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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1896. CLEOPHUS WINS THE MATCH RACE. Superior Jockeyshipof Sims Causes the Defeat of Suisun. NEITHER THE FAVORITE One of the Prettiest Events of the Season at the Churchill Downs Meeting. CLOSED WITH A GREAT SPURT. At the Last Moment Victory Is Snatched From the Jaws of Defeat. LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 14.—For the third time during the meeting at Churchill Downs, Willie Si by superior jockey- good stick work. "Attendance, 1000. Score St. Louls. 100700100-9 13 1 Washineto: 001115000-8 9 2 Batteries—Hart ‘and McFarland; German and McAuley. Umpire, Emslie. PITTSBURG, Pa, May 14.—Pittsburg took on its heaviest batting streak of the season to-day and won from Boston easily. Atiendance, 1000. Score: Sullivan and Berger. 'Umpire—Sheridan. s Horvard’s Loving Cup. CAMBRIDGE, Mass.,, May 14 —Har- vard has received the silver loving cup presented by the United States Military Academy Football Association, and it is now on exhibition here. The cup is about eight inches high, measures about the same in circumference, and is valued at$300. On the panels are scenes relating to iast fall’s football games between ihe cadets and crimson team. West Point offered Harvard $250 as guar- antee for a game, in lieu of gate receipts. The Harvard team, upon hearing that no admission charge was allowed and that the cadets woula have to secure the money by subscription, ref d to take any guarantee. Hence the presentation of the cup. Newmarket Spring Meeting. LONDON, Exg., May 14.—At the New- market spring meeting the two-year-old selling plate of 103 sovereigns, five fur- longs, was won by Chanteuse filly, Golden Hawk was second and Pecovna third. E. Wishard's Portia Dura started, but was not placed. The Bedford two-year-old plate of 800 sovereigns, five furiongs, was won by Fair- lie's Eager, J. B. Deigh’s Flying Colors was second and Sir R. W. Griffith’s Merle e flying handicap plate of 300 sover- eigns for three-year olds and upward, five furlongs, was won by Lord Rosebery’s Full Armor, P. Lorillard’s Diakka was second and Prince Soltykoff’s Speed third. ship, bas sn tory from the jaws of defeat, to-day’s match race between Cleophus and Suisun. There was no favorite in the match, as each horse its backers, and the crowd was evenly divided. With hardly any de- post, they got off to a very even usun, as is her style, jumped to t and led by a length and a half to | 100 yards of the wire, bounding | slong with & greyhoundlike action, and the big chestnuc ihundering along behind her. At this poiat Bunn began to whip, | 1d had he kept it up the finish would have b Suisun by & length. But he | paused for 8 moment, and Sims, who had | er ceased plying the whip, passed Sui- s fl then her saddiegirth and | throatlatch, and won the race by a scant en su ny people are still of the opinion isun is a better filly than Cleophus | that Secretary Price of the Louisville | Jockey Club stated to-night that he will endeavor to bring about another match between the pair before the meeting closes. | "our furlor 1 Le 0 Dove Time, 1:03 Rea thi. | Scores of the Crack Shots. | - MEMPHIS, Tes~.,, May 14.—In fourth day’s shooting of the Memphis Gun Club’s tournawent Rolla A. Heikes of Dayton, Ohio, the champion of the world, broke 103 out of 105. J. A. R Elliott of Kansas City was followed closel. by O. R. Dickey of Boston, Captain B. A. Bartlett of New York, R. L. Trimble of Cincinnati, and B. Leroy Woodward of Campobello. The entries in the eleven events to-day average near sixty. The weather was perfect and the scores satis- factory. P Due to a Lack of Capital. CINCINNATI, Ouro, May 14.—The 0dd Feliows’ Temple Company made an as- signment last night. The assets are $550,000 and liabilities $260,000. The cause given is lack of capital and a failure to sell the stock and bonds of the company. The Temple was formally opened two years ago and isone of the finest edifices in the city. WASHIN Elect BLICANS. National Delegates and Instruct for McKwnley—The Platform. EVERETT, Wass., May 14.—Andrew F. Burleigh, King County; P. C. Sullivan, Pierce County; Henry L. Wilson, Spokane County; Albert Goldman, Walla Walla; Harry A. Fairchild, Whatcom; James M. Gilbert, Yakima; L. W. Garner, Cowlitz; George H. Emerson, Chehalis second. a MORRIS PARK RACETRACK,N. Y., May 14.