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2 THE SAN FRA NCISCO CALL, FRIDAY 1900, JUNE 15, k4 DELEGATES INSTRUCTED TO CAST THEIR VOTES FOR BRYAN .‘ >Rl 35-*5—«&4—93—0—33*84—54—33*28*39&—38-«38-0—32—0—5*—5:—0—.. | ALL respected. Delegates sought that California w 1. ared otherwise or failed to subject named had no show c dissent. Mention of Admiral should float over the islands. amendment was rejected. BeRIRoeReReNeRIRoeBoReBIBIUNIRIReReY - @+ If he can read as others he can translate .out of the convention results the registration of his own political death. He was con- sulted upon nothing. He accept- ed what others were willing to give to him and the empty honor of becoming a national delegate was his simply because his per- sonality was not interesting enough to prompt an organized antagonism. Mayor Phelan is in that peculiar condition of being politically overfed. His greed for power has gorged and when the convention adjourned to-night he had received his last feast at the party board. McNAB'S DOMINATION. Not the least interesting phase of the convention which has just adjourned was the part played by Gavin ~ McNab. Conventions have been dominated before by bosses, but it must be conceded to McNab that he has taught pol- iticians the lesson of an unbend- ing rod of authority. He named the chairman, he chose the com- mittees, he dictated the policy of organizers and platiorm makers. ade himself absolute master situation and apparently effort ed the Demo- amization I‘Ol‘ IhC nexs two 1 IS. Some of the leaders in the con- vention fought strenuously to- day against the appointment of a State Central Committee, which is the impelling machinery of the party. McNab gave his order that a State Central Committee should be chosen and the oppos- ing leaders discovered that their protests had been in vain. The committee was elected. McNab had the only victory in which he was concerned. He has possession of the party machin- ery. When the convention ad- journed to-night he had won the only significant victory of the And then Mayor Phe- lan, commissioner extraordinary for the Yellow Kid, communed with himself in an effort to con- vince himself that politics is a game worth knowing. McNab has not only absorbed the organization of the Demo- cratic party in the State but he has reached out his grasping fin- gers and laid them upon national politics. He has dictated who shall be the chairman of the Democratic delegation to Kansas City, and he has given the honor to Stephen M. White. With the same apparent unconcern which has characterized 2ll of his ac- tions, McNab has named the rep- resentative of California on the Democratic National Committee, and by his courtesy Jasper Mc- Donald will receive that honor. When some of the protesting leaders ~were fighting to-day against - the appointment of a State Central Committee, Mc- won session. Nab was an interested spectator. | He knew better than his oppo- nents what their policy should have been, and when they, in an effort to save themselves from absolute defeat, attempted to amend the proposed organiza- tion of the State Central Commit- tee by giving to each Congres- siomal di-trict three delegates in- stead of two, McNab was honest- CONVENTION REFUSES TO : DECLARE FOR MAINTENANCE 3 OF SOVEREIGNTY IN PHILIPPINES Rl HIISETY HEADQUARTERS, SACRAMENTO, June 14.—]. Marion Brooks made a gallant struggle to ob- tain a declaration from the convention that the sov- ereignty of the United States should be maintained in the Philippines and that the obligations of the treaty should be ing the resolution, but Brooks was persistent. He declared as in favor of giving good government to the Philippines, intimating that any political party that de- When the Brooks resolution was read as an amendment to the report of the platform committee there was a storm of ailed to evoke applause. resentment growing out of the suggestion that the flag to avoid the issue by suppress express its principle$ on the of winning the ILegislature. Dewey as a Jeffersonian Dem- The delegates were full of By an bverwhelming vote the GemeneneNeNe N eNoNeNe BN BB KK Q | |ly amused. He had prepared de- liberately for fhe trap and in| seeming to grant a concession | had absorbed more power. enthusiastic delegates who want- | ed three representatives instead of two forgot that four of the‘l Congressional districts border on | San Francisco Bay. The dele-| gates won their point and Mc. Nab gained more comolete & % } power over the committee which | he already controlled. DEMOCRATIC WORKS IN CHARGE OF McNAB HEADQUARTERS., SACRA TO, June 14.—Delegates began to as- semble at the pavilion as early as ¥ tion to meet. Fifty-five minutes later the aimed their attention. The waiting time, however, was not wasted, as there was a in recording the long list of proxies. In little throngs within the pavilion and in cussed the programme and figured on the chances of getting through the work in cared to individualize noted that little Jim | Phelan, the smallest of the Jim trio of | a natty straw hat with u trolley. The | silken tile of the plug shape was put aside | been thrown out that Gavin McNab did not approve of the wearing of silk hats | State gathering. It was observed that Charles W. Fay, the Mayor's private Civil | burn incense /n the immediate proximity | of Mr. McNab. The clever Scotch boss | It was recognized that the Mayor's daily allowance of sweet incense should not be | istered may be daily diminished until the | Mayor is able to get along without it. Of feel lomely and sad without either in- cense or Phelonic plague, but in his lone-‘ to yellow literature. McNab Head Boss. this morning that Gavin McNab had cap- | tured the Democratic works. He is boss- | Sims was proclaimed chairman of the ccmmittee on plans to organize the party perceived the skilled manipulation of | Gavin McNab. tained a fleeting fancy that he (Gould) would be a good man to prepare the cam- | honor of serving as chairman of the Dem- ocratic State Central Committee. His Bryan's double from Visalia appointed the Sonoma Senator, Sims, to the chalrman- been shocked as well as surprised, because | it was on his own motion that the con- | the committee of eleven to present plans | for the management of the campaign. the honor of placing E. C. Farnsworth in nomination for