Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-09-23
ANOTHER JUDICIAL NOMINATION
IN CALIFORNIA.

Our readers are already advised OF
Judge Dwinelle's nomination by the Re
publican State Convention for Justice of
the Supreme Court. We now have ad-
vices that Judge sam Bell Mckee, OF the
Sd District, comprising Alameda county
and part Of San Francisco, has been
nominated by the Democratic State Con-
vention for the same position. Both
gentlemen are able lawyers, and each
has been upon the bench abont the same
length of time--for ten or twelve years
and it may be truly said of either that he
has taken no part in politics for many
years, and is no politician. But'there is
an aspect of the present contest in Cali
fornia which gives Judge Mckee an adj
vantage before the people, and which
will, if we are not greatly mistaken, in
sure his election. We refer to the fact
that the Railroad controlled the Republi-
can Convention. Judge Belcher (the
appointee OF Governor Booth) was emit.
tied to the nomination according to all
precedent, but he was not acceptable to
the railroad magnates. The convention
was completely under the control of the
Railroad. OF the composition of that
body the Sacramento Union says:
We do not mean to say that there were
not good and true Republicans there, and
men more imbued with public spirit than
affection for the corporation. There
were such, but they were in the minority.
The permanent officers of convention
generally indicate its true character.
This one elected w. H. Sears President,
and Marcus D. Boruck Secretary. Page
Nominated and elected to Congress by
the influence of Stanford & Coz was
Chairman of the Committee on Resolu.
tons, and ex-Congressman Coghlan was
Chairman on the Committee on Creden.
tials. Among the more prominent mem
bers were ex-Judge Sanderson, attorney
for the Railroad Company; John. b. Fell
ton, and E. l. Robinson, who is sort Of
political man-of-all-work for the COM
pany in this city; Duffy, whom they put
into the Senate and who is grateful for
the favor, and Kent, of Nevada, another
of their Senators. These men and those
who side with them managed the con-
yention.
1t should be noted in this connection
that the Republican convention passed no
resolutions, but simply nominated Owl
nellie to succeed Sprague deceased, and
Bronson "a Railroad mani, for the place
now held by Crockett-and which he is
most likely to hold for full term of ten
years.
From the character of those who man
aged the Democratic Convention, it was
undoubtedly anti-railroad The nomi-
nees were Mckee, of Alameda, and W.
C. Wallace, OF Napa, and the result was
Mckee, 161; Wallace, 12l. Judge
Delos Lake, from special committee,
reported that In the opinion Of the com,
mittee Justice Crockett had been elected
for full term of ten years. The conven
ton elected State Central Committee
and adopted series of resolutions. Tn
resolutions favor n reduction in fees an
salaries by the incoming Legislature; de
nounce back-pay and the action of tn
President i'll signing it; protest agains
railroads being managed in the interes
of cliques, and demand the adj ustment [
railroad fares and freights; they denounc
Chinese immigration and applaud tn
Changers.