—Notwiths g the fact that the programme presented here to-day was | nt one the attendance was The principal event on the the race for the Bouquet stakes vear-olds at five furlonzs. Lithos, whose odc 5to 1, and Prompt, the favorite, alternated in the lead to win a few lengths of the finis Albanian, who had b i adually improving is position, p and snatched the victory from tas they crossed the line by tne possible margin. Prompt, who orced to give way to his stable | n, Lithos, in the battle through nal sixteenth. as third five lengths Five and a half furl Lady <, Runeway won, reenway second, Castieto Paladin won, Belmer second, Ray 1:42, 1 Albanian second, Prompt third. ne, 1:01. Bonaparte won, Abuse second, d Crest rd e, 1:44, Four and & half furlongs, Petrel won, Susp man third. Ti urlong. Deerslayer won, ty Il second. Time,2:01. Two starters. ST. LOUIS, Mo., May 14.—The track was py to-day and scratches were numer- Three favorites came in first. x furlongs, Dami T rlongs, Albion won, Bill Dewdy second, Kassala third. Time, 1:00. (e} mile and seven Leader Ban second, W er third. Time, Sir Play won, David second, Ar- Time, 1:18. x turlongs, Terrier won, Battledore second, Towerest third, Time, 1:19 e and a half furlong v second, Panjand Amelis May won, m third, Time, HICAGO, Irr, May 14.—Dr. Rice of Brookl e owners’ handicap at five and a half urlongs at Sheffield to-day. Hi Henry, the favorite, won the race easily. The track was very slow from the morning showers. The condition of the track, Low- ever, did not affect the talent, as its choice in the first five events landed the purses, the last race going to a 10 to 1 outsider. Six furlongs, Bismarck won, M nd, Laverne third. Ti ( ar alf & mile, Marie Personne third. Time, Six furlongs, Mamie ( Major Dripps third. Time, 1:17 Owners' handicap, five and a_ nalf furlongs, Hi Henry won, Merry Monarch second, Sim” mons third. Tim 83, Eight and a hal fu; L8 he Jew second, John Hick 2 nda second, Iross won, Jack third, Time, on, Extra second, - THE BalLL FIELD. oN Burke's Errors Save the From a Shut Out. CINCINNATI, Omio, May 14.—Irwin's and Burke’s errors in the ninth inning saved the Brooklyns from a shut-out. Dwyer pitched phenomenal ball with men on bases. The Reds took kindly to Ken- nedy’s curves and batted him at will. Miller’s and Hoyt's batting were the features, Attendance, 1500. Score: Cincinnatis 1400130413 17 3 000000002— 2 10 3 d Peitz; Keunedy and Bur Brooklyns rell. Umpire—Hurs CLEVELAND, Onro, May 14.—The New Yorks started in like winners to-day and knocked Young out of the box. During the first four innings Cleveland could do nothing with Dad Clark’s delivery. In the fith the Cleveland batters commenced to get their eyes on theball, and in the last innines of the game batted out a vic- tory. Score: Clevelands. 0000165301-10 17 3 New Yorks.... 040101010—7 13 3 Batteries—Y oung, Wallace and Zimmer; Clark and Wilson. Umplre—Lynch. May 14.—The Colts a ten-inning game to a tie to-day after a pretty exuibition on both sides. The game was called on ac- count of darkness and will be played off to-morrow. Score: 20002000105 12 § 000210200-5 168 2 and Kittredge; Pond and Umpire—Keefe. Attendance, 120, LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 14.—Louisville outplayed Philadelphia at every point to- day. Taylor was knocked out of the box in the eighth inning. This was Louisville’s first erroriess game this season. Attend- ance, 10,000. Score: Loulsvilles. . 0001035211 13 0 Philadelphias. ©.000020003— 5 9 3 Batteries—HIll and Dexter: Inks, Taylor and Grady and Clements. Umpire—We:dman. n third. Time, | ocles won, Ashland second, | 1:19. yards, Crevasse won, | n handicap fame ran a bad lastin | The eight gentlemen whose names ap- | pear above were chosen to-day by the Re- publican State Convention of Washington as this commonwealth’s delegation to the | National Republican Convention at Louis. They were instructea for McKin- ley, and will ride into the biyg convention upon a sound-money platform, which, however, was adopted only after much spirited opposizion, which was especially strong among Eastern Washington a gates. 