The San Francisco call., 1896-05-15
Hardly a Ripple Disturbed the
Smooth Sailing of the
Session.
NOMINATIONS AND SPEECHES.
Senator ]. E. McComas of Pomona l.
Selected for Lieutenant.
Governor.

Dunn called the convention to order at
s:45 O'clock this morning. The session
was opened by singing "Al Hail the Power
of Jesus Name" the delegates being led by
Rev. NJ. ]. Hall of Los Angeles. Rev.
Clarence I. Wilson of that city led in
prayer, and then the regular business of
the convention was begun.
The first order of business was the cleo
ton of twenty-six delegates to the Ma
tional Convention at Pittsburg. There
were four delegates at large to be elected,
eight for the votes cast for General Bid
well at the last Presidential election, and
fourteen for the seven Congressional dis
tricts.
Judge Thompson of San Francisco
moved the election of four delegates al
large before the remaining twenty-five
delegates.
DIR. Bowers placed in nomination DR.. ].
A. B. Wilson. Hall of Los Angeles named
Chairman Glass of the State Central Com
mittee. Kellogg of Placer nominated
General John Bidwell and Henry French.
Winning of Contra Costa nominated
Chauncey II. Dunn of Sacramento, and
Ewing of Placer named Mrs. Chauncey II.
Dunn.
1t was stated that General John Bidwell
could not attend the convention, and his
name was withdrawn.
Mrs. Dunn's name was also withdrawn,
with the understanding that she be selected
as one of the other delegates. The remain.
ing four candidates, Rev. J. A. B. Wilson,
j. NJ. Glass. Henry French and Chauncey
II. Dunn. were elected by acclamation.
The selection of the remaining twenty
two was left to committee of seven, one
from each Congressional District. This
committee was composed of Rev B. F.
Taylor of the First District; George d.
kellogg, Second District; DR.. r. McCar-
gar, Third District; Judge Thompson of
San Francisco, Fourth District; F. H.
Lawson, Fifth District; ]. E. McComas,
Sixth District; B. II. Hoag, Seventh
District.
The committee on press and kilograms
reported the sending of two kilograms, one
to the Prohibition State Convention at
Eau Claire, Wis, which read: Greeting
to Wisconsin Prohibitions friends. Are
undivided. On to Pittsburg," and one to
the Prohibition State Convention at Des
Moines, Iowa, reading: Greetings. solidly
and harmoniously. On to Pittsburg and
final victory"
The committee on the appointment of
delegates to the National Convention re-
ported the selection of the following dele
gates:
First District-L. J. Norton and Volney
Taylor.
Second District-Mrs. NJ. V. Dunn and
Robert +. Burns.
Third District-E. L. Briggs and Miss
NJ. A. Thompson.
Fourth District-Robert Thompson and
Mrs. H. II. Luce.
Fifth District-C. A. Tupper and J. B.
Kinney.
Sixth District-O. S. Westover and A. f.
NJ. Strong.
Seventh District-Dr. Isaac Jewell and
Mrs. A. c. Jewell.
General delegates-F. c. Coy, A. J..
Steiner, j. E. McComas, NJ. B. Harris, M q.
J. Hall, I: L. Hierlihy, Rev. h. c. Culton
and c. B. Williams.
The report was adopted without dis
sentlng vote, and the incoming State
Central Com mittee was empowered to ac-
cept the declinations of any of those
named by the committee and appoint
others in their places.
AT this juncture Miss Susan B. ANTHONY
came into the hall and was invited to the
platform by Chairman Dunn. As she
stepped forward and was introduced by the
chairman the entire audience stood to greet
her. Before commencing her address the
plank that the committee proposed to re.
port later on woman's suffrage was read.
Miss Anthony told of her experience in
1852. when she tried to speak in temper
ance society in New York. She said that
she was not allowed to say what she de-
sired at that time, and SO she determined
then and there to secure equal rights with
men to say what she pleased.
The speaker told of her labors. She
formed woman's organization, and when
its representatives went before the
State organization they were refused ad-
Then the women circulated petition to
the New York Legislature, securing
26,00O signatures, but it was treated with
contempt. Now, she said, time had
altered all these things.
She said that the plank Of the Populist
platform was stronger than that proposed
by the Prohibition convention COMMITTEES
on platform, in that it declared that the
Populists would work heart and soul for
the passage of the proposed amendment
to the constitution of this State admitting
woman to equal suffrage with man.
At the conclusion of Miss Anthony's
address Miss Martha Thompson secured
the floor and told Miss Anthony that the
ProbiDitionists did not need to pledge
themselves to work for the passage OF the
eleventh amendment, as they had been
working for that very thing for wears.
This statement brought prolonged cheers
from the audience.
The regular order of business was then
taken up and the work of selecting nine
Presidential Electors began. General
John Bidwell of Chico and DR.. Stephen
Bowers of Los Angeles were elected dele
gates at large. Their names were received
with applause and they were elected by
acclamation.
The work of securing the other seven
Electors was not SO easy a task The fol-
lowing were placed in nomination: DIR. p.
McCargar of Alameda. NJ. j. Hall of Los
Angeles, Ii. II. Luce of San Francisco.
William Shaefer of Contra Costa, William
o. Clark of Drytown, Elam Biggs of
Colusa. Rev. B. +. Taylor of Napa, f. E.
Coylter of Sacramento, r. J. Knapp of
Halfmoon Bay, Rev. J. W. Webb of
Fresno, L. E. Elliott of Stockton, r. II.
Young of San Diego and Judge Thompson
of San Francisco.
committee OF three, consisting of G.
d. Kellogg, J. E. McComas and Mr.
Haight, were appointed to select seven
electors from the number named. 1t re-
ported that Rev B. F. TAYLOR of Mana.
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