The record-union., 1896-06-18


the President would, regardless Of the
financial question, be still a private In
the ranks fighting battles for the party.
In conclusion, Foote said he had
made these remarks in order that-as
he was a candidate for delegate at
large to the Chicago Convention
every delegate might know just how he
stood.
Thus, Mr. Foote literally put him.
self in nomination before the conven-
ton, proceeding seldom heard OF,
even in Democratic State Convention.
Sam Braunhart of San Francisco took
the floor and began an harangue IN the
interest of free silver, but his remarks
fell fat after the efforts of Irish and
Foote, and he was laughed down before
he had talked three minutes.
Alfred Tredigdo of Nevada also had
his say, taking the stand that as Cali
fornia was a gold-prcducing State, 1t
should follow that a gold standard
plank should be adopted.
HOW THEY VOTED.
That finished THE matter so far as the
speech-making was concerned, and a
roll call was ordered.
From the start it was evident that the
though several counties, among which
was Colusa. poured in full vote against
the proposition embedded in the slo-
gan "16 to II
The county roll was called when Sac
ramento was reached, and showed that
here at least there was something like
a split, when five out of the seventeen
delegates declared themselves in favor
OF gold standard.
The cause of the gold men looked up
considerable when San Francisco was
reached, the delegation casting practi-
cally solid vote against free silver
and In favor of the minority report.
Max Pepper broke the monotony of
the occasion by voting mo-" with
drawl such as only Pepper could draw
cut, and then the misery proceeded In
the latest approved style.
The vote was announced as being l96
votes for the minority report and All
votes against, but a delegate from
Yuba County hoped up in rage and
demanded that Yuba County be called.
1T had, he said, six votes, and wanted
to cast them in the interest of sound
money.
.'Yuba votes six votes aye" shouted
the delegate.
1.-The matter was an oversight ON the
part of the Secretary" explained Chair
man Gould.
'sWeIl, we're in the State, and were
Gown on the map" roared the Yuba
County man, land we want TO get on
record showing our disapproval of this
,16 to L business.
The six votes of Yuba were according
iy voted "aye," and the minority report
was declared lost by a vote of 2O2 to
All
Then Charlie Reed of San Francisco
pnce more got the floor, and said there
was another thing in the platform to
which he did not subscribe, and he
moved to strike out the words 'ex-
cept in his financial policy" in the
clause relating to the position of the
administration of President Cleveland.
Ed Leake of Yolo got the floor, and
said while he had come to the conven-
tfon an advocate of the gold standard,
he accepted the will of the majority,
stood for "16 to L. and asked that the
convention stand with him in praising
the efforts of the greatest American OF
his day. Grover Cleveland. This con-
vention should stand by the President,
who had done precisely what he had
been elected to do.
Nicol of Stockton took the floor and
said he admired many things done by
the President, but the convention had a
perfect right to repudiate any actions
of Grover C1eveand or anybody else.
Afford of Tulare spoke in favor of the
original resolution, and then Reed of
San Francisco again came to the front
with an amendment to the proposed
amendment, to the effect that the con-
yention should indorse the actions of
the President, owing to the fact that he
had carried out the policy he had out
lined before his election.
Seawell moved to lay the amendment
on the table, but when informed that
the amendment would carry the entire
plank with 1t withdrew the motion.
Jacobs of San Joaquin got the floor,
bu was yelled down. The convention
was getting tired and wanted to vote.
They were there to vote and had as yet
but two whacks at vote throughout
the entire session.
But the matter was not yet settled
nnd Charlie Reed withdrew his former
amendment, and introduced the follow
ing resolution:
while we may not agree with Pres
ident Cleveland in his financial poll
scy, we recognize in him a faithful fol-
lower of Jefferson and Jackson. He
has raised the party above jingoism
and has given the country a strong for
eign policy. He has said to- England:
sThus far shalt thou go and no further
He is worthy the admiration of every
Democrat, and we heartily indorse his
administration while we differ from him
In his financial policy
The men of the convention We're at
length satisfied. They could stomach
Grover with qualification, and the
qualification before them was sufficient.
. ney were going to express their ap-
probation of Grover even if it did con-
1iict with the "16 to 1" slogan, and
they did so by vote of $50 to 231.
John p. Irish then got the floor and
asked that Susan b. Anthony be lis
tened to by the convention, as there
was minority report from the Com
mittee on Platform, signed by four
members.
Susan 3. was accordingly accorded
hearing and put in her time toasting
the Democratic party in general and
the Democrats of California in par
ticular She said the Democrats of
California were cruel to the women,
and did not deserve anything much
but defeat It was a good scolding, but
the boys took it in good part and had
a good laugh at the veteran suffragist
leader
Miss Anna Shaw was accorded a
hearing, and repeated her argument
which she had made before the Plat