Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-07

railroad property as one essential step
toward a true basis for the fixing of
rates, provisions for uniform system
of accounting, for giving the commits
sion power to initiate action and such
further provisions for the regulation
of rates and services as shall fully
and effectively protect the rights of
both the people and the railroads.
1.-THE submission to the judgment of
the voters of California of a constitu-
tional amendment providing for woman
suffrage.
1--WE declare our faith in the un-
swerving opposition of the people of
California to the further admission of
Oriental laborers and we urge upon
ngress and the president the adop-
tion of all necessary measures to guard
against this evil
CAPITAL AND LABOR
''In the contest between the wage
worker and the capitalist we stand for
the square deal for both and favor
legislation by state and nation which
will improve the conditions of labor
and best conserve the source of all
wealth-human life. We recognize that
the wage-earner has the same right
to organize for the improvement of
the conditions under which he labors
that the capitalist has to use his COM
pany to corporate enterprises. Both
forms of organization should be given
equal opportunity before the law to
carry out their legitimate aims.
"An employers liability act which
shall put upon the industrial the
charges of its risks to human life and
limb along the lines recommended by
Theodore Roosevelt.
Number the sections In rotation and
add following sections: o.
1--WE demand the strict and vigorous
enforcement Of the antitrust laws
against all offenders.
1--WE recommend to the favorable
consideration of the voters of Cali
fornia the propositions to be submitted
to them at the coming election pro-
viding for the improvement of the
public roads, and for the improvement
of the harbors of San Francisco and
San Diego"
'We urge congress to provide for
the prompt establishment of gov
ernment line of steamships between
Panama and Pacific coast points.
We indorse the proposed Panama
canal exposition, and urge upon con-
gress the recognition of the claims of
San Francisco as the proper location
for such an exposition.
eve pledge our representatives in
the legislature to work and vote Ior
the amendment to the constitution OF
the United States, recently submitted
to the various legislatures by con-
gress,. permitting an income tax to be
Levied"
Following the unsuccessful attempt
of John McNab to amend the platform
and it's adoption, the report Of the com
mittee on organization of the state
central committee, announcing the
names of 1876 committeeman chosen by
counties, and twenty-five at large, was
adopted.
COMMITTEE ORGANIZED
The new governing body elected Of
fcers as follows:
Chairman, Meyer Lissner of Los An
geles; vice chairman, Daniel A. Ryan
of San Francisco; secretary, Charles R.
Detrick of Santa Clara; treasurer,
Adolph Uhl Of Alameda.
An executive committee was chosen,
consisting of the officers of the state
central committee and twenty-eight
additional members, chosen with re-
gard to congressional districts, as fol-
lows:
Ralph Bull, Humboldt; Harold T.
Power, Placer; Charles P. Cutten,
Humboldt; Col. e. A. Forbes, Yuba;
r. L. Thompson, Sonoma; Clinton L.
Wright, Sacramento; A. E. Boynton,
Butte; Frank R. Devlin, Selano; Frank
K Mott, Alameda; w. R. Davis, Ala
media; John w. Stetson, Alameda; AL
fred Greenbaum, San Francisco; Ralph
L. Hathorn, San Francisco; Thomas
E. Haven, San Francisco; c. II. Bent
ley San Francisco; Max ]. Kuhl, San
Francisco; George s. Walker, Santa
Clara; Harris Weinstock, San Fran
cisco: C. L. Neumiller, San Joaquin;
G. G.. Radcliffe, Santa Cruz; Marshall
Stimson, Los Angeles; L. e. Gates, Los
Angeles; e. A. Dickson, Los Angeles;
r. Cameron Rogers, Santa Barbara;
w. A. Sloane, San Diego; Thomas R. !
Bard, Ventura; W. A. Cannedy, Yolo; |
DR.. w. P. Burke, San Bernardino.
JOHNsON's OVATION
AS the final act of the convention, |
Hiram johnson, nominee for governor,
was called upon to address the dele
gates He was given an ovation which |
lasted several minutes.
In a brief speech he stated that on
national issues he would follow the
lead of Theodore Roosevelt, while In
the affairs of this state he would ad-
here to the principles which he had |
during his primary cam
paign.
new state central committee drafted
and adopted a telegram of congratula-
ton to Senator Robert LaFolleIte Oh
when Chairman Lissner IN
formed the delegates that the insur-
cent senator had been successful at
the primaries in his state
Theodore Roosevelt, jr., was an in
terested spectator at the convention,
and when the meeting of the state
central committee adjourned he con-
graduated the members of the execu-
tive committee who will have charge