The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-06-21
WON BY ESTEE
Nobody Else in the
). Fight.
DAN BURNS VICTORY.
mot Gained Without a
Struggle.
THERE WERE NO LEADERS.
So the Opposition Was Only OF
:: 8: Factions.
SETTING up THE NEW STATES.
j. with the Governor Out of the Way
Came the Most Bitter
:, Battles.
SETTING up THE NEW STATES.
With the Governor Out of the WAY
e.: Came the Most Bitter
:. Battles.

- SACRAMENTO, Jun 2O-Ths manue YER
Ing of twelve hours which preceded the
meeting of the convention at 10 o'clock
had the effect of reducing the delegates
Into body bearing all the outward signs
of a religious campmeeting. The talk on
- the streets, the speeches and the trades of
the men opposed to Estee's nomination
. demonstrated one thing conclusiVely,
namely: that nothing could be done until
: the gubernatorial question was disposed
Of The Napa mans friends were SO
numerous in every delegation and their
determination to nominate him so strong,
=: that neither the candidates for Justices of
the Supreme Court, nor those who aspire
to subordinate places on the ticket. could
do any thing toward furthering their
chances. So all hands quietly sat down to
: await results.
= The delegates hung about the hotel cor
: ridors and upon the street corners in the
: shade of the trees with listless air. The
appearance on the highway of wagon
>: load of Turkish dancers created more ex-
element than dispute as to who was to
" get one of the long term justiceshiDs or
Colonel Dan Burns looking for the chair
man of an interior delegation.
A nights rest, however. put heart again
. into the opposition. This may have been
due to the departure for the bay of Gene
raj Barnes. who. if the truth must be told.
=. has given Estee's opponents more concern
than that gentleman's friends, but at all
events they arose with an ugly and aggres-
sive demeanor. They did not entertain
much hope of breaking the solid forces of
T.. Burns. but they went to the convention
:. hall determined 10 make one last grand
) struggle. AS usual they had no plans and
:. were without a competent leader.
f. The test was made on the report of the
Committee on order of business, which it
:. was assumed was as good as anything
: upon which to marshal forces. The order
as reported fixed the nomination of Cover
:, nUr" and Lieutenant-Governor first and
=: then the Supreme Court Justices for the
: long and the snort terms. General Dickin-
:. son took the floor and moved to change the
= order so as to put the nomination of
:. Judges at the head. His speech in favor
: of pure judiciary and in ferVent opposi-
:. >tion to bOssism sounded somewhat queer,
but the delegates listened to him with
=. respectful attention. He was followed by
others and an attempt was made to arouse
the enthusiasm of the convention without
avail. One delegate from San Francisco,
WHO: was shut out by the bosses down
there on the ground that he is a carpet
baGger. but who appeared in the cODven-
tion with a proxy from Tehama County,
made a flOwery speech in which be re-
e.. sented the dictatiOn Of a boss whom he
designated as ''an uncOnvicted fslon."
Immediately there was great excitement
q. but BIennerhassett, which is the delegates
name, explained that he meant Buckley
and not Burns and he was permitted to
=. escape with his life. The vote on the
=. motion demonstrated that the opposition
: could not win anything and 1t went out
:: with q dying gasp. By vote of 498 to
= 800 the convention decided to nominate
= :Estee first.
:: The anti-programmers made one more
:: bluff and then gave up the ghost This
;" was during the nominating speeches for
: Governor. Ex-Attorney- General Hart of
= Sacramento placed General Chipman be-
fore the convention. and in the course of
4 his remarks adverted severely upon boss
+: Ism. Chairman knight. who was on the
;. floor, called him to order. Immediately
There was scene of the widest onfusion.
:. The kickers were sufficiently numerous to
make a great noise, and they went after
: knight in royal style. They Missed and
-; shouted. The silver-tongued lawer sprang
:: upon a chair and demanded recognition.
:*'Rfss, you dogs" he yelled In the direc-
:tiorf OF Jim Rea. who was standing behind
=, him waving fan and shouting at the top
= :, Of. his voice. Rea obeyed the order and
:: kept up the dn. Judge Davis, who was in
the chair, seemed utterly unable to maintain
:: oIder; and his gayel work was simply re-
:. :warded with more noise.
r. Suddenly Knight sprang upon the plat
:: form and brought the kickers to stand
::>still. They were thunderstruck at his
:: daring and determined manner. The
: gentleman now speaking has the floor, %
:: :. said Knight in thunder tones, ''but he will
:.r6nfne himself to the question and NOT
discuss outside issues"
r.. This settled the opposition, and it made
=: no more demonstrations. The oratory lei
loose in the nominating speeches was
worse than usual. Knight and Morehouse
= 6f San Jose made the only two speeches
that.arose above mediocrity. William 8
Barnes made neat little speech, in which