The San Francisco call., 1896-08-06
BAR PATTON PROXIES.
Adjournment to Los Angeles Is
Taken Amid a Storm of
Kisses.
CONTROLLED BY RAILROAD MEN
They Prevent the Los Angeles Editors
Nomination, Though he Has
Majority.

VENTURA, CAL. Aug. 5.-The Demo-
cratic convention of the Sixth Congress
sionaI District, which has been IN session
| in this city for two days, adjourned this
afternoon to meet in Los Angeles on
August II. The Rose-Patton deadlock re-
manned unbroken, as shown on the record
of the secretary, while, in fact, it was
fairly beaten by majority vote of 81 for
Patton to 50 for Rose, Patton majority
coming from Santa Cruz and Los Angeles
counties on teIegrsphic proxies from ab-
sent delegates.
The proxy of George Hartman OF Santa
Cruz, certified to by Senator Bart Burke
| and Charles Cassin, was smothered IN the
committee on credentials. of which j.
Marion Brooks was chairman. The Los
Angeles proxy of George ArbuekIe was re-
/ fused recognition when q revoking order
from Rose to Patton, certified to by two
witnesses, was received and the deadlock
| continued.
The convention was called to order st
80 o. clock this morning and further
time granted the COMMITTEES on creden-
tiaIs in which to verify the proxies. At l
O'Clock in the afternoon the convention
recouvened, and before cali for the re-
port of the committee on credentials
could be made, Cooper Of Santa Barbara
moved that an adjournment be taken
until August II, at Los Angeles This
scheme, which was organized by Thomas
McCaffrey. train dispatcher for the
/ Southe m Pacific RaiIoad at Los Angeles,
brought out storm Of applause from rhe
Pattoa delegation, but without avail, as
/ Chairman Merritt of Monterey and Sec.
retary Ramish of Los Angeles proceeded
with the roIlcaI1, which resulted IN the
motion carrying by q vote OF 30 ayes to "a
noes.
| McCaffrey voted on the revoked proxy
of Arbuekle. 7. o. ToIand, amid great
excitement, challenged the vote and de-
neanced MeCafrey. ]. W. Mitchell came
| to the rescue with the point of order that
the proxy as revoked Lad not been passed
upon
| This was ruled upon a. . point well
taken, and an attempt was made by J.
Marion Brooks, J. w. Mitchell and others
to have the convention declared ad-
Iourned.
Amid the confusion George s. Patton
the convention. For twenty minutes he
denounced the attem pied snap-iudgment,
which in effect deprived a legitimate ma
| iority of its rights. He was eheered re-
peatedly by the spectators IN the galleries,
who were IN sympathy with him. In
/ closing he asked the convention If it IN
tended to nominate q Democrat or q
dummy to be knocked down by Hunting
| ton If the convention was to be man
aged as the personal property Of Coils P.
Huntington, now doing dirty politics on
| the floor, he said he served notice on them
| that they would not be able to deliver the
goods next November. He was in this
/ tight TO win, and would neither give nor
accept quarter from the Southern Pacific
Railroad, which was now overriding
| legitimate majority in order to compass
his defeat
| Protests were of no avail, and Chairman
Merritt declared the motion 70 adjourn
carried while a storm of Kisses mingled
with few cheers.
| The Rose delegation at once fled out Of
| the hall, leaving the Patton men ID their
seats. T. o. ToIand called for a caucus Of
the thirty-fiye remaining and the two dis
puted proxies, which was held IN secret IN
! the Anacapa Hotel As result OF their
deliberations it was decided to stand as
| one nan and fight 1t cut in Los Angeles,
Patton refusing to accept the suggestion
| that be be nominated by the thirty seven
votes in hand. Great Indignation is ex-
pressed on all sides at what Is termed
| barefaced attempt at fraud Patton dur
| ing the course Of MS speech absolved Hon.
l. ]. Rose of the suspicion Of having any
part in the sharp practice and denounced
McCaffrey as the paid hireIing Of the rail-
road, which sought the political life of an
honorable man to advance It's political m
l terests.
| It was the most exciting convention
ever held in the Sixth District No at
tempt was made to conceal the fact that
the Southern Pacific employees held the
organization in their grasp.