Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-08-31

w here he leads there is no falterlng in the
ranks; where he leads success is assured.
i With him as our captain our banner has
never trailed in the dust: if it went down
it was not in dishonor, but in gallant and
well-contested fight The Democracy of
/ this county to-day points with its finger to
one man and demands that he shall come
| forward and take his place at the head Of
our columns, and, with him in the lead,
we can march forward to victory. Ap-
plause.l You all know who he is, you all
know to whom / refer. Hugh NJ. LaRue is
the man. Loud and prolonged cheers
the Convention arose to its feet, threw up
hats, and applauded for two or three min
utes.] Mr.. LaRue, the Democracy of this
county place that banner in your hand,
! and, although it may be sacrifice on your
part, we demand of you to be our leader
Gentlemen of the Convention, / place in
nomination for State Senator Hugh M La
Rue" Applause, and three cheers for
LaRuel
i r. o. Cravens said at the ST. Louis Con-
vention the people nominated for Presi-
dent man who four years ago was un-
known beyond the confines of his own
State. He has proved to combine all the
! qualities of Jackson, Webster, Clay and all
| the great men that preceded him. He has
the courage and craftsmanship of all his
| predecessors and from Maine to California
1 he is the peoples choice. Applause. I
Where was another man, although his life
/ had been spent in the service of his coun-
! try. and he had retired TO private life, who
! bad passed three score years and ten, but
when the Convention presented the name
| OF Allen G. Thurman [applause and cheersl
for the second place, a voice went up from
every hamlet, from every nook and corner
| in the United States, ''give us Allen G.
/ Thurman for Vice President and we will
! be satisfied that the Administration will be
in the hands of men who have wisdom and
integrity, and the affairs of the Govern
ment Will be administered in the interest
! of the people" Applause] The people
OF Sacramento county come forward with
one accord and demand that H NJ LeRue
accept the nomination of State Senator
| [Cheers. He has in the past been honored
with their confidence, he has never be-
| trayed it, and the Democracy now demands
| that he again becomes their standard
bearer. Applause Thurman said the
weight ofyears bore heavily upon him, he
had retired from the political arena, salts
fed with his life's work, and his only desire
was to so live the remainder of his days
! as to be able at the close of his life to enter
that haven of rest reserved for Gods peo-
| pie. But when he was called by the united
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said Ii l must again come forward to
serve my country, | am at my country's
service. LApplause. Mr.. LaRue occupies
the same position and he must come for
ward and sacrifice himself for his country
| [Applause.
]. NJ. Stephenson also seconded the nom-
ination of Mr.. LaRue. He said he was
known by every one and none knew him
except to honor him. He said every man
| IN his section of the county would support
| H. M. LaRue for the State Senate. In the
early days of California Mr.. LaRue was
thrasher and worked in all the grain fields
! of this and Yolo county. When others in
| the same business would break down their
machinery, Mr.. LaRue was ever ready 10
| assist in It's repair, and would ride miles to
help any neighbor in distress If he will
accept the nomination we will surely elect
| him.
R. NJ. Clarken said if Mr.. LaRue was a
| thrasher he was certainly the right man TO
lead in the approaching contest. Applause
and laughter He made q gallant
| fight for the Assembly in 1882. If
he will canvass this county from Sac
ramento to Michigan Bar and from Nor
mon Island to Isleton, he will not leave the
Republicans sufficient ground to stand
I upon. [Applause.] There are times in
| the history of men who have retired from
public life when they must listen to the
| public call and again enter the service OF
! their country Cincinnatus was called
from the plow; he obeyed as though the
summons was the voice of God, and, the
peoplerallying about his standard, saved the
republic. [Applause.J A gentleman should
not decline when such unanimous demand
is made for bis public service by his fellow
| citizens. You, sir, belong to the De-
mocracy of this city, county and district.
We don't ask you to make sacrifice when
you go upon the altar of your country
| We demand It OF you TO go forward and
give Us the weight of your intelligence and
popularity for the balance of the ticket.
Do SO, and we will elect a majority of our
nominees. For Gods sake stand in, even
if is for the last time.
! j. w. Hughes--For twenty-five years
we have been legislating in the interest of
the Carnegies, Oliyers and moneyed men
of our Republic. The time has arrived
when we should nominate men for public
office who understand the needs and re-
quirements of the labor element [applausel.
The National Democratic Convention gave
us the names of two champions of the la
Dor element. Applause] Let us have a
man for State Senator who can and will
represent the farmer and mechanic. Such
man is H. NJ. LaRue. [Applausel /
second his nomination, and if he will ac-
eept and go forth to do battle we will win
D. J. Considine, of the Second Ward Sec
onded the nomination of Mr.. LaRue, and
said he was sure winner. [Applause.l
HE DECLINES.
Mr.. LaRue got up to address the Couven-
ton, and was greeted with three cheers and
e tiger. He said:
" Gentlemen Of the Convention | thank
you for this spontaneous, fattering, and ]
might say almost overwhelming demon.
stration. l wish | had it in my power Il
say cheeTfully and heartily accept it, but
l cannot. [Cries of You must ri know
it is very pleasant to be the unanimous
choice of the Convention. l told nv
friends last evening the reasons why | did
not want to accept, why could not accept
and it is not necessary for me to repeat
those reasons here. | have often battled
with you, but at this time you must ge;
some other candidate. [Cries of mo Nol'l
l have been through many campaigns, and
l cannot travel as | used to forty years ago
"a voice, e. We have railroads now."] Well
you know l am not much of a railroad
man. You will have to excuse me. must
decline the nomination" [Cries of mo
NoT1
John Rooney, Of Brighton, arose in 8
very excited manner and walked the floor
in front of the Convention, and made 8
vigorous, impassioned and eloquent
speech, which set the entire assemblagt
wild with excitement. He said Mr.
LaRue, you owe it to the Democracy
Gentlemen of the Convention, we will MOI
accept of his declination we will force
him. wild applause,] Mr.. Thurman was
J forced. He is older than Mr.. LaRue, and
we will force Mr.. LaRue. / know you
sir; | know your sentiments. l know
your worth, and will not, you shall not re-
fuse. But now l beg of you, Mr.. LaRue
to accept, and say to the Convention yor
, will be our standard bearer" [Immenst
cheers
HE ACCEPTS
Mr.. LaRue-It seems that when the
Democracy makes up It's mind nothing car
{ divert il, so l accept
; This announcement was received witt
the widest enthusiasm-men threw u,
their hats and shouted themselves hoarse
Secretary O'Conner then put the vote
and Mr.. LsRue was declared the unani
nous nominee of the Convention for Stat
Senator.
Mr.. LaRue said he had not words 10 ex
press his sentiments, and would conten
himself by saying. / thank you" Zap
plause.]
A recess of fifteen minutes was then de
ciared, to afford the Assembly districts al
opportunity to select their nominees fo