'Out of a total vote of 402 the gold. standard plank of the platiorm wasadopted | 11 by a majority of 130. m The fizht for “gold” oney wes led by Govenor McGraw. The convention was called to order at 10 | A. M. by Scott Swett of Vancouver, chair- | man of the Republican Central Committee. The hall was appropriately decorated | with American flags and on the walls | hung pictures of Washineton, Lincoln, Grant and Garfield, these being well in- terspersed with McKinley lithographs. | Governor McGraw appeared in evidence both in picture and in person. Delegates | filed in to the time of suitable music and | it was nearly 11 o'clock before the late members found their places. All the remaining available space of the hall, hav- |ingz a seating capacity of about 800, was quickly appropriated by spectators. A permanent organization with Hon. Jobn 8. McMillan of San Juan was et- fected in the afternoon and the following | platform was adoptea: Resolved, That we remew our alleglance to the principles of the Republican party and | pledge ourselyes to the support of its candi- | dates and platform as same shall be deter- | mincd by our National Convention at St. esolved, That we demand a restoration of the Republican policy of protection to Ameri- can industry end American lsbor and the | doctrine of reciprocity—the last great work of | the immortal Blaine. Resolved, That we fayor the maintenance of | the present gold standard and are opposed to | the iree and unlimited coinage of silver at 16 | to1. We are, however, favorable to an inter- national agreement looking to the general use of both metals as money at & fixed ratio and commend the efforts in tliat behalt of the last Republican adm inistration. Resolved, That it is the sentiment of this con- vention that Congress should enact strict laws to prevent the immigration of paupers, crimi- nals and other undesirable classes from foreign countries into the United States. Resolved, That we have always given protec- tion to our ship-builders in late years, We | have neglected to protect our ship-owners, and | we believe the time has come to return to the | policy of Washington and Hamilton, which by | discriminating duties in favor of American bottoms secured 90 per cent of our carryin; trede to American ships, and which, if now restored, would again revive our shipping and cause American freights to be paid to Ameri- cans. in our National platform demanding constitu- tional ameadments providing for the election of United States Senators by popular vote of the people. Resolved, That we oppose any union of church and state, and we recognize loyalty, in- telligence and honesty as the main require- ments of good citizenskip, and we denounce | any attempt to_create a religious qualification for office s un-American, unjustand uncon- stitutional. Resolved, Tnat the Republicans of Washing- ton, while recognizing the eminent worth and fitness of eacn distinguished statesman of their PATty whose names have becn mentioned as aspirants for the Presidential nomination at St. Louis, hereby declare that the emphatic | sentiment of Washington is in favorof the nomination of that wise and able statesman, that pure nd unsullica patriot, that true and loyal American, that peeriess champion of pro- tection, William McKinley of Ohio, and the delegates from this State are hereby directed and instructed to work and vote for the suc- cess of said Wiiliam McKiuley s0 long as there is & reasonable prospect of his nomination. A stubborn fight was made by the silver men and some McKinley followers to have the financial plank of the so-called Ohio platform inserted in this State’s platform, but the movement was defeated under the leadership of Burleigh and Governor Mc- Graw, who declared that McKinley might be nominated at St. Louis, but that it wloull? never be upon the Ohio financial lank. The alternates selected are W, P. Ken- nedy, Adams; Henry Crisp, Clarke; Thomas M. May, Columbia; M. P, Moloy, Douglas; F. P. Speck, Franklin: E. L. Brown, Kitsap; Frank M. Winship, Lin- coln, and R. H. McLean, Whitman. The convention adjourned sine die at 8 P M. e Downfall of a Politician. O'NEILL, Nesr., May 14.—John Car- berry, a resident of this (Holt) county for twenty years and a man of some wealth and a leader in local politics, was arrested at Stuart yesterday and brought to this place, charged with being a member of the notorious cattle-rustling gang who have ST. LOUIS, Mo., May 14.—The Browns pulled out a victory in the last inning by for years infested this part of Nebraska. He waived examination and was bound over. Other arrests will follow. Pittaburgs . 