Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-08-15

, this on there was a confusion of change.
$ about half the delegations changing NOR
: or less of their votes. In the midst of th
hubbub, and while Acting Chairman
? Bruner was trying to preserve order, ther
were cries of, "a new rOll-call ~
Mr.. Raisch assembled the platform an,
withdrew in favor of Mr. Wolf
: At this juncture about half the Chair
men of delegations were on their chair
) demanding recognition.
Campbell, the venerable statesman from
Solano, grew excited and declaimed vocif
erously against new roll call.
The Chair said there had been so muct
} confusion that the Secretary had not beer
, able to keep correct tally of the changes
and declared that the roll must be called
again.
During the second call of the roll tht
utmost excitement prevailed. Raisch hac
withdrawn, and Overacher had Dropped
out OF sight, leaving the struggle between
Wolf and Brown. Before the roll call was
completed, however Mr.. Reuff, of San
Francisco, withdrew the name of Mr.. Wolf
and on his motion the nomination of Mr.
Brown was made unanimous.
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
The Chair called for nominations for
this Office, but it was several minutes be-
fore anyone could be prevailed on to place
anyone before the Convention. Finally. c.
L. McGlashan, OF Nevada, took the floor
and placed in nomination ]. w. Anderson,
Superintendent of Public Schools in San
Francisco.
Mr.. Burns. Superintendent of Schools in
Placer county, plsced in nomination the
! present incumbent, Ira G.. Hoitt, whose
claims he advocated in spirited address
Mr.. Clarke of Los Angeles warmly in
dorsed the nomination of Mr.. H0itt. as did
a delegate from San Diego.
| G. I. Jones of Sacramento made vigor-
Gus speech in support of Professor Ander-
Mr.. Reuff of San Francisco.
Obed Harvey of Sacramento and dele
gates from several other counties spoke in
| favor of Mr.. Hoitt
Mr.. Hoitt assembled the platform and ad-
dressed the Convention. He said he had
| done his duty to the best of his ability and
had no apologies to offer. He said the
chief opposition to him came from the ene-
mics of the State text book system. He
was so earnest a friend in behalf of the
State system that the textbook monopo-
lists had combined their efforts to defeat
him. Only yesterday telegram had been
received by delegate from a book pub
fishing firm asking the delegate to see that
be (Hoitt) was defeated.
Mr.. Hoitt asked permission to read the
telegram, but objection was made and he
passed it to @. NJ. Shortridge, of Santa
Clara, who read it. The telegram was as
follows:
Defeat Hoitt for Superintendent of Public In
struction. (Signed) BANCROFT.
r. III. Lloyd, of San Francisco, de-
nounced the method that had been taken
to injure Professor Anderson.
During his remarks great excitement en-
sued, and at the close Professor Anderson
was called for.
Mr.. Anderson ascended the platform and
briefly reviewed his career in the public
school service of the State. He spoke with
much feeling, and during his remarks at
least two of the San Francisco delegation
shed tears.
While Professor Anderson was still
speaking Drury Melone assembled the plat
form and was permitted to address the
Convention. He said he had been re-
quested by Mr.. Hoitt to withdraw the lat
ter's name and ask that Professor Ander-
son be nominated bv reclamation.
Great cheering ensued, in the midst of
which the Chair declared Mr.. Anderson
the unanimous nominee of the Conven-
ton.
JUSTICE FOX DEPENDED.
A. P. Williams of San Francisco address
ing the Convention, said ] have an inn
portant resolution to offer, and l desire
your undivided attention. The Republican
party, above all parties in the world, likes
fair play, likes honest dealing, and likes
what is right and just. In view of that
will introduce and ask your favorable con-
sideration for the accompanying resolu
ton:
Resotued, That this Convention with sorrow
witnessed the unealled-for attack on one of the
honored members of our Supreme Court-Chas
n. Fox-for supposed sentence uttered in his
line of duty, and we now most heartily con-
demn such attack as uncalled-for and unde
served, and it is the sense of this Convention
that it disavows any such sentiments, and most
severely deprecate any feelings that may have
been engendered thereby, hereby asserting our
confidence in the honesty and integrity of our
Supreme Court and all the members thereof.
1t was moved that the resolution be re-
ferred to the Committee on Resolutions,
which was agreed to by an almost unani-
nous vote.
CoNGREssMEN-AT-LARGE.
General Dibble, of San Francisco, in an
eloquent speech, named w. w. Morrow
for Congressman at Large, and the nomina-
ton was made by accamation, and with
great display of enthusiasm.
MI Morehouse, of Santa Clara, nominal
ed J. c. Campbell, ofSan Josquin.
Judge Mcguire, of Alameda, presented
the name of F. Adams, of San Luis Obispo.
Judge Adams assembled the platform, and
after returning thanks for the honor sought
to be conferred upon him by his friends,
declared that he would not stand in the
way of Mr. Campbell receiving the honor
of being nominated Congressman -at-large.
He concluded by moving the nomination
of Mr.. Campbell by acclamation.
The nomination was made amid the
widest excitement and enthusiasm.
Mr.. Campbell returned his thanks for the
honor in an eloquent speech.
THANKS FOR SACRAMENTO.
A southern county delegate offered the
following resolution:
| Resolred That this Convention. having real
ICED the splendid and magnificent hospitality of
the citizens of Sacramento during their stay
| here now by rising vote tender their hearty
thanks for the same, and hope to reciprocate
some later day.
The resolution was adopted unanimously,
amid great applause.
Three cheers for Sacramento were then
called for and given with will.
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
The several delegations sent 10 the Sec
retary's desk the following names of per-
sons selected to constitute the State Central
| Committee:
| Del Norte, L. F. Coburn; Siskiyou, H. E.
Diggles; Humboldt, Ira A. Ross and Frank
McGowan; Trinity, John Martin; Modoc,
J. T. Laird; Lassen, w. P. Hall; Plumas
A. W. Keddie; Sierra, Dan. 7. Cole; Te-
hama, \. P. Chapman; Butte, Nelson Watts
and E. W. Fogg; Colusa, L. W. Jones;
Mendocino, E. w. King; Lake. II. A. Nc
Craney; Suffer, NJ. 4. Sanborn; Ynba, d.
E. knight; Nevada, George L. Hughes and
J. F. Kidder; Placer, T. L. Chamberlain
Ell Dorado, Thomas Fraser; Sacramento, A
]. Rhoads, j. w. Wilson and Eben B.
Owen; Yolo, ]. F. Duresn; Napa, w. A
McKinder; Sonoma, W. ID. Sink, Alien B
Lennon and NJ. K. Cady; Solano, L. G
Harner and E. d. Perkins; Marin, w. N
Anderson; San Francisco-Twenty ninth
District, John ii. Simpson; Thirtieth Dis
trict Drury Melone. Thirtv.first District