chairman of the conven- fused his favors and gave to Ed E. Leake of Yolo the sweet solace of seconding, on who bears such a striking resemblance to Bryan. parture of the rulers of the country from principles cherished by the framers of the kind of a speech that the critics of Jeffer- son made when the statesman of Monti- the Mississippi River to the national do- main. Statesmen of the Gould size were never be expanded to cover territory so far west and south. When E. C. Farnsworth marched to the platform escorted by Delegates Gould and | Bryan. His hair was arranged a la Bryan. He had the Bryan stride and the Bryan audijence. There the resemblance ended. The silvery tone was missing and the | words wal absent. It was the gossip that | Farnsworth was made up for the occasion, | not extended. | e CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, June 14—At 10:55 a. m. Seth Central Committee, rapped the conven- tion to order. He spoke as follows: | assembied here to-day, pursuant to the call of | the Democratic Naticngl Committée, for the | National Convention, which meets In Kansas City on July 4th mnext, chairman of the State Central Committee h of business at the secretary’s desk | the sunlight outside the Democrgts dis- hand some time this evening, Those who Yellow Kid special -commissioners, wore | early this mornirg, as an intimation had | at the forenoon session of a Democratic Service Commissioner, was inclined to did not encourage Fay in this dl\'ersion.‘ suddeniy cut cff. The quantity admin- | course, the Mayor of San Francisco will liness and sorrow he may devote himself Every one on the Inside recognized earl)" in-chief of all, the clans. When Senator for the campaign, even the rank outsider | Frank H. Gould enter- | vaign plans and ultimately achicve the fond hopes were abruptly shattered when ship of the committee. Gould must have vention authorized the chalr to appoint | Gavin McNab accorded to Frank Gould tion. The discriminating Scotch boss dif- pehalf of the tules, the man from Tulare Frank Gould's epeech deploring the de- Declaration of Independence was the same cello proposed to add the country west of then convinced that the constitution would Double of the Boy Orator. Leake he looked the veritable double of habit of opening his mouth to address an mental capacity to put thoughts into | and many regretted that the makeup was THE CONVENTION Mann, ‘chairman of the Democratic State | Geatlemen and Feliow Democrats: We have purpose of electing delegates to the Democratic 1 apprehend that the delegation that you shall choose will be men whoywill stand for that typical American, whose name is a Demo- cratic platform, the Hon. William J. Bryan, (Cheers.) Fui 1 et W gt T bled and nominated R U as near to | Farnsworth of Tulare. The |, clock, the time appointed for the conven- | & | chair. | banner Democratié county in this State. and will instruct their delegates to vote for William J. Bryan for the Presidency. (Cheers.) o take this opportunity, gentiemen, to sur attention a communication receive by the chairman of your State Central Com- mittee, signed by the chairman of the National Democratic Committee, the Hon. James Jones. It is, in brief. that we should exercise the utmost care at our next convention, which will assemble some time after the 14th of Au- gust of this vear, in the selection of Electors to place upon our ficket in this State. Senator Jones lays particuiar stress upon the fact that we sho avold all possible mrlk‘nuun and le guestions that m: arise by select- those persons as Electors whose eligi- bility is beyond any question. He says in his letter: ““Even if we are sure of the eligibility of an Elector or a candidate for Eleclor we should not place him upon the ticket if any Guestion could be raised about him." I state that now, in order that it may re- ceive publicity throughout the Democratic party and in order that in presenting candidates for Electors at the future convention we may bear in mind this caution of the chairman of the National mmittee to proceed in such a way that no question or no suggestion of error mi arise, in view of that victory for the Dema- cratic party which I take pleasure in saying I think we ali belleve is about to come to us this time. (Applause And one thing more, and that is, that in the State of California I think it is extremely neces- sary that we should all enthusiastically and | earnestly devote ourselves toward the proposi- zing the party in every precinct 1 believe that by such an organi- zation we can carry - this State in November next, and by that means principally we shall be able to do so. You will soon hear from your managing and governing committees. concerning this matter. I'think 1 am justified in stating \hat a uniform plan of precinct organization will soon be adopted by our committee, and I ask of you all upon your return to your respective counties that you carry with you a feeling of enthu- siasm for this pian of organization, and that When it is brought to you., vou will all take hold of it, so that we may have an organiza- tion of the Democratic party in the State of California which shall be permanent and con- tinuous. Gentlemen, nominations for tempor- ary chairman are now in order. Frank H. Gould of San Francisco arose and securing recognition began to ad- dress the convention. In response to de- mand he went to the plal'fan‘z;l to Ipalée his s h_placing in nomination E. C. reworth & Mr. Gould said: Farnsworth Nominated for Chairman. Mr. Chairman and Gentiemen of the Conven- i Since last the Democratic party gath- ered together by its representatives in the State of California there have been most momentous events that have occurred in the history of our country—evénts that are bound to stamp upon the history of these United States a destiny that perhaps you nor I would not wish, but | which perhaps you nor I cannot avert. We have seen, during the last two or three years, the acquisition of territory by treaty and by conquest, separated from our mother country by thousands of miles of ocean, and we have een a stem of government proposed by the Gominant party to which 1 believe the Demo- cratic party of America can never give thefr assent. (Applause.) We have seen propositions made, and made in earnest, to depart from the tenets of our fathers, laid