The herald., 1896-08-28

date.
That representation or voting by
proxy shall not be allowed.
That as soon as said joint committee
has organized it shall proceed without
delay to carry out the objects of this
plan.
That all candidates now or hereafter
nominated for congress by either the
Democratic or Peoples party be invited
at the earliest practicable time to be
present at a conference of the joint COM
nittee to the end that said joint COM
mittee may be put in full possession or
ali the facts bearing upon the coming
congressional campaign, together WITH
the personal views of the several canol-
dates.
That said joint committee, after sucn
conference with said candidates, IL no
agreement is mutually arrived at in
tended to unite on single candidacy
in the various districts, is hereby EN- :
powered to demand i'll writing that the
unconditional resignation, or With
drawal, in legal form, Of every Demo
cratic party candidate for congress and
every PEOPLES party candidate for the
same position, addressed to the commit
tee of the party comforting the nominal
ton, shall be placed at the disposal OF
said joint committee within & time 10
be fixed in said demand.
That as soon as said designations are
after making the request Il no answer
or refusal is made, said joint commit
tee shall take up the consideration Of
candidates commencing with the First
district and so on to the Seventh.
That after such consideration of the
conditions existing in each district, the
person receiving the vote required by
the proviso TO section V shall be recon-
mended to the respective parties for ap-
proval by all, thereof such recommend
alton becomes final and thereafter the
candidate so named shall be and become
the union candidate of all said parties
for congress in the district for Which he
has been named; provided. that said
joint committee shall consider first the
names of the candidates already nom
mated and endeavor in good faith 10
agree on one thereof before considering
others not heretofore nominated and
provided further, that the claim of a
candidate who has refused to withdraw
in compliance with the request of said
joint committee shall not be considered
at all.
That said joint committee shall on or
before the 7th of September 1885, COM
plete and file report in triplicate of
its actions and proceedings, a copy OF
which said report shall be transmitted
To each OF said parties and said silver
committee.
That all candidates submitting their
names for consideration of said Joint
committee shall sign and file written
pledge promising
First-To favor and vote in all stages
of parliamentary procedure, whether in
committee or in the house of representa-
tiVes, for the free and unlimited coinage
of both gold and silver at the present
legal ratio of 16 to l. without waiting for
the aid or consent of other nations.
Second-In like manner to oppose all
schemes for the refunding of the Pacific
railroad debts; and.
Third-In like manner to favor and
vote for the immediate construction and
operation and control thereof in the in
terest of the people of the Nicaragua
canal by the government of the United
States.
That all authority necessary to carry
out this plan by any method not incon-
sistent with the foregoing powers herein
enumerated are hereby conferred on
said joint committe.
That no recommendation of a union
candidate for congress agreed upon un-
der the terms hereof shah be binding
on any party to this plan until it has
been approved by the Democratic state
central committee, the Peoples party
state central committee or executive
committee thereof. and the California
silver campaign committee.
That in the case of the approval of any
or all recommendations made as afore
said. by said committees named in sub
division XIV, said committees shall pro-
ceed to make due announcements there
OF to the people and call upon members
of their respective organizations to give
loyal support to such union candi-
dates.
That said committees named in sub
division XIV shall Immediately cause all
certificates and papers necessary to the
accomplishment of the result of this
plan, as far as approved, TO be prepared
under the direction of the attorneys
chosen by each of said committees.
That the report and plan. when adopt
ed, shall be signed in triplicate and
copy of same be given to each of the re-
spective parties hereto.
Respectfully submitted: John S. Dore,
chairman for the Peoples party; Will
lam p. Lawlor, for the California silver
campaign committee; A. Caminetti, sec
rotary for the Democratic party.
After the adoption Of the report the
conference committee adjourned until
September 7tn. The union committee of
fifteen on congressional nominees was
then announced as follows
Democrats-E W. Deuprey, H. P. An
drews, A. Caminetti, Woodson Gerard,
N. c. Hassett, Joseph Leggett.
Populists-J. W. Keegan, First dis
trict; l.. NJ. Lansborough, Second dis
trict; j. NJ. Moore Third; a. B. Kinney,
Fifth; f. NJ. Wardall, Sixth; j. S. Dore,
Seventh.
Silver campaign committee-Charles
y. Lane. William p. Lawlor j. P. Edoif.
The Popu;sts did not appoint COM
mitteeman from the Fourth district, as
that is considered neutral ground, There
IS no doubt that Congressman Mcguire
will be the union nominee in the Fourth.
As the silver men have no congress
| sional nominees, the Democrats and
| Populists agreed to give them the per-
manent officers of the committee. Chas.
Diane was elected chairman and James
| p. Edoff secretary. The committee aG-
| iourned to meet on Mondey next at 2
| .. m at the headquarters of the Silver
| campaign committee in the Baldwin an
| mex.
The only unpleasantness at the ses-
sions of the congressional committee
was caused by c. F. McGlashen, the
| Second district When he entered the
| committee room he spoke to \. Caminet-
| ii. saying: Il am going to throw a
| bomb into this camp
McGlashan then said that eX-Con-
! gressman Loutitt Of Stockton had told
| him that Gator and Caminetti were en-
| deavoring to cause the Populists to take
! McGlashan down.
! Caminetti at once denied the state
! ment.
If Loutltt said that" Caminetti add
! I'd. he lied"
| ..yo,1 can't call my friend n liar" said