The San Francisco call., 1898-07-13

t>eNdud Orange ...............................5 Piacer Riverside -.....-....................5 Sacramento .......................9 3 san Benito .........-............... San Bernardino ...........,........ san Dlego .-..-....................10 10 San Francisco .....................26 san Joaquln .'.......--.-.......... Santa Barbara .................... 3 santa Clara ....................... santa Cruz ......................... ] ohasta ...........-.......,......... Soldho .','.-..'...'...'.......... SonOfna ..............................1 l Iehama ............................. Iulare .....-..-..................... 1 foIo F. J. Gregory of Alameda was elected secretary by acclamauon
 Will MT. Webster act as committee of one to escort MT. Hutchinson to the chair?" asked Chairman Wardell. T have had enough honors showered on me- replied Webster.
 There was pause for few seconds and every one expected that trouble was ahead. A delegate from Orange was quickly appointed to escort Hutchinson to the presiding officers chair. Gill lespie of San Francisco proposed three cheers for Hutchinson and they were given by the Maguireites
 T esteem it a high honor to have been chosen your temporary chairman" said Hutchinson. addressing the dele gates, and l wish to announce at this time that l am not here in the interest of any set or clique of men. l am here and we are all here-for the purpose of redeeming the State of California. We are not the tools of any clique or any man. We are here to do business In a businesslike way instead of clutch ing at one another's throat We are not here to hiss or quarrel. Every mat ter brought up for consideration should be calmly studied. We hear talk of fusion on all sides. For myself, 1 can say that l am not one of those who be- lieve in fusion at any cost. We have concessions to make and to ask. If we go about our work in a methodical, businesslike way I am sure that when our deliberations are ended we will 1 have given California a new political map"
 1 Hutchinson then announced the fol- | lowing list of officers and assistants: 1 Sergeant-at-arm w. F. Bowles; as- sistant sergeant-at-arms, William l Daly; clerks, A. Dittmar and Dr. w. 1 H. Henderson,; pages, Edgar Camp, l Norman Moynahan and Julius Jacobs.
 J. w. Hines moved that committee l of nine on credentials be appointed. ] The motion prevailed and Chairman | Hutchinson named the following com mittee: J. w. Hines Santa Clara; J. D. Hammond, San Diego; F. Houghton, Tehama: H. Huppert, San Francisco; L. A. Miller. San Luis Obispo: George w. Monteith. Marin; G. w. Cart wright, Fresno; Hiram Hamilton, | Orange. and M E. Dittmar. Shasta AS the convention was about to take a recess to allow the credential com mittee time to perform it's work, J. V. | Webster claimed the floor.
 T think I owe an apology to this convention and to our former chair man. When he asked me to act as a ! ~fD inson to the chair, I did not catch what he said. I thought he was nam ing me on another committee and I said that I had sufficient honors already be- slowed on me. Had I understood his request, I would have willingly served"
 Wardell replied that he at first felt inclined to believe that he had been | treated discourteously.
 T feel relieved" said he, when Brother Webster explains that he did not understand what I said.''
 There Is no need for any apologies" interrupted Chairman Hutchinson, flor 1t was a mere mistake"
 The convention then adjourned to 1 meet at 3 o'clock to receive the report of the committee on credentials.
 It was close to o'clock when the committee returned to the assembly | chamber. There was a contest over the seats of one of the Sacramento del | egates and the committee had a hard time settling it to the satisfaction of the interested parties.
 Delegate Gator introduced resolu- 1 tion to the effect that proxies be not voted. He favored a plan of having | the votes of all absentees divided in a ratio of the majority from the county affected, reserving the right to cast | the largest part of the absentee vote.
 A lengthy debate followed. Some of | the delegates who held proxies insisted
 on being granted the right to vote
 them, without having to submit to the dictates of the majority of their county
 delegation present It was finally de-
 cded to refer the resolution to the
 committee on platform and resolutions.
 The convention then divided into
 Congressional districts to select from
 their number delegates to serve on the
 committee on permanent organization
 and order of business and the commit
 tee on platform and resolutions. The
 following selections were made:
 On organization and order of business
 First district, William Ayers, Eureka ;
 Second, J. p. Camp. Sacramento; Third,
 George D. Gillespie, San Francisco Fifth,
 Dr. John A. Miller, San Francisco; Sixth
 J. K. Burnett San Luis obispo; Seventh.
 On platform and resolutions--First dis
 trict, J. w Warberis and M. E. Dittmar
 ramento, and John Davis, Placer: Third,
 Green Majors and Burdette Cornell of
 Alameda: Fourth, W. N. Griswold and C..
 D; Cleveland, San Francisco; Fifth, H; A.
 Francisco; Sixth Milton Carlson, Los | Angeles; J. L. Barker, Santa Barbara;
 Seventh, G. P. Cummings. Fresno; A. C.. Mouzer San Diego.
 A. R. Sprague was then elected at
 large to serve on the platform commit
 tee.
 A resolution empowering the State
 committee to pass on matters of party
 interest when signed by fifteen mem
 bers was referred to the committee on
 resolutions. An adjournment until g