The San Francisco call., 1908-09-04
Democrats Will Indorse Equal Suffrage
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form promulgated by the Fresno con-
vention in May will be reaffirmed as a
whole and there viii be a sufficient
number OF additional planks to consti-
tute a voluminous platform in them
selees.
PLANK FOR ORGANIZED LABOR
The labor plank in the Fresno plat
form probably VIII be entirely salts
factory 10 organized labor; if not it
viii be changed TO meet the demands
Of the labor men. The Asiatic exclu-
sion and anti naturalization of Japan
ese planks VIII be fortnight declara-
tions. There probably will be dec
laration for the support OF all nigh
schools entirely by the state
The anti-capital removal plank may
be only a declaration. but the Sacra-
mento people want it to be a broad
side directed at the Southern Pacific
company and specifically denouncing
Walter Parker. Jere Burke and George
j. Hatton. Such an attack on his
friends is quite foreign to the inten-
tions of Senator Honest John" Curtin.
and it is entirely probable that the i'm
passioned phrases sent down from Sac
ramento will resolve themselves into
a cold blooded statement Of democratic
disapproyal of the capital removal
scheme.
PHELAN FIGHTS FOR REVISION
The revision OF the code of criminal
procedure plank is a resolution adopted
by the Commonwealth club of San
Francisco and turned down by the re-
publican platform builders, nor was it
put into the democratic platform with
out a struggle.
The fight for the resolution was led
by James D. Phelan, Judge NJ. T. Dool-
ing Of San Benito and Sidney Van
Wyck Jr of San Francisco. The oppo-
sition was headed by Senator John Cur
tin of TuOlumne, Judge Raker OF Ma
@era and Tom Geary.
The fight consumed nearly two hours
and resulted in an exhibition of feeling
on the part of Geary, who said the
resolutions were an attack on the ap
pellate court and blow aimed at the
back of that tribunal
The plank, which was adopted by a
vote OF y TO :. is as follows:
Whereas the delays in the punish
ment Of criminals and the escape of
offenders upon technical grounds not.
connected with the guilt or innocence
Of the accused have aroused public com
plant; be IL
Resolved that we pledge our candi--
dates for the Legislature. in case OF
election. TO work and vote for such re-
vision OF the law OF criminal procedure
IN this state as shall make the admin
istration OF justice more speedy and
certain"
RAKER OPPOSES PLANK
The plank was offered by Phelan.
Raker opposed it on the ground that il
was a condemnation of all the courts
outside OF San Francisco, and demanded
that he be furnished with one or two
examples Of the technicalities that
should be provided against.
Judge Dooling was ready instantly.
He cited the defendants unlimited
right TO attack the Indictment because
somebody else may have heard of the
crime" He also objected TO the prac-
tice which permits a criminal to pry
into the private affairs OF every one
called TO serve on a jury. In conclu-
sion. Dooling said:
In all my experience I have never
seen an innocent man eonVicted and
have seen many guilty men escape"
prctracted discussion of the faults
OF the jury system and the faults of
judges served only to increase Geary's
anger and he precipitated the vote by
crying:
Why don't we say what we mean?
Why dOdge2 The resolution saws that
We believe that the recent decision of
the appellate court was wrong. That's
what II means. Don't hit a man behind
his back / am opposed to that kind of
thing and l am opposed to this plank"
other members of the committee ex-
platned that they were, of course. in
favor Of punishing the San Francisco
grafters. but
Wen, the resolutions were not spe-
clhc- only Curtin. Geary. Raker.
MEADE, Duncan, Washburn and Harold
voted against the resolution.
SUFFRAGE PLANK DELAYED
The suffrage plank as proposed by
Mrs Cofin and her associates and re-
Jected by the republican platform COM
mittee would have been adopted this
afternoon had not the committee been
nearing had been given Maude Young
er ana q delegation OF San Francisco
working women, who wished to submit
weman's suffrage plank
Gi!iett is in for a platform griIling
Tor ousting Charles E. Shook from the
berth OF attorney to the board of re-
gents or the state university to make
place for a personal friend. At that
Paroee may receive like attention for
firing Snooks' predecessor.
plank VIII condemn the republican
governor or governors for bringing the
public schools OF the state into politics.
IMPEACHMENT PROPOSED
The Los Angeles plank drawn bv
7. =. Robbins and declaring for the
Impeachment of the member OF the
railroad commission probably. will
emerge from committee In the shane
Of declaration for the abolition Of
the commission John Curtin told the
committee this afternoon that the com
missioners should not be impeached
for doing nothing, because, he contend
ed. that they had no power to do any
thing.
The attempt OF a part of the Los
Angeles delegation 10 get a platform
declaration indorsing their expulsion
OF seven machine men from the party
bids fair to fall with only a wee. small
noise. There is plenty OF sentiment in
approval OF what was done by the Los
Angeles convention, but there is also
what seems TO be a majority Sentiment
against taking up local factiona1
fights in the state convention. which.
analyzed, means that the majority does
not care TO kick up further trouble in
the ranks.
COLE WILL NOT RESIGN