The record-union., 1894-06-21

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ecutive, then may you say your commit
tee has made an error. When you are
ready to say that in the great State Of
California its Chief Executive is not CO.
equal in greatness, in dignity, in every
thing that makes an American citizen,
| then may you say your committee has
made an error in placing him first. When
you are ready to say that the Judicial
branch of this Government shall step
above the Executive, then may you say
we have made an error. Until you can
show reason for that you must lndorse
the action of your committee. We be-
lieve that the Executive of these United
States is the greatest man upon the face
OF the globe. We believe next to him is
the Chief Executive of great and free
State in this Nation.
And We say to you that the Chief Exec
utive officer of this State is the Governor.
| Applause. He can make member of
the Supreme Court when vacancy oc-
ours. He may set aside the awful decree
OF death against citizen. He is the EX-
| ecutive by constitutional enactment. He
is the Executive by American political
usage; he is second only to the President
Of the United States, and l ask you to-
day to refuse to set him down so much
as one step. [Applause.l
y. l.. Hart of Sacramento-Mr. Chair
man, | am in favor of this amendment.
because whatever may be the as SEPARATIONS
of any gentlemen who desires to grace
the Executive chair, let him win that as
! the honest declaration of the great Re-
publican party where the representatives
CT the people have no opportunity to bar
ter away the judicial rights for the pur-
pose of nominating a Governor. APP
plausel.
Van Duzer of Siskiyou spoke against
the amendment, and said that instead of
! being an attempt to lift the judiciary out
OF the pool of politics, it was an attempt
to plunge them into it.
Judge Spencer OF Lassen spoke in favor
of the amendment. He said: "If here
tofore we have always done wrong in
the selection Of Justices of the Supreme
| Court, beg permission to make the sug-
! gestion that it is about time we began to
do right" [Applause.l
! Laruth OF San Francisto spoke against
the amendment. 10 one who is inter
ested in the purity OF the BENCH he said,
it has been painful TO see the contest that
has been going on in this city for the last
| few days. Judges have come here and
personally solicited votes from delegates
OF the convention, many of whom Will
practice before them. Combinations have
been made, possibly, and combinations
certainly have attempted, to be made.
The very thing which all these gentlemen
tear is political trading, and they essay to
take it out of politics by having the
Judges put in the position where the most
favorable trading can be made, and that
trading will naturally result in having
! the weakest men nominated for the place,
and it will inure to the benefit OF the
the professional politician, and will not
aid in establishing the purity of the Su-
prone bench.
Judge Daley of Ventura spoke against
! the amendment
YOUNG MIR. BARNES.
w. S. Barnes of San Francisco-Mr.
Chairman and gentlemen OF the conven-
ton, l am, l believe, one of the very
youngest members OF this convention,
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and certainly one of the very youngest
residents OF Santa Clara County, because
to-day l happen to be District Attorney
of San Francisco. Laughter. But,
gentlemen, it seems to me that if the Re-
publican party has grown too old to do
what we consider the right thing at the
right time, then we ought to say that il
has grown too old to live at all. [Cheers.
l believe that the Republican party is
strong enough, able enough, bold enough
and powerful enough to rise above ali petty
considerations. and, raising up its hands
to the skies, shall say we will protect the
judiciary of California-our courts, before
whom our lives are laid open, where our
| property is taken care Of, where our es-
tates are distributed when we are dead,
and where our widows and our orphans
look for protection from the heavy hand
of might. [Applause.]
Gentlemen. let ME urge you-let me
| beg of you to adopt the resolution as pre-
sented by General Dickinson, and then
we individuals of this great party can
raise our hands to the skies above us and
say in the words of the immortal Gar
field. 'God reigns and the Republican
party still lives" EApplause and cheers.
CHAIRMAN KNIGHTS SPEECH.
| Chairman Knight called Colonel jack
son to the chair, and taking the floor
said: mir. Chairman and gentlemen of
this convention, when you conferred
the honor upon me OF placing me in that
chair to preside over the deliberations of
this great intelligent body of men, yon
put me there possibly because of my Re-
publican convictions; but l hope that you
also coupled with that act hope that /
had some suggestion to make and some
experience, some honor and some hon
esty of purpose to offer to you, and some
counsel to give you during your delibera-
tions. [Applause.l
without entering into the question,
gentlemen. as TO what is most feasible
now, without combating the honorable
| gentleman, Colonel Dickinson's position
| OH the one hand or battling for the other
side, let me suggest to you one thing. 1t
came to me when / sat before you as
| your Chairman, and / deem it duty
that / owe myself and duty that owe
! you. Small as the conviction may be to
| tell you what L feel honestly as Re-
publican, and 1 hope impartially as a
Judge. When you go to your homes
and take up the thread of your business
affairs at the adjournment of this con-
vention your work is done for the four
| years. mean comparatively speaking.
The man you place at the head of your
ticket will go out and battle on the west
/ orn verge of our American civilization
that his acts may re-echo, go back and