The herald., 1894-08-22
THE CONVENTION.

frlend6 OF applicants lor posiElon5 on tne
different committees. M.
THE CONVENTION.
NrsliminAry Organization ETected-Ke-
view of the Situation.
By the Associated Press,
SAN Francisco, Aug. 21.-The Demo-
cratic state convention met here shortly
after noon today. The nomination of a
full state ticket and the adoption of a
platform ia the work before the conven.
tion. Tonight interest centers in the
contest for the gubernatorial nomina-
tion, and the nomination of three can
didates for railroad commissioners and
three candidates for election to the state
board of equalization. The contest be-
tween the factions known as railroad"
and ''anti-railroad." is mainly ever the
naming of candidates for these two i'm
portant state boarde.
For governor the leading candidates
tonight are ex-Congressman Budd of
Stockton and Barney" d. Murphy of
San Jose. The name OF Congressman
Mcguire ia also prominently mentioned,
but he is making no fight for the NOM
ination.
AN bODl flSiORts
Tonight. however, it can be said that
no one has won the battle. This is due
to the fact that the practical, slate
making politicians are handicapped,
none of the reputed bosses having sui
fcient strength to WELD the whip. The
convention has 66l delegates. OF these
156 are from San Francisco. but owing to
the fact that there are four fighting fac
fions in this big delegation it cannot bs
held together and welded to control the
convention. The only other large dele
cations are Los Angeles, with AZ votes I;
Alameda. with 81; Santa Clara, with
%; Sacramento and Sonoma, with 10
each; San joaquin, with IL, and Fresno,
with Is. None of these delegations have
been able to effect any strong combina-
tions.
PROBABLE RESOLUTIONS.
1t is confidently predicted that the
convention will adopt strong resolutions
against the refuDding of the Pacific rail-
roads, indebtedness, and urging govern
ment control Of the Pacific roads. The
railroad faction, however. is bound to be
determined in its opposition to this pro-
kramme. Resolutions have also been
drawn upholding the Cleveland admin
ietration and condemnipg the United
States senators who succeeded in defeat
ing the purposes of the Wilson bill as to
sugar, iron and coal. Resolutions have
been drafted openly condemning Cor
man. Smith and Brice.
CALLED TO ORDER.
Max Pepper, chairman of the state
central committee, called the convention
to order at II 80 this afternoon. r. f.
del Vale of Loa Angeles was elected
chairman OF the convention by acclama-
fion. George s. Patton of Los Angeles,
in his speech placing Del Vale in nom
ination, made the opening attack on
the railroad companies. He declared
that in the coming campaign the South.
ern Pacific people must for the frat
time come from behind their ram mparts
and fight in the open. This declaration
was loudly cheered and Chairman del
Vale. in his opening remarks, provoked
uproarious applause when he declared
that he endorsed every anti-railroad
sentiment that Patton had uttered.
Charles F. Montgomery of Contra
Costa county and Robert J. ORsilly of
San Francisco were elected secretaries
OF the convention.
THE FIRST DIssENsIoN.
The convention's first dissension oc.
Cured at this juncturs. All along the
country delegates had been complaining
OF the inadequate accommodations at.
to.ded in the Baldwin theater. Over
100 chairs had been crowded into the
main floor of the auditorium in order to
seat the 661 delegates. The delegates
from the mining districts OF Tehama.
Int 20 nd
were crowded into chairs placed within
the orchestra rail. Only by craning
their neeks could they see the presiding
officer, and this they did not like. The
Los Angeles men were behind Nevada in
the left orchestra chairs, and the Ala.
media and Marin delegates were on the
right The country delegates demanded
that more suitable convention hall be
provided. They finally succeeded in
forcing the appointment of q committee
VI five to investigate and if possible get
\ better hall.
SPECTATORS DISAPPOINTED.
The convention took recess until 8
o'clock, greatly to the disappointment of
the great crowd that filled the galleries.
The boxes of the theater were crowded
with ladies and q few federal oficisls.
Little effort had been made to decorate
the theater. Across the front OF the
stage, on which provision had been
made for the presiding officers and MEM
bera of the press. the stars snd stripes
were draped from the drop curtain. A
large picture of President Cleveland was
suspended in the center.
THE EVENING SESSION.
The convention was again called to
order at 8 pm. Chairman Del Vale
stated that he had appointed commit
tee to consider the question of removal
to another hall, 40 follows: Harvey ].
jackson, San Francisco; Garrett McIn-
erney, San Francisco; W. II. Burke,
Los Angeles; John Even, Napa: G. w.
Rsed, San Francisco.
Mcinerny announced that the com