result mas
been to carry great discomfort throughout '"c
State though no loss is reported to grain or fruit
because the heat is not attended by the dreaJed
.norther" or hot wind.
The National Editorial Association has had
fine time this week in the southern and ceh'ra'
counties Instintcd hospitality has been SHOWN
IN them and they have seen the State at us oes'
The most conspicuous member here Is "eorse W.
Cbilds who has been in san Francisco 1or se'erh |
DAYS One CT the most interesting things WHICH |
will be shown to the visiting editors is the prac-
teal working of hydraulic mine IN order tha'
they may appreciate the importance of the bill
now before Congress to aid the miners III rcsuinihg
a orea, industry that has been dead for ten years
Charles Frohmans Company has done well IN
- Jano although the audiences have been thlnned
by the hot evenings
George w. Morgan. the New-York organist. and
his daughter the harp soloist. gave two successful
concerts this week. MIR. Morgan used the me
or0an given to the First congregational Ihurcp
Inv Mrs Alexander of Newlork.
If Congressman Bowers does what he, promises
and insists upon explaining to the House the
Kaweah Colony business. the country VIII theh
oet the real facts i'll regard TO this great s"lhuie
SIr Otis of Kansas has tried to show that tne
Government has dcfrauded and oppressed me
Kaweah colonsts The truth Is that the ieaner"
of this colony knew almost from the outset that
they had no valid title to the timber lands thcy
claimed but they went issuing circulars ana
taking money and work from their dupcs. care
fully protecting themselves meanwhile from any
LEGAL punishment. Something should De zone loI
the scores of poverty stricken people VINO loilea
the Kaweah Colony i'll perfect good lalth. puo
the leaders who coined money out oil the nlseiS
of their fellows deserve no sympathy or ald.
The rainy season is now practically ended Inc
rains nave fallen at frequent intervals uhlsA
spring and will greatly help the crops though
frost has seriously hurt the grapes ana many
kinds of fruit The total rainfall for the season
is as follows. at important points. omitung
fractions: Red Bluff in the upper = cramcnto
Valley twenty inches Sacramento, ilftecn Sah
Francisco. eighteen: Fresno, ten Los Angeies
twelve The smallest rlinfall was at keeler. on
the Moiavc Desert, amounting to Lao inches.