Los Angeles herald., 1892-05-04
CONVENTION GOSSIP,
The Contest for Delegates to Minneap
lis Wakes Warm.

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The Contest for Delegates to Minneapo-
lis Wakes Warm.
STOCKTON, May $50 bitter and pro.
longed was the contest tonight over the
Niles resolution prohibiting public Off
GERS from being members of the state
central committee that the nomina-
tions for delegates-at-large were COM
pletely lost sigEt of and forgotten. Dur
! ing the interval between the afternoon
and evening sessions De Young's men
were hard at work, and rumors alarm
| ing to the other eide few
about concerning their success.
FELTON, has dropped out Of
the contest, and De Young's opponent
is Gen. w. II. L. Barnes. The latter
says he did not want the position when
he came to the convention, but he con-
siders he has not been treated fairly by
Kelly and Crimmins, and declares he is
now in the fight to stay. The San Diego
delegation is said to have gone over to
De Young, as have San: Demanding,
Fresno, Santa Barbara, Ventura and
half OF Los Angeles. If this rumOr &
/ correct, De Young's chances are greatl5
improved, and it looks like a winning
fight for him.
BARNES WILL DIE HARD.
| General Barnes and his son are on the
ground, making vigorous fight. 1t is
said the Burns Wilson alliance intends
| to stand behind Barnes, but Burns will
not commit himself in the matter:
In order to place himself right before
the convention, General Barnes has an
nounced that he will second his own
r,nn nn,inofinn ond ho v,ocr harc Of
the convention that he is an independ-
ent candidate, and under no political
obligation to either Kelly and Grim
Minis or Burns and Wilson.
NoRTHAM OUT OF THE FIGHT.
There will probably be no contest over
the other delegates at large-Estee,
Spence and Rideout.
Daniel Cole of Sierra withdrew In
favor of M. M. Estee from the contest
for delegate-at-large, and concentrated
his energies in attempting to be elected
district delegate from the second dis
trict.
At IL O'Clock the Los Angeles dslega-
| tion held caucus, and Robert North
ANS friends agreed to withdraw him
from the fight for delegate-at-large from
the southern part Of the state. This &C
tion insures the election of Spence. 1t
was agreed that Northam should receive
the nomination for presidential elector.
THE SIXTH DISTRICT CONTEST.
There is hot fight in the Los Angeles
delegation as to who shall be elected
district delegate to the national conven-
tion. Col. III. G.. Otis, of the Los Ange-
les Times, and Gen. E. P. johnson are
candidates from the southern part of the
sixth district, and R. E. Jack Of San
Luis Obispo and John T. Porter of Mon
terey from the northern part. Colonel
Otis claims twenty-four votes out of
forty-two, and says the other side have
conceded him twenty-one.
r. E. Jack seems to be the favorite
from the northern end. There was an
attempt this morning to have meeting
of the Los Angeles delegation, in order
| to secure harmonious action, but the
fight is too bitter, and the delegates
would not come together.
The delegation held two meetings this
afternoon, but did not accomplish any
thing, and finally took an adjournment
until O'Clock tomorrow.
There is well-defned scheme on foot
among the Los Angeles delegation to ig-
more the northern part of the district
and elect two delegates from Los An
geles.
| DISTRICT DELEGATES SELECTED.
The first district elected E. V. Spencer
| of Lassen and D. T. Cole of Sierra as
district delegates, and S. J. Matthews OF
Mendocino and J. T. Mattack of Tehama
| alternates.
The second district elected ]. F. Kid
der Of Grass Valley and A. j. Rhoades
of Sacramento, delegates. and A. Q.
Voorhies OF Amador and DR.. N. Sposasti
of Stockton, alternates.
The third congressional district DELE
gates elected Eli Dennison, of Alameda,
and R. w. Rollins, of Solano, delegates,
and H. McCraney, of Lakeport, and r.
F. Christ, of Oakland, alternates.
THE PLATFORM COMMITTEE STUCK.
| After the convention adjourned to-
night, the committee on platform was
in session until after IL O'Clock. AT
that time the platform had not been
agreed upon by the committee, and the
members decided to deliberate further
overit. The stumbling block in theil
path is said to be the question OF de-
! nouncing Anarchy.