The herald., 1896-10-11
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
Not Until Nearly P. NJ. Was the Con-
vention Reconvened.

Not Until Nearly P. NJ Was the Con-
vention Reconvened.
The anti-Snyder people were fighting
for time, and it was nearly p. m. when
the convention was again called to or
der.
The report Of the committee on Gre
dentials was submitted, after Dan Neu-
hart had been looked up.
1t was brief, as follows
'In the case of the contest of A. M.
Feldschau VS.. George Fertsch, the COM
mittee reports in favor of the latter.
That no proxies be held outside of the
precinct delegation"
The report called out considerable de-
bate. and there was confusion by reason
of many delegates trying to speak on
motions to amend. 1t was the desire of
some to allow proxies to be held by vot-
ers outside of the precinct involed.
Judge Ryan made long speech IN
defense of his motion to confine the
proxies to voters in the precincts and not
to delegates.
Another delegate objected to allowing
any proxies. This point was received
with jeers.
Oscar Hunters objected to Judge Ryan
holding a proxy. If he wanted to be
delegate he should have been a candi-
date at the primaries. Half dozen 9TH
er delegates called for information, and
cries of question" filled the hall.
AT last Mr.. Ryan's amendment was put
to the convention. but the vote was so
close that the chair could not decide.
The chairman of the committee on Gre
dentials. j. w. Hellman. asked the priv
ilege of withdrawing the report. This
was granted. and the committee reas-
sembled to make out a new report
that pOJrIA hn n1aa r1Ir 1xy
the convention.
The phraseology of the original docu-
ment had a confusing effect on many of
the delegates. The amendment was as
follows: THAT proxy can be held by
any Democrat being resident of the
precinct"
The motion was made and carried
amid enthusiasm that Judge Ryan and
Chairman Dockweiler be elected dele
gates at large to the convention. This
settled all question. In the meantime
the committee took the report and
amended it once more. as follows: "That
proxies could be held only by delegates
from the precinct for which they were
given"
The report Of the committee on per-
manent organization and order of busi-
ness was then submitted. 1t was as fol-
lows:
That the temporary officers be made
permanent.
That the secretaries be paid a.. 20 ner
day.
That Messrs. S. M. Smith, Mersch, Be-
laney and Dugan be made sergeants- at
arms.
Each candidate be assessed IS when
placed in nomination.; each delegate be
assessed so cents.
Reports of committees. Nominations
in the following order: Mayor, city
clerk, city attorney, engineer, tax COL
lector, assessor, treasurer, auditor
street superintendent.
Ward nominations for councilmen and
board of education.
All resolutions to go to the committee
on resolutions without reading.
Nominating speeches confined to three
minutes; seconding speeches one min
ute.
The report was adopted without any
dissenting votes.
THE PLATFORM.
Chairman +. b. Guthrie then present.
ed the following resolutions from the
committee. They were read by Hon. c.
C. Wright from the platform and they
created considerable enthusiasm:
Resolved, That while the Democratic
party of Los Angeles city In convention
assembled recognizes the great issue of
the city campaign to be the proposition
of the municipal ownership of the city
water plant. it does hereby take a stand
in favor of the earliest possible resump-
ton on the part of the municipality of
all rights and special privileges which
are now held corporations and syndi-
Gates. We declare in favor of the broad
principle that public utilities should be
managed and controlled by the public for
the public good, and upon the expiration
of the special privileges now held by
syndicates and corporations in this city
we declare that the proper policy would
be for the city to operate such OF them as
can be efficiently placed under public
control, with the object in view that at
an early day the city would be placed in
a position where its municipal govern
ment could be conducted without any
direct tax for the purpose being levied
upon the people.
Resolved. That the Democrats of Los
Angeles city, in convention assembled
congratulate the citizens of Los An
geles that at last the opportunity has
approached which will put an end to the
frightful burden they have been bearing
for thirty years past in the matter OF
taxation for water supply For years
the citizens of this great city have beer
at the mercy of corporation which has
compelled them to pay rate for water
| for domestic, household and genera
|
| tion to the expense of distributing the
| same. This corporation has absolutely
| controlled municipal administrations ir
| the past and every benefit that coulG
| be gained thereby it has taken advant-
| age of.
| The Democratic party of the city OF
| Los Angeles hereby declares unquali.
| fiedly and unreservedly in favor of the
municap ownership of city water
system, and pledges itself to proceed Il
| the construction of an entirely new
| plant, to be owned and operated by the
| people, for the people, the rates to be
| charged to be upon basis of actua
| cost for distribution, with an amoun'
| added sufficient to pay interest upoI
! the sum invested and 10 create sink
! ing fund to pay the same when due. ant
| we favor the construction of such G
| system to be owned in fee, operated ant
. controlled by the city itself We favo
| the construction of a system that will
bring to this city pure supply of water
| from mountain sources that we may bt
! relieved from the undesirable substance
| furnished us in the past by the Los An
| geles City Water company. and we re
| quest the councilmen elected by tn,
| party to at once make an earnest ant
| honest examination of the availabl,
sources of supply of mountain water
| and the cost Of the same, and to at ono,
acquire the same, If the same be feast
| BILE and reasonable. In the construction
of said system we also advocate tina
the fall of the water needed to suppl!
pressure for fire purposes be utilized
! to develop electric power for use fo
electric lighting In this city. We favo
| the absolute ownership and operation
! of said lighting system by the city it