The morning call., 1894-05-18

platform and made general call for sub
! scriptions TO the campaigns fund.
Last year, he said. the people gave so
literally that the committee was obliged
! 10 stop donations. The subscriptions at
that time began with $500. but this year
! il would be only $3.50.
! Chauncey Dunn of Sacramento made a
| second speech urging the need of subscrip-
tons. The call for $3.50 checks was made,
| and Henry french Of San Jose and General
Bldwell responded eacn with The desired
General Bldwell in shorr speech told why
he had not subscribed more. Only 500 OF his
$3.50 would come from him, but he pledged TO
raise the remaining $3.50 In Butte County. He
SAID that al the openlng OF the last campaign,
when he started East, not knowing what might
happen, he made his Will, and in it he left TO
the Prohibition party bequest OF $4,000.
Fifty dollars each was subscribed by X. +.
Burns of Auburn, J. Z. McCOmas OF Pomona,
! C. II. Damn OF Sacramento and e. Turner OF
Modesto. The other offers ran down to as low
as So.
as follows: Alameda $3.50, AmadOr SIS, Butte
! So, COusa S25, Contra Costa $50, FL Dorado
So, Glenn SIS. Humboldt $50, Kings So, Lake
ced Sl5, Monterey $40. Napa $50, Orange $50,
| Placer S25, Plumas $50. Sacramento S25. San
BernardinO 500, san Diego S25 San Fran
cisco S25. San Joaquin $50. San Luis Obsuo
$40, san Mateo SO, Santa Barbara $50, Santa
Clara $3.50, Santa Cruz S25, SiskiyOn $50. So
lano S25, Sonoma S25, Stanislaus $40, Suffer
/
Mr.. Glass READ letter from James Campbell
or Pasadena oherlng TO donate a lot worth
$500, the proceeds 10 go to the work of the
cause upon the incorporation of the party. The
chairman announced that as $4,000 had already
bern subscribed this last donation placed the
funds above the $4,000 mark. Personal ap-
peals Will be made TO ProhibitOnlsIs throughout
the State.
A resolution was adopted favorng the incor-
pOration Of the party. 1t was referred 10
committee OF attorneys composed OF Judge
Elliott, G. ii. Dunn, Judge Keats, Judge
Thompson and George ID. Kellogg.
resolution was adopted taVOring the print
ing of book OF cOmpaign songs.
Mrs Mary Freeman Gray of San Francisco
was chosen delegate TO represent California
Prohbiionists at the International Temper
ance Congress to be hel0 Ia New York on June
"a, 1894.
An adjournment was taken till 1 80 O'Clock.
During the noon recess the delegates of the
various Congressional districts met and nomin.
ated the following Congressman:
First district-Dr. j. r. Gregory, San Fran
cisco.
Second dlstrict-Mark Keppel, Woodbridge
Third district-L. b. Scranton, Esparto.
Fourth district-J Joseph ROwell, san Fran
cisco.
Fifth distrIct-Robert Summers, San Jose.
Sixth District. E. McComas, Pomona.
Seventh district-W. II. Summers Eel Caion,
Immediately on reassembling the committee
| on platform was called. A minority report was
! first submitted which differed from the majority
! report in but Two important particulars:
First-NO tax on the products of labor.
SecOnd-Single tax upon land values
The platform as finally adopted demands
| that the manufacture. sale, expectation, I'M
pOrtation and transportation of all Intoxicating
! liquors as beverage be forever prohibited by
| State and national legislation.
IL favorS an educational qualification for
! voters and declares that women should be ad-
/ mitted TO suffrage an equality with men,
Ii declares that all money should be issued
| by the Government oil ectly TO the people
| without the Intervention OF any private ipdiyid-
/ ual or corporation, sufficient in amount not
! exceeding $50 per capita, TO transact the busi-
ness of the country, and to be full legal tender
| for all debts both private and public; that
! there should be free and unlimited coinage of
/ silver the product of the mines of the United
States at the present ratio.
After the adoption OF The platform ballorinr
/ for the nominees on the State ticket began.
Henry French OF San Jose was placed in
nomination for Governor and his name was re-
| ceived with such wlfd demonstration of ap-
proyal that all other candidat es, II indeed there
| were any, were frightened from The field and
| the choice was made unanimous amid ire
mendOus upr9ar
The scene which followed Mr.. Frepcb's
nomination. for Governor was repeated a
moment later when the name OF Theodore ID.
KanOuse of Glendale, Los Angeles County, was
mentioned for the Lieutena MT q overnOrsbip.
This nomination was also made unanimous
A recess was then taken until z 80 O'Clock,
The convention finished its State ticket last
n. C. Winchester, Yolo, Secretary of State:
II. c: Needham, Los Angeles, Controller; w.
IL. MagOun. Sonoma Treasurer; q. L. Dor
land, Los Angeles. Attorney General; r. T..
Burns, Placer, SupeIip endent of Public In
structiOn; w. p. Netherton. Santa Cruz Clerk
Supreme Court; A q. Sheehan; San Bernar-
dino, State Printer; Greene SDurrier, Stanis-
laus, Surveyor-General.
State Board OF EqualiZation-First District
II. b. Burlingame. san Francisco; Second, o.
y. Lane, Oakland; Third, G. T. Clark, Napa;
Fourth, DIR. Elias Jessup, Los Angeles
Railroad COmmissioners-First District F.
E. Coulter, Sacramento; Second, r., !. Knapn.
san MateO; Third, II. L. kuns, MERGED.
Justices OF the Supreme Court, full term
Robert Thompson of San Francisco and VIII ID.
Gould OF Los Angeles. For the unexpired
term NJ. d. Hearst OF Yolo WAS Chosen The
convention ndorsed. Hon. John Bidwell of
Chico for United States Senator and after pass
ing vote OF thanks TO the city OF Oakland
adjourned sine die.