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In the early part of 1890 1 was accorded
an interview by Nj. Sadi- Carnof, the re-
Gently murdered President of the French
republic. The subject | had to see him
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After leaving Mr.. Gladstone. l followed
the river down for a couple of miles and
found John Bright. attended by gillie
(HiphIand serYanN fishing for salmon.
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: After John Bright no more striking con-
trsst could be found than Lord Randolph
Henry Spencer Churchill. In his early
DAYS" brandy Pandy." as the comic papers
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connecting With the ports of Eastern
Mexico.
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MH
He was using a heavy
16-foot rod, and was
hogging the water
with set, stern face,
and that grim earnest
ness of purpose that
he carried into what
ever he undertook
business, pleasure or
politics. AS l ap-
preached. be told me,
in a somewhat sharp
fonn Nf unioa RI
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on one side and plunged into the matter.
His manner was very earnest and
marked by an almost old fashioned
courtesy. Had l been the ambassador
of some important foreign power and
not poor devil of journalist he
could not have received me with greater
courtesy l could not we'll imagine any
one ever taking g liberty with the late NJ.
Carnot, and in the miserable Panama
scandals that degraded France eighteen
months ago it was surprising how little NJ.
Carnors name was banded about by the
public press, when nearly every hoDOred
name in France was more or less dragged
into the mire.
In nine cases out of ten it is much pess-
anter TO interview q lady than a gentle
man. A lady takes 10 it as naturally and
with the same pleasure as she does to
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In writing of people whom | have inter-
viewed | shall BEGIN with gentleman that
neither | nor any other newspaper man
has ever interviewed in the current &C
ceptation of the word. | refer to the
Right Hon. William Ewart Gladstone. the
late Premier of Great Britain. Often as
enterprising journalists have attempted to
corral the "Old Man ELOQUENT" into an
interview there is not one who can BOAST
of having succeeded. Ever courteous,
ever approachable, Mr. Gladstone Is per-
feet master of what not to say, and for
the newspaper man to extract any definite
statement or information from him is
about as hard as to catch the prOverbial
weasel asleep. When Mr.. Gladstone
wishes to make anything public be almost
invariably does so in writing. and that
by letter addressed 10 some third party
and intended for publication. These let
tiers are: masterpieces of subtlety, and are
usually ca rsbie of as many interpreta-
lions asa Delbhian oracle.
The first time.I attempted to interview
Mr.. Gladstone was in the autumn months
about fourteen years ago. He was then
staying for a holiday with one OF his sup
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II any one can get access 10 him by any
chance the Prince of Wales is good man
to interview. but he is usually guarded by
two or three members of the honseholi
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pOrterS IN the NORM
of Scotland. and the
newspaper atmos-
phere was beginning
10 get thick with ru-
mOrs of trouble in
Egypt. i went to one
of the large London
dailies and offered my
services to go to Scot
land and interview
Mr.. Gladstone. The
nIT4nr of
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ton by Walling of Nevada County. Col
Inns of Butte seconded l.. B. Aver, although
he forgot to mention the name OF his can
didate and had to return to the platform to
do it.
Davis of Tulare voiced also the com
plant that the northern part of the State
had been neglected. "We came here ask
ing for recognition to stay our hands in our
labors." said Mr.. Davis of Tulare, and
then he nominated Martin j. Wright Of
Visalis.
Another Davis, this time Of Amad or,
succeeded, and he gave point to the kick
that there was no name north of Sacra-
mento on the ticket, and advocated Uren
for the nomination.
John T. Dare of San Francisco had
something to say on Surveyor General,
and he seconded M. j. Wright's candidacy.
The candidates appeared on the plat
form. and the impression was at once con-
veyec to the convention that Barney Aver
would add considerable weight TO the
ticket.
The counties were polled and there was
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he was a specimen of the young men who
are being raised here in the north the des-
tinies Of the State were safe. Such another
young man Is S. G. Millard of Los Angeles,
representing the youth Of the SOUTH"
Millard had been called for and sur
prised some of the delegates by his youth
full appearance. He did not look more
than % years of age. but he made credit
able speech. He said that il was the first
time that his name had ever been presented
for any Office.
1.-THE Office of Lieutenant is
one that any young man may be proud to
hold" he continued, land if you confer
that great honor upon me will give to the
Slate all my energy. Every faculty that
l possess will be given to uphOlding the
principles of the Republican party. 1t
shall be my duty to deneunce the party
which has closed the factories of the coun-
try; which endeavored 10 place a Queen
on throne because of political hatred.
