The San Francisco call., 1898-08-19

the. Populist party were opposed to the
 majority of their committee. They fa- yored fusion, and as result or that' 1 that party, without waiting for the re, | port Of any committee on fusion, ana | stating specifically that they did not want l to force on the Democratic convention
 any candidate for Governor, were will l ing under the distribution to allow this | convention to select it's own candidate | for Governor, but anticipating, as all | sensible men anticipated who knew any | thing about the political conditions in this | State, the nomination of James c. Ma | guire, they nominated him for Governor at that time. (Applause)
 We met their conference committee and agreed upon the line which is contained in the report here. We told them distinct ly that we had no authority to bind this convention and they understood 1t. We simply pledged them under the direction of the Democratic organization. as 1t was stated in the State Central Committee, to give them our moral support as com mittee in this convention to carry out that principle: They acted upon the good | faith which they believed we stood in at that time and upon our promise as the representatives of the Democratic organ iZation in the State Central Committee acting upon it, nominated their officers and took the resignation of the members they expected under the agreement were to come down in case this convention rat flied that agreement. Here to-day is q committee both from the Silver Republi- can and Populist parties, vested with full power to act in this matter and to ratffy
 
 portion of the Democratic ticket which has been distributed to this convention according to the agreement II the agree
 MT. Afford then read the report, which Is published elsewhere in these columns. The report and the agreement were adopted without discussion.
 MT. Deuprey-What Is the next oruer or business. MT. Chairman?
 The Chair-The next order Of business Is the report of the committee on plat form and resolutions
 Deuprey-What is after that?
 The Chair-The next in order is the nomination of the different officers. What is the pleasure of the convention?
 Mir. Deuprey-I desire to submit to the chairmans consideration and probably ask the support of this convention in the direction of such ruling as he may make in the premises that we may save time here by passing to the order of business the nomination of candidates for ofnGe. These candidates are not called upon to accept the nomination or indorse the plat form until such time as they are notified of the nomination and they are brought here for the purpose Of 1ndorsing the platform It has been suggested to me this morning by the gentleman whom believe will be your candidate for Gov ernor that We should proceed with the nomination of candidates for each office without any interim for the purpose of obtaining or accepting speeches of any of those nominees or the indorsement or the platform; that in that way we can complete our ticket, and then if there are those delegates who are absolutely re- qutred by reason or business engagementS to be absent they may not be held here on that account; and I take 1t that 1t will expedite matters and we will not interfere with the proper procedure in the prem ises. lApplause.1
 MT. Chairman, I now move you, sir that we pass to the new order of business, to-wit: the nomination of candidates for Governor of the State of California. The indorsement of the platform can be ob tained later.
 The motion was seconded and carried.
 The Chair-Nominations for Governor are now in order.