The San Francisco call., 1898-08-18
ORDER OF BUSINESS.

The report of the committee on perma- :. pent organization and order of business . was then read by the secretary.
 .' The following is the report:
 =. l. Permanent officers of this convention.
 2. Reception of report on credentials. -. B. Report of the chairman of the State :*Central Committee on fusion, which shall be submitted without debate, and ap- pointment by chairman of a committee on : ;tusion to consist of seven members. : f Consideration of the plan for govern :. .ment of the State Central Committee. (which is herewith presented.
 :: 5. Reading of report of fusion commit tee and action thereon.
 .-'-6. Report of committee on platform and resolution.
 = [ That nominations be made in the following order, to wit: First. Governor; second, Lieutenant Governor; third, two Associate Justices of the Supreme Court; Fourth, Secretary of State; fifth, Con- troller; Sixth, Treasurer; Seventh, Attor- .. pey General; eighth Surveyor General; :. ninth, Clerk of the Supreme Court; tenth, '~ Superintendent of Public Instruction; ,, eleventh, State Printer; twelfth, nomina State Board of Equalization, Railroad '- -Commissloners; thirteenth, election of members of State Central Committee. :. $. That members of said State Cen ..tral Committee be empowered to fill va :: caneies in. the list of nominees of this convention in accordance with section 7 ll92 of the Political Code of the State of :. California; and in the event that any dis trict convention fails to provide for the nees, then such power is hereby delegated - to, the State Central Committee. z g. There shall be no change of votes until the close of roHcali.
 10.s Rollcall shall be made by counties ; in alphabetical or Assembly districts, and
 the chairman of each delegation shall an- nounce the vote thereof except where the poll of the delegation be demanded by the delegates.
 IL When a member of any delega- :: tion Is absent from the convention his vote may be cast by a majority vote of ' proxy.
 F. Whenever a county conven-
 ttone has made a rule respecting its dele
 Eation or the right to vote proxy the .- same shall Je binding on this convention.
 B. All resolutions shall be referred
 without debate.
 14. Selection of the State Central Com
 mttee.
 = The State Central Committed shall con-
 Sist of twenty members at large to be
 appointed by every gubernatorial nomi- : nee: Two from each Congressional dis
 trict to be elected by the delegates to the
 Congressional convention; one from each :. Assembly district comprising a county or =. less than a county, to be elected by the = delegates to the State convention; pro l.'vfded that any county forming a part of an Assembly district shall be entitled to member of the committed The members i of the State Central Committee must be selected by the delegates of each county or Assembly or Congressional district, to be
 reported to the State convention before . the final adjournment; provided further that the temporary, permanent and vice chairman of this convention shall be members at large of the State Central Committee.
 State Central Committee there shall be selected a committee of five persons who , shall constitute and perform duties re, .quired by the provision of an act entitled "An act to promote the purity or elections
 by regulating the conduct thereof Ap,
 proved February 23 1893. And when sald committee is named. the chairman and secretary ot this convention shall certify to the same as required by law:
 ISIDORE B. DOCKWEILER. : It was moved and seconded that the re- port be adopted. Carried.
 present ofSi to you the Hon. MT. cassin. the permanent chairman of this convention. = GApplause.l
 ton, as the hour Is late and as this ses-
 sion has been very tedious, I will not in-
 dulEe to any extent in attempting 10 TO " make an address to you at this time, put do feel it my duty to express to you my
 sincere thanks for this great honor which you nave conferred upon me. l believe,
 gentlemen of the convention that we are entering into this campaign under the most Ia iaVorSole auspices:. Four years ago :. inated ticket and we made certain
 pledges to the people of the State of Cali Democrat but as a citizen of this State to
 say that the present administration as : carried out these pledges to the letter. If we adopt. gentlemen of the conven-
 tion,. declaration of principles with which the Democrats of this State are in accord. and if we nominate men who are close to the people of this State and who :, have their confidence, we can win this battle easily.
 :: Our platform must be permeated with :: the spirit of equal rights to all and spe-
 ciaI privileges to none. (Applause) We * must meet the paramount issue. which = cannot be avoided in this campaign.
 which is: Shall the people of the State
 of California govern themselves or shall
 rife Railway?' That is our battle cry r
 in this campaign. and with that as our
 battle cry and with the right candidates
 we will win Applause and cheers)
 thank you. gentlemen.
 MT. McNab-I move you. sir. a vote of thanks to the temporary chairman of this
 convention. who has so ably presided over
 our deliberations so far, the Governor of