The herald., 1894-05-25
READY FOR RATIFICATION
The POpulist State Ticket
Completed.
Many Lightweights Pla ced in
Nomination.
M. McGlynn Of San Francisco to be
Secretary Of State.
Louis Luckel of Los Angeles Named for
Attorney-G g Generai-rhs Conven-
tion at Sacramento Com
cludes It's Labors.
BY the Associated Press,

SACRAMENTO, May "a The Populist
state convention, after having it's photo
graph taken in a body, decided to have
a ratification meeting in San Francisco,
May 30th. A big ratification meeting
was held in the capital this evening.
The convention this morning made the
following nominations by acclamation:
Secretary of state--M. McGlynn of
San Francisco.
Controller-John s. Dore of Fresno.
Treasurer--F. N. Barton of Placer
county.
The First district convention this
morning nominated r. F. Grigsby OF
Napa for congress.
Jesse Gilmore refused to accept the
nomination for member of the board of
equalization from the Fourth district,
and it was given to E. M. Hamilton Of
Los Angeles.
Louis Luckel of Los Angeles. Judge
Gibson of Alameda and Gen. John Kit
trell of Modesto ere placed in nomina-
tion for attorney-geneTal.
In declining the nomination, Judge
Gibson said he felt highly honored to be
offered such place. He was proud to
be in such a fine convention, as be had
never before eeen 80 many American
faces ID political body, with less fumes
OF whisky and tobacco.
General Kittrell also declined. He
said while he was associated with the
Democratic party many years, he ad
never been guilty of the unpsrdonaDle
sin of scratching ticket, but there we're
60 many yellaw dogs and curs in it, he
bad concluded to cut loose and cast his
lot with the Peoples party.
The convention gave three cheers for
General Kitsrell, and Mr.. Luckel Was
then nominated.
N. A. Richardson of San Bernardino
was nominated for superintendent OF
public instruction.
@. S. Preble of Alameda, L. F. Bassett
Shasta wers sHI placed Ia nominatIon for
surveyor-genersl. Preble declined, and
the convention proceeded to ballot; the
result was overwhelmingly in favor of
Bassett, who received 262 votes to 12 for
Hutchinson.
At the afternoon session the conven-
tion unanimously nominated l.. VI.
marlborough for clerk OF the supreme
court.
Elgin o. Hurlburt of San Jose was
nominated for state printer.
E. J. Knight of Humboldt nomi-
mated H. s. NJ. Buck OF Humboldt for
justice of the supreme court for the
long term.
Mr.. Cornell nominated Albert Dag
gett of Viealia ae q man who would gain
hundreds OF votes for the party.
Mr.. Dore said the party should place
men in Office who should be honorable
and capable. 4. M. Gibson of Oakland
was such man, and he placed him in
nomination.
MIR. White of Oakland said Judge
Gibson was the nobest production of
the nineteenth century-an honest man.
Mr.. Gator nominated for the long
term Judge E. w. Thompson. man
skilled in the laws. Mr.. G. espie Sec
onded the nomination.
The vote resulted in l55 for Gibson.
l24 for Thompson. 1919 for Buck and 50
for Daggett. Gibson and Buck were de-
cIared nominated for the long term.
Mr.. Gillespie placed Thompson of San
Francisco in nomination and Cook Sec
onded the nomination.
The roll call showed 1873 votes for Dag
gett and 93 for Thompson. Daggett was
OCOiuiCN lOf tuc HuUTb Term,
II. A. Mason of Santa Clara offered a
resolution OF thanks to the citizens OF
Sacramento for their labors in arranging
for the meeting OF the convention.
MIR. Mason said San Diego had looked
with ieonious eyes on the state capitol.
and hoped, for brief period, to share
the distinction OF having it, they wish
ed 10 make atonement ior their trsnsi-
tory covetousness and ackno hedge the
handsome treatment they had received
here. 1t was adopted.
resolution was adopted affirming
the right OF anyone, rich or poor. to
present petition in person; also
thanking John =. Dore and the Southern
Pacific company for the favorable terms
on which their return tickets had been
furnished; also wishing their political
frlef ds In Oregon, who are fighting or
gan zed greed, success in tneir efforts.
believing that the result of the battle
will materially aid the cause of reform,
Mr.. Gilbert made stirring address,
urging the delegates to 90 home with
purpose to win.
The nominations for members of the
state board OF equalization were an
nounced, as were those of railroad COM
missioners and members OF congress,
Mr.. Bretz asked if. he being member
of the assembly at present, his nomlna-
tion as railroad commissioner was legal,
and suggested that the convention put
someone else in his place. The char
man said the nomination should stand.
and the matter be investigated. A
telegram was read to the convention
from Mr.. Hurlburt, accepting his nom
ination.
The state central committee WAS en-
powered 10 fill vacancies in its own
body
A telegram was ordered sent to the
state convention Of the Peoples party at
indianapolis, and to Chairman Taube-
neck, aB follows:
California, in the middle of the road,
nominated a straight ticket. Keep off
the grass.
Votes Ct thanks were teadered to the