The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-06-21

mo" NO" but he went on for some
time arguing that the Governor ranked
ABOVE all others, and should be nominated
first.
Judge Schel spoke next. He favored
General Dlckinson's amendment. He
called the attention of the conven tion to
the fact that the success of the ticket de-
pended upon its personnel IN order to
have the Justices of the Supreme Court
placed high above the reach of political
influence before nomination. The party
needed a strong ticket an the people an
incorruptible Judiciary. Judge Schell
spoke somewhat longer. proclaiming him.
self to be free of any control by bosses.
de wore his dictator under his hatband.
John L. Dare of San Francisco said tnat
when 1t could be found in any State con-
stltutOn that the judiciary is above the
Governor it would be time to nominate
judges first. "You may then say" he
cried, that your committee has made an
error. Until you have that reason you
must lndorse this report. We believe that
the chief executive of the United States is
the greatest man on the face of the earth.
Next to him is the executive of the State.
he Is the executive by constitutional en-
"SImOD's oCCUuU Ouly 10 the IfeSlQ0nL OF
the United States. and l ask you TO refuse
TO set him down so much as one step.
Will a change take them out of the filth of
politics? We don't think so. Who has
heard anything but Supreme Justice talk
for the last few days? Stand by your
usages and declare that the Governor is
second to none in the bear State of Cali
fornia." [Chesrs
;tb I'LL
proxy. took the floor. ''In this question:"
he said, us involved a question specially
interesting to the legal fraternity. 1t
amuses me to see gentlemen trying to ele-
yate the Governor above the judiciary,
when in all the changes which have in
fluenced the Government the Supreme
bench has stood the safeguard of the peo-
pie. When men place the hand of c0rrup-
ton upon this tribunal, we start the first
| step in the desecration of popular govern
ment Cheers l say to any candidate
| for the GU bernatoriaI chair, let him stand
upon his own merits, but do not let this
| convention barter away the judiciary for
Governor. Cast your ballots On the
merits for Governor, but separate the Judi
! ciary from the political fight"
Vandusen of Siskiyou caught the eye of
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respect for the Supreme bench. but he
asked at what convention the order was
changed. He claimed that the present bench
was chosen in the regular order; that
its integrity was not excelled in any State.
| [Cheers.l Instead" he said. ''of lifting
| the judiciary out of political corruption
this innovation would plunge it deeper
into the abyss. This matter has attracted
too much attention already. 1t will begin
to be thought there is something wrong
with the judiciary It's wrong. 1 tell you.
to make scoop shovel of the Supreme
| bench"
The call Of time closed the eoquence of
the SskiyOu statesman. Spencer of Las
sen said: ''if we have always done wrong
heretofore l would beg leave to suggest
that it is about time 10 do right. One gen.
tleman had said that the Governor was
supreme because he had the appointment
OF the justices Of the Supreme Court, but
after the Judge had been appointed it was
his high prerogatiVe TO pass upon the va
lldlty of the laws which had been signed
by the Governor who appointed him.
Looking over the names OF the judiciary
ltot the State the inquirer would see the
names OF men who stood head and shoul-
ders above all others of their profession. :"
A. Ruef of San Francisco made the next
speech. BE said it had been painful to
observe the state of affairs in this city dur
ing the past week. Judges had been in
the city working among the delegates.
Trading had been going on, and it would
result inevitably in the nomination of the
weakest men. The speaker said that the
convention would be making a mistake
ii 1t took any action that would tend to
make the Justices of the Supreme Court
descend into the contests for political
preference. Ruef said he had a resolution
in his pocket TO take the Supreme Court
Justices ont of the political pool. II the
governOrship fight was taken out of the
field the convention could then go forward
with its other work. The Justices could
be named without the necessity for having
them battle with conflicting political in
terests.
Judge DAILY of Ventura said that he was
surprised to see men representing the
great interests of the Republican party
| arise in the convention and deliberately
insult its intelligence and manhood, He
was surprised that they had no respect for
the feelings. of the gentlemen attending
the convention. They had referred to the
"seething political pool" What was it
hat had caused this cutlery? Why this
proposition was SO plain that it needed
no explanation. 1t was claimed that If the
Justices were nominated first they would
enter into no combinations. DAILY urged
the convention to let no trick be played
upon 1t. The delegates should permit no
scheme to be foisted upon them which
would disturb harmony. If com binations
were being made, let every man look to
what he was doing. because in that event
they would create judiciary of which
they would be ashamed. Daily was fre-
quently interrupted, but he continued to
struggle toward the point he intended to
make until the chairman called time and
he was compelled to step down.
w. S. Barnes caught the eye of the
chairman. and he was recognized. His aD-
pearance was the signal for an ovation.
Some one called three cheers for "Bily
Barnes" which we're given with q will.
Taking his position on the platform,
Barnes said: ''It seems to me that the
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