down by their words and thelr examples through a_century of unparalleled progress in America. We have | seen the constitution twisted aside as though it was not the sacred instrument that America has taught its sons to believe in the past that it is, and we have seen that sacred Declaration of Independence, which we have looked to-our- selves and our progenitors—and which we hoped our posterity might look to as the great | landmark of liberty throughout the world; we have seen the principles of that Declaration of Independence derided and made sport of by those who have advocated principles entirely at variance with those there laid down. (Ap- plause.) And the great Democratic party, true « ever to the principles of Democgacy and of freedom; true as ever to the principles that the consent of the governed is necessary to govern- ment, s rallylng throughout these United States with the hope and with the determina- tion to preserve for our posterity those ines- timable privileges that were given to us by our progenitors. (Applause.) At such 4 time as this it is a splendid thing in our history that there stands forth one mag- nificent character in the history of the world; a man whose every action is founded solely in principle; a map whese actions know not the domination of self-interest; a man who repre- | sents the people—the real peqpleg-of this great rhaps no man has represented country as pe decade—William Jennings them in the last Bryan. (Applause.) 3 With such a representative as that—with such a Jeader as that—the Democratic hosts will, in thts fail elecetion, as surely as the sun shines to-day, be led to a most magnificent and glo- rious victory. (Cheers.) It is necessary, then, that the councils of our farty in this State shall be conducted with de. liperation. Wit dlscietion. with wisdont; and et with zeal: _arder done it 1s most Important that there be placed as chairman of this convefition |En‘ in whose mental make-up all of those qualfi- cations are blended, and such a man as that I name as temporary chalrman of this convention in the person of Eldredge C. Farnsworth of Visalia. Ed E. Leake of Yolo, in seconding the | nomination of Judge Farnsworth, said: It is mot my purpose at this time to discuss any issues or any candidates The lssués are | already made, the candidates are already named. We are here as a ratification meet- | ing. I arise, in behalf of Yolo County, to sec- ond the nomination of Judge Farnsworth. He | is a man of sterling and irreproachable charac- | ter, and a Democrat of long standing and State reputation. It affords us great pleasure to sec- ond the nomination of Judge Farnsworth. (Ap- plause.) B Farnsworth Elected. Robert N. Fitzgerald of Alameda moved that the nominations for temporal chairman close. The motion prevailed. Judge Farnsworth was promptly elected. Frank Gould and Ed E. Leake were ap- pointed to escort Mr. Farnsworth to the | Judge Farnsworth addressed the | convention as follows: Gentlemen of the Convention: I thank you for the honor you have conferred and I recog- nize ic as & comapliment to Tulare County, which was in the last Presidential election the plause.) We are on the threshold of the gre est political campalgn this country has see for forty years. Grave political and economi questions confront the people. The time has come when the people will soon decide by their votes whether this country will cut loose from | the teachings and traditlons of its to\lndl'rn{ and, swayed by the ideal of monarchy and em- pires, pursue a policy that belongs only to the militant and imperlalistic forms of govern- mert; a policy destined to fatten the already gorged coffers of the favored few: a policy | destined to rivet the shackles of bondage on the plain people and bend their backs to heavier burdens and wreck the spirit of liberty that is | the genlus of our institutions (applause), or whether thie country, true to the teachings and traditions of Its founders, arising superfor to | the doctrines and principies of monarchy and | imperiaiism, which those now in control seek 1o fasten upon it, will shake off this malign influence and, continuing in thé way marked out by its sage and patriotic founders, be in fact as well as in theory a government deriv- ing its just powers from the consent of the governed and be forever as it should be, tha grandest, freest country on earth. (Applause.) Since the last Presidential election the Re- publican party has been in full control of all departments of our government. What legisla- tion has that party enacted that has regulted in_benefit to the piain people of this country? What good has it accomplished? What pledge | or promise of the platform of that party, adopt- ed at its last national convention, has been kept? On the questions of money and trusts n c | crush the trusts and forever destroy that spirit | Hughes of Sacramento the following were | moved_that a committee of fifteen be ap- and imperlalism that party has surrendered to the money power of this land. Being in fll control of the Government it has enacted tariff legislation whose hurdensome taxation on all the neceseities of life weighs heaviest on the common people, It has enacted an iniquitous stamp act, the prime purpose of which Is to Squeeze more revenue from the masses. It has fostered trusts in recompense for campaign support until all save the financial barons are { menaced by reason of this condition, 1t has enacted a law making gold the money stand- ard and has put the control of the volume of our money in the hands of the national banks, | thereby surrendering this paramount Eovern- mental function to private control. The war which has been fought and won was declared with the approval of this country to free \an oppressed and suffering people. who were promised the inestimable blessing of self- government; and the invincible hosts of a united nation won a triumphant victory. But When the purpose of that war was accom- plished the administration now in power for- ot all the sublime principles of our Declara- tion of Independence and, in its greed for gal would float cur flag in conquest and deny t guarantees of our constitution to the "co quered. (Applause,) Ant now we behold old- time Republican leaders in open rebellion at | whose | the poiicy of that party—that party record bus