Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-09-01
The REPUBLICANS.
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his opponent here judging by what is said Of him
and bis career. They say he is not speedy. Why,
| put him IN the field, and stands in shoes
who can beat him. The speaker, in an eloquent
strain, appealed to the Convention to free itself
from all trammes, and answer to the popular WILL
and nominate one who comes up Tree from the heat
and sweat and dust OF struggle for office. They
say he must not be shown before the ballot. He is
here look on him see his face of purity. firmness
and honesty, and judge. [Cheers.l
Reuben H. Lloyd, of san Francisco said he had
| heard II whispered around on the street at the
hotel and in this hall, that Judge Blake was the
candidate Of the railroad corporations. We all
| knew this to be falsehood. he had the pleas
ure OF placing him in nomination in a Convention
| at san Francisco for Mayor, without his knowledge
| or consent. When he went before the peop.e they
said he was the railroad candidate the gas candi.
date, the water candidate, etc. All those assertions
| ayaied nothing; the people had too much faith IN
| the honesty and integrity Of Judge Blake he was
elected, and carried with him into office the balance
ct the ticket. Since he has been in office he has
stood between the people, the gas water and rail-
| road companies. He has held in check Board Of
Supervisors that would have robbed our city treas
ury were it not that he stood in their way. He has
not asked one man for his vote for this position,
| AID has made no promises. He says il the people
| want him he will accept
Mr. Schafer, of San Francisco. said he was not up
! 70 detraet from Judge Blake. Three years ago
| Judge Blake was up to be nominated IN San Fran
| cisco for Mayor, and Messrs Barnes and LLOYD op-
posed him and supported Flint, and Kalloch was
| elected in consequence.
Mr.. Lloyd denied the statement, and said he was
| not in that Convention. Cheers
General Barnes said he urged Judge Blake at that
time to run, but he declined and then ne (Barnesl
pledged himself to Flint and had to support him.
TCheersl
Mr.. Knapp, Of Napa said he desired, on behalf of
the republicans Of Napa, TO second the nomination
| OF the Hon NJ. Estee. We know him as a citizen
| and a wine grower, and know him to be man OF
| integrity and honesty.
Mr.. Chamberlain, OF Humboldt, nominated Hon.
Joseph Russ, of Humboldt. [Appause. He was
| that in Sych n here uac
ton to fall into the panegyrc but he could say that
the characteristics of Mr.. Russ farmsr merchant
shipowner and gentleman, all qualify him for the
high position to which he aspires. He had equally
with any devoted his life to commerce agricult.
ure aud manufacturing, and such comes more
nearly than any other to being the bond OF sym.
pathy between capital and labor. His skill, his
wisdom gained by experience and honest labor
should be svailed of by the State OF such men the
State has the right to make demands The better
sentiment of the Republican party to-day il crystal
lied in the demand that the office shall seek the
man.. The party wants a nan at the head whose
hepubhcanlsm has never been questioned and
whose hdeiity to the party is grounded in its ecu
tral principles and rests not in the management Of
primaries OF the use OF cliques and rings. With
tnrther euiogy upon Mr. Russ his intelligence legis
latiye experience, his personal strength he appealed
to the Convention to nominate Mr. Russ and restore
thereby mis- district to the Republican party
Mr.; Knight, of San Francisco, said The CRY
OF the people throughout the State is anti
monopoly, aud we must have an antimonop
| oily candidate upon the anti monopoly plat
form, and thank God that two ouch men as VI. NJ
Estee and NJ. c. Blake are in nomination. Both arc
good, honest, upright and honorable men, Estee is
much the younger of the two, and more capable tc
carry on vigorous impaign.
Mr. Luce, OF San Diego, seconded the nomination
OF Mr. Russ, whom he declared to be one Of the
people representing Their industry and wealth q
man who was one of the founders Of the party in
: this State. De urged the Convention to drop it:
strife over other candidates and take up Russ q
representative man, whose life and acts reflect the
! Anna
who Is patron OF husbandry and l. bor a rep!esen
tative OF the most sacred institutions of the Amer
can people.
John f. Swift, of San Francisco seconded tnt
nomination OF Mr.. Estee. He knew Of no mar
more fitted for the office. He believed he could
command larger vote than any other candidate
motion to adjourn was made nv Mr. Brown
OF santa Cruz, and lost.
W. II. Sears, of Marin, said so fr as he was con
cerned he was willing to remain until n candidate
Tor Governor is nominated. Applause. lie desired
to place in nomination J. Mcmillan Shafter ZAP
plause The man should be nominated who viii
best sustain the standard of the party He had
nothing to say against Mr.. Estce. The candidates
are all honorable men, and he deprecated the nsin
uatlOns that had been thrown out bv Mr. Knigh,
against Air. Blake. Mr.. Shafter was well known
The Convention had and heard him. il knew
ms legal ABILITY, was witness to his keen percep
tons. lie stood a peer to any candidate that ca i
come before the Convention. As his brother.
name once gave him nomination for the Supreme
Bench by reclamation, so he hoped would be the
Mr. Cornwall moved to invite the candidates be
fore the Convention
MIR. Parks moved to djourn until 0 o'clock FRIDAY
morning The session had been long and time
should be given the candidates to read the platform
as amended
Considerable confusion followed, and lively de
bate as to whether an adjournment should De had
IN which the friends Of Judge Blake and Mr. Russ
warned the friends of MIR. Estee to force them
stay TO unreasonable hours and without food
warned them not to he unfair, and that the plat
had ham dol, a.
not know what it now contained and that the at
tempt to force vote on empty stomachs might be
disastrous
After much confusion the roll ordered on the
motion for adjournment, and the vote stood AYES
239 noes not announced, as the confusion was &c
great that the roll call could not be completed The
taking OF the vote was an exciting scene each dec
laration OF a county vote being greeted with an
plause and the throwing up Of hats and occasional
cheers
At 7:35 the Convection adjourned until this morn
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