The record-union., 1896-06-17
TEE BUCKLEYITES
WILL BIZ KEPT OUT.
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took pleasure in nominating Judge w.
A Ryan of Los Angeles for the posi-
tion of Temporary Chairman.
A TRANSPLANTED STATESMAN.
A tall man arose and announced him.
self as Colonel O'Byrne of Mono" but
as he approached the platform amid
the cheers of the Buckley delegates, he
was recognized as one Of them. He
seconded the nomination OF Burke, and
said he wished to enter his protest
against the members perpetrating
q crime against Democracy in the name
or the Democracy. Mr. Gould, if he
persisted, would find some day
the strong hand of retribution seize
him and drag him down to oblivion.
The 161 men before the convention
were regularly elected as Regular Dem
ocrats. He begged the manly men of
the convention to allow them voice
as such. The man who would back up
such trickery as had been tried was
wanting in the basis of fairness and
nanliness
He had always been a Democrat and
would always speak for the good of the
party, but he would never vote for a
man who stood pledged to vote against
such a large, pure and intelligent body
of men as were seated in front of him.
(Cheers and groans.)
J. V. COLEMAN
Thought it the privilege and right of
any gentleman ON the floor to claim as
much integrity and msnliness as any
other man. If some here have no such
claim they have no right here. All are
entitled to be believed honorable. He
dt MED the right of Mr. O'Byrne to
challenge any mans character until it
is proved on this floor that he is unfit
This same question was discussed some
time ago by the State Central Commit
tee and must be passed on sooner or
later by the country and city delegates
alike. When that time comes neither
delegation should vote. But till then,
he claimed the initial right to vote, as
he had been duly elected and his name
was on the roll call. He eulogized the
character of Gould and said no man
had done more for the prosperity of the
party than Gould had. He had always
been the friend of the people.
A delegate in the contesting delega-
tion made the point that Coleman's seat
was contested, and he had no right to
address the convention, but Ruddick
ruled the point not well taken.
RYAN DECLINES.
Judge Ryan of Los Angeles said it
was very hot and no cool decision could
be reached while the members were in
that condition. It depended on them
whether the temperature could be re-
duced or not. His name had been pre-
scented without his knowledge or con-
sent and he was now here to repudiate
it He would not allow ii to remain un-
less he was satisfied that he was nearly
the unanimous choice of the country
delegates. The south had asked him
to accept the Chairmanship because ne
was for free silver and because every
corporation in Los Angeles was against
him. He would withdraw and second
the nomination of Burke. This was no
time for personal prejudice. He knew
nothing about the San Francisco
trouble. but he believed in fair play.
How was ne to know that the claim of
the contestants that they represented
three-fourths of the Democrats was not
true. The cool statesman looks away
beyond the present and deprecates
SECONDED BURKE.
Shillar Of Santa Clara seconded the
nomination of Senator Burke, saying
ne knew at least two men in California
who would make fair and impartial
Chairmen. Those who knew Burke
knew him to be a loyal, trustworthy
and honest Democrat, possessing the
necessary qualities for fair and fear
less presiding officer. He appealed to
the country delegates to stand by him
and take action that would meet with
the appreciation of the people.
ANOTHER WANDERER.
"Rothschild of San Luis Obispo," an
other transplanted statesman of the
Buckley delegation, next addressed the
convention, saying that he proposed to
ask the delegates that in voting for
Burke the vote be entirely from the
country, and that neither of the San
Francisco delegations be allowed to
vote. If Mr.. Coleman, he said, had
been present at the meeting of the State
Central Committee in March he would
have been satisfied that Gould could not
preside over any body impartially and
fairly. He therefore asked the dele
gates to vote for Burke as an impartial
man.
Mr.. Coleman was never placed on the