1t shall be my duty to advocate the prin-
cipIes which are opposed to the party now
in power"
The nominations were then closed, and
motion to cast the vote by acclamatIon
was carried. There was no dissent, and
Chairman knight declared Millard the
nominee for Lieutenant Governor.
The nominations for Justices Of the
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and had an unbroken record of fidelity.
In the past 1t had been given recognition
Tor Its services. but 1t was entirely a thing
OF memory, as the county had now had
nothing for years. He asked only one
place, and he hoped the convention would
accede to the request. Governor Murray
then delivered eulogy upon his candi-
date. who, he said. besides possessing all
the requisites for the position, had q record
as an old soldier. He had when a young
man taken bis knapsack on bis back apd
gone forth to do battle for his country
Have you no place on the Supreme Court
for such man? he asked. He is a good
husband and kind father. and is well
fitted for the position of Associate Justice
OF the Supreme Court. he concluded: 81
respectfully ask that this convention give
us one of the long-term places"
George Knight called Colonel j ohm P.
jackson to the chair and nominated Judge
de Haven for one of the places. Knight
always goes straight for his point, and his
first sentence was: Gentlemen of the
convention, John de Haven is the man
wish TO present to the convention. lam
not unmindful of the necessity to gather
together all the friends of candidate, but
in this case l absolve myself from all else
and present to you the name of man for
place which above all others should be
filled by one possessing exalted ability and
probity of purpose. 1t is not alone be-
cause of personal reasons that take this
course, but because l know that if this
convention should select De Haven that
one act would show its desire to give the
place TO a worthy man."
Knight then went On to say that all
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this Government, but the Judiciary is
really above all. Upon the judiciary de-
pends our protection. We are all under
the protection of the law. Four years ago
the Republican party elected q gentleman
to the bench and his decisions have be.
come a part of the history Of the State. l
also want to second the nomination of
John J. de Haven"
Frank MCGOWAN of Humboldt seconded
the nomination of John j. de Haven.
''Of that mans public career" declared
the speaker, "only the highest praise can
be given. He has faithfully discharged
the duties of every position with a single
eye and with the regard of the people Of
this State. Four years ago he was elected
to the Supreme bench with vote larger
than any other candidate on the ticket,
He has given to US decisions which are
regarded throughout the State as The most
able eXposltions of the law. He Is loyal
and fearless. He has splendid qualities of
head and heart. His honesty is proverbial
and his mind is always inclined to the JUS
tlce Of a cause. We of the northern part
| o. the State want to have it settled in our
minds that while Morris NJ. Estee occupies
the gubernatorial chair the people of the
State have a loyal, fearless Judge on the
bench in the person Of John j. de Haven.
Honestly believing that the people can
have no better custodian of the laws,
ask you to nominate John j. de Haven for
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court"
Prescott of San Diego got the floor. He
cried, ''The five-minute rule has been in
augurated and properly. / will detain you
only long enough to second the nomination
Of that eminent jurist, Judge Mckinley"
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Laughter greeted the brevity OF the
speaker, who was loudly applauded for
sparing his audience.
White of Sacramento did not follow his
predecessor very closely. He asked TOR the
nomination of Torrance of San Diego.
I'VE do not demand his nomination on be-
half of locality, but we do urge that the
south has direct interest In the nomna-
tion Of Torrance, and on behalf Of the Sac
ramento Valley ask you to nominate E.
w. Torrance"
This closed the nominations, and the
delegates. who had scattered through the
speeches, returned to their seats to vote
The vote by counties resulted ir a total
vote of: Henshaw 671, De Haven 444,
Torrance 461 and Mckinley III. Before
the vote was announced Brown of San
BernardiDo changed his vote of II from
Mckinley to De Haven. This made Los
Angeles transfer 65 votes to Henshaw.
Humboldt followed with more votes from
Torrance to Henshaw, Plumas with from
Torrance. Sskiyou with from Mckinley,
San Luis Obispo with from De Haven
and Merced changed her votes from Nc
Kinley to De Haven. The amended vote
was read off then, the result being as
follows:
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SMASHED THE SLATE.
Ward of Los Angeles Greater Than
the Bosses.

tuC DOSSCos
SACRAMENTO, June 21.-At the after
noon session the delegates prepared for a
long siege. They wanted to get through
to-day, and settled down 20 nominate the
rest of the ticket before adjourning The
first business that came before the house
was tie resolution which il had been an
nounced would be presented condemning
the attacks OF Congressman Geary on the
late Senator Stanford. Timothy Guy
Phelps presented the resolution. which
was read amid deep silence. 1t is as
follows:
The greatness OF State is In the virtue Of
Its citizens. and this is prompted by cherishing
the honorable memory OF the dead, who living,
wrought or fought for the common good.
