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PRICE FIVE CENTS.
SAN FRANCISCO, FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 1900.
VOLUME LXXXVTLI— NO. 15.
m^he Democracy of California, In convention , assembled, for purposes pertaining to the ensuing
[• cctlortcl eleetloa, 're'eerve ' all ' deelarfttlona npon ' State tunes until the nezt'State convention for
•*¦ the Eo=ai=s.tlca oi Presidential 'electora, e=d Conine sill prccent cipreentono to catloaal'aflBlri
or those Intimately associated therewith.
We reaSrm the principles of Jeffencnian Democracy as C3T!ne!&ted in the p!r.tfcra adopted by
the Zs«t Jfatlonal Democratic Convention.
We deaasd seen an csesdment to Cte constitution of the United States es Trill pro-ride for an
Income tax.
We favor an amendment to the constitution of the United States reqnlrlnc the election of
(.'sited State* Senators by a direct vote of the people. . . . . ¦ ""
We favor the Immediate 'construction and the control and protection of the Slccragna canal
by the United States. * V V^
\\> extend to the people of the South African republics our sympathy In their heroic struggle
to prnrrrc their national integrity ejid to vindicate the immutable principle that goyernnent« de
rive their Just poirem from the consent of the aroverned, and we, therefore, condemn the present Be
pcbllcan r.dmlnf.itration for Its unfriendly attitude toward those republics.
We are unalterably opposed, to. imperialism in any form.
We condemn the Porto Rlean tariff law recently enacted by the present Republican Congresi
as a bold and open violation of the nation's organic law and a flagrant breach of gbodfoith.
We r.sscrt thst the constitution follows the tlr.r,, and we denounce the doctrine that an execu
tive or a Congress, created and limited by the constitution, can exercise lawful authority beyond
that constitution or in violation of It. Believing that n. nation cannot Ions; endure part republic and
part empire, we oppose warn of conquest and colonial possession.
We favor the Immediate abolition of all unnecessary war taxes. '.-..¦
The Democratic party has repeatedly, called the attention of the country to the (Trowing danger
of large combination* of capital, which absorb tbe business of a nation, check enterprise and '.re
strict end stunt individual 'effort and opportunity. These evils, so often predicted, are" now fnlly
realized, and the vast trusts which now control' the Industries of the conntr)' will, in the near fn
tnre, openly dominate, an they now secretly manipulate, all governmental agenclei, nnleiR bya change
in the political complexion of the -Government and the enactment of lair* ,Ior their suppression they
are deprived of further opportunity -for : the -Injury and enslavement of the 'people. We therefore
pledge ourselves to wage an unceasing warfare against all trusts as dangerous foen to f!ic peace, .well
beinsr and prosperity of tbe people, and we demand the repeal of all laws giving specie! ; privileges 'to
any person, class, locality or. Interest. ¦• " " '-.'sY-i? S~~.
We favor the re-enactment and' Improvement of the Chinese exclusion act and the enactment of
such laws r.s will exclude all Asiatic labor. We call attention to the. inconsistency ,of the Republican
party, which, while imposing? extraragaat taxation upon the masses, of the American ; people/ for . the
benefit of favored interests, antler the frulse -of ¦ protecting American labor, Is at tbe nametlme par
sulng a policy which, If successful, must .result In bringing the American toller Into direct competi
tion with millions of unasslmllated Asiatics. ;'.*:..- . ¦ .
We congratulate the Democracy upon' the selection of W. R. Hearst to be president of ; the Na
tional Association of Democratic Clubs. And we heartily commend .the able efforts of his two Journals,
tbe San Francisco Examiner and the Xew York Journal, in advocating Democratic principles and cham
pioning the candidacy" of William J. Bryan for ; President of the United States. ~; We /recognise the
rplrndld ability and unswerving integrity. of William J. Bryan, and .we heartily Indorse him for Pres
ident of the United States,* and hereby Instruct the delegates elected by this convention to use all hon
orable means to secure his nomination. 111111 ''
convention .'for the Vice Presi
dential nomination. It is fair to
assume that he did not suspect
that such an indorsement would
have any other meaning than to
tickle his vanity, but he wanted
the empty honor, and for weeks
his employes have been laboring
to win'^ it for. him. ' They worked
quietly; and hoped by exciting no
comment to grasp the prize with
out protest. .They. were literally
planning to steal the indorsement
of the Yellow Kid from the con
vention. They came to Sacra
mento. with a blare of trumpets.
They induced three prominent
Democrats to act in the doubtful
capacity of "special commis
sioners," -whatever that may
mean,- in the home of the Yellow
•Kid. They • told what a great
convention was to assemble at
Sacramento.; They flattered, ca
joled, pleaded, and to-night there
is' sadness and sorrow in their
camp.
HEARST BAFFLED.
Hearst was denied the prize he
sought. The CaH ¦ exposed the
scheme this morning and the con
vention; reeled back from the
precipice, of: absurdity; toward
which it; was plunging.
The committee on platform and
resolutions decided that the Dem
ocracy of California cannot go
so far.as tojndorse the Yellow
Kid in his ambition. There was a
battle royal to-day in the commit
tee when Hearst's name was
suggested. Leading Democrats
whose sense of the ridiculous is
keen protested against saddling
the Democracy of California with
the Hearst individuality. They
spoke plain, and it must be said
bluntly. Mr. Hearst would not
have been pleased with the pict
ure which his Democratic friends
drew of him. His partisans were
frightened from their position and
they were more than gratified
when the committee agreed, in a
desire to heal the wound of de
feat, to commend Hearst to the
goodwill of Democrats for his
fidelity, financial and otherwise,
to the Democratic party.
