The herald., 1894-08-24

committee, it was finally decided that
the assembly diatricts should select the
mem bers, one for each county, and pre-
sent the names to the convention at the
resssemb bling tomorrow morning.
A Plumas county delegate proposed
night sessions. jackson, OF San Fran
cisco, who led the fight tor a change OF
meeting place, rose TO speak His ap-
pearancs was greeted with a derlsive
yell and ridicule. The convention was
not in serious mood. Chairman del
Valle pounded in vain for order. Finally
jackson said: "Some gentlemen won't
hear me because Pm a la5orer. | want
to ask when the Fourth congressional
dietrict meets"
Then the delegates cheered Jackson.
and the convention adjourned till
p. N.
THE PLATFORM PRESENTED.
When the convention reasse mbled at
2 O'Clock this afternoon, tho report OF
committee on platform and resolutions
was presented. The reading OF each
section was received with ex-
pressions of enthusiasm, and when the
indorsement of Cleveiand's @iministra.
tion was read the convention broke
loose. Delegates jumped up on their
seats, waved hats. sticks and handker-
chiefs, and cheered wildly for fully q
minute.
Some comment was made at the lack
of enthusiasm with which the section
in reference to the fundinh bill was re-
ceived. During the earlier stages OF
the convention, every antl-railroad al
lusion was cheered to the echo, but the
expressions OF the convention against
the Southern Pacific seem to have been
modified today.
BROOKS WOULD NOT DOWN.
j. Marion Brooks of Los Angeles Of
fered an amendment to the platform,
recommending the passage OF a law al
lowing the right of appeal from the fed
e-al courts to the United States supreme
court in contempt proceedings OF GRIM
inal cases. Brooks defended the Coxey-
ties, and spoke at length concerning a
case in which he was attorney Tor the
defendants. The convention had little
patience with the speaker and guyed
him numerically, but he carried the
galleries with him, and eventually in .
sisted on roll call on his amendment.
He spoke twice and said of himself
that "Men may come and men may 60.
but Brooks goes on forever"
Finally delegate from his own county
suggested that it WAS sine to dam that
brook" The roll call buried Brooks
amendment under by a vote OF 6l7
to 40.
The convention was annoyed at the
delay oecasioned by the roll call and
provided that hereafter 30 delegates
weuld be necessary to make demand
for a roll call good.
Undaunted by his defeat Brooks then
introduced another resolution, with the
preface that the defeat of the Coxey
plank means the annihilation oil the
Democratic party in California. His
second amendment recommended the
free coinage OF silver at the ratio of 16
to l, and the opening of the United
States mints for the coinage of both
gold and silver. This was defeated in
favor of the silver plank prepared by
the committee on platform.
THE SENSATION OF THE DAY.
Then the sensation of the day was
sprung in the form of q resolution intro
duced by G. W. Reed of San Francisco.
who desired to amend the platform by
approving the course Of President
Cleveland in endeavoring to restore
Queen Liliuokalani to the Hawaiian
throne, from which she was unlawfully
deposed with the connivance OF the last
Republican administration" The con-
vention did not want to hear this mem
toned, and they tried to hush up the
discussion, but Reed insisted upon tax
ing the platform in support OF the dusky
monarch. The amendment was igno-
miniously defeated.
The cali for the previous question was
then made and the platform was
adopted by q unanimous vote, as pre-
sented by the committee.
JUDICIAL NOMINATIONS.
The convention next proceeded to
nominate supreme Justice for the short
term. Judge P. A. Bridgeford OF Coluss
was nominated by Swinford of Colusa,
seconded by Jacobs of San Joaquin.
Nominations were then closed and
Bridgeford was elected by acclamation
for the short term.
The convention broke into loud and
prolonged applause when Henry s.
Foote of San + trancisco nominated Judge
Jackson Temple of Sonoma, seconded
BY Cooper of Yolo, for the long term.
Booth of San Bernardino nominated
Victor Montgomery of Orange. Judge
John X. Alexander OF Monterey was
placed in nomination by B. V. Sargent.
Gillis OF Siskiyou named Judge James
E. Murphy OF Del Norte, and George II
B. Hayes of San Francisco nominated
Judge J. X. Law of Merced.
The convention then proceeded to bal
lot for long term justices, with the fol
lowing result: Temple, 537; Murphy
347; Law, 247; Montgomery. 125
Alexander. 81. Temple and Murphy
receiving the highest number of vote
were declared the convention nominee
for the long term, and their nomination
was subsequently made unanimous.
COMPELLED TO vAcATE.
Then the convention, being peremp.
torily required to vacate the Baldwin
theater, adjourned until tomorrow morn
ing at 10 o'clock.
CONVENTION GOSSIP.
The Ticket to Be Completed Today
Bued Leading for Governor.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 23.-The Demo