Show I FIRST SESSION OF CONTENTION Democrats of California Meet at Sacramento to Nomi Nominate Nominate nate State Ticket Ticket I BRYANS NAME IS CHEERED ADJOURNMENT TAKEN T KEN UNTIL TODAY TODA Y Sacramento Sept 11 The first days session of the Democratic state con convention venton developed a spirited contest for forthe forthe forthe the temporary chairmanship which was finally won by hy R M r Fitzgerald Fizgerald of ot o Oakland who defeated defeat d Edward White of Santa Cruz The rhe fight proved to be bean bean bean an unusually close one Fitzgerald Fizgerald re receiving votes while votes were cast for his opponent Fitzgerald Fizgerald had the support of the del delegates led by Gavin McNab of San i Francisco while most of the delegates I from what is termed the country dis die district distrct I voted for White The Thc latter later is a brother of the late United States Sen Senator Senator Senator ator Stephen Stevhen W White Timothy Spellacy chairman of the State central committee in calling the convention to order said We must enact laws which will wll hold the corporations within bounds We Ve must insist that the corporations deal fairly with wih the people I believe that the Iho Democratic party varty should take an advanced stand on all aU questions One Ope of these is la the warfare of modern times While I respect the soldier I condemn the system 8 stem which compels the th soldier to go to war I hope hove that the I Democratic party will wU stand for far arbi albi arbitration arbitration I among the great powers Cheers for Bryan Spellacy then made mado a a reference lefer nce to William J T Bryan Br nn which was greeted d with wih prolonged cheers While the roll rol was WIS being called caled for fat temporary chairman a disagreement arose among members of the Thirtieth assembly district as to how the thirteen votes of the delegates should be cast Former District Attorney Byington of San Francisco objected to the pros pres presence once ence of William hell Bell el in the delegation on the ground that Bell BeU is a lican Hean and had sat in the convention at Santa Cruz Bell Ben was taking part in inthe Inthe the tho argument over the balloting but buthe buthe buthe he finally fn left lef the hall hail hal when continued objections were made to his presence During the discussion the arms were wera frequently called cuBed for and Mr rr Jacobs acobs of ot Stockton addressed the tho th chairman and said Lots Lets have order If we have havo to ap appoint appoint appoint point every overy delegate a arms Temporary Chairman n Fitzgerald Fit gerald in ip iphis his speech of denied the in insinuation that that had been bean tean made that he was a corporation man Continuing he hesaki said saidI It I is time for us to take our judi judiciary judiciary judiciary ciary out of politics Our system of government is wrong aid a d false unless we can have an untrammeled judiciary This country must revise its tt tariff system syster torn tem ter for we now believe beleve several large corporations are arc still tm classed as infant Industries At session of the convention the usual committees were appointed and taken an adjournment until tomorrow Phelan for Governor The principal theme of oC conversation to tonight tonight tonight night among the delegates to the state Democratic convention is whether the names of oC James D Phelan will be pre presented presented presented tomorrow for tor the nomination for tor governor governor While nothing of a n definite do finie nature Is given out by the Phelan ad adherents adherents adherents George Welch a delegate who claims to be in communication with wih the former Cornier mayor of or San Francisco Francl oo says that Mr Phelan will take the nomination if it i is 15 unanimously tendered him The fight for the gubernatorial nomina nomination tion ton assumed a new phase late when State Senator Marshall Diggs an announced announced that he had released rel sed former Con Congressman grossman gressman Theo A Bell Del from front all al obliga obligation tion tOl tIo leaving the latter free to appear before the convention as a a a candidate Dr made this statement after Diggs a col co ference ferenc between friends of or the the two men It I is said to be the plan of ot the Bell Bel delegates to give Mr DIggs a compliment complimentary ary vote voto and at the proper time it I is be believed believed that the state senator will decline e ethe th the nomination and ask that the support of his delegates bo ho thrown to Boll Bel It Itis I Itis is generally conceded that the convention will wJ not endorse W VT V H Langdon the nom nominee moo inee of the thc Independence league for gov governor |