The record-union., 1894-06-22


ing last. presumably, in the matter of
presenting name for Associate Justice
for the long term, would not have you
presume that it is least by any means.
AS l intend that my talk to you shall be
very brief, l will refer to what has
who have so eloquently and so
feelingly placed names before you for
Justices OF the Supreme Court OF the
State of California, and say that all that
any of them have said with reference TO
the peculiar and fitting qualifications OF
their candidates for that honorable posi-
ton equally apply TO the honorable gem
tleman whom I shall name to you
presently. 1t would seemingly be
waste of time if / were to repeat all that
they have said, because all that they have
said will apply pertinentiy and in every
particular TO the gentleman whose
name l shall hand you presently.
On account of his s.speculiarilmake-
up in fmind, in soul and III body, will
you turn your eyes with mine and look
upon that iace-this portrait Of grand old
Abraham Lincoln-and allow me TO make
one parallel. Lincoln was known to have
been man of the very simplest of man
ners, so simple that all uncourted maiden
in the country could not claim to be more
natural than he. My candidate. whose
name is j. w. Mckinley (applause), like
man in stature, and as simple and as
natural in all his words and his ways.
And in his mind he has that peculiar
characteristic that belonged to that grand
old hero of civil service and of states
manship, Lincoln; natural gift from
God Almighty, TO get clean conception.
in an lntultive manner of the character OF
men and of the peculiar and intricate
matters that come before his mind that
are difficult to solve and unrayel by the
average mind of men. And again, my
friend, he is as deep as he is powerful; he
is as grand as was the soul of that man
| pointing to the portrait OF Lincoln)
while it lived in human form. | wish to
say of Judge J. w. Mckinley of Los An
geles County that he, too, is young
man; was too young to have shouldered
| the musket and have barred his breast to
the bullets and the bayonets that would
have destroyed our country if they could.
But he comes of that genuine stock, the
old style Scotch Presbyterian, that loves
| individual and national liberty.
Judge j. w. Mckinley has been
numbe of times in the fiery furnace OF
political contest and every time that he
has thus been tried by fire, as it were, he
has come out of that seething furnace
without even the smell of fire upon his
garments. He is a man against whom
| the tongue of slander has never been
wagged, and against whom the lip that
would beguile or iniure has never been
started.
L wish to say to you that if you see fit
to place him upon the State ticket he will
carry the votes of his part OF the State.
Two years ago, when he was candidate
| for the position he now holds, he received
larger number of votes than any other
candidate on the ticket. will say further.
that IN the late convention in Los Angeles
| County
mon are present here to-day, this same
Judge j. w. Mckinley was the unani-
nous choice of that convention and the
delegates present are instructed to cast
their votes for that honorable man for the
position that is to be filled on the bench.
My friends, l therefore place before you
the name of j. w. Mckinley of Los
Angeles County for the honorable posi-
! ton of one of the Judges on the Supreme
| bench Of the State of California. APP
plauSe.
COMMUNICATING SACRAMENTO.
Aside from the nomination talk, l have
been requested, on the part of some of
the delegates assembled here to-day, to
express their hearty appreciation of the
grand and magnificent arrangement that
the people OF Sacramento have made for
the convenience and for the inspiration of
| the people present here to-day. | speak
of the soldier element, with whom l
fought during the war, in saying that we
appreciate the thoughtfulness of the pa
triotic citizens of this city in having made
such grand and such inspirational ar
rangements as are before US to-day.
Watt of San Francisco. Judge Short of
Fresno and Frank MCGOWAN of Hum
boldt made brief speeches in seconding
the nomination of Judge De Haven.
Ra1lard of Oropna I Iouo,pOp ofC Cor0,,,o
and G. l.. White of Sacramento spoke for
Judge Terrence.
Judge Walling of Nevada urged the
nomination of Judge Henshaw
1t was evident that every lawyer who
was delegate had speech to spring
upon the overtalked convention in Sec
onding his favorite candidate, and a mem
ber from Del NOrte, who became tired of
so much oratory, moved that all nomina-
tions be declared closed and that the con-
vention proceed to ballot at once for two
Supreme Justices and it was so ordered.
Alameda led off with her solid sixty
votes for Hensnaw, dividing her second
choice between DeHaven and Terrence,
giving the former twenty-eight and the
latter thrty-two. Henshaw received
some votes in every county in the State
except Tehama and Trinity, and the COM
bined vote of those two delegations is
only eleven. Whenever a county would
give Henshaw all or nearly it's entire
vote the Alameda delegation would cheer
them most Justify.
Until San Francisto was reached it
looked like a walk-over for Henshaw
II
nomination was assured. San Francisco,
however. gave 46 for DeHaven, 135 for
Henshaw and 149 for Terrence.
1t was then apparent that the fight was
close between the gentleman from Hum
boldt and his opponent from San Diego,
and their adherents began to hustle for
votes.
Those who desired to secure the cleo
ton of DeHaven cast their extra votes for
Henshaw, and the champions of Tor
renee did the same. and both sides were
loudly applauded by the delegation from
Alameda, who noted the large majority
that was being placed to the credit of the
man whose fight they had been per-
sistently making since the beginning of
the contest.
When the roll-call was finished De-
Haven had enough to elect him. but,
before the vote could be announced. Los
Angeles changed her sixty-nine votes
from Mckinley to Terrence and her votes
from DeHaven to Henshaw, and the re-
suit was changed.
The votes that San Bernardino had
given to Mckinley were also transferred
to Terrence, and the rout was complete.
Frank McGowan of Humboldt and the
deleUation from plumas triad m Sava tho