Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1888-05-18

! for got Pasadena cocktail in my throa
the other morning and it has stuck Their
ever since" Laughter The speake
said that he would certainly endorse tn,
platform-he had got bald-headed en-
dorsing Democratic platforms and wa
not going to stop now. He said that hi
vas not seeking office-he had not beer
to Europe-but, nevertheless, he wa
: never very far away when there was any
going around. He then referred to the
hospitality extended by Los Angeles
and said: IL must apologize fol
my speech being SO disjointed
but the truth is / lent it to friend, anC
he has not returned it. Laughter.l
am annoyed by this accident, but canno,
help it have helped out many speecl
makers in this way, but this time wher
my own case is concerned I am left
| is not often, though, that San Francisco
man gets left" Laughter The speaker
concluded with resume Of the politica
situation.
General. Clunie was introduced by the
chairman as one of the warriors of the
party, but only said, II heartily endorse
the platform and Grover Cleveland
will keep my speeches for the Fifth Con.
gressional District"
Mr.. r. B. Terry Of Fresno was next
and made very able and scholarly ad.
dress, fully endorsing the principles ad
vocated in the platform.
Senator Jones of Butte appeared fol
Mr.. Marion Biggs, and in his name en-.
dorsed he platform, proceeding which
Mr.. Lippett Of sonoma did for MIR. 7. L.
Thompson of the First District.
| THE CHIEF JUSTICE.
| Chairman Del Vale then announced
that nominations for Chief Justice oil
| Supreme Court were in order, and it was
TO be seen that the tug of-war had ar
rived. No one appeared to be anxious
to speak and it was evident that the OPP
posing parties were waiting for each other.
This suspense lasted for three or four
minutes, during which time Mr.. Lacey
moved that as every one knew who
would be put up, ballot be at once
taken. So long did this disinclination to
speak remain that the Chairman
threatened to pass the nomination by
and Mr.. Paulsell broke the ice by
moving that an adjournment be
taken until o'clock. This was respond
ed to by cries OF "No Mop Impossible
the hall is wanted; and in the midst
of the turmoil Mr.. Dennis Spencer was
seen to rise from his seat with an inten-
ton of addressing the Convention.
Platform, PLATFORM" shouted the mem
bers, and Mr.. Spencer mounted the steps
leading to the stage, and, advancing to
the front of the Cha rman's table, spoke
as follows: Gentlemen of the Conven-
toni have had during my career many
pleasant duties to perform, but l cannot
recall anything that affords me the graft
fication which / now have in
nominating for Chief Justice that
most distinguished gentleman, the Hon.
Niles Searles. Tremendous applause
His is name not unknown to the Dem
ocracy. His name is household word
in the hearts throughout the State, and
everywhere he is honored as man
among men and one of natures noblemen
He came here in the early days of 40,
and in the various official capacities in
which he has served both in this State
and Nevada has proven himself to be a
peer among his fellow-men. When the
State selected three men to serve on the
Commission OF the Supreme Court one OF
them was Niles Searles, and all knew
that he would do his duty. When that
great and good man, the late Governor
Bartlett, was called on to nominate
some one in the place Of the deeply lam
ated Chief Justice Morrison, he said:
Il will appoint man who will illumin-
ate the archives of our States history
and that man was the Hon. Niles Searles.
I was with Mr.. Searles when he went to
the Democratic Convention at Chicago
in 1884, and during that trip was struck
most particularly by the personal mag
netism of my companion. He attracted
the attention OF everyone wherever he
went and in the Convention he carried
out the behests of the Democratic party
in a manner that none could cavl
at. When during that Convention the
name of Mr. Allen Thurman was pro-
posed for President, Mr.. Searles, point
lug to our present Chieftain, said to me
Grover Cleveland is in my opinion the
most capable man in the United States
Gentlemen, some may think that the ad
vanced age Of Mr.. Searles may deter him
in his work, but all members of the bar
know that he dispatches his duties with
a celebrity that few can equal. think
that in view of the fact that there are
only two more years to be served
we should be honoring both the
State, the man, his family and mis-
relations by re-nominating him to con-
t;nue to serve during the two years that
are unexpired. He would be a most
popular and excellent nominee, and
when the sun goes down on the day that
Democracy gains another victory in re-
electing her President, then do think
that there would be no man on this coast
whose influence had helped more to
bring about that result than the Hon
Niles Searles." [Continued applause.
Mr.. E. N. Deuprey, appearing as proxy
for Mr.. j. E. Murphy, of Del Norte, next
took the platform and said; "On this oc-
casion it has | think been overruled
that the selection we make for the office
of Chief-Justice should not be made on
account of what the nominee has done
for his party, but because ofhis integrit9.
ability and capacity. Not one word do |
wish to take from what has been said for
Mr.. Searles-I love his record, and / am
proud OF his abilities and his great capa-
city. He is both scholar and gentle
man-but we have others in the State
entitled to consideration, and we should
look for a man who can throw vigor into
his work, and whose opinions
ara based upon truth and al
legiance to the principles OF the
law. Gentlemen, the Hon. Dennis Spen-
Ger, who has Just spoken, was the man
who seconded the nomination of Jere-
miah F. Sullivan at the previous Conven-
ton. Mr.. Sullivan has for ten years been
on the Superior bench of the city and
county of San Francisco, aud during that
time none OF his rulings have been re-
versed. He has handled important
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