82126070420 27 4/ Bostons - 000110011— 4 11 6 Batteries—Hastings, Killen and Merritt; Dolan, the | y | Resolved, That a plank shall be incorporated | PROKIBITIONIST CONVENTION, Completes Its Work After a Busy Day and | Adjourns. A PERFECT LOVE-FEAST Hardly a Ripple Disturbed the Smooth Sailing of the Session. NOMINATIONS AND SPEECHES. Senator J. E. McComas of Pomona Is Selected for Lieutenant. Governor. STOCKTON, Can, May 14.—Chairman Dunn called the convention to order at 8:45 o'clock this morning. The session was opened by singing **All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name," the delegates being led by |Rev. M. J. Hall of Los Angeles. Rev. Clarence T. Wilson of that city led in prayer, and then the regular business of | the convention was begun. The first order of business was the elec- ‘uon of twenty-six delegates to the Na- | tional Convention at Pittsburg. There | were four delegates at larze to be elected, eight for the votes cast for General Bid- well at the last Presidential election, and fourteen for the seven Congressional dis- tricts. Judge Thompson of San Francisco large before the remaining twenty-two delegates. Dr. Bowers placed in nomination Dr. J. A. B. Wilson. Hall of Los Angeles named Chairman Glass of the State Central Com- mittee. Kellogg of Placer nominated General John Bidwell and Henry French. Winning of Contra Costa nominated Chauncey H. Dunn of Sacramento, and Ewing of Placer named Mrs. Chauncey H. Dunn. It was stated that General John Bidwell could not attend the convention, and his name was withdrawn. Mrs. Dunn's name was also withdrawn, with the understanding that she be selected as one of the other deiegates. The remain- ing four canaidates, Rev. J. A. B. Wilson, J. M. Glass, Henry French and Chauncey H. Dunn, were elected by acclamation. The selection of the remaining twenty- two was left to a committee of seven, one from each Congressional District. This committee was composed of Rev. B. F. | Taylor of the First District; George D. | Kellogg, Second District; Dr. R. McCar- gar, Third District; Judge Thompson of | San Francisco, Fourth District; F. H. Lawson, Fifth District; J. E. McComas, Sixth District; B. H. Hoag, District. The committee on press and telegrams reported the sendingof two telegrams, one to the Prohibition State Convention at | Eau Claire, Wis., which read: ‘‘Greeting to Wisconsin Prohibition’s friends. Are undivided. On to Pittsburg,” and one to | the Prohibition State Convention at Des | Moines, Iowa, reading: “‘Greetings, solidly | and harmoniously. On to Pittsburg and | final victory.” The committee on the appointment of | delegates to the National Convention re- | ported the selection of the followirg dele- ates: g First District—L. J. Norton and Volney Taylor. Second District—Mrs, Robert ¥. Burns. M. A. Thompson. Fourth District—Robert Thompson and Mrs. H. H. Luce. Fifth District—C. A. Tupper and J. B. Kinney. | _ Sixth Distriot—0. S. Westover and A. F. | M. Strong. Seventh District—Dr. Isaac Jewell and Mrs. A. C. Jewell. | General delegates—F. C. Coy, A. J Steiver, J. E. McComas, M. B. Harris, M | J. Hall, T. L. | and C. B. Willlamas. The report was adopted without a dis- | 5emin% vote, and the incoming State | Central Committee was empowered to ac- cept the declinations of any of those | named by the committee and appoint | otlers in their places. At this juncture Miss Susan B. Anthony platform by Chairman Dunn. As she stepped forward and was introduced by the | chairman the entire audience stood to greet ber. Before commencing her address the plank that the committee proposed to re- port later on woman'’s suffrage was read. | . Miss Anthony told of her experience in | 1852, when she tried to speak in a temper- | ance society in New York. She said that | she was not allowed to say what she de- | sired at that time, and so she determined i then and there to secure equal rights with | men to say what she pleased. The speaker told of her labors. She | formed a woman’s organization, and when its representatives went Lefore the State organization they were refused ad- | mission to its deliberations as delegates. Then the women circulated a petition to the New York Legislature, securing 26,000 signatures, but it was treated with contempt. Now, she said, time had ultered all these things. She said that the plank of the Populist Elatform was stronger than that proposed | by the Prohibition conyvention committee on platform, in that it declared that the Populists would work