The herald., 1896-03-15
SACRAMENTO IS SELECTED
As the Meeting Place of the
Democratic Clans
BASIS OF REPRESENTATION
Is the Vote Cast for Governor Budd
in 1854
A Very Lively Session Of the Democratic state
Central Committee, and Buckley
Stood No Show

stood NO SNOW
Special to THE HERALD
SAN FRANCISCO, March l4.-The Demo-
cratic state convention will meet at Sacra-
mento June Goth. The capital city had
practically no opposition for the honor.
both Los Angeles and Stockton withdraw
ing from the struggle before the meeting of
the state central committee had been
called to ordei today, although w. R..
Burke gave notice in open meeting that
two years hence the southern metropolis
would claim the big gathering, which will
at that time nominate complete state
ticket, and his sentiments we're endorsed
by hearty applause in which nearly every
delegate joined.
Fixing the time and place for holding
the state convention was the least of the
business considered today. For nearly
nine hours, all told, the committee was
compelled to listen to examinations and re-
examinations, vituperation and sarcasm
hurled by leaders of one faction of the
San francisco Democracy against the lead
ers of the other faction, and the hardest of
names were called and more than once it
looked as if bloodshed WAS not far off. 1t
was the old fight against Buckleyism, an
issue which really had no place at today's
meeting. and when the committee ad.
journed at II midnight the blind ex-boss
had been defeated by a most decisive ma
jority, and his adherents had, half an hour
before, as soon as they realized what was
in store for them, left the meeting in dis
gust.
The reorganizers and regulars the Buck
leyites) will now both send delegates to the
convention and the convention will have
the contest of today to fight all over again.
w. w. Foote'S resolution against any re-
funding bill went through with q hurrah,
almost unanimously, after desultory at
tempt to sidetrack it. Foote'S strong pr
sonalty and eloquen. address carried the
thing, as the general sentiment had been
that the state committee had no right to re-
solve in the matter at all.
j. w. Mitchell sought to sandwich in a
substitute tavoring government ownership
of the Central and Union Pacific railroads,
but was voted down.
In the contest for and against Buckley
ism, w. r. Burke was the only member of
the Los Angeles delegation who stood from
start to finish against the blind ex-boss.
Something of sensation was created in
the afternoon session of the committee,
when James c. Neaion. ex-assessor of San
Francisco, attempted to vote the proxy of
Councilr nan Savage of Los Angeles. Mar.
tin Marsh had Savage's proxy by tele-
gram addressed to the chairman of the
state committee, T. Fl. Gould. Nealon,
after Marsh had voted on two roll calls,
presented letter from Savage, dated
March 10th. authorizing an unnamed per-
son to represent him. Nealon's name was
inserted In the document in pencil, and he
intended to vote it in Buckleys interest.
The scheme was SO bold that it was
laughed off the floor.
The committee adopted the following
resolution this afternoon:
Resolved, That the Democratic state con-
ven,on for the state of California is here
by called to meet at the city of Sacramento
on the 10th day of June, 1896, al . o'clock
ing delegates to the national convention of
the Democratic party to be held at Chicago,
ILL.,, on the 7th day of July, 1896, nomi-
mating four presidential electors at large
and alternates and selecting state CEN
trail committee for the conduct of the cam
paign of 1896. District conventions are
also called to meet at the same time and
place for the purpose of selecting fourteen
presidential electors and alternates, nomi-
mating candidates for congress, selecting
congressional committees. each of such
conventions to perform such other business
as may properly come before such state
and district conventions.
Resolved, That the delegates to the state
convention be empowered to act as dele
gates to the several district conventions.
Resolved, That the basis of representa-.
tion be fixed at one delegate at large for
each county and one delegate for each 200
votes or majority fraction thereof cast
for James Fl. Budd for governor in 1894.
Resolved That members of said state
convention be selected in euch a manner
as the various county committees shall de-
termine to be expedient, the holding of
primary elections therefor being recon-.
mended wherever practicable, and that
the following:
"Are you Democrat and will you sup
port the nominees of the national Demo-
cratic ticket and congressman to be named
at the convention?"
Resolved. That county conventions shall,
for the purpose of selecting delegates to
the state convention, be requested TO select
their county committees at the same time
and to promptly forward the list of the
names to the secretary of the state central
committee.
Resolved, That duplicate copies of the
credentials of all delegates selected to the
said state convention must be certified to
by the chairman and secretary of the vari-
GUS conventions and committees and for
warded to John Markley, secretary of the
Democratic state central committee, at
Sacramento, at least ten days prior to the
meeting OF the said state convention.
council of sachems of Iroquois clubs
was held here today. Sachems from all
parts of the state were present and it was
decided that in order to keep up the pres
tige of the Democratic party, branch
Iroquois clubs should be formed in every
county seat.
Mark Twain in India
BOMBAY, March 14.-Mark Twain, the
American humorist, will resums his lec-