The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-12
FIRST SESSION
OF CONVENTION
Democrats of California Meet
at Sacramento to Nomi-
nate State Ticket.
BRYAN'S NAME is CHEERED
ADJOURNMENT TAKEN UNTIL
TODAY.

Sacramento. Sept. 1.-THE first days
session of the Democratic state con-
vention developed a spirited contest for
the temporary craftsmanship. which
was finally won by r. Nj. Fitzgerald Of
Oakland, who defeated Edward White
of Sapta Cruz. The fight proved to be
an unusually close one, Fitzgerald re-
ceiVing $40 votes, while 345 votes were
cast for his opponent.
Fitzgerald had the support Of the del
egates led by Gavin McNab of San
Francisco, while most of the delegates
from what is termed the Country dis
trict' voted for White. The latter is a
brother of the late United States Sem
ator stephen w. White.
Timothy Spellacy, chairman of the
state central committee, in calling the
convention to order, said:
I'VE must enact laws which will hold
the corporations within bounds We
must insist that the corporations deal
fairly with the people. 1 believe that
the Democratic party should take an
advanced stand on all questions. One
of these is the warfare of modern
times While I respect the soldier, /
| condemn the system which eompels the
soldier to go TO war. / hope that the
Democratic party will stand for arbi-
tration among the great powers"
Cheers for Bryan.
! Spellacy then made a reference to
| William j. Bryan, which was greeted
with prolonged cheers.
While the roll was being called for
| temporary chairman, a disagreement
arose among members OF the Thirtieth
| assembly district as to how the thirteen
votes of the delegates should be cast.
Former District Attorney Byingtou
of San Francisco objected TO the pres
ence OF William Bell in the delegation
on, the ground that Bell is a Repub-
/ lican and had sat i'm the convention al
| Santa Cruz Bell was taking part in
/ the argument over the balloting. but
he finally left the hall when continued
! objections were made TO his presence
| During the discussion the sergeants-at-
arms were frequently called for and
Mr.. Jacobs OF Stockton addressed tbs
chairman and said:
Lets have order if we have to APP
point every delegate a sergeant-at-
arms
Temporary Chairman Fitzgerald, in
his speech of acceptance, denied the in
situation that had been made that he
was a corporation man. Continuing
he said:
1T is time for us to take our judi
ciary out of politics. Our system OF
| government is WRONG ana 1dlSe unless
we can have an untrammeled judiciary
This country must revise it's tariff sys-
| tenn, for we now believe several large
corporations are still classed as Infant
| industries
At tonight's session Of the convention
the usual committees were appointe.
and an adjournment until tomorrow
! taken.
/ Phelan for Governor.
The principal theme of conversation to-
night among the delegates to the stat,
Democratic convention is whether the
names of James ID. Phelan will be pre-
! scented tomorrow for the nomination FOL
governor. While nothing OF a definite
| nature is given out by the Phelan ad
claims to be in communication with tn,
former mayor of San Francisco says tina
Mr. Phelan will take the nomination if i
is unanimously rendered him.
The fight for the gubernatorial nomina
| ton assumed a new phase late TODAY
| when State Senator Marshall Diggs an
nOunced that he had released former Con
gresham Theo. A. Bell from all obliga
tiors. leaving the latter free to appeal
before the convention as a candidate. DIR
Digs made this statement after con
ference between friends of the two men.
II 1t is said TO be the>>plan of the Bel
delegates to give Mr.. Diggs a compliment
airy vote and at the proper time 1t is be
lieved that the state senator will DECLINE
the nomination and ask that the supper
of his delegates be thrown to Bell.
| is generally conceded that the convention
will not endorse w. II. Langdon the nom
inee of the Independence league, for gov
error.