been a shrine to money and not to men; whose sign manual is the dollar mark; the barty that has turned down the principles of Abraham Lincoln to wear the livery of Mark Hanna. (Applause.) ‘The reform forces of this country are stronger y than ever bofare. T Democracy stands now, as it has always stoo the champion and defender of the rights of the plain people of this country. It advocates, and has always advocated, that this Government should not be administered in favor of any | class, rich or poor, but that all classes rich | and poor alike, shall always have equal rights | before the law. (Applause.) Four vears ago the Democratic party crystallized its principles in the Chicago platform. and, while new issues | have since arisen, still the Chicago platform of | 1826 is, in letter and spirit. the guide of De- mocracy now as it was then (Applause.) | Those same grand truths are the essentials of free government, and while we believe in | that platform we also know that in order to | preserve this Government it is necessary to | of imperialism and militarism now advocated by the Republican party. And to that end the | principles of our Declaration of Independence | should be burned into the hearts of all loval | Americans, so that our country will ever be as | Washington and Jefferson and Lincoln left it. (Applause.) If the liberty of this country s to be pre- served it must be through that party that founds its faith on the Declaration of Ind is the Democratic party, Iiberty, justice and equality, the | party that believes that the benefits and bur- | dens of government should fall on ail alike; the party that’ believes that the constitution of this country protects all alike, wherever the Amerfean flag floats in sovereign right: the party that belfeves that we have an American liberty enshrined on the threshold of every | home, where, within the sacred circle of the | fireside, love burns its brightest incense and | men are kings uncrowned and women queens | supreme (applause)—a liberty whose foremost champlon is that intellectual prince of giants, who towers head and shoulders above all living statesmen, the next President of the United States, the Hon. Willlam Jennings Bryan. {(Great cheering and applause.) He will lead the hosts of Democracy to triumphant victory, and our republic will remain the embodiment of | liberty and the home of the free. Temporary Officers Chosen. | TUpon motion of Judge Joseph W. | elected as temporary minor officers of the | convention: Secretary, D. W. Carmi- chael; chief clerk, John V. Powers; as- sistant clerks—D. C. McCollum and P, A. Byrne; sergeant at arms, G. W. Griffin; | assistant rergeants at arms—William W. | Whitney aad John P. Brissell; pages— Albert Burkhart, Fred O'Connell and Woodburn leglhrey. Hon. George H. Clark, Mayor of Sac- ramento, then welcomed the delegates to the city with the following well-chosen remarks: Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Con- vention: It is with genuine pleasure that 1 come before you to hid you welcome to the Capitol City, We sincerely appreciate the honor. of acting as host to so dignified a body as the State Democratic Convention. We of this city feel that it is especially fit- ting that gatherings of the men who frame the policies that control or influence the control of the State, and in a measure that of the nation, should be held at the seat of govern- ment.’ I recognize in this gathering the repre- sentatives of one of the great political factors of the day; the representatives of a has had and doubtless always will potent influence for upholding and fostering the welfare of this nation, and for the preser- vation of the great principles of human liberty. Al 2 YPPi3 iphin such ckcasions as this that every citizen should give attention to the thought that the veryifoundation 'of .our institutions is laid in the conventions of the political parties which afford_opportunities for the expression of the ideas @nd plans that result in the ex- emplification #f good citizenship. My observa- tion_permits ‘me to say right here that too much respect cannot be paid the dignity of a convention such as this. To you is entrusted | the power of determining the policles for your P‘“PYO I say, therefors, that you s representatives of thosé who stand for the principles of Democ- racy are entitled to our highest consideration and esteem, and I bid you welcome ¢~ the city of Sacramento and ‘trust that your de- Iiberations will bring honor and glory to our State and nation and satisfaction to your con- stituents. (Cheers). Stay with us until you are sure you are ready to leave, and then stay awhile longer. For the rest of the week we are all Democrats —and you may make permanent converts of us all. Again I bid you welcome. Organization Discussion. Delegate L. W. Fulkerth of Stanislaus | pointed by the chair on permanent organi- zation and order of business. Stephen M. White—I suggest that the first committee to be appointed is the committee on credentials. Chairman_Farnsworth—I think the sug- gestion of Senator White is a timely one, and 1 think correct—that the first com- mittee should be the committee on creden- U8R penike of Santa Clara moved that & committee of fifteen on credentials be appointed by the chair. The motion was seconded, putand carried. The motion of Delegate Fulkerth being renewed for the appointment of a commit- tee on permanent organization and order of business, the same having been second- ed, was put by the chair and carried. . Bachrach of Alameda—I move you, Mr. Chairman, that a like committee of the same number be appointed on resolu- tions. W. H. Alford of San Francisco—I move you, sir, that the chairman of this con- vention appoint from the body of the con- vention a committee of thirty-five on res- olutions and platforms. The motion of Delegate Alford was put and carried. Frank H. Gould of San Francisco—I move that a committee of eleven be gp- pointed for the purpose of preparing and reporting to this convention a plan for the organization of the party in the State of California for the coming campaign. The motion was seconded. R. F. del Valle of Los Angeles—I sub- mit, Mr. Chairman, that a motion for the appointment of a committee for the fur- ther control and management of the party is out of order. Mr. Gould—Mr. Chairman, I