The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-07-27
Presidential Electors and AlternateS
are Selected.
THE SECOND DISTRICT CONTEST.
Davis Of CalaytraS Defeats Grove L. john
Principles Laid Down in
the Platform.

The State Capitol presented a lively
scene yesterday afternoon.
The delegates began sauntering toward
the big building as early as o'clock, and
for an hour after there was an almost IN
broken stream of moving humanity up
K street and down Tenth. The cars
were crowded, too, and many carriages
were brought into requisition.
The First Artillery Band was stationed
near the Assembly Chamber, and for
some time before the convention met dis
coursed patriotic airs under the baton of
Leader Neale.
The delegates were in their seats early,
and appeared anxious to get to work. 1t
was generally understood that all of the
Congressional fights were settled except
that in the Second District between Grove
l.. Johnson of this city and John f.
Davis of Calaveras. This meant that,
after the convention was permanently or
ganized, the business would be trans
acted rapidly.
CALLED TO ORDER.
The convention was called to order
shortly after 2 o'clock by Colonel F. II.
Meyers, Chairman of the State Central
Committee. He stated briefly that it was
his duty to assemble the delegates. He
was not a great speaker and would not
take up much of their time. The Repub-
lican party was ready, he said, to make
one of its old-time fights for reform and
good government. The coming contest
was to be made on the tariff question,
and the Republicans were ready to go
into the field once more with "Protec-
ton" and Reciprocity" on their BAN
ners. The party was particularly fortu-
nate in its choice of leaders. 1t could
point with pride to the records of Benja-
min Harrison and Whitelaw Reid. These
men had been tried and found not want
ing.
Committeeman Meyers then announced
that the first order of business was the
selection of a temporary Chairman.
CHAPMAN NOMINATED.
Judge T. K. Wilson of Los Angeles,
took the floor and in an eloquent speech
placed in nomination for temporary
Chairman General \. p. Chapman. He
said: "a convention like this must nee
essarily have individual influence among
its members. The general result through
out the country may largely depend upon
the action of this convention. 1t is nee
y
ability and impartiality will lend dignity
to these proceedings. / nominate one
known to all of you; one who has filled
important positions of civil trust and
who has never been found wanting.
Gentlemen, have the honor in behalf Of
the delegation from Los Angeles to place
in nomination for the Office of temporary
Chairman General n. p. Chapman Of
Tehama."
The name of General Chapman was re-
ceived with loud applause and cheers.
Senator Greedy of Yuba seconded
eulogized the old ''war horse of the
north and said he should be nominated
by reclamation.
d. S. Dorm of San Francisco then
moved that the nomination be made by
reclamation, and the motion was carried
by a unanimous vote. Messrs. Wilson
and Greedy were appointed to escort the
General TO the stand.
The appearance of the General was a
signal for another outburst of applause
from the assembled delegates.
THE GENERALS SPEECH.
In taking the chair General Chapman
addressed the convention as follows:
thank you for the honor you have con-
.1erred upon me in your choice of Chairman
shall endeavor to discharge the trust with
proper appreciation of its dignity and inn
portance. l will be pardoned if say word
bestowed upon me.
The Republican party IN 1892 may proudly
review the history it has written during the
past thirty years. Since March 4, 1861
every statute passed by the Congress of the
United states bears the imprint of the Re-
publican party somewhere upon its face
Every amendment of the National Constitll-
ton has been the expression of the RepubIi-
can sentiment of the country.
We challenge the nations of the earth to
show three decades of history comparable in
benign results, with this unbroken period OF
Republican supremacy. When our party
came into power, eleven States were in omen
revolt and had seceeded from the Union. we
had neither army nor navy, and not o dollar
in the Treasury. During the four years OF
war that ensued We confronted a most de-
termined foe at the South and in many criti-
cal periods overcanle even more unrelent-
ing enemy at the North. Against both these
foes we restored the Union upon permanent
and enduring foundations, with slavery for
ever extirpated Vast armies of men and
enormous treasure had to be provided, The
LOYAL PEOPLE OF THE COUNTRY
Gave the men and a Republican Congress de-
vised tine ways and means to obtain the
treasure. The highest intelligence, the lofti-
est patriotism and the profoundest states
rnanship alone could have achieved the splen-
did contamination of / 500.
We created in this struggle for perpetual
union a national debt of over So, 773.ooo..
600. But, with the same patriotism that led
us 10 incur this enormous Indebtedness we
have steadily reduced it until now ii is less
than S1,000,O0O We have paid ont of
herevenues, derived from various FORMS al
taxation, over S1,795, 100000, and with it
all we are to-day the richest people on the
earth.
In the two great sources of National wealth
agriculture and manufactures-we lead all
nations. The 81 900, 900 people of 500 have
increased to 81 100000 In 1890. We have
expended since 1861 nearly $500. 600. 900 in
the improvement OF our rivers and harbors
James Buchanan was the last of a long line OF
Democratic Presidents who vetoed these APP
preparations on the ground of their unconsti-
nationality. Prior to the advent of the Re
publican party development OF our waterway
and protection of our harborS had received
but little attention. We are the best fed the
best clothed, the happiest and most prosper
Gus people on the globe. This is the record.
and these are the trophies of thirty-two years
that we lay before the American people as our
claim for their continued confidence and sup
port.
PROMISING OUTLOOK.
Gentlemen of the convention continued the
Chairmanl we enter upon the campaign un
Ger the most promising auspices. Our
standard-bearer has given us clean, honest
wise and patriotic administration. NO man
in the United States to-day can seriously cal
in question either the ability, honesty OF
patriotism of Benjamin Harrison; some Q
bar people preferred another leader, but j