heart and soul for the passage of the proposed amendment to the constitution of this State admitting woman to equal suffrage with man, At the conclusion of Miss Anthony’s address Miss Martha Thompson secured the fioor and told Miss Anthony that the Probivitionists did not need “to pledge themselves to work for the Fsssage of the eleventh amendment, as they had been working for that very thing for years. This statement brought prolonged cheers from the andience. The regular order of business was then taken up and the work of selecting nine Presidential Electors began. General John Bidwell of Chico and Dr. Stephen Bowers of Los Angeles were elected dele- gates at large. Their names were received with applause and they were elected by acclamation. The work of securing the other seven Electors was not so easy a task. The fol- lowing were placed in nomination: Dr. P, McCargar of Alameda, M. J. Hall of Los Angeles, H Luce of San Francisco, William Shaefer of Contra Costa, William 0. Ciark of Drytown, Elam Biggs of Colusa, Rev. B. F. Taylor of Napa, F. E. Coylter of Sacramento, R. J. Knapp of Halfmoon Bay, Rev. J. W. Webb of Fresno, L. E. Elliott of Stockton, R. H. Young of San Diego and Judge Thompson of San Francisco, A committee of three, consisting of G. D. Keilogg, J. E. McComas and Mr. Haight, were appointed to select seven electors from the number named. It re- Eoreed that Rev B. F. Taylor of Napa, lam Biggs of Grass Valley, Dr. P. fic- Cargar of Oakland, H. H. Luce of San moved the election of four delegates at | Seventh | M. V. Dunn and | | Third District—E. L. Brigge and Miss | Hierlihy, Rev. H. C. Culton | came into the hall and was invited to the | V Francisco, Robert Thompson of San Fran- cisco, M. J. Hall of Los Angeles and R. H. Young of San Diego were elected. The report of the committee was adopted and the delegates named selected as electors. While this committee was out of the hall Miss Anthony was again esked to ad- dress the convention and the visitors present, and spoke for fifteen minutes. The next matter taken up was the selec- tion of members of the new County Com- mittee and they were selected in accord- ance with a resolution introduced by Rev. M. Hall of Los Angeles, giving each county one committeeman-at-large and one for each 400 votes cast for Henry French. The following were elected to form the new com- mittee: — r Johnson. ery, Joseph Humphrey P. Mead. Butte—Johu Wills. 3 Contra Costa—William Gilfries. Colusa—Terry Booker. Del Norte—John Pendleton, Fresno—Rey. J. W. Webb, Kings—W. R. McWhitley. Lake—J. Lundgquist. Lassen—E. H. Doy Los Angeles—Dr. Stephen Bowers, J. M. Glass, Rev. Clarence Carlson, Rev. Emma Bonder, J. Bowden, Hon. J. E. McComas, Rev. M. J. Hall. Humboldt—Mrs. William Campbell. Kern—R. J. Pniilips. Mendocino—J. T. Stewart. Merckd—H. L. Cuns. Moaoc—C. A. Pense. Mariposa and Marin—Not represented. Mono—W. Larsen. Monterey—J. Reinhi Napa—Rev. B. F. Taylor. Nevada—William J. Newton, Orange—J. C. Thomes. Placer—George D. Kellogg. Plumas and Riverside—Not represented. Sacramento—C. H. Dunn, San Benito—J. H. McCrosky. San Bernardino—Not represented. San Diego—R. H. Young, F. MeD. Green and W. H. Summers. B San Francisco—~C. B. Williams, Samuel Pears and Mrs, Rose M. French. San Joaquin—rs. S. C. Harry, an Mateo—R. I Knapp. n Luis Obispo—A. Culver. Santa Barbara—C. M. Giduey. Santa Clara—William Ke F.R. Shafter and T. H. Lawson. William Pringle. lton. per. Solano—Mrs. Jennie M. Chamberlain, Sonoma—W. H. McGoon. Stanislaus Sutter—W. W Tehama and Trin Madera—H. A. Hensle Tulare—Dr. Willism Whittington. Tuolumne—W. H. Barron, Ventura—J. C. Brewster. Yolo—M. D. Hurst. Yuba—Not represented. After the selectiod of the members of the new State Central Committee the rules | were suspended and the committee on | | platform was read by J. Jewett of Santa Ana, secretary of the committee. The | prohibition plank was loudly cheered, but | when that relating to the restriction of | public appropriations for sectarian schools | | was read there was so much applause that | the secretary had to cease reading his re- port. “Youwill give yourselves away,” said Dr. Jewell, as the delegatet began cheering a second time. H The report was finally received, but action on it was deferred until the after- noon session. The chairman announced that the new State Central Commitiee would meet at 1 | o’clock for organization. 