Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-08-27
CALIFORNIA is BALLoTINe
Republican State Convention is Try
ing TO Choose Between Five
Candidates.

SACRAMENTO, Cal. Aug. 2s-The re-
publican state. convention reassembled this
morning and after the presentation Of com
mittee reports adopted a platform. Il
deplores the death OF President William
Mckinley. The administration Of President
Roosevelt is indorsed and be is especially
thanked for his support OF measures pc
culiarly beneficial to the coast such as
irrigation Of arid lands, the exclusion OF
Chinese and the isthmian canal legislation.
The convention indorses the firm, but
enlightened policy pursued in. the Philip
pines, which has secured peace in the is
lands" and urges that contention over our
policy in the Philippines should now cease
and the beneficial plans Of the civil govern
ment be given the united and cordial sup
port Of all the people"
The convention recommends that liberal
pension provisions be made for the soldiers
and widows OF the late civil war and Of the
war with Spain.
On the question OF trusts the convention
expresses itself as follows.
We condemn all conspiracies and COM
hines to restrict business, to create monop-
oIes, to limit production. or TO control
prices, prices, ana tavor such legislation as will
enectually restrain and Prevent all such
abuses, protect and promote competition
and secure the rights of producers, laborers
commerce. and we approve and commend
the efforts of President Roosevelt to en-
force the laws against illegal combinations
In restraint of trade, and pledge him our
! hearty support in all his efforts to protect
the people from all oppressive combinations
Of capital.
The platform recommends the construc-
tion of government ships in government
navy yards and urges the adoption Of an
eight-hour schedule for labor on all gov
xvho
or private establishments. The platform
opposes "all reciprocity treaties inconsist-
ent with the protection to American labor
and industry" and any reciprocal policy
not laid down in the republican platform of
1900.
The platform also favors legislation which
will so regulate the process Of Injunction as
to prevent Its exercise in abridgement of
free speech or peaceful assemblages The
platform rejoices "in the fact that the act
providing for the cutting Of a canal be-
tween the North and South American con-
tinents was passed by a republican con-
gress and signed by a republican president"
1t was quickly noticed by the followers of
Governor Gage that the platform failed to
indorse the state administration, and
warm debate followed. it being declared
that the omission was for the purpose of
prejudicing the cause of Governor Gage.
who is candidate for denomination. The
matter was finally compromised by the
adoption Of resolution indorsing all the
state cfFcials.
Five candidates were placed in nomina-
tion for governor, namely, Henry T. Gage.
the present incumbent; q. B. Edison, the
present railroad commissioner; Dr. George
0 Pardee of Alameda, Thomas Flint, jr., of
San Benito and ]. o. Hayes of San Jose.
Three ballots were taken without result,
the last one standing, Gage 1921; Flint,
27s; Pardee. 1914; Hayes. 81: Edison, SO.
Adjourned until tomorrow