The Topeka state journal., 1898-08-19
NOMINATE MAGUIRE.
California Democrats Give the Last
Touch to Fusion.

Sacramento, Cal. Aug. 19-The Demo-
cratic state convention was late in assem-
The. report Of the committee on fusion
Ft svge H gectsd {hdf 1he
were in accord with the programme of
ticket if it should proceed along the lines
mapped out 1t urged the adoption of
to a vote without debate. Fusion carried
with less than a dozen dissenting votes.
w: H. Afford, cha1rmn OF the Demo-
cratic state central committee, then NOM
mated Congressman James G.. Mcguire
he said that industrial freedom was the
one fight the Democratic party had in
White seconded the nomination in eulo-
guire's record in congress on the railroad
question. Senator White was frequently
cheered, after which Mcguire was nOmi-
mated by rising vote.
The nominations were divided among
publican parties. The 1a'7 sil3er YER Rep1bncan
party was conceded the nomination for
party was conceded the nominations for
tendent of public instruction and one rail-
road commissioner. The Democratic par
state, treasurer, attorney general sur
veyor general, superintendent of state
printing. one Justice of the supreme court,
two railroad commissioners and three
members of the board of public construc-
On motion of Mr. White the Populist
and Silver Republican candidates We're
nominated as follows:
Edw. L. Hutchinson, lieutenant COVER
r E. Naples, controller.
II. A McCraney, clerk of the supreme
Walter Vandyke, justice supreme court
Christian Ruckels, superintendent of in
J. L. Dryden, railroad commissioner.
The platform reafhrms allegiance to the
Chicago platform of 1896. particularly as
regards the free and unlimited coinage of
gold and silver at the ratio of 16 to /. 1t
1ndorses the action of congress in declar-
ing war against Spain; commends the
Democratic senators and congressman
from California; praises the Democrats in
congress for supporting our arms and COM
mends them for opposing the war reve-
nue. measure as unjust and discriminating.
Upon the question of territorial acqui-
sitiOn the platform says:
We favor the fullest investigation of
all conditions existing in the Philippines
affecting the interests and obligations of
treat tment and disposition, to the end that
final action in relation thereto shall be
Intelligent and based upon full knoWl-
edge of all facts that can affect the in
terest and obligations of our country in
the matter of their future treatment and
disposition, to the end that final action in
based upon full knowledge of all facts
that can affect the interests of the Unit
gressive policy of territorial expansion
we are opposed to the surrender to Spain
quired by American valor and by the
penditure of blood and treasure. and we
minion of the people of any of the Span
ish colonies who co-operated with our
forces against our enemy in the late war
We are unalterably opposed to the
sumption by this government of any pOr-
ton of the debts of Spain incurred in
maintaining her sovereignty and to the
imposition of any portion thereof upon
the people of that island or to any recog-
milton thereof.
The platform denounces the measure
adopted by the Fifty-fifth congress pro-
Viding for the refunding of the debt of
the Central Pacific. and pledges all legis-
lative candidates not to vote for any can
didate for United States senator who is
not opposed to any extension of the period
OF payment OF Ta1lEOad OeDIS. 1t says
further:
I'VE denounce the efforts of the present
secretary of war to prevent the improve
ment of the present public harbOr at San
Pedro, and his persistent efforts to divert
the sums of money appropriated by con-
greSS for that purpose to the interest of
the Southern Pacific Railroad company,
and the Democrats of California are here
by pledged to do all in their power to pre-
vent such perVersion of such funds to the
Improvement of Santa Monica harbOr or
any other but the construction of a
breakwater and deepening the harbor at
San Pedro.
1t concludes:
I'VE favor the immediate extension of
the contract labor laws of the United
States to the Hawaiian islands and all
further territory that may hereafter be
added to the United States. We are op-
posed to the employment of convict labor
in competition with free labor and favor
the passage of a law by the congress of
the United States confning the sale Of
goods merchandise made by convict
labor to the territory in which they are