1t was decided totake up the question of raising finances for the coming campaign at 2 o'clock, when Chairman Glass of the | finance committee was allowed half an | hour to discuss the matter with the dele- Rgates, At1o'clock tve new State Central Com- mittee was called to order by Vice-Chair- man Kellogg of the old committee, The | first business of the day was tue election of a chairman of the State Committee, Rev. Clarence B. Wilson of Los Angeies | was placed in nomination Dr. Stephen | Bowers of Los Angelesand Chairman Giass of the old committee named by Rev. = 1ill of Los Angeles. There was a close contest over the selec- | tion of a chairman, and finally Glass made | a proposition to the committee. e agreed to serve as chairman uatit | December 1 for the sum of $750, this | amount to cover his expenses to the | tional Convention. He also said that if he | took the place he wanted C. A. Tupper to | be re-elected as secretary. Glass' proposi- | tion was accepted and he was re-elected | chairman. When the question of select- | ing a secretary came up Tupper was placed | in nomination by Humphrev of Alameda. | “I had a candiiate,” said Bowers of Los | Angeles, “‘but there is no use in presenting | his name, as I see you have a cut and dried | programme. "’ | “There is no programme,” said acting | Chairman Kellogg. “I have no slate,”” said Chauncey H. | Dunn, and at once every member was protesting that there was no prearranged programme. Matters were getting warm when Hill of Los Angeles moved to ad- journ until aiter the afternoon session of | | the convention, and his suggestion was | quickly accepted. Just before adjourning | George D. Kellogg of Placer was elected | | vice-chairman, | When Chairman Dunn called the con- | | vention to order, shortly after 1:30 o’clock, | | be announced that the first business in | order was the selection of a candidate for | the office of Lieutenant-Governor. | Dr. Bowers at once claimed the floor and | presented the name of Senator J. B. Mc- | Jomas of Pomona. There were half a dozen delegates on their feet at once to! | second the nomination, and as there were noother nominations McComas was elected | by acclamation. | ! “Before beginning the work of making | | nominations for Congress Miss 1. C. ae | | Verli; Mrs. Knowles, Miss Whitler and Willi P. Miller were invited t0 seats on the platform. | The delegates were next divided into | Uongressional districts, and they made the | following nominations, which were quickly | ratitied: First District, Rev. B. F. Taylor | | of Napa; Second District, F. E. Couiter of | Sacramento; Third District, William | Schaefer; Fourth District, Rev. Joseph Rowell of San Francisco; Fifth Distriet, | T. H. Lawson of Santa Clara; Sixth Dis- trict, H. Clay Needham of Los Angele: | Seventh District, Rev. J. W. Webb of| Fresno. | After working for an hour raisin, | for the coming campaign, nominations for | | the office of United States Senator were | | deciared in order. Chairman Glass of the Central Commitee in a neat speech placed | the name of Chauncey H. Dunn before the | convention. It was_received with ap- | plause, and when M. J. Hall put the gaes- | | Not represented. g funds ! tion every delegate arose ang Dunn_was | elected amid rousing cheers. Mr. Dunn | accepted the nomination in a brief speech. After appointing a finance committee, Miss de Verling, national organizer of the W. C.T. U., addressed the convention for a short time. A telegram was received from Eau Claire, | Wis., where another State Convention was | being held, congratulating the California Prohibitionists on their efforts. Rev. J. W. Webb of Fresno next intro- duced the following resolution: Resolved, That our delegates to the National Convention are hereby instructed to work most earnestly against any possibility of the omission of & woman-suffirage plank in our National platform. The resolution was prom and on this point alone were instructed. The report of the committee on plat- form was brought up and caused more trouble than anything eise that came up dnrinithe convention. It was suzgested that the piatform ia its entirety be adopted without discussion. This raised a storm from the Soutbern California delegates. Rev. J. A. B. Wilson vigorously opposed the motion, and it was lost. The platform was then read sectiod by section. The first, relating to the liquor traftic, was ac- cepted of course, and that relating to .woman suffrage