The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-16
CONVENTION IN
HIS HOME STATE
Uncertain Whether California
viii Instruct For Hearst
THE PROBABLE DELEGATES
INDICATIONS POINT 10 A WARM
CONTEST.

Santa cruz, Cal, May 15.-The Dem
ocratlc state convention win meet here
tomorrow 10 elect delgates to the ma
uonai convention. All interest canters
m the questions of endorsing the can
didacy Of William r.. Hearst for the
presidency and of instructing the Cali
lfOrnia delegation TO vote for him at
st. Louis. AS California is practicaUv
Mr. Hearst's home state his Heuteu-
ants have been making strenuous eff
forts to control the convention and
they claim that success has rewarded
their efforts, but their claims are dis
puted by the anti-Hearst factions 1t
IS conceded that the San Francisco del
egatiOu of l6S mem bers hold the ball
ance of power, but what the men from
the metropolis viii do has not yet been
divulged. Tt is believed that the ques-
ton of control VIII be Immediately de
cided ia the 6ght for chairman.
Temporary Chairman
The selection of candidates for tenn
porary chairman was made tonight
Former Lieutenant Governor William
j. Jeter of Santa Cruz has been chosen
as representative of the Hearst forces
and F. Fl. Could OF san Francisco viii
receive the SURFACES of those opposed
TO instructing the California delegation
10 support Congressman Hearst. The
Is the only substantial development to-
night. Both the Hearst and the anti
Hearst factions are very confident.
The night was given up to caucuses
and missionary work, the result Of
which viii not appear until the vote
on chairman is counted tomorrow. The
indications tonight point TO a very
warm contest. Some of the delegates
VINO have been attending Democratic
conventions an ms
years look forward TO the hottest con-
ventiOu i'm their experience, Resolved
down. the question over which the bat
tie viii wage is this: shall the dele
gates TO St. Louis be instructed for
Hearst or not?" Those who favor
Hearsts candidacy viii listen to moth
ing but straight-Out, iron-b0uud in
structions. Those who oppose Hearst
put forth the argument that while they
are opposed 70 instructing the delega-
ton they are not opposed 10 the cleo
tion of a delegation the majority of
whom favor the candidacy of Hearst
This viii be d question which viii be
fought out on the convention floor.
Prospective Delegates.
Following the usual custom of Civ
ing the secretaryship to the county
where the convention is held. George j.
Clay Of San Francisco will be elected
assistant secretary. Among those men
toned for delegates at large % the
national convention are D. NJ. Delmas
of Santa clara, NJ. +. Tarpey Of Ala
media, W II. Afford Of San Francisco,
F. II Gould of San Francisco.
The district delegates viii be ". B..
Dewitt SiskiyOu, Thomas Balm. Hum
0Oidt: A. COmmatti Alameda; Thomas
Fox, Sacra Hento; j. Hurley, Sacrament
to. NJ f. Cochran Marin. J. S. Akeys.
SOliuo; J. n. Hicks, Sants. Clara; d.
S. Ewing Fresno: T. c.. Butler. Mon
terey; George Coalts, San Joaquin; Dr..
Echeilmann, j. n. Mccarthy, r. F.
Garner. san BernardinO; ". A. SheTp-
hard Ventura.
It is not expected that the COuven-
tion viii complete its business before
Tuesday Tomorrow win be consumed
i'm forming organizations