Los Angeles herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1890-1893, 1890-08-15
TICKET COMPLETED,
The Republican Convention
Completes Its Work.
Exciting Close Of a Day. of
Wearying Balloting.
State Superintendent HOitt Hit by a
Boomerang.
The Supreme Court Clerkship Holly
Contested-The Nominations in Detail.
Associated Press Dispatches.


lican state convention was called to
order at 10 20 o'clock this morning. The
first business taken up was the norni-
nation of candidate for associate Justice
for the short term. Frank MCGOWAN,
of Humboldt, nominated J. j. DeHaven,
of that county. The nomination was
seconded by George A. Knight, of San
Francisco. L. H. Short nominated
George A. Nourse, of Fresno. The
nomination was seconded by William
Collier, of San Diego, ]. G. North, San
Bernadino and G. M. Shortridge, of
Santa Clara. The convention then pro-
ceeded to take ballot. Before the roll
call was concluded, DeHaven received
300 votes to III for Nourse, and Short,
OF Fresno, accordingly moved that De
Haven's nomination be made unanimous.
This was agreed to, and the convention
proceeded to the nomination OF a candi-
date for secretary of state.
Davis, OF Alameda, nominated E. q.
Waite. The nomination was Sec
onded by Syms, of Nevada, Moore, of
Los Angeles, and Adams, OF San Luis
Obispo, after which Waite was nomin-
ated by acclamation. The nomination
was greeted with cheers. He appeared
at the chairman's desk and thanked the
convention.
The nomination of candidate for
state comptroller was then taken mp.
A. K. Conkling, of Inyo, nominated S.
G. Hanscom, of Stanislaus. A. H. Will
liams nominated E. p. Colgan, of
lSonoma, F. H. Greedy, OF Yuba, nomin-
ated J. B. Fuller, of that county. The
call OF the roll resulted as follows: Col
gan, 25S; Hanscom, 211; Fuller, 2OS.
No candidate received the required num-
Der OF votes, $3.50 and another ballot
was ordered. While the second ballot
was being taken, Fuller's name was
withdrawn. Colgan had received a
majority by the time San Mateo county
was reached, and his nomination was
made unanimous.
The convention then took recess
until O'Clock
On re-assembling this afternoon the
convention proceeded to nominate a
state treasurer. Heacock, of Santa Bar
bara, presented the name of Levi Rock
life, of San Luis Obispo. Louttit, of
San Joaquin, presented the name OF J.
r. Mcdonald, of Stanislaus. The vote
resulted: Mcdonald, 343; Rockliffe, 337.
-McDonald's nomination was made unan-
imous.
H. H. Davis, of San Francisco, then
nominated George B. Collins, of San
Francisco, for the Office of attorney gen.
'eral. H. V. Morehouse, of Santa Clara,
nominated w. II. H. Hart, of San Fran
cisco. James M. Mannon, of ofMendocino,
nominated +. G. Hart, of Sacramento
w. H. H. Hart, of San Francisco. was
= nominated on first ballot, receiving 351
votes.
S. M. Shortridge, of San Francisco,
next nominated Theodore Reichert for
the Office of surveyor general. Edward
Sweeney, OF Shasta, nominated James
M. Gleaves, of that county. Reichert
was nominated for surveyor general
unanimously before the roll call was
completed.
Following nominations were next
made for the office of clerk of the
supreme court: Charles B. Oberacher,
Alameda; Edward 1. Wolfe, San Fran
cisco; L. Brown, Solano, and A. J.
Raisch, San Francisco
AS soon as nominating speeches were
concluded, the roll call was ordered,
and balloting commenced. When the
call was completed and before the result
was announced, it was seen from the
unofficial tally That Wolfe, Raish and
Brown had made close race, with
Overacher not far behind them, but
none had received majority. A scene
followed almost similar to that which
attended the gubernatorial nomination
yesterday. One of the San Francisco
delegation commenced the proceedings
by announcing change in its vote in
foyyor. Of Rroun Tho cacratarv uac
hardly able to note the change
when three or four other delegations
were Sporting similar changes in favor
OF Brown. The secretary noted the
changes as long as it was possible to do
so, but presently the excitement became
intense and the chairmen of dozen
delegations stood on their chairs or
rushed up to the speakers desk and
shouted for recognition, so that they
could announce further changes. In
vain, the chairman raped for order and
cried out 80 that his voice could
be heard above the noise and
confusion in the chamber, that he
would recognize no one until all the del.
.egates had taken their seats, and pre-
served order. 1t was very evident that
enough votes were being thrown to
Brown to give hin. the nomination in a
few minutes, but presently, another
stampede was started by half dozen
delegations changing their votes from
Raisch to Wolfe. This only increased
the excitement, as the contest narrowed
down between Wolfe and Brown. There
was the widest kind of scene when the
chairman of the Los Angeles delegation
which had given about thirty votes fol
Wolfe, at first, announced. that the
whole delegation OF sixty-three mem
bers cast their votes for Wolfe.
The chairman had partially. succeeded
in restoring order SO that the change
could be noted, when A. j. Raiscf
stepped on the platform and announced
that he would withdraw from the con
test in favor of Wolfe. Then the STAN
pede was started again, both for Wolff
and Brown. Finally the confusion be
came 80 great that the cries for anothe
roll-call were heard from every part o
the chambers. Emphatic protests wer
made against this, particularly by tn