The record-union., 1892-05-19
CONVENTION PROCEEDINGS.
Action Taken on the Various Com
mittee Reports.

Action Taken on the Various Com
mittee Reports.
FRESNO, May 1S.-The second days
session of the Democratic State Conven-
ton was called 10 order at $50 o'clock.
After the announcements Of meetings
for the several district conventions the
report of the Committee on Credentials
was presented.
On motionshe reading of the corrected
roll, except in regard to proxies, was
dispensed with.
After minor corrections the report of
the committee was adopted The Chair
man then announced the Committees on
Platform and Resolutions and on Order
Of Business and Organization
Following is the Committee on Plat
form and Resolutions: At larger. II.
Del Vale, Chairman; First district.
Henry Hogan, John Markey; Second,
George h. Williams, ID. A. Ostrom;
Third, NJ. f. Tarpey, r. A. Long;
Fourth, j. F. Sullivan, Samuel Braun
hard; Fifth, jackson Hatch. Berry Bald
win; Sixth, Stephen NJ. White, j. Dow
ney Harvey; Seventh, Oscar A. Trippet,
NJ. +. Dooling.
Following Is the Committee on Order
of Business and Organization: Sixth Dis
trict, w. X. Benke, Chairman; At large.
James Z. Murphy; First District, James
II. Wilkins, T.. j, Emmons; Second, e.
B. Price, William Cleary; Third Raleigh
Barcar, w. j. Duffy. Fourth, f. il,
Strother, j. j. Dryer; Fifth, Max Pop
per, 2. j. Carr; Sixth, George K. Faw:
Seventh, J. Q. Loveioy, L. L. Boone.
Jackson of San Francisco offered a res
olutiOn, requesting that it be read and
acted upon without debate.
The resolution was then read, as fol-
lows:
That no person in any manner ennplove5 Inv
the southern Pacific Company be eligible TO
any position on the State Central Committee
1t was referred to the Committee on
Resolutions.
Struhr of San Francisco offered a reso-
luton that it be the duty of the Railroad
Commission to examine into the question
OF fares ana freight and to fix the same
without waiting for complaints and with
out doing injustice TO any one.
McGee of Contra Costa offered a reso-
luton pledging the delegates to Chicago
not 10 support in any way David b. Hill
for President.
+. J. Rogers of Alameda offered the
following resolution:
WHEREAS The gross receipts of the Soutb
ern Pacific Company have been greater for the
past year than in any other in the history of
the state; and whereas. despite the present
business depression, the rates have NOT been
reduced; and whereas, the Railroad Commits
sion have failed to afford relief ana said com
mission is controlled by the railroad monop-
oily,
ResoJUed, That the Democratic party de.
mands a reduction in rates and fares and de-
clareS in favor OF the abolition of the Railroad
Commission.
At this point Judge Armstrong of Sac
ramento moved that no more resolutions
be read at present, and after an excited
debate this was carried.
Tom Williams of San joaquin moved
that the convention adjourn till O'Clock
to give the committees time to prepare
their reports.
The motion was carried
AFTERNOON SESSION.
When the convention reassembled, at l
O'Clock, the Committee on Permanent
Organization and Order of Business re-
ported recommending that the present
officers be made permanent; that Hon.
ID. y. Ostrom Of Iuba be made Vice
Chairman, and that the Chairman of
the convention appoint one Vice
President for each Congressional district.
that the State Central Committee be com
posed OF ll5 members, one from each
Assembly district delegation. EXCEPT
when two or more counties form one AS
sembly district, when there shall be one
from each county; two from each Con-
greSSional district, elected by the dele
gates OF that district, and ten at large.
appointed by the Chairman that q recess
be declared Tor one hour to make the selnc-
tons, and that said recess be taken inn
mediately on the adoption of this report.
The committee recommended that the
recess be followed by the report of the
Committee on Platform and Resolutions.
the election of four delegates at-large to
the Chicago National Convention the
election OF four alternate delegates, the
election of two Presidential Electors-at-
large, and two alternate electors, the re-
ports of the several district conventions
as to their nominations of congressman.
and the election of delegates to the Ma
tonal Convention. The report was
adopted.
Returning thanks for his election as
permanent Chairman, Chairman Murphy
said: Il am proud to be here and to he
Chairman. 1t seems to me that there are
times when the veil is lifted from the
future; when, as the poet says. Coming
events cast their shadows before We are
far from the East, but looking over the
plains we see towering one great figure
above all others on pedestal marked on
one side Tariff Reform and on the other
Grover Cleveland Long continued an
plause and cheers.
This grand figure stands out alone.
He needs no platform. He is his own
platform. and when the Chicago Conyen-
ton meets and puts him in the lead. and
when we march under his banner in No
vember next we viii march to victory.
and when the sun goes down on that day
it viii go down on united, triumphant
Democracy"
When the convention re-assembled the
Committee on Platform not being ready
to report, the various Congressional and
Assembly districts were called on to re-
port their nominees for the State Central
Committee.
After this Il. f. Del Vale, Chairman of
the Platform Committee, read the report
OF his committee. Great applause greeted
the references to Cleveland, TO the postal
subsidy bill, to the election of Senators
by direct vote 10 the Geary Chinese bill.
TO the Caminettihy drauIic mining bill.
TO the Traffic Association, to the
abolition of the Railroad Commission. to
q cnrnnetinu road and To the Snnthnr,,