WAS A HUGE JOKE.
. The decision of the committee
was a long cry from a Vice Pres
idential indorsement, but Mr.
Hearst's employes, it must be
said/ are taking the outcome phil
osophically. Indeed,- they were
Inclined to look upon the affair as
others saw it, a huge joke, in-
iSTATE CHAIRMAN MANN OPENING THE DEMOCRATIC eONVENTlON
CALL n K A DQ.r A RTER S.
SACHAMESTO. Jnne 14.
— IVli-cate* at Larpc—
James D. Phelan, San Fran
cine©; Stephen 31. Whlt«*. I>o«
Arsclr*! J« C Mag-nlre, San
Francisco; M. F. Terpey, Ala
meda.
Consrrwiional District Del
rC 8«-v First District J. S.
Street of Santa Rosa and Sen
ator C. F. Foster of Tehama.
«e><-©nd District O. AV. Cnr
ailrhapl of S^ cnrarito and
John M. Woods of Stockton.
Third District — James A.
K<-?« of Hainan and Frank
Frr-t-zximti ot Glean.
Fonrtb District — Curtis
BlUjner and Charles Edelman
of *»~n l'riinrl'co.
Fifth Dt«trl«r» J»«i»»r Mo-
Donald of Ssa Francisco and
Jame* II. Henry of San Jose.
Milh Dixtrlct K. F. del
Valle of l.«»* Ancelrs anil
John 31cGonlg!e of Ventura.
Seventh District — \V. X. .Mc-
Faddrn of Orange and II. A.
CALL HEADQ UAR
TERS, SACRAMENTO,
June 14. — The Demo
cratic State Convention has met
and adjourned. The delegates
are talking to-night- of the bat-
ties that were lost and won and
in the glass of good fellowship
party quarrels and excitement
are forgotten. The political
body which has held the interest
of the city for a day met to elect
delegates to the National Demo
cratic Convention, and it is safe
to say that nine out of every ten
hurrahing Democrats do, not
know the names of the men they
have chosen to represent the
Democracy of the State at Kan
sas City. The election of na
tional delegates became in the
convention a matter of minor
concern and to-night gossiping
Democracy is confiding to itself
the results of the big meeting.
SIGNIFICANT RESULTS.
This convention will long be
remembered in the councils of
the Democracy of California as
an assemblage of more than ordi
nary interest. It accomplished
three positive and significant re
sults.
It registered the political death
of James D. Phelan, the Mayor of
San Francisco.
It repudiated, with an asser-
THE KANSAS CITY
, DELEGATES.
spired in the best of good humor
and never intended to be serious.
While they are inclined to
take this view, of -the -.situation,
their special commissioners do
not. This interesting group ot
yellow kids has surprised its
friends in the convention. The
most humorous aspect of the ap
pearance of the kids here is per
j haps involved in the fact that
they take themselves seriously..
They give painful indications
that the burden of the pen is
heavy upon them. By common
ex-Governor Budd was
shorn to-day of his prerogative
as censor in chief. Last night he
labored long and earnestly with
Maguire in an effort to dissuade
him from-" writing anything. Il
Maguire has learned anything it
is that ink, even when inoculated,
should be used with discretion.
But last night he turned a dear
ear to the pleadings of Budd and
the result was that the other com-
missioner, waiting for the censor
ship, failed to prepare his liter
ary effusion in time for the Yel
low Kid. Maguire was disheart
ened, Budd was disgusted. Phc-
Ian was insulted and the Yellow
Kid was thrown upon his own re
sources.
As a result he overlooked the
news of the convention and wa3
chagrined this morning to read
in The Call the platform and
nominees of the convention, the
name of the chairman of the new
State Central Committee and the
expose of his own schemes. So
he determined upon a reorgani
zation of the special commission
ers, and Mayor Phelan was elect
ed commissioner in chief. And
the arrangement was just. As an
observer remarked, the editor of
the yellow sheet of San Francisco
has. acted for a long time as the
Mayor of the metropolis and it
was no more than common jus
tice to permit the Mayor of San
Francisco, for a short time, to act
as editor of the yellew sheet.
PHELAN SNUBBED.
With this honor Mayor Phelan
must rest content. He has re
ceived none other from the con
vention which has just adjourned.
He has played no part in its de
liberationSf he has done nothing
to suggest or dictate its policy.
McNah Is the Hew Demo
cratic Boss o! the State
and Is Now in Posses
sion oi the Party Ma
chinery.
White, Mapire, Tar
peyandPhelanAre
Elected Delegates
at Large to Kansas
City— Phelan Cuts a
Sorry Figure Among
His Fellow Demo
crats.
Leaders Would Not Permit
the Saddling oi the De
mocracy oi California
Witn tbe Hearst Indi
viduality.
Battle Royal in Com
mittee Men Name
oi Saffron Sheet's
Owner Is Suggest
ed, Resulting in a
Victory lor Those
WhoFouptApinst
Indorsement.
tion as emphatic as it was unex
pected; the absurd claims of Will
iam R. Hearst to party favor and
adulation.
It recorded the complete vie-
tory of Gavin McNab as the Dem
ocratic boss of the State and his
possession of the party ma
chinery.
The humiliation of the pro-
prietor of the yellow sheet Of San
Francisco constitutes perhaps
the most interesting develop
ment of the convention. Hearst
wanted the indorsement of the
Futile Labors of Employes of William R. Hearst Who Planned to Steal Vice
Presidential Indorsement From the Convention— Gathering Registers
the Political Death of the Little Mayor of San Francisco.
CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATS EMPHATICALLY REPUDIATE
ABSURD CLAIM OF THE YELLOW KID JOURNALIST
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