The record-union., 1896-05-07
INSTRUCTED FOR M'KINLEY.
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districts. When they got to Sacramen-
to some sixteen members of their con-
vention were not present either in per-
son or by proxy, and the gentlemen who
were here appointed sixteen men to con-
test our seats, and are now claiming
that we have no right to appoint.
Now, 1 say this: In many other
counties they have appointed, and this
same Committee on Credentials heard
two contests, one arising from Sacra-
mento County, and one from Alameda
County. They said in regard to Sacra-
mento County We will seat the ap-
pointed delegates and not the primary
delegates They said in regard to Ala
media, We will fip-fop the thing and
we will just reverse it.
Consistency! where is thy jew
elry?'" "a roar of laughter)
eve have held our Congressional Con-
vention and we have nominated our
delegates to st. Louis, and we pledged
them straightforward for Mckinley"
(Applause)
Now if this convention decides that
these delegates were not legally elected,
that there was no proper call, that
we are not entitled to participate in
that convention as delegates Of the
Third Congressional District. When
those delegates get to st. Louis the en-
emies of Mckinley will say that the
State OF California has decided that a
majority in the Third Congressional
District were not legally appointed or
elected as delegates, and they will turn
those two votes down, resulting in a
loss of two votes to the State of Cali
fornia~'
The report of the committee was
adopted as read.
A PORTLY FORM.
II. I. Kowalsky said: Mr. Chairman,
portion of the report, I understand,
was not incorporated in the general re-
port, and this convention cannot pass
upon portion of the report unless it
passes upon the whole of it. (Cries of out
OF order) Mr.. Chairman, if this is a
gag convention, if this convention be-
longs to any set of men, wherever they
may come from, I would like to know
it. / do not want to see a lot Of carpet
baggers come in here and usurp my
rights
There were cries of time, and Martin
Stevens from the Fourth District,
raised a point of order, and said: ''Mr.
Chairman, there is nothing before the
house except the portly form of our
friend Kowalsky." Great applause)
The Chair ruled the point of order we'll
taken, but hoped the convention would
hear Mr.. Kowalsky through
McQuarrie of San Joaquin insisted
on the point of order. The report of the
Committee on Credentials had been
adopted, and there was no question be-
fore the convention.
John E. Farnum of San Joaquin
moved that the successful delegation
be Immediately seated, that it may vote
on any question before the convention.
The motion was carried, and the de-
feated delegations from the Third and
Fourth Congressional Districts with
drew from the convention, and the sue
cessful delegations took their seats.
PLATFORM ADOPTED.
The report Of the Committee on Plat
form and Resolutions was read and was
as follows:
The Republican party Of the State of
California, in convention assembled, at
Sacramento on the 9Th day of May,
1896, hereby adopt the following plat
form:
Resolved, That this convention favors
the proposed amendment to the Con-
stitution of the State of California
whereby it is sought to extend tie elect
i've franchise to all citizens of the Unit
ed States, both men and women.
That we indorse the course Of Hon.
George G. Perkins in the United States
Senate in behalf Of the people of the
State of California and their varied in
terests.
We indorse the work of the National
men of our party to make 1t a potent
factor in prosecuting a vigorous and
successful campaign in this State.
We favor the free and unlimited coin
age of silver at the ratio of 16 to |, and
the making of silver, as well as gold,
legal tender in payment of all debts,
both public and private.
Realizing that good roads are a. nee
essary element in advancing the pros
perity of any community, and recogniz-
ing the practically universal demand
for the same, not only in our State, but
throughout the United States, the Re
publican party Of California pledges
itself to the enactment of legislation
looking towards improved and scientif-
ically constructed highways on the
most economical basis.
We demand such national legislation
on the subject Of foreign immigration
as will effectually keep out of the coun-
try all contract laborers, criminals,
paupers, diseased persons and the
classes whose presence and teachings
are calculated to disturb social peace
and order, or are inimical TO the best
interests Of this country, and such
changes in the naturalization laws and
their enforcement as will prevent unfit
foreign-born persons from becoming
citizens of the republic.
Our prisons and asylums contain
many people not citizens Of the United
States We believe that every nation
should care and provide for its own de-
mented and criminal classes, and that
all future treaties and conventions with
other nations should provide for such
a reciprocal deportation of said classes
as would in time make each nation care
and provide for its own, and at its own
expense of deportation.
While we recognize the right 70 es-
tablish schools through private enter
prise. we demand that none but non
sectarian free public schools shall re-
ceive public aid.
We heartily indorse the proposition
that the farmer of the nation, by whose
labor the staple agricultural products
of the country are brought to market,
should receive a just measure of pro-
lection for himself. his labor and his
products. inasmuch as the price of
these products is regulated by the
amount paid for them in the worlds
market centers, less the cost of trans
portation from the place Of production
IN slch cantars and as owing to the