The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-07-15
OTHER NOMINATIONS.

OTHER NOMINATIONS.
An effort was made to take a recess
until 2 o'clock, but as many delegates
desired to catch the afternoon trains,
the regular order of business was pro-
ceeded with.
Nominations for candidates for Sec
rotary of State being in order, Gillispie
Of San Francisco, without any attempt
at speech placed in nomination A. B.
Kline of San Francisco, and he was
nominated by reclamation.
Nominations for State Controller be-
ing declared in order Gillispie again
took the floor, and in spread-eagle
effort presented the name OF Joseph w.
Reay of San Francisco.
Burdette Cornell in a neat speech
named T. w Naples.
Monteith nominated John w. Keegan
of Santa Rosa.
Mason seconded the nomination of
Naples, declaring that ticket without
a representative farmer on it would not
carry with it the Populist vote. Keegan
withdrew in favor of Naples.
Gillespie said it was evident that the
convention did not intend to give San
Francisco anything, and he therefore
withdrew the name of Reay.
Motherall said San Francisco had al
| ready been given the head of the ticket,
and he hoped Gillispie would take back
his statement while it was warm. But
Gillispie took nothing back, and Naples
was nominated by reclamation.
The places on the ticket for State
Treasurer and Attorney General were
filled by nominating A. r. Sprague of
Los Angeles and Mr.. Hole of Clover
| dale, respectively, by reclamation.
George H Rodgers of Napa County
was nominated for Surveyor General by
reclamation.
a resolution providing that the Silver
Republican party be allowed to name its
candidates before the convention was
adopted, and when nominations for
Clerk Of the Supreme Court were de-
clared in order, Judge Phillips briefly
placed in nomination the name of Hen
~ A. McCraney of Sacramento, who
was nominated by reclamation.
The other position allowed the Silver
Republicans-Justice Of the Supreme
Court-was filled by the name of Judge
| Walter S. Van Dyke of Los Angeles,
who was nominated by acclamation
Judge y. G. Mouser of San Diego was
/ lOT the Olner DOSlIlOn on the
| Supreme bench by acclamation
| Professor N. A. Richardson of San
| Bernardino was placed in nomination
| for Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton by Delegate Martin.
| Burdette Cornell placed in nomination
Chris Runcle of Dutch Flat, Placer
County. A. B. Kline seconded the
nomination
Martin withdrew Richardson's name
and Runcle was nominated by acca-
nation
For Superintendent Of State Printing
Gregory nominated Percy B. Prevle of
Alameda, and be was chosen by accla-
nation.
ANYBODY AND ANYTHING FOR
VOTES.
AT this point in the proceedings the
following resolution was adopted by a
unanimous vote:
Whereas, We recognize the tremen-
dous strength of the forces that
! brought defeat to the cause of none
tary and civic reform in the last ma
tional campaign, and realize that to re-
1use TO Cooperate to secure the utmost
| efficiency in the organization of the re-
| form forces is to court defeat; there
fore
Resolved, That We the members of
the Peoples Party Convention Of the
State Of California, hereby extend to
all other reform parties hearty greet
ing, and declare ourselves ready to
| form with them solid phalanx for
monetary and civic reform in the cam
paign of 1900, making a single party
with a representative name, and with
principles broad enough to rally to it's
banner all who dare to stand forth to
resist the forces of monopoly and cor
ruption that are crushing manhood and
threatening the very life Of the Re-
public
The usual vote of thanks was EXTEND
ed TO the press for the generous reports
given of the proceedings, and another
vote of thanks was rendered the Sacra-
mento delegation for favors extended
a recess was taken until o'clock
On reassembling at ) o'clock the Ma
guire convention placed Moynahan of
Sacramento on the Central Committee,
and |. f. Peck and w F. Netherton
were added to the Executive Commit
tee.
The State Central Committee was
empowered to complete any unfinished
details of the convention.
No further business coming before it,
convention adjourned sine die