The San Francisco call., 1906-09-20


adjourned. but II Immediately reassem-
bied in another guise.
Scarcely any interruption in the pro-
ceeoings occurred. 1t was immediate
~ moved that Maloney be made chair
man. Gallagher seconded the motion
ana amended it to read that the dele
gates reconvene as Union Labor club
DeleEates, principally from San Fran
cisco, urged that the club proceed to
business and elect officers.
ihe suddenness of the transition
irvm state convention to a club be-
Wiiuereo the delegates from various
parts OF the State and In succession
representatives from Los Angeles So
norma, Marin, San Joaquin and other
eouhties voiced their protest. They
were joined by Tveitmoe, who argued
against forming any club, and, upheld
ny delegate Swanson, who declared
,nat ne came to participate in the de-
iipefations OF a State convention and
demanded that the naming OF candi-
oates from Governor down be begun.
ne declared that the Union Labor Con-
sention wanted Union Labor nominees
TOT every position in the State govern
ment and that the dignity Of the party
oepehaed upon the completion of its
work In convention
with much JUNCTION the discussion on
pecoming club or Union Labor po-
litIcai party was carried on in the con-
siaefation of Andy" Gallagher's mo-
ton to form into club. Gallagher
Wanted IT understood that his plan was
merely one OF Cancellation and har-
nlony. Abel of Los Angeles declared
thAe the Union Labor movement had
had clubs long enough; what it wanted
now was a convention
Gailagher again took the floor in
derense OF his motion. He said: at
would like to ask the delegates from
the outside districts If IL is consistent
with their adjourning as a con-
vention TO strive to reconvene ?
1aiiasher added that of the
three candidates there was but one
20 De considered as "a foe to labor,
with either Langdon or Bell the cause
was safe A few in the hall were cor
dial with the District Attorneys name.
There was a great shout for Bell, the
premonition of what was about to
happen.
Swanson of San francisco suggested
that delegates from the interior be
asked to express their opinions on the
motion.
Smith of Santa Rosa Haunted the
PLATFORM adopted at a previous session
and said he considered 1t child's play
Tor the convention already organized to
reorganize as club. Sonoma County.
he said, was in favor of a party Mar
shall of Marin was another country
man who wanted to see nominations
made and he wanted them made before
the 1885 boat left for San Rafael.
San joaquin then enrolled in favor of
convention and not a club A. o.
Tveitmoe moved as an amendment to
an amendment that a nomination for
Governor be made
cpaift, c,,ko -.
the Union Labor men of Santa Clara
County had the backbone to form a
party and name a full ticket, which
was indorsed in full by the Democrats
and in part by the Republicans. He
wanted the State convention to emulate
the Santa Clara County unionists
A motion was made by P. f. Roller
of San Francisco to lay GaIIagher's
motion on the table and proceed to
business, That led to cries of "treach-
ery,' and a point of order was made
that motion to lay on the table was
not debatable.
Then 1t was suggested by a vehement
youth in the rear of the hall that
the maker of the motion to lay on the
table was not a union labor man. Make
him show his card" cried another We
hement delegate.
Roller explained that he was inca
P%Lilattu itOhi iHdHudt WORK py Ineu-
matism and held withdrawal card.
The motion to lay on the table carried
almost unanimously
Then A. o. Tveitmoe, In speech
which opened in a concilatory vein,
named Bell for Governor. There was
great cheering. Bell was declared nom
mated and the secretary cast the bal
lot of the convention. The following
committee was then named by Chair
man MalOney to escort Bell into the
hall. ]. j. Furey, A. O. Tveitmoe, Da-
wilson. Nolan and Thomas Egan Amid
the ringing of bells. the nominee
came in and made his speech saving
that he had an intimation of the nomi-
nation and had carefully studied the
platform of the Union Labor party and
felt that II was not inconsistent with
the platform of the Democrats, which
had the prior claim to his support
After Bells speech. the Convention
adjourned without mention of a day
of reconvening or of the nomination Of
additional candidates. 1t was novel.
before adjournment, to appoint a gov
erninE committee of twenty-five to con-
duet the campaign.
EGAN DECLARES NO NOMINATION.
Theodore Bell is not the nominee
OF the Union Labor party for Cover
nor, was the declaration of Thomas
r. Egan chairman of the San Fran
cisco County committee OF the Union
Labor party, after the adjournment