did not meet with a dis- senting voice; but there was trouble in the air immediately after this, for the south- ern delegation was determined that the platform should ena right there. M. J. Hall of Los Angeles moved to con- fine the planks in the Prohibition State Convention platform to those touchin, upon the questions of prohibition nug woman suffrage, and tack theother planks on as resolutions, with the vote by which they were passed appended to each. Everybody knew there was trouble pily adopted, the delegmes brewing when they heard this motion. Bo many wanted to speak upon it that the time limit had to be drawn, and only five minuates was allowed each speaker. Clarence A. Wilson of Los Angeles was the first to claim the floor, and attempted to show that an effort had been made to railroad the platform tuarough. . He spoke in favor of the Hall motion and was followed by Rev. John A. B. Wil- son of Los Angeles, who said that while those who favored the platfoim as pre- sented by the committee cailed themselves broad-gauce men, and took pride in it, they should be classed with anything but broad-gauge people. He was very bitter against those who wanted to treat on the various important issues of the day, and insisted that instead of being wise states- manship, it was demagogy to try to touch upon the ues outside of the principle of prohibition and that of woman suffrage. He told those who favored the broad-pauge platform that they had got inte the wrong party and that they should be in Sacramento instead of on the floor of the Prohibition Conven- tion in Stockton. Vice-Cha'rman Kellogg of the State Cen- trai Committee was the next to catch the eye of the chairman. “We see now,” said he, “‘that it is really a test whether we shall adopt a broad-gauge or a narrow- gange platform. I have ridden on a nar- row-gauge railroad and { bave ridden on a bronsvgnuge railroad car and have passed the time pleasantly on both, but I never knew a narrow-gauge railway to reach across the comtinent. That is what we want our platiorm to do. We want it to meet the wants of the people clear across this country.” T. H. Lawson of Alameda then made a telling speech in favor of the platform as presented by the committee, after which {all of Los Angeles, who made the mo- tion to cut 1t short and leave only the pro- hibition and woman suffrage planks in, secured the floor and fought for his mo- tion. As with the Rev. Wilson he repre- sented the southern element that did not want the broad-gauge platform and he worked bard azainst it. Chairman Glass of the State Central Committee made one of the best argu- ments of the day in favor of the commit- tee’s revort, and said that the platform presented by them was the ablest that the party had ever formulated. He said that he hoped it would be adopted without any changes, and that if tEis was dore it would help in getting a better platform at the Pittsburg convention. : “We are a political party,” said he, “and not a milk-and-water prayer meeting.” Dr. Rowell of Auburn and Rev. E. B. Winning of Contra Costa spoke in the | same line, the latter taking pains to roast the railroads and other monopolies during his address. Thompson of San Francisco and Humphrey of Alameda both favored Hall’s motion and poured a little hot shot into the camp of the enemy. Finally Chairman Dunn of the conven- tion resigned the chair and made the last and most telling speech of the day azainst the adoption of the motion and in favor of the platform as presented by the com- mittee. “The silver plank will not drive any voters out of the party,” said he. “Weare standing for prohibitlon, but if otter issues are right we are for them. I have accented the nomination as (United States Senator at your hands, but if you don’t want to make any effort to elect me all you have to do is to voie for the pending motion and cut off the party from the issues of the day. The voters will say we are afraid to face the issues that are vital to the people or this land, and they will not yote for any man or_any party that is afraid to face the music.” It was very evident that the majority of the delegates were with him, for they gave him rousing cheers at the conclusion of his remarks. The question was then put to the con- vention on the adoption of Hall's motion to cut the platform short. It was lost by a vote of 45 to 34, and then those who fought the platform gave up and moved for