The San Francisco call., 1906-09-07
District Attorney Put at the
Head of Ticket by the
Independence Convention
SAIYTHE MAY GET
THE SECOND PLACE
Planks in Platform Adopted
at Oakland Rally De-
clare for Many Reforms
For Governor,
WILLIAM II. LANGDON.

OAKLAND. Sept. s.-WiIIiam H.
Langdon. District Attorney Of San
Francisco County. was nominated for
Governor Of California by the Inde-
pendence League today. Langdon's
name was presented to the convention
by Albert johnson of San Francisco
and his selection was made by acclama-
ton. no other candidate being placed
in nomination for the gubernatorial
chair After choosing its nominee for
the once Of chief executive Of the State
the convention adjourned to meet
gain tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock,
when the work OF completing the ticket
win be taken up.
William E. Smythe. the irrigation ex-
pert Of san Diego, will probably be the
nominee OF the independence League
for Lieutenant Governor. as he was
Endorsed today in caucus by the dele
cations from the Seventh and Eighth
Congressional districts Gesmer VIII
l-alas 81 Los Angeles is being put for
ward as q candidate for the nomIna-
ton for Attorney General and Profess
sor o. E. swain OF Alameda is out for
the nomination for Secretary of State.
The convention was composed OF $50
delegates. OF which $50 were present at
the organization this morning at
woodmen's Hall Editor J. D. Nc
Gaughey Of the stockton News-Advo-
cate was chosen chairman OF the con-
vention and c. c. Boynton OF Alameda
was elected secretary after J. ].
Dvyer OF San Francisco had called the
assemblsge 70 order and thanked the
people Of Alameda County and Oak
land in particular for the great gen
erosity and warm hospitality shown
the people Of San Francisco during the
days following the confiagration.
PLAKKS IN PLATFORM.
IN the platform tha- was aoopJed the
convention favored the election Of
United States Senators by popular
vote: condemned the beef. oil and
transportation trusts as inimical to
the public welfare and a menace TO
the nation; pledged its candidates to
enact vigorous antitrust laws for the
State and nation; favored the public
ownership of light, water and street
railways by municipalities; opposed
the selling Of public franchises to pri-
vate individuals or corporations; ia
vored a parcels post; approved the ef-
forts Of the Federal Government to
regulate interstate traffic; favored the
appropriating Of moneys for the con-
struction Of railroads and canals; ia
vored the revision Of the laws govern
ing water and irrigation; reco gnized
labor unions as legitimate instruments
for the upbuilding Of labor and the
protection Of the workingman's inter
ests: pledged candidates to stand by
all just efforts OF labor organizations
10 secure rights for labor; favored the
eight-hour day and arbitration as a
means OF settling disputes between en-
ployer and employe; favored the re-
vision OF tariff customs so that the
same would not afford a breeding
ground for trusts; favored the enac-
tion Of laws that would exclude Japa-
nese. Chinese and Koreans from COM
peting with American sapor; favored
the speedy completion OF the Panama
canal: favored pensions for old SOL
diers; favored larger navy; favored
woman suffrage; favored a standard
form OF insurance policy for California;
favored direct legislation and the use
Of the initiative. the recall and refer
endum in municipal and county gov
ernments.
TO FRAME COUNTY TICKET.
c. C Boynton, secretary of the
league. announced tonight that a full
ticket for Alameda County would be
nominated by the convention tomorrow.
Should this be done, the old-line Demo-
Gratis who have done yeoman service in
Alameda County TO keep alive the party
VIII find themselves almost annihilated-
Hiram Luttrell. who figures as one of
the pioneers OF the old-line Democracy,
asserted that within a very few days
the Democratic party would put q
straight ticket in the field, and would
call upon the Democrats OF the county
10 support it. Luttrell said:
William Jennings Bryan once more
viii lead the national Democracy. and
we IN Alameda County will reorganfze
and be ready two years hence to march
behind his banner That is why we
shall demand a straight Democratic
ticket in Alameda County. and ] pro-
pose 10 go down the line lighting for
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