think the point of order is not well taken. This as- sembly has met here for the purpose of organizing itself. It has a right to move for the organization of those committees, if the convention as organized so desires. The Chairman—I think the point of or- der is not weli taken. All those in favor of_the motion — Mr. del Valle—Mr. Chairman, how can Yyou appoint a committee from a_body Which is not organized, when you do not know who the members of that body are? How can they take permanent charge of a campaign when xgg body of which they are selected is not recognized as a convention? Judge C. A. Storke of Santa Barbara— Mr. Chairman, how can we with simply a temporary chairman, d‘fi any business Xcept organize this body? 1 agree with e gentleman from Los Angeles that the point of order is well taken. I insist that we cannot, until we are properly organ- ized. do any other business than organize. Mr. Gould—1I arise to the point of order that the gentleman is out of order because the chair has already ruled. Judge Storke—Then we appeal from the ruling of the chair. A volce from the rear—I would like to hear what that point is. We cannot hear in_this end of the hall Mr. del Valle—Mr. Chairman, the point of order is that we are as yet not a per- manent” organization. We as yet do not know who the members of this body are; and how can you appoint a committee from a body which does not exist? The only matter before this convention is the temporary organization of this body, and for that purpose the committee on creden- tials has been appointed to return to this body who the members shall be. After we have permanent organization then we can select from the hody of the convention any persons we chcose for a commitice. The functions of this committee which is intended to be organized is to take charge of the campaigr. until election day, and therefore you have to know from whom to select, ‘which is not known now and cannot be known until the credentials committee shall make its return. Hugo Asher of San Francisco—I think that there is no doubt that the position taken by the previous speaker is the cor- rect one, and I believe that a mistake was even made when we gppointed a commit- tee on platform and resolutions now, be- fore we have gone into permanent organi- zation. And while it is probably unneces.- sary to rectify that mistake now—because Dbresume that the temporary chairman will be the permanent chairman of this convention—there is really no need for us to continue in that course and make a further blunder in the same direction. Nothing is lost by sticking to the correct rule—to take no further motions or pre- sent no further motions, except those that are necessary to complete the organiza- tion of this convention: and, with all due deference to the chair, I think it is mis- taken in its ruling, and the chair ought to be reversed. £ N. K. Young of Los Angeles—Mr. Chair- man, with reference to this matter Sen- ator del Valle's expression on that sub- Ject seems to have some force, but it strikes me that if this convention, as a temporary organization, can appoint a committee on platform ' and resolutions and other committees that it has appoint- ed, the same power which gives the con- vention the right to appoint a corumittee on resolutions gives it the right to uppoint the' committee tuggested by Mr. Gould. Mr. Fairweather of Fresno—Mr. Chair- man, if I understood aright the motion of Mr. Gould it was simply that a commit- tee of eleven persons be appolnted to rec- ommend a manner of organization for the coming campaigr—not a committee to take charge of the campaign, but simply to recommend ways and means for what we shall do in organizing the various dis- tricts. Mr. del Valle, I believe, is on the wrong track. I believe that this conven- tion h“«f suggested by Mr, Gould, and we ought to have that committee, and have it now. Mr. Gould—I am inclined to believe that there is a misunderstanding on the part of the delegates in relation to the char- acter of the committee that I had sug- gested, although I think my motion was plain. ' Probably it was owing to_the fact that my voice was not heard. The only thing that I desired to move in the nature of a committee was a committee of eleven for the purpose of simply maklnlg sug- gestions and reporting back to this con- vention and that the committee would then dissolve and cease to exist, exactly as the committee on platform and resolu- tions, the committee on credentials and the committee upon permanent organiza- tion and order of business. It is an ex- actly similar committee to those. except that it has a slightly different function— looking toward suggestions that may ap- peal to the different members of this con- Yention. to take with them when they go home. "If there is a point made that the motion that I make is out of order then every motion that is made is equally out of order and you cannot even have a committee on credentials. I think, Mr. Chairman, that while it may be theo- retically ‘Incorrect, vet practically, as these matters are usually administered In conventions, the method that we have ( thus far followed and exactly the method that my motion suggests, is the proper one and I think it is in order. I think the opposition should be withdrawn and let us go on in the interest of harmony and of time and let these committees be appointed and get to work. We don't want to stay here all day—we don't want to stay here an hour or two after this convention convenes for the appointment of that committee. After further discussion of a concilia- tory character Delegate Storke withdrew his” appeal and the motion to url)polm. a committee of eleven was cagried. A recess of thirty minutes was taken. Various Committees Appointed. When the convention was called to order after recess Chairman Farnsworth ag- nounced the committees as follows: CREDENTIALS—George S. Patton (chair- man), Los Angeles; John T. York, Napa: A. I. Denicke, Santa Clara; W. J. Howard, Mari- posa; A. T. McDonough, Alameda; C. M. Rit- ter, Butte; D. H. Arnold, Colusa; E. W. Chap- man, Placer; W. R. Jacobs, San_Joaquin; R. F. Johnson, Monterey; D. Stewart, San : Hull McClaughry, ¥rancisco; J. Wolkekill, Solano; J." J. Wells, Tebama; W. Barton, Riverside. PERMANENT _ ORGANIZATION R OF BUSINESS- WL (chatrman). Modesto: ~ J. 