Therefore this party council, representing in
political principle majority and In higher
sense all the people, expresses for itself ana
those whom 1t represents the sense OF
bereavement that impresses the State and
is shared by American manhood in the
death OF Leland Stanford, the first Repub-
lican Governor and tue foremost citizen
Of California, who has been taken from
US since the last meetings Of our party 10 con-
veption. All thoughtful people of this com.
monwealth remember bis high aud hopeful part
in Its advancement and his unfailing faith in
the genius OF It's people. We honor him for his
upright life, his confidence In his fellow-man
and his humanity, and for his wise ana honor
able administration OF the States greatest pub
lie trusts. for his broad and tolerant spirit
toward even his political party antagonists. re-
memberiDg that they were his fellow citizens,
and for the final bestowal OF his great fortune
upon that kind of education which makes the
best citizens by making the most independent
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G. Millard of Les Angeles for Lieutenant
Governor. He specially commended MIL
lard as the representative of the youth.
I'VE are here" said he, "a united party
and a happy family. We are here agreed
that the nomination of NJ. NJ. Estee for the
place of Governor was the wisest one
which the convention could have made. l
am here representing the young men of the
Republican party, and l know that they
are satisfied with the selection of Mr..
Estee, but now ask that you confer an
honor upon one of the young men from
Los Angeles. He is a trained lawyer. a
spotless man and a type of the rising
young men of the State"
Sinclair of Alameda seconded the nom-
ination. Gentlemen" said he. I'VE want
every man of brains aDd energy to enlist
In the Republican party. We want them
TO look for their political creed to the Re-
publican party. heard young man say
to-day that be was the youngest delegate
in the convention. thought then that if
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Supreme Court were then called for. 1t
had been expected that there would be
long fight over this matter, but the work
was done without display of The bad feel
ing on the part of the friends of any of the
candidates.
Victor Metcalf of Alameda was the first
of this batch of orators. He said: "You
and l are here to express our person al
preference for the men who come before
this convention. We have already named
our general; our army is behind him ready
to march on to victory. These men whom
you are to choose now will have a primary
and an abiding influence upon the laws of
the State. For twelve years the current of
their decisions will be rolling along and
it does not stop there 1t will go down to
our children. for 1t Is difficult to have laws
once passed repealed. The citizens of the
State of California will view these names
with criticism and. a close regard to the
characters of the men. 1t is therefore
most important that we proceed with great
care and consideration. The question of
the hour is the kind of men whom we shall
select. It Is not question of where they
came from; but what they are. The first
necessity is an able. honest and incorrupti-
BILE bench which shall receive the COM
mendation of all our people. Here is a
populous county which casts almost one
ninth of the Republican vote of the entire
State. For twenty years ii has been the
backbone and sinew of the party. We
have been before the conventions of the
party asking that they recognize our m-
portance as factor in the politics of the
State. We have been given stone. Mt
withstanding this the Republicans county
has always marched in the van to victory.
We say to you now that we demand moth
ing, but only ask you to give one of these
places to a man of broad intelligence,
great logical power, integrity and purity
of character; a man who was pronounced
the most brilliant man who had ever en-
tered the doors of the university from
which he graduated. Such man is the
one whom the citizens of Alameda County
recommend TO you. He would lend dignity
to the position. / nominate the Hon. f.
w. Henshaw for one of the lung terms on
the Supreme Court bench.
Governor Murray of San Diego said he
had been entrusted with message to the
convention. The burden of his message
was that Elisha S. T0rIence of San Diego
should be given one Of the long-lerm places
on the Supreme Court. he referred to the
glorious record of the party in the past
and TO the hurtful influences of its adversi-
ties. and he asked il the convention did
not have the yearnlngs for restoration to
power of the party which had achieved so
much in the past. "Do you not hear the
pibrock sound the return of the RepubIi-
can Iegions ?" He said the Republicans OF
San Diego County had always stood firm
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ing OF the Legislature OF the State OF California,
ana that all Legislative candidates shall be
pledged to the support Of such candidate.
The order of business was called for,
and the nominations were run through
with great rapidity. Wolf of San Fran
cisco nominated Lou Fl. Brown for Secre-
tary of State in a eulogistic speech. Brown
was nominated by reclamation. To calls
for Brown" he presented himself on the
platform. and saying he would support the
platform of the party. sat down. amid
cheers.
