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Show la morula WorklBauien's j I'luiloriu. j San Francisco, 4. Tbe working men's convention, to day, adopted platform repudiating corumunim and agrarianisui; advocating the eu-J forcemeat of the letter aud spirit of i the new state oonititution; demanding ithe restoration to prteaiplkm and 'sale ot forfeited railroad land; condemning con-demning tbe desert laud biii; advocating advo-cating the election of president and 'vice president and senators of the : United States by a direct vote of the j i people; no secoud term for president! or vice president; demanding legislative legis-lative examination iut'.i the c.induct of tho recent campaign by the party opposed to the adoption of the new constitution; asking tbe workingmen !of the eastesn states to pledge their ' candidates lor congress to ibe support o: the abrogation of the Burlingame treaty. The platform also contains j the usual planks as to economy, administration, refutation ol corpo-!ratior.s, corpo-!ratior.s, compulsory education, etc. The p'atform was adopted seriatim. A separate resolution was paesed condemning thn Presideut for the veto of the anti Ctiinese bill psssed at the last pession of congress. Ala.i one including a rigid pltdge for all candidates and forbidding members of tbe state Cimtral committee, oflicers of dubs, and members of tbe nominating nomi-nating convention from running for office, was presented, but its adoption was delayed till tomorrow. Tne proceedings continue barmouioua. |