The record-union., 1894-08-25

155, Mundy GO. Los Angeles did not give
Niundy its vote, voting: Jeter Is. Britt 10,
Mundy 5. Total vote, GIG: necessary to
choice, 324.
Jeter was declared the nominee, and
Britt moved to make it unanimous.
Jeter was received with cheers when he
appeared on the platform. he said his
nomination was as unexpected as any in
which political lightning ever struck.
His candidacy commenced at 4:30 O'Clock
this afternoon. He indorsed the plat
form.
MADDOX FOR SECRETARY OF STATE.
Nominations for Secretary OF State
were then called for. w. III. Afford of
Tulare, the recently nominated Congress
man from the Seventh District, NOM
mated Ben Maddox of Visalia. Afford
made stirring speech, the best yet made
in the convention, and aroused great en-
thusiasIn. His sighting references to
Reed, Mckinley, German, Brice and
Smith were greeted with loud cheers.
Nicholas. Bawden of Santa Clara NOM
mated George Washington Peckham of
Santa Clara. r. p. Troy OF Placer NOM
mated NJ. II. Mead of Sierra.
The roll was then called, Maddox led,
when Mead withdrew his name, saying
that an unfair fight had been waged
against him, because poverty had over
taken him. and in his advancing years he
had been obliged to take position in the
United States Mint. 1t was clever cleo
tioneering speech, and gained Mead
many votes. fit had been made earlier
he might have given Maddox close race.
Maddox won by the following vote: I:
Maddox, 422; Mead, 1S2; Peckharn, 42.
ATToRNEY-GENERAL.
The convention then decided to limit
nominating speeches to two minutes,
4 Il
altogether.
L. Garrity of Alameda nominated
Henry G. McPike for Attorney General.
Byron Waters named A. b. Paris of
San Bernardino.
The convention was in such continual
confusion that Chairman Del Valles
voice gave out, and he called III. NJ.
LaRue to the Chair. The vote for At
torney-General resulted Paris 49l,
Motions to adjourn were repeatedly
voted down.
Paris said he stood on the Democratic
platform hatfooted with both feet.
STATE TREASURER.
For State Treasurer w. r.. Jacobs of
San Joaquin nominated William Edel-
man of San Francisco. Clay Webster
Taylor Of Shasta named Caleb Wilcox en-
of Sutter. James L. Murphy of Sa nta
Clara named j. c. Castro of San Luis
Obispo.
The vote stood: Castro 307, Edelman
2l2, WilcoXsen 134. Necessary to a
choice, 327. 4 second ballot was there
fore ordered.
On the second ballot Castro was de-
clared the nominee by the following vote:
Castro 4l5, Edelman 10, Wilcoxsen 73.
The State Central Committee had ar
ranged junketing trip to Mare Island
by steamer tomorrow morning, and
efforts were made to adjourn until to-
morrow evening. This was voted down,
when it was made every half hour, the
convention determining TO complete the
nominations tonight if possible.
NO RESULT ON STATE CONTROLLER.
For State Controller, f. c.. Donnell of
San Francisco nominated Michael
Meagher of San Francisco, I. w. III.
Shannahan of Shasta nominated Felix
Dunn of Sacramento, Z. NJ. Fitzgerald of
Alameda nominated II. NJ. Turner of
Alameda The convention was i'll such
continual disorder that speakers from the
platform, shouting at the top of their
voices, could not be heard half way down
the hall. Delegates kept moving about.
talking and smoking, and there was a
continuous uproar.
G. r. b. Hayes moved to adjourn, ask
ing in disgust: do you call this a de-
Lucrative body?n The motion was voted
down.
The first ballot for Controller resulted:
TarHor e01, Meagher l40, Dunn ll04;
necessary to choice, 324.
The convention adjourned until s
O'Clock tomorrow morning.