The morning call., 1894-05-04

elsewhere. Sacramento is the capital oil
the State. 1t has The archives of the State.
it has all the facilities that the counties
needs. The eenler Of the railroads, easy
of access, say on behalf of the citizens OF
Sacramento that it will cost this eonven-
ton nothing. We have provided for all
expenses. AS te halls, we have hall
holding 0.e00 people if necessary. 1t Is
not always the big hall, however. that is
any good. In big hall the rollcall can
not be heard. We present you hal
where all your subcommittee can meet.
/ maintain that the sense OF the committee
is that the convention will not be held In
oakland"
II. Il. Rose of Los Angeles said: 81
want to add my feeble voice to my friend
from Santa Cruz County. 1t is eight years
since a convention has been held ln IN g
southern part of the State. Santa Cruz Is
in our district; they are our brothers, II
not by blood at least by afilIatlon. We
want our little brother up the coast TO get
the convention and show you what we can
do. Santa cruz has hall, and 1t isn't the
center of the railroads either, or the cor
poratons or the breweries. Applause.
We are going TO proceed now, and let us
have good clean place for convention.
a place not ruled bv railroads or brew
cries" G. l. Taggart of Alameda wanted
Oakland, and Grove L. johnson made a
rOuSl0R Sp6eC0 III IdfOE Ol OdCA duGuG W,
and then the roll was called.
1t was in the process OF calling the roll
that a ludicrous incident took place. The
name of j. j. Green was called. Promptly
a young man on the right OF the hall an-
swered Sacramento" Dan Burns at this
jumped to his feet and cried dramatically
II know j. j. Green there many years,
and you are not the man."
Every eye was turned IN the direction OF
Granp tvhn etnnd tho niPtura nf aat0nis H..
ment in the aisle. But am j. j. Green" "
ne retorted.
for Sacramento, but l don't want votes of
tha. kind You are not j. j. Green"
"But am," began Green.
Are you son of Jim Green. whom /
knew fer twenty years?'
mo; 1 ain" replied Green. 'Tm John
J. Green, tell you. Regularly elected at
Stockton in May"
''It was held in Sacramento" cried c. l..
Jones.
ut wasn't" cried half dozen delega tes.
"Bacigalupi knows me-" yelled the
pseudo-Green above the din.
Chairman Myers raped for order. The
noise subsided.
1--WE will pass yo1r vote for the pres
emit" said the chairman.
"But L insist upon my vote" cried
Green, pale with excitement "My God, !
ought 10 know who an"
you are not j. j. Green" cried Dan
Burns. fiercely still, and cries of "the
roll" 'the roll" caused the chairman to
rap heavily.
But the obstrepsrous Green would not
.'Bacigalupi knows me. and want my
vote" he yelled.
II know something about this" said
Dan Burns. II knew Jim Green, who
was Controller of this State. Nearly
every one in the convention knows him.
| asked Jim myself to 60 on, and he was
elected"
lam j. j. Green" Interrupted Green.
II am not denying that your name is y.
J. Green, but you are not the man that
was elected"
The chairman declared mo choice" and
the secretary proceeded TO call the roll
again. AS soon as his name was called
Green bobbed up again and was again
challenged by Burns.
"If he is j. j. Green" cried a member.
''for Gods sake let him vote, and II he
isn't throw him out"
"But am j. j. Green" protested the
victim of mistaken identity.
"Jim Green's been dead six months,
yelled delegate.
II amt Jim Green. tell yeu," insisted
Green. II am John j. Green"
The rollcall was proceeded with. General
Barnes voted from Mendocino for Sacra-
mento and Is proxy for Kelly for Oakland.
oakland was left rapidly in the lurcn. A
yell Of applause greeted John Hoey as he
changed from Sacramento TO Santa Cruz
Sneden OF Inyo went over to Sacramento,