The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-09-21
STRATEGY USED.
Santa Clara Democrats
i'm Convention.
SCHEMERS ON THE SHELF.
Sam RuCker Charged With Be-
ing a Traitor.
SCHEMERS ON THE SHELF.
POPULIST CANDIDATES SHUT OUT
Nominations Made SubSeryient to
the Personnel of the New
County Committee.

SAN JOSE, Sept. 20.-The greatest day
in the history of Democratic conventions
of Santa Clara County was witnessed to-
day. For months there had been brewing
a strong feeling of discomfort as to the
management OF the County Committee,
and from its inception TO the present cam
paign the Democrats al large were kept at
their wits end to cope with the strategy
of the cunning majority of the County
Central Committee. Their aim was 10
perpetuate themselves In power. but every
act of the convention to-day indicated that
hey are shelved for this camDaign at least.
Nomin tons were made subservient to
the personnel of the new County Commit
tee and, after organization, which was
affected with some pickering, the follow
ing ticket was placed in the field Sheriff.
George Y. BOllinger Gncum BENT; Clerk,
81. A. Pfster; Recorder, F. E. BrOckage
Assessor, L. a. Splitter Gncumben); Aud
tor, A. l.. Veuve; Tax Collector, w. A.
January QncumbenD; District Attorney.
William A. BOwden; Surveyor. Henry B.
Shsckelford; Treasurer, William T. Nolt-
ing; Superintendent of Schools, George S.
Wells: Coroner and Public Administra-
ior, DR.. P. Lusson. experimentation
Roll and Pete Donnelly Gncumben0; Sem
ator, Thirteth District. NJ. ii. Hylaud :;
mblymen, Fifty-fourth District, John
F. Lewis; Fifty fifth District. F. B. Lame !;
Fifty-sixth District. DR.. II. c. Moreys.
Nicholas Bowden presided over the con-
vention. which was the largest OF the kind
ever held here, $50 delegates attending,
and the session was not closed until mid
night
Barney Murphy, in his happy way, told
how Jim Budd defeated him in San Fran
cisco, and other pleasing addresses were
made.
A notable occurrence was the charge
made by Charles Keane. ward-worker,
that S. n. Rucker was a traitor to the
party. Rucker replied in an exasperated
manner. denying the charge, and at the
same time taking occasion to charge Hon.
u. Fl. johnson with classifying in connec-
ton with Fuckers ambition to be boss.
johnson is the same man who has an
unenviable reputation, earned during the
session of the last Legislature, when he
was the subject of Investigation. All day
johnson was intoxicated and disturbing
the convention, and was finally elected By
the ant-at-arms and hustled away by
the police.
The committee on platform, as usual,
found room to do honor to Cleveland and
his policy. and affirmed allegiance to the
national and State platforms. A clause
was also inserted to the effect that no can
didate be recognized who bad received a
nomination by any other political party.
The purpose was to preclude a NUN ber of
Democrats who bad accepted Populists
nominations from being Endorsed.
The report of the credentials committee
favored seating the esting delegations,
aud long fight was ended by seating both
factions with half vote each. The only
contest for county Office was that of Aud
itor, for which there were three aspirants,
and it took three ballots to decide it.