The record-union., 1898-08-15
DEMOCRATS ARE COMING IN.
A FEW DELEGATES AND CAN.
DIDATES NOW HERE.
Some Talk Of Battle Between
the Harneyites and the
Other Faction.

The influx of delegates to the Demo-
cratic State Convention, which will meet
in this city tomorrow, will begin in
earnest to-day, but up to last night only
few scattering ones had just put in
an appearance. Most of the candidates
are in San Francisco, building up their
fences and rallying their forces, so as to
be ready for the battle when the i'm
portant moment arrives.
The knowing ones now here, while
somewhat chary about expressing un-
qualified opinions, are inclined to be-
lieve that the Rainey Harney delegation
from San Francisco will not he seated,
though they concede that much depends
on the strength Governor Budd can
muster. Some think there will be a
fight for convention seats-not a jaw
bone contest, but a genuine battle.
That the Sacramento County delega-
ton Will not be unit on the proposition
Of seating the Rainey- -Harney people
seems to be settled. The opposition is
accredited with having considerable
strength, end is being led it is under
stood, by T. w. O'Neil, Chairman /Sf the
County Committee.
1t is understood, however, that the To-
cal delegates will caucus to-day for the
purpose of arriving at a definite under
standing, and while some, who ought to
know, expect to see the unit rule adopt
ed, others maintain that the Opposition
will stand firm if unable to swing the
delegation into line against the Rainey
delegation
Charles Eidleman of Orange County, a
candidate for the nomination for State
Treasurer, arrived last evening.
l.. P. Ward and William Miner, prom
inent members of the Typographical
Union of San Francisco, are in town.
They are here as delegates from the
union to urge that strong union man
be nominated for Superintendent Of
State Printing. Incidentally, Ward is
himself q candidate for the nomination.
His opponent j. J. Curry, Is also on the
ground and ready for the contest.
Marion De Vries, Congressman from
this district, will have walk-over for
the nomination, the probability being
that no other name will be mentioned.
The Democrats, after organization.
will not have q very big job on their
hands, as many Of the candidates have
already been named by the Populists
and Silver Republicans, as per agree
ment.
AS the price Of fusion the Populists
will nominate candidates for Lieutenant
Governor, Controller, Superintendent of
| Public Instruction, one Railroad Com
missioner and one member of the Board
| Of Equalization, and the Silver Repub-
| licans will name candidates for Clerk OF
| the Supreme Court and one Supreme
| Court Justice.
The anything office program thus
cuts down the labOrS Of the Dem
ocratic Convention, and leaves only
/ the following nominations to be
made: Governor, Secretary Of State
Attorney General, Treasurer, Super
intendent Of State Printing, Sur
veyor General, one Justice Of the Su-
preme Court, two Railroad Commission
ers and three members Of the Board Of
| Equalization.
| Out of the seven Congressional candi.
dates to be nominated the Populists will
get two and the Democrats FIVE, but g
| conference will be necessary to deter
mine which districts shall be given anG
| which retained That the Second Dis
trict will be retained by the Democrat:
goes without saying.
w H. Afford. Chairman of the State
Central Committee, arrived last even
ing. Delegates will begin pouring in to-
| day.