The record-union., 1894-06-21

/ Republican party OF this great State is
handicapped. and it is so acknowledged
! in the Republican press, by man who
was member of another party, and who
/ to-day presumes-
THE CHAIRMAN INTERPosEs.
The Chairman call the gentleman tc
order. because he is not speaking to the
question before the convention. 1t makes
no difference what the public press may
say, the question now is this amendment
/ Mr.. Blannerhassett-Ge of the
convention, in the spirit of the Constitu-
ton that you all love, that you are al
prepared to die for; in the spirit of justice
that has ever been the star that has guided
the Republican party on TO victory, | ask
you to-day TO admit free debate, free
1 speech, which the Constitution gives tc
every one of you on the floor of this con-
vention [applause], and vote in favor Of
that amendment.
/ Mr.. Fulweiler-Mr. Chairman, | desire
! to offer, in connection with this, an
amendment to the other amendment, and
it is in the following W ords: THAT all
! resolutions submitted 10 this convention
prior to the adoption of The report OF the
Committee on Platform and Resolutions
be referred TO that committee without de-
bate" Cries of NO! Mop
/ The motion received no second.
The Chair then put the question on the
amendment. There was a loud shout OF
'Ayew and almost as equally noisy
''No.u
| After moment the Chair said: 81
shall rule that the amendment carried. "
Savage sprang to his feet and proposed
three cheers for Chairman Knight. They
were given with will by the delegates
from the mining, southern and cow coun-
ties. The san Francisco delegation re-
mained, Tor once, silent.
| ANOTHER LITTLE WRANGLE.
! General John II. Dickinson of San
Francisco took the stand and said: Mr..
Chairman, l move an amendment to that
part OF the report on the order of busi-
ness, prescribing the order in which
nominations shall be made. The first in
order by the report is the nomination OF
a Governor. l move as an amendment
that the first nominations be made for
| two Justices of the Supreme Court; that
! the second nomination be for an Asso-
clate Justice for the short term, and then
that the order of business proceed as rec
commended by the committee. And | do
that, Mr.. Chairman, for this reason-the
office Of Judge OF the Supreme Court OF
this State is one of the most responsible
and honorable within the gift of the peo-
pie. The Supreme Court handles our
lives, our liberty and our property.
Merit should be the recommendation
which places men in so exalted and pow
erful position. They should be taken
without the seething foam of political
convention and nominated before any
other political Offices are to be filled.
| Applause and cheers. The ermine OF
the judiciary is not to be brought down
! into the seething pool of politics if we
would preserve our rights in their in
| tegrity and as we desire to enjoy them.
SIT is not a new thing in the history OF
our conventions to nominate the Judges
! first, and whenever it has been proposed
it has been adopted. And whenever 1t
has been adopted it has met with the
1
to the southern end OF our State. And
hope that we will do this to-day. There
are great many candidates for each po-
sition within the gift OF the people, to fill
which this convention is to make nomi-
nations. 1t may not be so, and [ trust
that no delegation, that no politician, real
or would-be, has or will or would, under
any circumstances, trade in order to gain
nomination for a Supreme Judgeship.
[Applause.l But still, while l have that
belief in the integrity of the gentlemen
who compose this convention. while
have that belief, l would like to remove
the temptation from them. Let US place
these gentlemen-who are above all and
everything except the Constitution ana
the laws OF our State, and who have to
interpret and apply them-let us place
them at the head of the list.
"Let US nominate them without regard
to anyone else, and assure you that our
work will be much more satisfactory"
[Applause.
Mr.. Edison of Los Angeles-Mr. Chair
man, desire to second the motion which
the gentleman has made. / understood
from the President of that Committee on
Permanent Organization and Order OF
Business that that motion which has been
made was to be a part of the original reso-
luton offered for adoption by this con-
vention.
j. j. Arnot of Los Angeles-Mr. Chair
man, l want to second this motion on be-
half of Los Angeles County, and l am re-
quested to stand in your presence and
second this motion on behalf of large
number of people from other parts of this
State. l concur most heartily in every
word that passed the lips of General
Dickinson in making this motion. And
want to say that there is another reason
quite as important, gentlemen of this
convention, why the order of business
should be changed is that of lifting the
question of Judgeship out OF the so-called
dirty pool of politics. The people who
are sitting by their firesides who by their
suffrage have sent you here to speak for
them, demand that there shall be the
fullest possible liberty given them to vote
for the candidates that shall pe placed in
nomination without the least taint of cor
rupting influences.
MR.. o'BRIEN OBJECTS.
Mr.. O'Brien of San Francisco-Mr.
Chairman, [ am a believer in right, and
an inveterate foe of wrong, but say here
now to you, for the best interests of the
Republican party, that this amendment
OF John Dickinson's should be defeated.
| [Cries of "Oh, sit downp'l
Judge Schell of San Francisco-Mr.
Chairman and gentlemen of the conven-
ton, desire the success of the Repub-
lican party over and and above every
1 ;,di,;d,,ol Fories of sTPhaf,S ,;obt ,,