The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-22
POND FOR GOVERNOR.
California Democrats Complete
the Nominations.
SCENES OF WILD ENTHUSIASM.
Del Vale for Lieutenant Governor, Stan
ley for Supreme Judge. and Hatch
for Associate Justice.


convention met at 10 o'clock this morning.
The crowds in attendance were greater, If
possible, than yesterday, and intense in
terest was manifested in the coming bal
lots. Speculation as to the result was IN
dulged in freely on all sides. The roll-call
for the third ballot in the gubernatorial
nomination was ordered as soon as the
convention met. and resulted as follows:
Pond 23G English. ...........1 53
Coleman. rs Paulseu. ............. N
Necessary to choice, 81.
The EXETER ent which accompanied the
taking of the fourth and last ballot had not
been approached before during the conven-
ton. Delegation after delegation cast
heavy votes for Pond, and when the first
half of the roll-call was completed, Ponds
nomination was assured. When San
Francisco was reached Pond was given 141
votes, almost the fall strength of the dele
cation, and the convention was thrown
into perfect uproar. The call progressed
as rapidly as possible, and in the excite
ment the secretaries were scarcely able to
hear and record the vote.
When Sonoma county was reached there
was no longer any DOUBT of Ponds nom-
ination. The chairman of that delegation
announced eighteen solid votes for Pond,
and the excitement broke out afresh.
Almost every man in the convention hall
was on his feet, and the building rang
with cheers and shouts. The red.
white and blue shields which were
used to mark the seats of the different dele
cations were torn from their fastenings and
waved in the air. The last few counties
on the list gave their almost entire strength
to Pond, and when the result was an
nonnced there was another outbreak. The
band played national airs. and not only the
delegates, but also the spectators in the
hall cheered for several minutes.
In the midst of the excitement, Pond
stepped on the platform and made short
address. His appearance called for a repe-
tition of the same scenes. Ponds remarks
were brief. He thanked the convention
heartily for the honor conferred upon him,
and promised TO do all in his power to
carry out the provisions of the platform.
His nomination was then made unani-
nous, amid cheers.
w. d. English and A. G. Paulsell also APP
peared on the platform. and promised to
support the successful nominee, after
which the convention adjourned until
o'clock this afternoon.
The official vote on the last ballot was as
follows:
Pond s..-.....-,. 800 English. .......--.... IL
Coleman ....--.... .134Paulsell. 5
Necessary to choice. o06-
When the convention reassembled in the
afternoon A. F. Jones, of Butte, nominated
R. f, Del Vale. of Los Angeles, for lieuten-
ant governor. His nomination was made
by reclamation.
After r. f. Del Vale, of Los Angeles,
had been chosen by reclamation for lieu
tenant governor, John A. Stanley, of Ala
media, was placed in nomination for chief
justice of the supreme court by I. C. Boogan,
of Alameda. Stanley's nomination was
seconded by James Rothschild, of San
Francisco. Judge w. T. Wallace, of San
Francisco was placed in nomination by P.
J. Dunno, and the nomination was Sec
onded by Baldwin, of San Joaquin. Stanley
was nominated on the first ballot the vote
standing: Wallace, 282; Stanley, $780,
Horace Platt, of San Francisco. nomin-
ated Robert Y. Hayne, of San Mateo, for
associate justice of the supreme court,
short term. w. Hunsacker, of San Diego,
nominated John w. Hughes, OF San
Diego. and Jackson Hatch, of San Jose,
was nominated by Clay w. Taylor, of
Shasta. Henry Hagan, of Napa, seconded
nomination of Hatch; Del Vale, of Los
Angeles. that of Hayne. and Max Pepper,
of San Francisco, that of Hughes. The
second ballot for associate justice resulted:
Hatch AL. Hayne $50, Hughes having
withdrawn. Hatch was declared the NOM
inee. and the convention adjourned until
10 q. m. tomorrow.
The First railroad district convention
met at noon. Archibald Yell, of Mendo-
cino. and J. A. Filcher, of Placer. were
placed in nomination for railroad commits
sioner. but before ballot was taken the
convention adjourned till tomorrow morn
ing
The Fourth district convention met after
the state convention adjourned and nomin-
ated John T. Gaffney, of Los Angeles, for
member OF the state board OF equalization.
WHATCOM COUNTY POLITICS.