Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-08-27

Los ANGELES, August 26th.-The Con-
yention was called to order promptly at 10
o'clock this morning.
John p Jackson, of the Committee on
Credentials, reported that in the case of the
contest in Alameda county the contestant
had been seated. The contest of two seats
in Kern was decided by seating the sitting
members.
In the case of the five delegates from the
Thirty sixth Assembly District of San
Francisco the contestants have been seated
[The delegation unseated was known as
Conroy and Chute men. and the delegates
admitted are led by Kowalsky, and known
as Higgins men.
The report relating to permanent officers
was adopted without division.
A. l.. Chandler, of the Committee on
Permanent Organization and Order of Bus
mess, reported in favor of General Barnes
for permanent Chairman, and that the
other temporary officers be made perma-
nent also, that the following be the order
of business:
First-Nomination of Supreme Justices
STANDARDIZATION of platform and reso-
| lutions.
Third-Nomination of Governor. Lieu
tenant-Goyernor, Secretary of State, Con-
| troller, Treasurer, Attorney-General, Sur
veyor General Superintendent of Public
Instruction, Clerk Of Supreme Court.
Fourth-Selection of State Central
Committee-one from each Assembly dis
trict, the Executive Committee to be ap-
pointed by the Chairman Of this Conyen-
ton.
On motion, the report was adopted with
out division.
GENERAL BARNES ADDRESSES THE coNyEN-
TON.
There were then loud calls for General
Barnes, who came forward and spoke as
follows:
said yesterday, in taking my seat as tenn
porary Chairman, that should be permitted to
continue in the permanent Office, | should
take that occasion of addressing you. l desire
again to thank you cordially for the honor con
terrcd. feel it very high honor for any citi-
zen to preside over body OF men such as this,
and although my preferences are well known,
if ! know how to be just and fair and able in
any sense to put behind me all personal feel
ings will do it fearlessly and honestly. 1t is
said in the section of the State from which
came that il is hardly fair for one known rs
railroad attorney to mix in politics. There
seems to be a fatality for lawyer to be asso-
chised or carries his retainer i'll every walk of
life and wears a collar. so long as l have been
in their eases, in Court my retainer stopped at
the Court house door. | want you to under
stand that am free and untrammeled-aS free
as the sun that shines. l have yet to see the
first person to come to me to say one word upon
the subject of politics or try to influence me i'll
any way. | receive my fee and give value re-
ceived in return. 1t is said that we of San Fran
cisco came here in the interest of irrigation. l
represent no interest of any kind.
consider the calling of the extra session of
the Legislature one of the best things that ever
happened in the State for the Republican party.
| was glad to see the grand old democratic
party doing this wrong thing in the right time.
The assault of the Chief Executive of the State
upon the Supreme Court was simply because
that Court decided the law upon question as
the law is. Such preceding might be expected
in Mexico. | would rather be an unclad African
i'll the jungles of Afrita than be a citizen in
country that tolerated such conduct The waters
OF the State should be cherished and guarded
the deserts given that which will make them
blossom and bloom, yield abundant crops. and
produce more men, women and children TO the
acre than any other section in the world. The
extra session of the Legislature would have
done its whole duty had they, instead of holding
Il long session and paying themselves per
diem of 100000, appointed q Commission to in
vcstigate the subject of irrigation in various por-
tons of the world, and given the Commission
the money squandered. The subject Will receive
a proper consideration. If there are rights, they
should be condemned for the public use. | do
not think it right that this question should be
ped upon by Il Legislature drawn together by
an Executive in secret-a Governor who ought
to go into dime museum as the champion
idiot of the universe.
The speaker concluded by adverting to
the importance of the Convention from
political point of view. and the great in
terest to be subserved by the ticket to be
nominated and the necessity for the per-
petuation of the great history of the Re-
publican party. Defeat two years ago he
attributed to dissensions among Republi
cans, and not to Democratic votes. Let the
choice of this Convention be everybody's
choice. Let there be no sulkers when we
adjourn, but let us all join hands TO
achieve the success that is so near" He
concluded with eu1ogy of the Grand
Army of the Republic.
REGULAR ORDER RESUMED.
The balance of the report on order of
business was then taken up.
l.. L. Miner moved to amend the report
so as to provide for the nomination of
Supreme Court Justice to take the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Justice Ross.
George L. Gard moved to amend that the
ballot be taken for all the candidates at
once, the two receiving the highest vote
taking the long terms and the next highest
the vacancy.
The amendment was opposed by Miner,
who said these offices being the most i'm
portant to come before the Convention,
they ought not TO be punched to save a
little time. Cards amendment was lost
and Miners adopted. The report was then
adopted.
T. J. Sherwood moved to amend that in
addition to one member from each Assem-
bly, district on the State Central Committee,
I.
Der. The amendment was adopted. Nom
nations for Supreme Justices were then
declared in order.
NoMINATIoNs FOR SUPREME JUSTICES.
Miner of Solano proposed Van r. Pat
terson. of Stockton. native of Albany.
n. Y, ex-City Attorney of Stockton and
Superior Judge of San Joaquin for six
years.
Gard of Los Angeles proposed Arson
Brunson, Superior Judge of Los Angeles
county.
Burnett of Sonoma proposed L. B. Lati-
mer, ex-United States District Attorney
and formerly Superior Judge of San Fran
cisco.
Jones of Sacramento proposed Thomas
3. Mcfarland, Superior Judge of Saera-
mento county.
Weaver of Humboldt seconded the nom-
ination of Judge Brunson.
A. Bell of Shasta and Hale of Placer sec
onded Mcfarland.
Tom Fitch proposed B. Southland, Assist
ant District Attorney of San Francisco and
formerly District Judge
Hunt of Alameda proposed Noble
Hamilton, one of the Superior Judges of
Alameda county, who was seconded by
Yule of Trinity.
Nominations were then closed, and Bar
clay of Los Angeles moved 10 adjourn
until 3 o'clock. Lost. Recess Of five
minutes.
Tom Fitch withdrew Southland for the
long term, promising to propose him again
for the short term.
The first ballot for Supreme Judge, long
term. resulted as follows Patterson 31S,
Mcfarland 227, Brunson 1874 Hamilton
167. Latimer s. Necessary to a choice, $50.
Patterson was declared nominated, and a
second ballot was taken.
At the end of the roll the vote stood
Mcfarland PA, Brunson III, Hamilton 113.
Before the vote was announced there was a
stampede of changing votes to Mcfarland,
which resulted in his nomination for the
long term as follows: Mcfarland 2S6,
Brunson 102, Hamilton 65. Los Angeles
and Alameda both supported Mcfarland.
Recess until T. NJ.
Afternoon Session.
Los ANGELES, August 26th.-The Con-
veution reconvened at P NJ The first
fhinp in order WAS the nomination of