'B. _ Y. Haynes, Humboldt; J. J. McDonald, Oak- land; Thomas E. McSorley, Calaveras; M. S. Burker, Contra_Costa; E. M. Roberts, Kern; 3. J. Hanford, San Bernardino: J. D. Maxwell, San Francisco; Samuel Braunhart, San Fran- cisco; P. J. Tumelty, San Francisco; Bernard MoKinnie, ‘San Francisco; Dougell * Storray, San Francisco; B4 White, Santa Cruz; M. W. Los 'Angeles; T. C. Law, Merced. SOLUTIONS—W. 'H. Alford ' (chairman), San Francisco: Stephen White, Los As les: Seth Mann, Alamed E n Bernardino; T. E. Curran, San n-..? A‘. Caminetti, Amador; Seth Willington, saj X AND Ful- E. L. Hutchinson, Los Angeles: Ed E. Yolo; Mark R. isted, 0; J. ing, Kings; W. M. Conley, Madersa; B e L R A R T B D L B i NEW STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE. ACRAMENTO, June 14.—The fol- lowing were elected members of the new State Central Committee Members from Corgressional Dis- tricts— First—M. F. Cochrane, Marin; F. Wehe, ferra. SIeTTa d—A. F. Jones, Butte; W. R. Jacobs, San Joaquin. Third—S. Spalding, Woodland; L. H. Boggs, Lakeport. % S rtnod. D). Maxwell, San Francisco; M. H. Hernon, San Francisco. Fitth—C. W. Fay, San Francisco; Michael v, Santa a ('s'l?m—u C. h, Los Angeles; George ‘arter, Pomon: Asgvenc 1] Tucker, Selma; I D. Rogers, San Diego. Members elected e N Fiet—Del Norte, F. A. Cutler; Siskiyou, Dr. C. W. Nutting, econd- Humboldt, J. P. Haynes. Third—Humboldt, 8. O'Neal. Fourth—Tehama, J, M. West; Trinity, D. P, Davis. Fifth—Shasta, J. W. Potts; Modoe, Dr. Alex. Gibson. Sfith—hfiun, George N. Mt No l!kctlog: Sler:'l‘;hhalr\lklz.wr Sevent] utte, in . 3 __ Eighth—Yuba, Hugh McCGuire; Butter, . b ¢ er. 3 ‘Ninth—Mendocino—J. Q. White. ¥¢nth—Coluu. D. H. Arnold; Glenn, H.D. Knight: Lake, W. R. Prather. ‘Bleventh=Yolo, C. W. Thomas. e he ablsctio o 3 4 Fourteenth—1o1 Dorado, D J. Carpenter. Fiftoenth—Amador, R. C. Rust. Sonoma- ‘from the Assembly dis- w: Plumas, ‘Wehe. Twentleth—Sacramento, Thomas Fox. Twenty-first—Sacramento, D. Mannix. Twenty-second—Sacramento, P. C. Cohen. Twenty-third—Marin, J. W. Cochran ur:emy-rounh—comu Costa, T. A. Me- on. Twenty-fifth—San Joaquin, E. W. 8. ‘Wood. Twenty-sixth—8an Joaquin, George B, McCauley. Twenty-seventh—Calaveras, P. H. Ki yhventy-elghth—San Francisco, no. selec- on. *Twenty-ninth—San Francisco, Lawrence Brannan. - Thirtieth—San Francisco, P. J. Tomalty. Thirty-first—San Francisco, Charles J. Gallagher. Thirty-second—San Francisco, John I, Twigg. Thirty-third—San Francisco, James J, Donova: pihirty-fourth—San Francisco, P. M. ynn. Thirty-fifth—San Francisco, Thomas . Curran, Thirty-sixth—San Francisco, E. L Coffey. piThirty-seventh — San Francisco, Henry oom. Thirty-eighth—San Francisco, W. F. stafrora - o (poBirty-ninth—San Francisco, R. V. Whit- ‘ortieth—San Franciseo, M. C. Hassett. Forty-first—8an Francisco, Emil Pohll. Jm{;ma—sm Francisco, Louls de F. Forty-third—San Francisco, no selection. Fort, -fourth—8an_Francisco, no selection. Forty-fifth—San Francisco, Dr. Thomas Brora e A M. Kerwin. y-six meda, erwIn, ard. McElroy. Fifty-second—8an Mateo, J. B. Kelly. FItty- third—Santa Cruz, Willlam T. Jeter. Fifty-fourth—Santa_Clara, E. G. Hirsch. Fifty-fitth—-Santa Clara, T. C. Hogan. Fifty-sixth—Santa Clara, John A, Hicl Fifty-seventh—Stanislaus, B. L. Barkls. Tifty-noventh—Merced, 8. C. Cornell. Fifty-elghth—Tuolumne, J. Fifty-elghth—Mariposa, N. C. RA{‘. Fifty-ninth—San Henito, Gaston M. Ashe. Hixtioth—Alpine, no selection. Hixtleth—inyo, & 1. Vermllyea. Hixtieth-—-Mono, J. . Pars Hixty«first ~Monterey, R fixty-second--Madera, K. Wreano, Mark R. Platsted ltllly‘»lhlm-rmnn. no ction; Madera, v w4 Coffey, Wikty-fourth-Tulare, C. L. Russell. et Tulare, B C. Farnsworth. A et NI . Packard; Kings, J l"l‘. Codert. Hixty-seventh~Han Luls Obispo, J. W. l‘m rr. Ixty-elghth—Hanta Barbara, Dr. W. T. ety John McGonigle. les, Ixty-ninth--Ventura, "Los Angoles, F. H. Dudley. ver "k‘}n.m les, George Johnson. J. Leonard; y-second—Los Angeles, Dr. R. W. venty«third~Ton Angeles, Louls P. Col- venty-fourth-T.os Angeles—M. W. Conk- Mventy-Afth—Los Angeles, George W. Ttetzer, -gixth—Orange, R. H. Norton. W-uv.m—mnm«, Dr., R P Ts-cv“a:-:" "elghth—8an Bernardino, Robert Seventy-ninth—San Diego, J. H. McCar- tieth—San Diego, Charles W. Schaf- ower tc appoint a committee as | B B e B A e T R R BRSSO 2. ALL HEADQUARTE vention to a high degre great and spontaneous ovation The tribute, no doubt highly strued by many as a pointed members of the last Legislatt United States Senator. Mr. V extreme. If he had indicated should receive no recognition egates would have shown Phel Mr. White went to the rescne ocrat who was knifed in the car [ e R R R A B ] Cockrane, ’ Rector, Nevada; J. W. Hughes, Sacramento: J. Harvey McCarthy, San_Dieg Bartlett, San Francisco: G. G. Grant, M. H. Herman, San Francisco; Charles A. Sweigert, San Francisco: Lewis T. Samuels, Marin; John T. York, Napa: E. J. n Francisco; Willlam Graves, San Luis spo; Storke, Santa Barbara- J. B. Daniel Reld, Shasta: | Frank R. Wehe, Sierra; C. O. Dunbar, Sonoma; | K. 8. Mahon, Butter; J. . O'Brien, Tuolumne T. O. Tflnnd. Ventura: J. B. Sanford. Men- docino; Fitzgerald, Alameda; Ben M. Maddox, Tulare: F. W. Ailender, Los Angeles. | PARTY ORGANIZATION: C. “Simms, | Sonoma; W. R. Prather, Lake San Diego; J. B. Dockwefler, John A. Hiel N. H. Conklin, Los Angeles: ks, Santa Clara; F. H. Gould. San Francisco: G. E. Catts, Sah Joaquin: <. Coogan, Ala :_ 1. F. Farraher, Siskiyou: | W. D. Creighton, Fresno; A. F. Jones, Butte: Debate on Déterfing of Resolutions. | After the foregoing committees were | announced J. Marlon Brooks of Los An- geles, recently from Manila, sought to in- troduce a resolution. He said to the con- | vention: “I have a resolution which I wish to offer and I would like to have the | same read and referred to the committee | on platform and resol: | Stephen M. White—Mr. Chairman, I move that all resolutions prepared or in- ! troduced by any one upon the floor of this | convention be referred to the committee | on resolutions without debate. | Mr. Brooks—I move to amend that reso- | lution. The Chairman—I have not put the ques- tion. Gentlemen, you have heard the mo- | tion which has just been made. Are you ready for the question? | Mr. Brooks—I move to amend that mo- | tion, that all resolutions be first read and then be referred to the committee with debate. Senator White—An amendment to an amendment being in order, I move that all resolutions be referred to the commit- tee on resolutions, without reading and | without debate. (Cheers.) Motion seconded. | Mr. Brooks—Mr. Chairman, and gentle- | men of this convention—There is no at- tempt here, upon the part of anybody, I| hope, to throttle any gentleman who has | views which would perhaps aid the Dem- | ocratic party. There is no desire upos. th= part of any person who sits In this con- vention to throttle any person who is present here to-day, who has views upon questions of importance which might mean the success of the Democratic party. I, tm’ one, have views upon ques- tions that will come before this conven- tion that I desire— R. M. Fitzgerald—Mr. Chairman, can we rroceed with any business until the com- mittee on credentials reports? 