Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-07
DEMOCRATS SCORE
!. RAILWAY RULE IN
SHORT PLATFORM
Candidate for Governor Prevents
Split on Question of In
dorSing Fair Bonds
AIDS SAN FRANCISC0'S PLAN
Bell QuietS Big Convention When
Delegates Show Hostility
to Exposition Tax
AIDS SAN FRANCISco'S PLAN
CAssociated Press)

STOCKTON, Cal, Sept. 6.-The ques-
tion of pledging the party to the sup
port of the proposed state bond issue
for the Panama-Pacific exposition in
San Francisco, brought up in the clos
ing hour of the Democratic state con-
vention today, came close to precip-
itating the only open clash of the
gathering, which has been SO peaceful
that every vote taken was virtually
unanimous.
AS 1t was, Theodore Bell, candidate
for governor, took the platform in an
impromptu speech and poured oil on
the troubled waters.
After several members of the San
Francisco delegation had endeavored
to get through an amendment to the
noncommittal resolution reported from
the committee and encountered vigor-
GUS opposition from the Sacramento
valley delegations, Bell drafted the
following substitute for all pending res
olutions, which was adopted unani-
mously:
THE RESOLUTION
1--WE recommend that the legislature
take the necessary steps to submit to
the qualified electors of the state Of
California the question of providing a
special state tax to raise the sum OF
S., 900, 900 to aid the proposed Panama
Pacific exposition, and permitting the
city and county of San Francisco to
bond itself in the same amount for
the same purpose"
The adoption of Bells recommenda-
tion closed the proceedings of the con-
vention and the few delegates who re-
manned in the city tonight attended
a mass meeting at which the guber-
Material candidate was the principal
speaker.
Mr.. Bell was suffering from a severe
cold, which rendered it painful for
him to speak, and his remarks were
brief and direct, reiterating his pre-
vious declarations of policy.
AS whole, the convention was
notable In that the delegates were not
banded together in factions to any ex-
tent. The keynote of harmony was
sounded In the very outset this morn
ing when Sydney Van Wyck of San
Francisco seconded the nomination Of
]. o. Davis of Hollister and the San
Francisco delegation after few muir
INJURED protests accepted Davis both as
temporary and permanent chairman.
Toward the close of the day reso-
luton of thanks to Chairman Davis
for his handling of the convention was
presented by the San Franciscans and
promptly carried.
It is understood that Van Wyck's
withdrawal came as surprise to mis-
followers. There was much talk OF
such action yesterday, but 1T was
thought this morning he would fight
for the post. The Van Wyck men are
believed to have offered compromise
last night, suggesting that the San
Francisco man be made temporary
chairman and Davis be given the per-
nanent position. This was rejected
and Van Wyck was expected to make
it a battle Of ballots.
NEW COMMITTEE
The first business of the afternoon
session was the selection of the new
state central committee. The commit
tee on permanent organization reported
in favor of making the temporary or
ganization permanent, and suggested
the convention proceed at once to the
selection of it's central committee. One
member was elected from each assem-
bly, district, three from each congress
sional district and twenty-five were
named by the chairman of the conYen-
ton.
Chairman Davis was empowered to
call the new central committee TO-
gether for organization, and did so at
once.
r. H. Dewitt of Yreka was reelected
chairman; A. M. Norton, Los Angeles,
vice chairman; John F. Murray, San
Francisco, secretary; M. j. Hynes, san
Francisco, treasurer, and Harry 5.
Speas, Sacramento, chief of publicity.
Norton is the only newcomer among
the officers, taking the post formerly
held by Senator J. B. Sanford.
The report of the platform committee
was not presented until late in the aft
ernoon. 1t precipitated little debate,
as the anti-Asiatic plank which sus-
tains the bill offered before the last
legislature by Senator Sanford provid-
ing that no alien ineligible for citizen
ship may own or lease land in the
state. With a minor change in this
plank the platform was adopted.
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM
Following is the full text Of the
Democratic state platform adopted to-
day:
1--WE denounce the Payne-Aldrich law
as a gross violation of the solemn
promise made to the American people
by the Republican party in its Chicago
platform of 1908, under the false plea
of protecting American labor. A Re-
publican administration has vested IA
vored interests with the power of coll
lecting tariff taxes upon the whole
American people without making any
provision that those who collect taxes
should divide any part of them with
the American laborer in whose ostensi-
BILE behalf they are levied.
1--WE reiterate the declaration of our
platform four years ago. The eman-
cipation of California from Southern
Pacific domination overshadows every
other public question We pledge our
nominees to the accomplishment of the
work of eliminating all pernicious cor
porate influence from our public af-
fairs. We congratulate the Democrats
of California for having selected can
didates whose public records and high
character guarantee that this work
will be done.
WOULD BAR ASIATICS
eve stand for the following:
"First-The equal protection and en-
forcement of the law.
Second-Retrenchme and reform
in public expenditures.
"Third-The elimination of party
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