The record-union., 1896-05-14
in THE EVENING.
The Convention Gets In and Does
Rapid Work.

| At 7:20 p. m. the convention reassem-
| bled, but as the number OF delegates
| were scattering, a recess was taken for
an indefinite period in order to allow the
| clans to gather.
| 1t was fifteen minutes later when the
| gavel fell once more, and then the un-
completed platform was taken up and
work on it progressed rapidly. Evil
| IDENTIFY the members Of the convention
| had expended their stock of wind
| during the day, and were there to take
| a rest. True, there We're several sharp
passages at arms, but in the main
everything moved along as if some
boss had given the convention a
Tip" the prominent feature of which
| was speed. SO, in a comparatively
short time (for Populists) the platform
was adopted.
THE SENATORSHIP.
After the difficulty of the platform
had been patched up, the next regular
order of business was the election of
a candidate for the nomination before
the next Legislature for the United
States Senate.
c. H. Johnson took the floor, and in
a speech, which he declared was an eX-
temporaneous effort, placed in nomina-
ton Thomas V. Gator of San Fran
cisco.
E. c. Fowler Of Fresno, in a grand eff
fort, seconded the nomination of Mr..
Gator. His was a fioWery effort though
not a florid one.
H. c. Dillon of Los Angeles also
turned a compliment to the big San
Franciscan in seconding his nominal
ton The south was for Gator all the
way Throughout one man from that
section of the State, but every Populist
in il.
Then Vann, the firebrand from Co.
lusa, took the floor, and while he had
taken prominent part against many
of Gators ''stringers,'' took the ground
that the latter was the exemplifica-
ton of the principles of Jefferson and
Lincoln.
Burnett of San Luis Obfspo, Wilkins
Of Santa Clara, Green Majors of Ala
media and the veteran Webster of San
Luis Obispo all put on the cap-sheaf in
the effort of the evening, and then Glad
ding Of Placer had his inning. Smith of
Tehama sawed the air, and he was fol-
lowed by Ring of Humboldt, who, in
turn was followed by Staggner of
Yuba.
GATOR TALKS
That settled it, and the Secretary was
Instructed to cast the vote of the con-
vention for Gator. Gators convention
had honored him and wanted to see
him and hear him speak He answered
the call, and for a few minutes held
his hearers spellbound while he extolled
he 10
ton and in great part proposed by
| himself.
He predicted that the Peoples party
| would be successful sooner or later,
and that their candidate for the Senate
(himselD might be elected. He felt that
he could wait for the success of the
party until he went down to the grave,
| if necessary, and he called on his fell
low-Populists to do the same
He did not place his judgment above
| that of any other man in the party,
and any innovations that he had pre-
sented before the convention he had
offered with modesty and discretion,
and no man sat in the convention who
| was not his friend.
| He went deep down into the question
of finance, and if all of his hearers did
not exactly understand him they at
| least looked wise, and taking the cue
| from the leaders, applauded in the right
| places.
When Gator finally concluded the fag-
end of enthusiasm was once more blown
| into a flame, and three rousing cheers
went up for "California's next SEN
| ator."
| GILBERT FOR LIEUTENANT GOV
ERNOR.
Nominations for Lieutenant Gov
ernor being next in order, Dryden of
| San Diego took the floor and quoted
| Scripture by the chapter before he
named Hon. J. L. Gilbert of Fresno
| Considerable enthusiasm was worked
| up by Dryden, and it looked for a mo-
ment as if an explosion would occur
| equal to some which had happened
earlier in the day, but it ended with a
| single burst.
| A l.. Warner of Sonoma came next