1 make that point of order. The Chairman—I think the point of or- der is well taken. Mr. Brooks—Gentlemen, I do not pro- pose to speak but a moment and I hope you will bear with me patiently with what I have got to say and that is this: I believe that all resolutions which are presented to this convention, for the pur- pose of information should be read; then we can refer them to the proper commit- tee. That is the only objection I have to Senator White's motion. I believe that we should know the minds of this conven- tion. I have a resolution here that I have sent to the desk. I would like to speak upon that resolution, because if that reso- lution is defeated we cannot elect one member of the Legislature of this State. Asher Wants Resolutions Read. Hugo Asher of San Francisco—Mr. Chairman: I desire to say just a word in favor of the motion that resolutions shall be read and referred without debate to the committee. If this convention holds contrary to that motion, it means that every mén in this convention stands tied hand and foot, and that he has no right to express or bring before the con- vention _his sentiments unless they are approved by such committee as it may be referred to. It asks nothing further than to permit the resolution to be read. It does not ask the privilege to debate it, but permits that to be done in committee, and the committee may then determine whether there is enough merit in the res- olution to warrant its being brought be- fore the convention; but before that power is given the committee, a due and proper check is kept upon it to the ex- tent that the convention itself is made at least a partial judge as to the propriety of that resolution. The opposition to per- mitting the resolution to be read before this convention is much more far-carry- ing than would appear upon first blush. As I sald in the beginning, it stifles the sentiment and the ideas of any man in this convention and bars him from such proper partlclgaflon in the councils of the party as he is entitled to by virtue of having been made a delegate to this convention, @nd the carrying of the amendment tb the amendment to the motion to the effect that it shall not even be read is not a Democratic propo- sition, In ’%‘,“’ of the fact that it comes from 'the best Democrat in the State; and I therefore, Mr, Chairman and gen- tlemen of this convention, hope that you will permit these resolutions to be read before you send them to the committee. 1f you do not, there ma; some of you who intend 'to introduce resolutions; there may be whole delegations that in- tend to introduce resolutions, and that will be prevented from bringing their ideas before this convention if the amendment to the amendment is carried, and it should not be carried. Senator White—The. gentleman from San Francisco utterly misconceives the purport and effect of the amendment which I suggested. As soon as the re- rort of the committee is made that report s subject to amendment and any one de- siring_to propose an amendment can do so. My object in offering the amendment was this: It Is customary in Demoeratic therings and it has been done in two mocratic national conventions over which I had the honor to preside and per- baps their teachings of Democracy may be sufficiently adequate to meet the pres- ent occasion. (Applause.) In the interest of time and not to throttle any one I have made the motion. Let the motion carry. Any gentleman desiring can propose his amendment; that amendment will go to the committee. If the committee’s report is unsatisfactory the resolutions may be read, reread, debated and redebated upon this floor and no one will be prevented m giving his view, but, primarily, the committee which we appoint has a right to pass upon those resolutions and their report to this convention will be subject to the revision of its membership. It was in the interests of orderly and rapid procedure that I made the suggestion and not to curtail the speech of any one or to | deprive any member of this convention of the o“:rtnnlty of addressing at length, as is privilege, this body. (Applause.’ ‘White’s Amendment Carries. The Chairman—The question is on the adoption of the amendment to the amend- ol go o e resoiutions, committas 0 resolutions comi Mthout being read or debated. Carried. Following is a copy of the Brooks reso- lution W was suppressed but subse- 14.—Mention of two names always aroused the con- were those of William J. Bryan and Stephen M. White. When ex-Senator White arose to speak on the subject of referring all resolutions to the committee, he received a programme to deprive the illustrious Democrat of the honor of receiving the complimentary vote of the minority for that the undeserved recipient of the Senatorial compliment | able to conduct a ch cratic party claims the hero of R R e B A A Rt Rt R A ag NAMES OF S. M. WHITE AND W. J. BRYAN ENTHUSE DELEGATES RS, SACRAMENTO, June e of enthusiasm. The names from his fellow Democrats. acceptable to him, was con- rebuke to the Democratic ire who devised a cunning Vhite is magnanimous in the to-day the slightest desire from the convention, the del- an the door. Later in the day of James G. Maguire, a2 Dem- mp of his party two years ago. e RS R A e e A A ) quently reported from the platform com- mittee without indorsement and over- whelmingly rejected by the conventifn: The Democratic party has ever been the ex- ponent of free and enlightened government, and We faver