The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-06-21

Sacramento, Gala, June 2O.-MorT1s
NJ. Estee, of Napa, was nominated 1or
governor today by the state RepuD-
1ican convention
None of the other candidates made
2. strong showing, though there was
some opposition this morning.
A test vote came on an amendment
to the report of the committee ON order
of business, which was offered by the
anti-Estee men.
The amendment provided that the
nominations for justices of the supreme
court should be made before that of
governor.
The Estee men opposed this and de-
feated the amendment by a. vote Of 1913
to 347 This showed Estee's strength
and the back of the opposition to MIN
was broken. The convention proceeded
according to programme and the plat
form was adopted without contest.
The platform endorses the national
platform Of 1892, ana again indorseS
the Mckinley bill. The repeal of the
federal election law by the Democratic
Congress is denounced and the Wilson
bill condemned as 2 sectional attempt
TO injure the produ erS. manufacturers
and laborerS of the n<DCon. Both state
and national systems of irrigation are
favored. The scheme to place wool ON
the free list is denounced, and a de-
1land made that this great industry be
guarded by appropriate legislation
from unfair competition with foreign
countries The silver plank is as fol-
lows:
I'VE favor free and unlimited coin
age of silver at "a ratio of 16. to l and
qlle making of silver as well as gold
legal tender in payment OF all debts,
both public end private, and we pledge
our congressional nominees to support
the principles contained in this resolu-
ton
The immigration plank is sweeping.
It demands the enactment and strict
enforcement of such laws as will abso-
Iutely and effectually prohibit the inn
migration of all foreign laborers, both
skilled and unskilled into this country.
Government aid in the construction
and management of the Nicaragua
canal is demanded, and a competing
transcontinental railroad to San Fran
cisco and competing lines throughout
the state is favored.
Mob violence and anarchistic out
breaks are denounced and protection OF
life and liberty and property demanded.
The enforcement Of the Chinese eX-
clusion act and other legislation look
from the country are demanded and
the action of the president in suspend
ing and thus practically multiplying this
wholesome legislation and his attempt
by treaties with the Chinese minister
TO abrogate this law is denounced. The
woman suffrage plank is as follows:
Believing taxation without represen-
tation is against the principles of gov.
eminent, we favor the extension Of the
right of suffrage to all citizens of the
United States, both men and women
The platform demands of Congress
the retention of the present duty of q:
cents per pound on layer raisins and
the imposition of a protective duty or
Zante currants and all other dried
grapes and fruits.
The convention then proceeded tt
make nominations.
II. NJ. Estee, of Napa, state Treas
urer John Mcdonald, of Stockton, Gen
eral N. 2. Chapman, of Red Bluff, and
z. w. Preston, of San Mateo, were
placed in nomination There was &
stampede in Estee's favor and he was
nominated on the first ballot
The vote was: Estee, Gel; Chapman
81; Mcdonald, 76; Preston, IS.
The convention then adjourned unit
Tomorrow