The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-23
GOLDEN STAT oLoRIEs PAST
Less Attention Paid to the PoIitIca, opin-

Less Attention Paid to the Political Opin-
Ions of C'liforni' Now Than Form THY,
From the New York Sun.
Until 1892 the delegates from Califor-
MIA to the national convention of either
party were sedulously well treated by
the representatives of all factions, and
exercised considerable influence upon
nominations made. In the democratic
national convention of 1876, held in the
city of st. Louis, the California dele
gates insisted upon and secured special
recognition, and at their request this
plank was Incorporated in the demo
cratic platform:
We denounce the policy which thus
discards the liberty-loving German and
tolerates the revival of the coolie trade
IN Monaghan women imported for i'm
moral purposes and Monaghan men
hired to perform servile labor con-
tracts"
In the republican national convention
OF that year the California delegates IA
vored the nomination of Mr.. Blaine and
were among his most ardent and effect
i've supporters. Dissatisfaction with the
republican ticket in that contest led to
such a cutting down of the republican
lead in the state that but for demo-
cratic detection i'm the city of San
Francisco California would have been
lost to the republican party. In the
presidential campaign of 1880 the Cali
fornia delegates to the democratic con-
Vention presented a candidate of their
own for the presidency in Judge Steph-
en- ]. Field. and the appearance at the
close of the contest between General
Hancock and General Garfield of the
Morey letter. so-called, relating to Chi
nese labor, so stirred the voters of Cali
fornia that though there was a ground
swell toward the republicans i'm that
year. General Hancock carried the
state by a majority of 80 votes, the
electors being divided between the two
parties.
In 1884 California republicans were
for Blaine in consequence of the posi-
ton which he had taken in congress on
the Chinese question, and the Califor-
mia democrats were for Senator Thur
man i'm consequence of the position
which he had taken on the same ques-
tiOn hostile 10 the Chinese. California's
vote in the democratic national conven-
ton in Chicago was thrown solidly for
Mr.. Thurman, and California was the
only state which gave him it's undivid-
ed support. The nomination of Mr.
Blaine by the republicans and the fail
ure of the democrats to nominate Mr.
Thurman was reflected in 5000 repub-
lican majority i'm California. In 1855
vigorous opposition TO the nomination
of General Harrison came from Cali
fornia in consequence OF the position
which General Harrison had taken I'm
the senate on the subject of the ad-
mission of the Chinese to the United
States, and the California delegates re-
fused to be placated by anything short
of a specific pledge from the Harrison
managers that II elected he would be
guided by the course of the party in
congress. But Mr.. Cleveland, his oppo-
nent. was no more popular i'm California
than was General Harrison. and i'm tho
election which followed honors were
even between the two. though the re-
publicans secured the electoral votes of
the Golden state. In the presidential
contest Of 1892. with the same can I
didates. Harrison and Cleveland. apaip f.
in the field, the fight in California was
so close that Mr.. Cleveland's majority
was less than $50 votes.
At the present time California figures 1
very little I'm the calculations ~ noli /
ticiaus Of either party. and 50 isolated 4
does IL appear TO be from other states I
that i'm the popular grounGsweu of 1894 !
when the republicans carried an before .
them, California elected a democratic /
governor by plurality of 1900