The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-22
RAILROAD THE ISSUE.
Southern Pacific Seeks. to Con-
troll California Democrats.
STATE CONVENTION IN SESSION.
Platform and Ticket of Delaware Re-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Republican
Convention Today.

SAN ERAyCIsco, Aug. N.-The Demo-
cratic state convention mes shortly after
noon. Interest centers in the contest Tor
the gubernatoriai nomination. the nomi-
nation of three candidates for railroad
commissioners and three candidates for
election 10 the state board of equalization.
The contest between the factors known
as railroad" and '.anti-railrosd" is
mainly over the naming of candidates for
the two important state boards. For gov
ernor the leading candidates are ex-Con-
gresham James Ii. Budd, of Stockton.
and Barney d. Murphy, of San Jose. The
name of Congressman Mcguire is also
prominently mentioned. but he Is making
no fight for the nomination. Tonight ii
can be said that no one has won the bat
tie. This is due to the fact that the prsc-
teal, slatemaking politicians are handi-
capped. none of the reputed bosses having
sufficient strength to WELD the whip. The
convention has Col delegates. OF these
i56 are from San Francisco, but, owing 10
the fact that there are four fighting fac
tions in this big delegation, il can not be
held together and welded TO control the
convention. None of the delegations has
been able to effect strong combination.
1t is confidently predicted that the con-
vention will adopt strong resolutions
against the refunding of the Pacific rail-
road Indebtedness and urging government
control of the Pacific roads. The railroad
faction. however, is bound to be deter
mined in its opposition TO this programme.
Resolutions have also been drawn. up
holding the Cleveland administration and
condemning the United States senators
who succeeded in defeating the purpose of
the Wilson bill as TO sugar, iron and coal.
Resolutions have been drafted openly con-
demning German, Smith and Brice.
X. +. Delvalle, of Los Angeles. was
elected chairman of the convention by
reclamation. George 5. Patton, of Los
Angeles, in his speech placing Delvaile in
nomination, made the opening attack on
the railroad interests. He declared that
in the coming campaign the Southern Pa
cific must for the first time come from be-
hind its ramparts and fight openly. This
statement was loudly cheered, and Del
vale, in his opening remarks, provoked
uproarions applause when he declared
that he Endorsed every anti-railroad senti-
ment that Patton had uttered. The con-
vention adjourned until 10 a. N. tomor-
row.
All day long considerable talk was heard
regarding the probable action of the
A. L. A. on various nominations which
are being urged. Surveyor of the Port
English, Who aims at convention leader
ship. urged strongly the adoption of
plank in the platform concerning the
A. 7. A. This proposition was deprecated
by the conservative element as injudicious.
but late In the evening English gained his
point so far as the acceptance of the plank
is concerned. The platform committee
will not be named until tomorrow, but
most of the sections have already been
drafted, one of them being that
referring TO the A. P. A. There will un-
doubtedly DE strong fight against it in
committee and still harder fight in the
convention Planks denouncing the
Reilly funding bill and advocating aboli-
ton of the railroad commission and gem
eral tussle with the Southern Pacific are
to be In the platform.
For the first time since the formal an
nouncement of his candidacy Congress-
man Maguire's boom for governor showed
positive strength tonight. The San Fran
cisco delegates made great play of arous-
ing enthusiasm for HIM. hut many
asserted that there was a niggger in
the pile. and that their support
Of Mcguire was not genuine. There is
talk of Budd Withdrawing in favor of
Mcguire alter the first two ballots, but
this Budd's friends emphatically. deny. A
statement which had more currency
and which received greater Gre
dence was the announcement that
Murphy would retire at the last moment
in favor of Dennis Spencer, of Napa, whom
many consider the man of destiny and
very available candidate. 1t is urged that
his residence would offset that of Mr..
Estee, and that his record is excellent.