The herald., 1898-08-11

| 10 the secretary s reaQlnS Wnile IN MS snlrt-
| sleeves. Mr.. Herzog donned, his coat and
had started again when George S. Patton
moved the reading Of the call be dispensed
with. The motion was lost and Chairman
Hill instructed the secretary to proceed.
| A motion that the list OF delegates as
printed in The Herald be adopted was car
| RED,
| Judge Lucien Earle of the Second ward
offered a resolution to the effect that sin
the absence of delegate from any precinct
/ the remaining delegates Of that precinc,
| cast the vote & the delegation This was
productive Of considerable debate. Mr..
Dockweiler raised point of Order that the
selection of chairman should take prece-
defce. George S. Patton thought only del
egates could vote for chairman, and upon
reques. Mr.. Dockweiler withdrew his
suggestion, which had later been made a
| motion. The motion Of Mr.. Earle was
| finally put and carried.
Judge Stephens as Chairman
| Mr.. Patton then took the floor and made
an able nominating speech, closing as fol-
| lows:
| Fellow Democrats, the duty that de-
wolves upon us is to organize this conven-
| tion so that 1t will represent the opinions,
| ideas and feelings of the entire party. There
10 not within the ranks of the party in
| Los Angeles county one whose name stands
higher or better for integrity, honesty and
manilness than Albert NJ. Stephens, whom
l am very proud to nominate for temporary
chairman of this convention"
The nomination was ably seconded by
Mr.. Steiltz of San Pedro
| Frank Finiayson stated that he had a
proxy of Frank S. Wallace and had prom
| lsed that gentleman to nominate a man
| who was schooled in parliamentary affairs;
| one who had learned the lesson a the same
| time as did James G. Mcguire; one than
whom there could not be a better candi-
| date, and that was r. r. Del Vale. The
| motion secured several seconds. Mr.. Del
| Vale attempted to speak from Ills placGfn
| the rear Of the hall, but was forced to che
platform. He spoke as follows:
MY Democratic modesty suggested to
me that express my views from the floor.
desire to formally suggest to this conven-
ton that 1t Is necessary to put but one mo-
ton for temporary chairman. 1 see before
me many who have fought In the DEM
ocratic party for years. TIE principles we
have before us are not new. II has been
my principle to practice those Democra tic
principles-'tlle power of the people to
govern the people, My sole interest now
Is thfs--that from the first step 10 the close
of the convention we shall be shoulder to
shoulder In that interest, so that we may
send solid delegation to Sacramento for
James G. Mcguire. I now second the nom
| nation of Judge Stephens and ask that he
be elected by accamation."
| The motion was put and declared unani-
| nous. Messrs. Del Vale and Patton con-
Quoted Judge Stephens TO the chair.
Speech of Acceptance
Judge Stephens, upon assuming the chair
| manship said: Il thank you most cordially
for this honor you have conferred upon me-
l am proud at all times to serve the Dem
ocratc party in the humblest as we'll as
the most exalted position of temporary
chairman of this convention. If had been
a candidate for the position 1 should have
dreaded to have had to contest 1t with such
popular and worthy gentleman as Mr..
Del Vale. Whenever this district has had
| to make G fight against monopoly Mr.. Del
| Vale has spent his time and money. 1 am
| proud of the history of the Democratic
party for the past fifty years. 1t has never
gone wrong. We are now one and invinci-
| Die. democracy mas contested with the
Republican party every inch Of the road
for the past twenty-five years. The Demo-
| cratic party has defeated the Federal cleo
ton law; defeated the force bill. 1t cast
out from its midst that, tool of monopoly,
Grover Cleveland The Democratic party
| Is all right. 1t did the right thing two years
| ago when we formed an alliance with the
| people who, like ourselves, loved liberty 1t
was right in the war proposition, for II
forced the unwilling, cowardly opposition
into a war for humanity. The Democratic
party has been right on the funding bill
| and on the free harbor. Every Democratic
senator and every Democrat in congress
has supported the efforts of Senator Ste
phen M. White. You can trust the Demo-
cratic party OF the future on the question
Of finance and anEexation&"
An American rag was hung from the
scenes at the close Of Chairman Stephens
| remarks.
DR.. X. w. Hill nominated r. W. Balfour
of Pomona as one of the secretaries; Earl
Rogers nominated M. NJ. LeverlnH OF Los
Angeles. and D. X. Trask nominated J. =.
Saunders of Los Angeles as secretary.
These three gentlemen were chosen TIM
porary secretaries.
Mr.. James moved that committees on
platform, organisation and order Of busi-
| ness and credentials be appointed by the
chair. the committees to consist Of three