The herald., 1896-06-18
,ratIc party of California from lasting

cratic party Of California from a lasting
disgrace.
The convention had adopted the plat
| form when John p. Irish in the name OF
fairness asked that Mrs. Susan b. An
thony be heard on behalf of female suf-
/ frage. The woman who has fought her
battle for nearly fifty years came to the
platform and delievered philippe burn
| ing with satire because the convention
| failed to endorse her theories. The del
I egates wanted to hear Anna Shaw and
she reluctantly followed Miss Anthony,
| making a characteristic address which
| was very much enjoyed.
The minority report favoring suffrage
was then gotten before the convention
by special resolution.
The roll opened with the call of the
name of w. w. Foote Of Alameda. who
said: II am in favor of woman's rights,
but am opposed to woman suffrage.
vote mo-"
AS the roll call proceeded the conven-
tion became for several minutes unman-
ageable The women were defeated by
a vote of 420 to 149 Los Angeles voted
% for to Is against.
Adolph Ramish voted fourteen prox-
les for suffrage and ]. Marion Brooks
voted his own vote similarly. Workman
for Senator White did not vote at all,
which made Miss Anthony and her
friends clap their hands. Edward
White brother to the senator, voted
Santa Cruz, aye.
1t was, by this time, midnight, and
motion to adjourn the convention until
lie, 81 tor.
Bart Burke of Santa Cruz named
Stephen NJ. White for delegates large.
George Dennis, the colored delegate
from Alameda. named w. w. Foote. He
referred to the shutting out of colored
delegates at the Republican national
convention and was cheered. Eugene
Deuprey of San Francisco nominated
James " Coleman; Harvey of San Fran
cisco named James G. Mcguire: Rud-
dock of Mendocino named Thomas j.
Geary; Douty of Sacramento named D.
o. Ostrom of Yuba. Wesley Reed of
San Francisco seconded the nomination
of Judge Mcguire. He made vicious
assault upon the personal character of
James Daggett, accusing him of seek
ing to defeat Mcguire.
llC w eo iSPSdtSOiy icPi W ehS
chair. but still persisted until a white
bearded country delegate excitedly
called him a white livered cur for
seeking to stab a man in the back who
had not vote upon the floor.
w. II. Workman seconded Whites
nomination.
Clay w. Taylor of Shasta spoke in
clarion tones for d. A. Ostrom. The roll
was called amid excitement.
The vote stood: White SIS, Foote 536,
Mcguire 40, Coleman 459. Geary 343, Os-
from 12S. the first four being elected.
Alameda was the first county called,
and gave White S5 votes and gave Foote
only 81. Senator White received every
vote in the convention, excepting from
Sacramento and "a from the San Fran
cisco delegation.
Los Angeles voted White and Coleman
SO, Mcguire Is, Foote 8, Geary 81, Os-
from 16.
Foote, Coleman, Geary and Ostrom all
publicly pledged themselves to support
the platform as whole.
The members of the new state commit
tee are as follows: Seventieth assem-
bly, district, John w. Mitchell; Seventy
first, w. NJ. Graves of Azusa; Seventy
Ramish; Seventy fourth j. NJ. Brooks;
Seventy fifth. NJ. c. Marsh.
The convention adjourned at a. m.
until in the morning, when w. 3. Will
shire of Los Angeles will be elected one
of the two alternates at large to the ma
tional convention.