Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1888-05-17

was handed 10 the secretary ana read.
II was as follows:
THE MINORITY REPORT.
Mr.. CHAIRMAN-We, minority OF your
Committee on Permanent Organization
and order of business, beg leave to sub
NIT the following report, believing it
| to be for the best interests OF the State
and knowing it would enhance the re-
spect which is always due the judiciary
of any State. We recommend that the
| majority report OF this committee be
amended 30 as to bring the first nomina-
ton coming before this Convention that
of Chief Justice OF the Supreme Court.
r. @. HORNE,
A.. L. SHINN,
JOHN DAaGETT,
Henry MAILER,
]. f. ROONEY,
G. p. BERRY,
T. j. CROWLEY.
At the conclusion of the reading of the
report a murmur of applause was heard
from the quarters where the Northern
delegates were seated and Mr.. Horne
then moved that the amendment be
adopted.
Mr.. T. w. III. Shanahan, OF Shasta, en-
gagged the Chairman's attention and
spoke as follows 'Hhe question raised
by the minority report relating to the
nomination OF the Chief Justice is one
deserving of the earnest consideration OF
every right.thinking delegate. Many
States have thought it 80 necessary that
all questions relating to the judiciary
should be removed from anything like
politics that they have fixed the time for
the election OF their Chief Justices at
dates different to those on which affairs
of the State or Nation are to be settled.
This is correct proceeding for it is de-
signed to remove the judiciary from
any degrading influences that may at
tend a political gathering [Applausel
Even the Demcciatic party is not en-
tirely free from corruption, and among
many the legend that "the end jnstifies
the means" still holds good. 1t is nee
essary to thoroughly remove the POSSIBLE.
ity of making the nomination for the
Judiciary subject to any combination.
and when our man goes before the peo-
pie it should not be in any way that
nifty to say anything in disfavor of the
[Cheers.l Therefore, | say that / be-
| llOfO bllC buCttS5 VI Jul lt0ICldt uOlulltd-
ton depends generally on the fact that
he has been chosen as a man best suited
to serve the interests of the people OF the
State and not OF any political party.
am in favor of the minority re-
port as / believe it is the one best suited
to carry out this idea"
I Mr.. j. Rothschild, OF San Francisco,
responded as follows: 81 certainly differ
from the last speaker in this regard
that l do not believe that the order O
business suggested by the majority re
port will in any way effect the situation
Most of the delegates have been in towr
two or three days and have had plenty
Of opportunities to combine and all that
sort of thing, if such were intended. In
my opinion we ought to express our con-
fidence in the chair by extending that
same confidence to the committee ap
pointed by it. Applause This Com
mittee on Organization was in session a
long time and had ample opportunity tc
thoroughly discuss the situation. Thi:
was done and a majority report has
been drawn up, which is laid be
fore us to-day for our approval
One of the most important reasons
on which the majority report was de-
cided, was that we should retain all the
} delegates in convention, if possible, unit
, all the business is finished, and this
could be best done by keeping one of 1.-THE
most important pieces Of business for the
end. II the minority report be adopted
why after the Chief Justice is nominated
two thirds of the delegates will go anG
the entire business left to the few who
may remain.
M. G. P. Berry, of Suffer, said that he
believed that word of explanation was
due from him as a member of the com
mittee. He was unable to be present
during the entire councils OF that body
and only arrived a short time before the
recess was taken. al was then in
formed" continued the speaker, "tha
the nomination of Chief Justice had beer
put last in the order of business, and i
occurred to me that it would be prefera
BILE to have it at the beginning of tine
season. | understand that OF the seven
, teen members who composed the com.
mistee, nine were for the majority report
and seven for the minority. Had | beer
present the vote would have stood nine
to eight, and in view OF that l am of the
opinion that in the interests of justice
the nomination Of the Judiciary should
be made as suggested in the minority
report at the openi lg OF the session. .
Loud cheering.
Mr.. Horne, OF Lake county, asked that
the names of those who signed the re.
ports be read. He said that he believed
that eight had signed the minority re
port.
Chairman Del Vale said that the re
ports were before the convention and
must stand as they were unless some
member denied that he had voted as
given therein.
Mr.. Horne stated that all OF the mem
bers OF the committee had been present
and that Mr.. Berry had signed it thai
morning.
The Chairman ordered the Secretary
10 read the totals, and several calls were
made for the names.
Nine against seven" said Mr.. Del
Vale, lin favor OF the majority" and
amid loud and repeated calls for the
names, Mr.. Berry said that if it was
eight to nine he was satisfied, but if it
had been seven to eight it should not
stand.
Mr.. Thomas Findley, of FL Dorado,
sad that request had been made that
the names be read-it was not a verv
great favor that was asked, and he trusted
that it would be granted
Chairman Del Valle-'I intend to do
50, sir. Secretary read the Names"
Mr.. Kelly did as directed and it was
shown that Mr.. Berry's name was in
Guided in those who boJ a;o,,o1 AZ