protection of the interests of avery citizen and of the United States in the Philippine Islands; we favor the Supremacy of the Government of the United States in the Philippine Islands until such time as the peo- ple of the islands demonstrate that they are i BRIt N IRN e BR IR eReR oo L oBesBrBoBeN e %+ civilized laws. the Democratic party to mainf | our country wherever planted at the sacrifice | of_the lives of our gallant soldiers and sailors. We congratulate the people that the Demo- Manila E-y in 3 the person of Admiral Geore De hown in the simplicity of his life Jeffersonlan Democrat. Upon motion of E. D. McCabe of San Francisto, duly seconded, the convention took a recess until 3 o'clock p. m.., at which hour the convention resumed buai- ness. The Chairman—The business next In order is a report from the committes on credentials. Is the committee ready tv report? Chairman Patton—The committee ready to report. The report was thereupon read by the secretary, the substance of it being that all contests had been amicably adjusted. The report was thereupon adopted. Organization Committee’s Report De- manded. Mr. Gesford—I rise to a question of in- formation. I ask the chairman of the committee on permanent organization and order of business if they have a report to is make. The Chairman—They have a report to make. Mr. Gesford—Then I move that we take up that report. D. G. Reld of Shasta—Gentlemen of the convention, the committee on resolutions came here’ with a request by a vote to you that you will give them the justice and right of being here when any proposi« tion is voted on that is of importance. We appointed a sub-committee of six to draft resolutions; that committee was 10 report to the entire committee at 4 o'clock. They instructed the members by a vote to come here and ask this convention not to do any business except to receive the reports of the committee on credentials and the committee on permanent orgamization, and that where there was L contest that matter m.im go over until the full convention could be present. And in ‘us- tice we ask you to do that. (Applause.) Mr. Gessford—Mr. Chairman, 1 press my request. In accordance with the state- ment of the gentleman who just left the platform we are entitled now to a report of that committee on permanent organi- zation and order of business. If there is any contest that can be disposed of after- ward. The gentleman who has just left the platform stated if there was a contest the committee on resolutions would like to be heard. Let us hear the report. We can determine then whether there is contest or not. Let us expedite matters and receive that report at least—and I now demand it of the committee. The Chairman—The question is on the motion to take a recess until 5 o'clock. Are you ready for the question? Major Moore—I rise to a point of order. My understanding of the motion is that when the convention adjourns it adjourns to meet at 5 o'clock and not now to take a recess. 1 want to say to the chair while on my feet, talking about the committes on resolutions—but one single resolution has been offered for that committee to decide, and I take it that the committes is now working upon something without knowing what it is that this convention wants them to pass upon. hope before we leave here that the members of this convention will have an opportumity to offer resolutions to that committee, other- wise we are sitting here with a commit- tee on resolutions and only one resolution before it from this convention. Delegate McKinnon—I second the motion of Senator Gessford. I am a member of that committee on organization and order of business. There is nothing before it whatever. The committee is ready to re- port. The report ought to be received, and then. if anything springs out of if that might need debate the motion of Mr. Storke can come up. Declined to Take a Recess. The Chairman—The vote upon the mo- tion on the point of taking a recess will determine that point. All those who are in favor of taking a recess until 5 o’clock will signify by saying aye. The motion was lost. The Chairman—The report of the com- mittee on permanent organization and or- der of business is in ol Is that com- mittee ready_to report? Chairman Fulkerth—I now present the report of the committee on permanent organization and order of business. The secretary read the report, the same being as follows: Ve, your committee on permanent organiza- tlon and order of business, beg leave to report as follow: First—We recommend that the temporary offl- cers of the convention be made the permanent officers thereof. Second— That the following be adopted as the order of business, viz.: First—Report of committee on resolutions. Second—Report of committee on organization and plan of campaign. Third—The election of four delegates at large and the,election ‘a( flm(x:r Svaraate del es at the National Convention. um s of the several Congressional District Conventions on the selection of dele- es and alternates to the National Conven- tion and consideration thereof. Fifth—Election of & new State Central Com- mittee. recor d that all nominating spocehes, and all specches In debate, be. limited to five minutes. Respectfully submitted. L. W. FULKERTH, Chairman. The Chairman—The question is on the n of the re "3‘3.‘.’:}‘: Storke—Now, Mr. Chairman, I move that this convention take a recess until 5 o'clock, because in that report that has just been presented.is a ision for the election of a State Central Committee. The laws of the State of California—the primary law of this State, which governs the election of a State Central Commit- ee—bear on this poin P F-lbf:enher of 0o—1 make the mo- tion that we take up the report of the committee _on _permanent organization geriatim. Why I do this is that we can then pass upon every part until we come to the disputed part, and if we then take a recess we will only have the disputed rt to debate upon. Let us take up the lance.of the report. The motion vu_&t:l and carried. The Chairman—The secretary will read the first item of the report. - Mr. Hillyer—I move you, Mr. Chairman, that all of the report of the committee rmanent organization and order of business be now adopted. with the excep- tion of that portion relating to the State Central Committee, and that that portion (Continued on Page 7.)