The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-08-21

commerce and industry, labor and capltai,
will forget there is chaotic Jangle anu
work together in harmony, for Ponu VIII
be our next Governor"
BAsHFUI.. ORATORS.
The speech of Mr.. Rodgers made an ex-
cellent impression on the convention, For
several minutes the convention again SAT
waiting for some one to make move
toward the platform.
A San Francisco delegateDseized the op-
portunity to call the attention OF the Chaif
to the fact that persons not delegates had
crowded some Of the delegates out of their
seats, and the Chairman told the Sergeant
alarms 10 see about it,
Then came another long wait. and MI
Brady of Fresno moved that tue nomina-
tions be closed. He was loudly cheered,
but the Chair ruled him out of order.
This hint of Mr.. Brady's served as spur
to the gentlemen who were holding back
the bottled eloquence they proposed to un-
load upon the convention, and several men
claimed the Chairman's eye. which hap
pened to be looking straight at Harry l.
Thornton of San Francisco.
THORNTON IN BAD FORM.
Thornton came up on the platform and
nominated James Y. Coleman. His speech
compared but lily with that of Rodgers. His
voice was not so good, nor was his dis
course so well arranged. He began wrong
by speaking his candidates name before
and the cheer that followed was only half
as great as the one that followed the meD-
tion OF Ponds name.
Thornton noticed the difference, and II
seemed to dishearten him for while lie
said in substance: The county OF san
Mateo places before the convention the
name of its distinguished citizen, J. Y.
Coleman. In the legislative work of the
Government he has fulfilled his duties wife
distinction, and the people Of California
desire now to transfer him from the leglsia-
tive to the executive function. There is a
great struggle before us, and in that con.
test Coleman will not say. Go on. boysF
but Come on, boys j"
CoLEMAN's VARIED ABILITIES.
He is great Democratic leader. Who,
better tEan he, is qualified to lead the
fight? Who, better than he, can discuss
election lawsP Who, better than he, can
discuss the tariff? Who, better than be,
can deal with the extortion of trusts or the
extension OF monOpolies? Ii we want
victory let us nominate that magnificent,
majestic, Democratic man, James V. Cole.
man. | am tired of policy. | am tired OF
trimming for votes; let US nominate man
who will, in the enthusiasm OF youth and
the Sagacity OF age, lead US on to victory
There was not any beSitancy about claim
ing the Speakers eye now, and MIR. Thoru-
ton had hardly got back from the front OF
the platform before Dennis Spencer of
Napa took his place.
ENGLISH'S CLAIM FOR HoNoRS.
Mr.. Spencer placed w. ID. English In
nomination, and before lie had gone far in
his speech the note OF the English canl-
paign was disclosed. 1t WAS gratitude and
the need of rewarding party services. 1t
was soon apparent that gratitude Tor past
services did not cut much of a figure with lie
delegates. Their eyes were all turned 10
the future and Spencer's speech was not re-
nAIU mi unf
Mr. Spencer said: % have heard 1t
whispered around the streets of San jose
that because a man is a Democrat he must
seek TO crafty his ambition in some other
way than to aspire to the position OF Gov
ernOr. | do not believe it. | do not be-
lieve that we will permit it to be said of
any man that, because lie was Democrat
and had given his money and his best
services to the party, he must thenceforth
be debarred from aspiring to the highest
offices in the gilt OF that party.
IN THE RANKS.
81 desire to place in nomination 4 man
who is working Democrat; man who,
when the Mayor and other party leaders
were riding in carriages at the head OF the
procession, walked over the cobbestOnes
with the rank and file and breathed enthu-
sasm in their hearts. L desire to place in
nomination n man who, when campaigns
were at their height, burned the midnight
oil in writing Democratic pamphlets which
helped the party to victory. | desire tc
nominate . men rho, when the Ch;.SsS
Exclusion Bill was before Congress indie,
a Telegram to the President which proved
to be the basis OF the Scott Exclusion Act.
| desire TO nominate an able man; man
who has sympathes with the poor; man
who has never been known to violate his
trusts; man who can get as many ReDub-
lican votes, if il is Republican votes that
this convention is looking for, as any other
man in the State.
AN ELOQUENT PLEA.
"a man who knows all the merchants of
San Francisco. who, i'll turn, know and
love William d. English. desire to name
him because he has friends in every valley
in the State. He is Democrat and has
seven Democratic children. He belongs to
a family of Democrats, every member of
which is within the fold. Only last night
his wife said to me: Surely, Mr.. Spencer,
the Democratic Convention VIII not 90 back
on my husband! | said to her that l did
not believe il would. VIII the delegates to
this convention, most of whom are active in
politics, say that man must be Indifferent
or Mugwump to get the nomination. Win
you say that he cannot get this nomination
because he has been identified with the
party?"
PAULsELL's TURN.
PaulselPs turn came next and Judge
Baldwin of San Joaquin placed HIM in
nomination. The Judge did not make a
very brilliant speech, nor did he endeavOr
to fire the heart of the convention. lie ap-
peared to be content with placing the name
of his candidate before the convention in
plain, matter Of fact sort of way as though
he was trusting rather TO their sober Judg-
meut than to their enthusiasm. Even his
allusion to the superiority of Paulsell over
the other candidates was made In hall
quizzlcal manner and excited the mlrth OF
the delegates. Nevertheless he made good
impression for his candidate.
He said: You have heard great deal
about tile various candidates; wait until
you hear the name of the man | am going to
present and you will see that he stands
head aud shoulders above all the others.
have the honor to present the name OF A.
G.. Paulsell. We present him because he
will get votes from all parts of the State"
Judge Baldwin then gave the story Of
Paulselps life, including a recital of his
public career and his services TO the party.
1t was. in the main well received. He con-
cluded as follows: "When you are worn
out with the fight between the three leading
candidates and find that you cannot noml-
nate any of them, then turn TO Paulsell
as to the savior of the party and we Will
heartily welcome you into the fold.
CHEERS FOR CLUNIE.
At this juncture chairman Walters re-
signed the chair to Major Hammond and
scarcely had that gentleman taken the gavel
before the rotund form of Tom Clunie ap-
peared upon the platform. The sight OF
his smooth, bare face was the signal for a
heavy 0utburst of applause. The Con-
gresham seconded the nomination of w.
ID. English in a speech that was much
superior to any delivered during the after
noon, and while it did hot compare in any
way with Whites mastery effort Of the
forenoon, yet it was the effort of a rounded
orator and it produced marked effect upon
the convention.
KIND WORDS FOR ALL.
Mr.. Clunie said: "I am satisfied
that a Democratic convention can never
make a mistake. To save his party
from internal dissension the gallant
Stephen M. White Withdrew his name
from before this convention. This act
has strengthened him before the people
of California. Press and people differed as
to what action he ought to take and so he
stepped down and out. In doing that he
appealed to you to vote for w. ID. English.
MIR. Clunie then used Whites withdrawal
to advocate Mr.. English's candidacy in
such manner that he soon had the con-
vention wildly cheering, but it was easily
seen that they cheered for White and not
for English. At the close of his speech he
was himself enthusiast tically applauded.