The San Francisco call., 1898-05-30
Convention NominateS a
 State Ticket.
THE CAMPAIGN DISCUSSED.
PRINCIPLES OF THE NATIONAL PLATFORM ARE ENDORSED.
Address to the Pubiic-Tribute to the Memory of the Author of "Looking Back
 ward"

The Socialist Labor party of California; represented by it's delegates, spent yes terday in passing resolutions, nominating a State ticket and discussing and adopt ing plans for the State campaign. The sessions were held in the Turk Street Temple, and were presided over by Chair man James Andrew of Berkeley, the sec retary being Oliver Everett of San Fran cisco.
 The following address to the public, presented by the committee on resolu- tions and platform, was adopted
 The Socialist Labor party of California; in convention assembled, views with admlratlon the ardent spirit of humanity which has i'm pelled the workngmen of this country 10 vol unteer their lives and services to polltlcaiy emancipate the suffering Cubans from the barbarous expression of the Kingdom of Spain. We extend the sympathy or American workingmen to the oppressed Cubans and to Spanish workers who are trying to overthrow them
 Fellow workers-the capital class. which is fish workingmen. Is also our enemy, The cap italist class show by their actions in the pres ent war thier real spirit Whlle pm Iesslns Ing great love for this country, they charge eX- orbitant rates for transportation and supplies feed our soldiers of unfit and unsutnclent IQoo, while the capitalists themselves enjoy their il-gotten gains at safe distance from the enemy ,;u. +,.+ +ho na+r,o+,sr, of inc workers is enthusiasm for humanity, while the patriotism of the capitalists is enthusiasm for profits. We heartily commend the self sacrifices of the former and condemn the self seeking of the latter. Front and not service is the measure of capitalistic patriotism.
 We therefore call upon the workingmen of this country to be true to their own interests and those of their wives and children. and turn deaf ear to the capitalist class who rob them economically all the year round as a re- ward for political support on election day; and
 Whereas. The life of a poor man is as dear to him as is the life of the rich man to him. and more necessary to the support of his wife
 Whereas, An overwhelming majority of those who have volunteered to serve as private sol ders in the United States army in the war with Spain have come from the ranks of the wage-working. on-property owning class. We demand that in case conscription becomes necessary to keep the army up to war stand ard that the conscripts be drawn from the of men to be drawn from each class of prop erty owners, graded according to the wealth possessed by the individual of the class shall be in proportion to the total percentage of the national wealth possessed by that class;
 We further demand that no man conscripted shall be allowed to purchase a substitute to take his place in the ranks Of the army.
 The following tribute to the memory of the author of Looking Backward was adopted:
 Whereas, In the death of Edward Bellany the cause of human progress has suffered the
 Whereas The Socialists of the State of Cali fornia, represented by. the Socialist Labor honor with which regard the memory of this philanthropist and author
 Resolved. That we tender to his widow and children our sincere sympathy, and assure them that the high ideals and glorious aspira- tions which he has implanted in the minds of oppressed and down-trodden millions. will ever remain an enduring and living monument to his loving heart and his noble life.
 The committee on platform and resolu- tions, recommended the following, which were adopted:
 That we heartily indorse the principles and tactics of the Socialist Labor Party of the United States, outlined in the national plat form.
 The following supplementary resolutions were adopted:
 First, while the means of producing and dis tributing wealth in the possession of pri- oT1s @ f 0nt he aersv 0l Ihe n proved by a gold standard a bi-metalnc might be adopted.
 Second. we denounce the present tramp law of California infamous and criminal measure, furnishing & pecuniary harvest to lot of political barnacles known constables and justices of the peace, at the cost of great injustice to every worker in search of work. and we demand the repeal of said law.
 We demand that no person shall be detained or punished for vagraney in California until said person. being physically able. shall have refused an oner by the community Of a chance average wages of unskilled labor.
 It was decided to nominate complete State ticket. and in accordance with this resolution the following nominations were made: Governor, Job Hartman of Los Angeles; Lieutenant Governor, James Andrew of Berkeley; Secretary of State Emil Leiss of San Francisco; Public h. structor, Jane A. Roulston of San Fran cisco; Comptroller, John Robertson of Cotati; Surveyor General, George Smith of Oakland; Clerk of the Supreme Court, Leonard D. Riddle of Los Angeles; Attor- ney General, A. F. Straun- Hamilton of San Francisco; Superintendent of State Printing. A. Cont of San Francisco; Treasurer, E. M Dewey of Tulare.
 The Congressional nominations were left to the Socialist organizations of each district.
 M W. Wilkins made an eloquent and earnest speech in support of the State ticket saying, among other things, that nothing would be left undone to show the people of California that the Socialists are sincere and that they exercise consid- erable influence in political affairs.
 Last evening Job Hartman the nomi- nee for Governor, spoke to the American Branch of the Socialists, at 8 Eddy street.