Edward Colgan for Controller. nomi-
mated by General A. L. Hart OF Sacra-
mento In a fve-minute speech. was also
nominated by acclamation. Harts voice
of the previous day.
Timothy Guy Phelps nominated the
State Treasurer IN the person Of Henry
Hook of Contra Costa County. This
mans nomination is asked for by the Re
publican County of Contra Costa, which
asks for nothing else." cried Phelps.
H. j. Ostrander of Merced was nomi-
mated by Black of San Jose, who said the
candidate had voted the Republican ticke,
with Fremont ana ever since.
Fulweiler of Napa followed in speech
nominating Levi Radcliffe of San Luis
Obspo. who he said was an old soldier.
McKelvy of Orange seconded the nom-
ination of Ostrander on behalf of Orange
County.
]. M. Mannon of MendocIno seconded
Radcliffe's nomination.
After the seconding of Hooks nomina.
ton by Geary of Contra Costa the nomin.
ations were closed. The candidates. al
the suggestion of Lennon. exhibited them
selves on the platform and each said a
little piece, the convention wildly cheer
log in high good humor. Ostrander tool
occasion when making his speech to at
tempt some persuasion, much to the
amusement of the delegates, who roared
with laughter when the candidate wound
| up by requesting, modestly enough. tha
the San Francisco delegates would no
give too many OF their votes to him. "Why
gentlemen" cried Ostrander. "if you DOM
nominate me the great San Joaquin Valley
/ will not be represented with q single State
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for the convention in the appearance on
the floor of Frank Coombs of Napa. Mr..
Coombs had not before spoken. and his
absence had occasiOned considerable COM
ment as he was thought TO be sulky. He
was greeted with some applause. and then
made a speech in support of the candidacy
of Judge Angelotti, whose mind, he said.
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Judge Heacock Of San Francisco then in

Judge Heacock of San Francisco then in
very few words nomin ted Judge Van
Fleet of the Forty-frst District for the
short term. He spoke of Judge Van
Fleets record as Judge of the Superior
Court during two terms. He had resigned
two years ago and had gone to San Fran
cisco to practice law. He had been called
TO the Supreme Court and had been and
would be again worthy colleague of the
gentlemen now serving on that bench.
Colonel Dickinson of San Francisco
named Judge ADgelotti of Marin County.
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He said that the county had never asked
for anything before, and that If the con-
vention would give this place to Judge
Angelotti they would bestow it on man
in every way capable of fulfilling its duties.
G. T. Jones of Sacramento seconded the
nomination. and then there was surprise
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DE hAVEN'S DEFEAT.
How the Slate Captured the Su-
:; preme Bench

SACRAMENTO, June 2L.-The convention
reassemRled again this morning at 10
O'clock. The chair stated that the first
business in order would be the nomina-
tions for Lieutenant-Governor. White
of Alameda moved that all candidates ap-
pear before the convention before the
taking of the vote. The question was nut
and the chair ruled that the motion had
been carried.
The convention was not disposed to
spend much time in debate and a motion
to limit speakers to five minutes was made.
This was not thought short enough. and
an amendment was made and carried to
allow speakers placing candidates in nom-
Lnation five minues, and those who Sec
onded nomin atoms three minutes only.
McLachlin of Los Angeles was the first
20 claim the attention of the body. he
haunted the platform and nominated D.
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was young and vigorous and able to grap-
pie with the questions which would be
submitted to him Judge. The nomina-
tions were then closed and the secretary
called the roll. The convention voted as
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VIOLATIONS OF THE LAW.
The Sale of Books Representing United
States Coins Prohibited.

The Sale of Books Representing United
States Coins Prohibited.
By the United Press.
Philadelphia, Dec. 14,-Secret Service
Officer McManus under instructions di-
rected the suspension of the sale of
books and medals at the United States
mint in this city. The former contained
descriptions of the methods Of work at
the institution as well as representa-
tions of the various coins, and the lat
ter were small brass affairs, containing
on one side either a cross and crown,
the badge of the Grand Army of the
Republic, or a representation of the new
public buildings, while upon the other
was the Lords prayer,
A COPY of the book and samples of
the medals were submitted by the Of
ficer to the treasury department for
examination, and today the secret SER
vice official visited the mint and in
formed Superintendent Townsend that
the book would no longer be permitted
to be sold by the conductors or others
at the mint, but that the treasury de-
partment has no objections to the
medals, which are not in violation of
any law, inasmuch as they are not in
imitation of or in likeness to any coin
of the country.
The officers also called upon the pub
Usher of the book, and informed him Of
the decision of the department at Wash
ington, which is that its publication has
been prohibited and that 1t cannot be