its adovtion as a whole, v.J. A. B. Wilson of Los Angeles and members of the Fresno delegation ed to have their names recorded as a1inst the platform as finally adopted, which was done. Some of the southern aelegation had been instructed to vote against anything but the prohibition and woman suilrage planks. McCargar of Alameda got his resolution on the Yountville Home before the house and it was finaliy adopted. Thompson of San Francisco bitterly opposed the resolu- tion and said that it was nothing but an effort of some old Oakland soldiers to get back at the management for having them turned out of the home. Mrs. Taynton of Berkeley introduced the following resoiution, which was car- ried: We view with humiliation and disgust the fact that the State of California is actively en- gaged through the Agricultural Department of the State University in fostering the business of drunkard-making and we protestagainst the prostitution of the educational institution to the interests of the wine-growers. This closed the convention and then the State Central Committee gathered to finish its labors, Protection and Bimetallism. NEW TO-DAY. ?0/1127;707‘ PO Hbout/ 2OV Che RBig Kearny-Street Stors commences one of ils biggest sales ---the biggest since we’ve beon in business. Some 1500 of the prettiest of Spring Suils ~=-our 875.00 Jpr/fly Suits. Our 575.00 Englist Homespuns. Our §15.00 Gweeds in pretty Spring colorings. | Our 875,00 RBlack Clay Worsted Cutaway Suits -—~.2?r1_‘7/1f, Clever aam'/or-W/ade Sarments, up to date in every particular, Our .flg SHERMAN, Wyo., May 14.—The Wyo- ming Republican Convention met here to-day to elect six delegates to represent the State at St. Louis. After organizing the convention adjourned until to-morrow. The sentiment is overwhelmingly for Mec- Kinley and the Wyoming delegation will be instructed for him. "The platform will declare for protection and bimetallism. S There Was No Trouble. BATON ROUGE, La., May 14.—Gover- nor Foster and R. H. Snyder were to-day declared elected Governor and Lieutenant- Governor respectively by the two bhouses of the Legislature in joint session. There was no trouble. PROTEST OF THE TROOPS. Falue of Services Rendered in Fighting the Matabeles. LONDON, K~a., May 14.—The meeting ! of the troops recently held at Buluwayo to censure Earl Grey, administrator of the British South African Company, for re- fusing to promise that the company would compensate the troopers for the time they were employed in the defense of the town against the rebellious Matabeles has had the effect of opening the company’s eves to the value of the services rendered by the troopers. A dispatch from Buluwayo to the Central News says it bas been offi- cially announced that the company will fully comvensate the troops. This has has had the effect of removing the dis- quiet among the people of the town, aris- ing from the threat of the troopers to no longer support the company against the Matabeles. SRl OHINA HELD RESPONSIBLE. England Disturbed Over the Concession at Chefoo. LONDON, Exa., May 14.—In response to a request for information in regard to the recent cession by China to the Russian Steam Navigation Company of a portion of the foreshore at Chefoo, which was claimed by an English company, George N. Curzon, Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, stated in the House of Commons this afternoon that her Majesty’s Minister at Peking had sent a cable dispatch to the Government at London saying that a con- cession had been granted by China toa Russian firm at Chefoo, by which British vested rights were infringed. Mr. Curzon added that the Minister's dispatch also said that he had informed the Chinese Government that it would be held answer- able for all injury to British interests re- sulting from granting the concession. g e Cecil Rhodes Must Leave. BERLIN, GermMaxNy, May 14.—The Neuste Nachrichten’s London correspon- dent says that President Kruger has cabled to Mr. Chamberlain saying that the sentences of the members of the reform committee will be neither canceled nor commuted until Cecil Rhodes leaves Africa. Corner Window Is full of "em. Tt won’t take long o find 7500 buyers for these 1500 Suits a? When people get their hands on the fabrics they’ll soon recognize the values---done by us only as a flyer for a few days. Open Gveningsa. PRaphael’s ( fnnarpamtaa’) 5 ———Ghe Frisco Boys 9, 77, 713 and 75 .Z/éamy Streed,