The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-18
SOLID WORK OF THE SOLID

who had been standing some time, caught
the chairman's eye. He was considerably
worked up and spoke with warmth. II
rose for the purpose of offering an amend
ment to the platform which has been read,
but the chairman did not recognize me.
do not understand that a Republican
convention will apply the gag law"
Chairman Lexow interrupted: 81 will
state that did not see the gentleman and
the chair does not propose that in this
convention any gag law shall be applied.
The chair now rules that the motion before
the house is the motion to lay the minority
report on the table and the report is not
debatable."
The motion was then put and there
seemed to be more noes than ayes. Mr..
MilIholland demanded a rollcall, but
Chairman Lexow said: "The motion is
carried and Senator Miller has the floor"
There were murmurs of discomfort heard
with the ruling, and things were quite
lively for a while. Senator Miller took the
floor and argued for a plank for Sunday
observance.
When Mr.. Miller finished Senator Ed
ward O'Connor proceeded to enliven the
convention with speech in favor of home
rule. Hamilton Fish of the committee on
resolutions spoke briefly against the reso-
luton offered by Mr.. Miller.
Amid some confusion the Miller resolu-
ton was carried by the convention. Ham
ilton Fish then shut off further amend
ment by moving the previous question on
the adoption of the platform as amended.
1t was carried and the platform went
through with rush.
Just then j. Sloat Fassett obtained the
floor and asked unanimous consent to take
up the proposition made by Mr.. MilIhol-
land favoring the enlargement of the COM
m1ttee. it was given, and he spoke to the
resolution that the State committee be
directed to formulate and report at the
next State convention plan for the en-
largement of the committee. He spoke
for three minutes and then offered mo-
ton that the resolution which had been
voted down be taken from the table. This
motion was lost.
Then at 5:52 P. NJ. Hamilton Fish again
came to the rescue of the regular pro-
gramme with a motion to proceed to the
nomination of candidates. His motion
was carried and Congressman George W.
Ray took the platform and nominated
Judge Celero e. Martin of Binghamton
for Associate Justice OF the Court of Ap-
peals.
Ex-United States Senator Frank His
cock of Syracuse placed in nomination
Supreme Court Justice Pardon U. Williams
as Associate Justice of the Court of Ap-
peals.
General Stewart L. Woodford of Brook
lyn presented the name of Jesse Johnson
for Judge of Court of Appeals.
The Kings County men received John
sons name with three cheers. The rest of
the delegates were ominously silent.
Edmund L. Pitts of Orleans nominated
Henry A. Childs of Orleans for Judge.
Senator John Raines of Canandaigua fol-
lowed with some lively talk, placing in
nomination William H. Adams of Ontario
for Judge. Colonel Dickey of Newburgh
then moved that the nominations for
Judge close. The motion was carried, and
at 80 the rollcall on Judges began.
The first ballot was without result, 1853
votes being cast and $50 were necessary for
a choice. Martin received 264, Johnson
1913, Williams 100, Childs "a and Adams II.
Senator Raines withdrew. Several changes
for Johnson were made as the counties
were called. The Kings County delegates
became very boisterous, and made re-
peated efforts to stampede the convention
for their candidate.
Chairman Lexow kept his gavel going
continually and threatening to suspend
the rollcall unless order was preserved.
At 7:30 P. NJ. the rollcall was finished.
There were 752 votes cast and 376 were
necessary to a choice. Judge Martin re-
ceived 1893 and was nominated. Jesse
Johnson received 124, Judge Williams 223,
and Judge Childs 10. The nomination of
Judge Martin was made unanimous.
At 7:30 o'clock Edmund l.. Pitts of
Orleans moved that the entire old
ticket be nominated on a single ballot.
Frank Hiscock objected and urged that
the usual order be followed. He was
swept aside and the resolution was carried
with a hurrah and the incumbents will
again go before the people.
The business before the convention was
gone through with rush. The commit
tee for the ensuing year was named and
a resolution was adopted that the Amep-
can eagle, ballot-box and pen shall be the
party emblem.
A resolution empowering the State Com
mittee to fill all vacancies occurring on
the State ticket was adopted.
At 7:40 the convention adjourned sine
die.