Los Angeles herald., 1892-08-31
He IS UNANIMOUSLY CHOSEN.
Welborn Named by Seventh
District Democrats.
Proceedings of the District COnven-
ton Held at Santa Ana.
Nominated Amid Great Enthusiasm
the Colonel Makes a Few EIo-
quent Rsmarks-Full Re-
port of Convention.


has unanimously nominated Hon. Olin
Welborn, of San Diego, for congress
and hie election is assured. This con-
summation was reached today in the
convention held in the opera house.
Colonel Welborn was found to be the
choice. OF all the delegates, and amid
great enthusiasm, that enthusiasm
which is certain precursor to victory,
he was made the nominee of the party.
The district convention met fret at
Fresno in June, and adjourned to meet
in Santa Ana. The Democracy had
prepared to receive the delegates row
ally. and they did go. A band was at
the depot to meet the delegates from the
various counties as they arrived. They
were escorted to their hotels, and che
main business streets were decorated in
hoxor of the occasion.
The San Diego delegation arrived on q
special train at 10 o'clock, and with it
came the famous San Diego city band.
The train consisted of three cars, all
appropriately decorated, and bearing
the letters, ''Welborn for Congress-"
AS soon as the delegates arrived it be-
came apparent that Colonel Welborn
would be the nominee. He was the
choice of every county of the district
except Stanislaus, Merced and Kern.
At 2 pm. the convention was called
to order in the Opera house by Chair
man w. A. Harris of San Bernardino.
Mr.. Harris made a few very clever re-
marks predicting certain Democratic
victory this year.
The secretary being absent, R. J. Col
yer, holding proxy from San Bernar-
dino county, was elected secretary.
A motion to appoint committee on
resolutions prevailed and the chairman
named the following delegates: D. NJ.
Baker, Orange; J. W. Hughes, San
Diego DIR. J. P. Booth, San Bernardino /;
@. G. Wright, Merced; S. Mitchell, Tul-
are. The committee retired and later
reported platform which was unanim-
ously adopted endo sing the national
and state platforms of the party and
pledging all seventh district Democrats
to support Cleveland and Stevenson.
The delegates from the various coun-
ties then named the district congress
sional committee, as follows: San Ber-
nardino, w. J. Curtis and T. P. Me-
serve; San Diego, V. E. Shaw and j. G..
Fisher; Tulare, g. S. Berry and R. E..
McKenna; Kern, ]. W. z. Laird and j..
H. Hit; Orange, D. M. Baker and @. P.
Deyo. The county committees in Mer-
ced, San Benito and Fresno counties will
name their representatives on the con-
gressional committee later.
Nominations for congress were next in
order. Senator G. S. Berry, of Tulare,
in very neat address, and as repre-
sentative of the Democrats of the north
ern part of the district, placed before
the convention the name Of Olin Wei
born, of San Diego. His nomination
was received with great enthusiasm.
Senator @. G. Wright, of Merced,
placed in nomination, in an eloquent
speech, Gen. John R. kitrell, OF Stanls-
laus.
WI. Hunsaker, of San Diego, and
W. J. Curtis, of San Bernardino, made
eulogistic speeches seconding the noml-
nation of Colonel Welborn.
Nominations then closed and the bal
lot was taken. Colonel Welborn re-
ceived the unanimous vote OF all the
counties in the district except Merced,
Stanislaus and Kern-all told, 72 votes.
Before the result was announced,
Senator Wright, who had nominated
General Kitrell, arose and moved that
the nomination of Colonel Welborn be
made by acclamation, and the motion
prevailed unanimously amid great ap-
plause.
There were loud cries for Welborn
and committee was sent to notify him
of his nomination and bring him to the
hall. When Colonel Welborn entered
he was received with great applause
lasting several minutes. After the ap
plause had subsided, he addressed the
convention as follows:
COLONEL wELBoRN's SPEECH.
Mr.. CHAIRMAN AND GENTLEMEN: My
appreciation of the distinction conferred
upon me by this convention, cannot be
adequately communicated to you in
words, / shall try to show it hereafter
by earnest efforts to achieve an honor
able success at the coming election, and
if successful, then by faithful and pure
representation of our district in the
fifty-third congress.
Without further reference to myself
lust word on other topics.
There are abundant reasons why We
should give to our national platform
and presidential candidates unqualified
and enthusiastic Enforcement and sup
port.
First among these principles and poll
cies is the right Of self-government
This is the soul of our institutions
Once lost it is lost forever. Eternal
vigilance is the price of preservation
and control by the people of their owr
elections the only safeguard. Whatever
NAV be the professed object, no surel
means could be devised for the destruc
tion of this security than to invest fed
eral authorities with power to consti
tute returning boards, subservient tf
their will, and station federal deputy
marshals at polling places throughout
the cou ntry. A force bill embodyint
these arbitrary provisions: such as wal
passed by the house in the Fifty -trs'
congress, would be the citadel OF despot
ism and the grave of self-government.
"Second in order oil enumeration, bu
not less important, is the doctrine tina
the burdens of government should b
fairly apportioned among all OF the peo
pie, and its favors specially exerted II
the interests OF none. For this compen
dunn of justice, liberty and order, insat
late avarice has substituted under tb
grove of taxation, cunningly devise'
scheme of privileges and classes
By the iniquitous practices O
this scheme, the rights an
powers OF political eovereignt
belong to the rich, while the costs c
organized society are inheritances of th
poor. Thus, toiling millions are de
spoiled to build up colossal fortunes fo