The San Francisco call., 1896-06-17

SION, but at any rate he said, "Mr. Glib
son." and Mr.. Gibson took the platform to
say:
''Pr1or to any vote being taken upon the
proposition OF who shall be chairman of
this convention, desire to make mo-
ton in the interests of common decency,
in the interest of justice, in the interest of
right, in the interest of everything that
seems to me to be proper, and that is that
in this convention those contesting dele
gates from the City and County of San
Francisco shall neither of them take part
in the preliminary organization"
The chart shall have to rule that
nothing is in order except the nomination
for temporary chairman.
storm of bisses came from the center
ard General George w. Merrill %f Pomona
was recognized. He gave w. A. Ryan OF
Los Angeles the complimentary nomina-
tion decided upon in the following speech !:
If had thought, gentlemen of the conven-
ton, that 1 would have been called upon to
expose myself upon this platform so publicly
before you should probably have been with
out the temerity to offer the gentleman sname
am going to propose to you. have discovered
that there is trouble upon the waters. and 1T
occurred to me while sitting there with my
delegation from the sunny south that
perhaps if we would let the sunshine
of our beautiful country fall In upon
this great congregation that 1T might possibly
smooth them, that we could bring harmony,
and that you would all unite upon this one
man l am about to present TO you, for we know
he is q gentleman whose training warrants me
in saying that he will hold the scales of justice
evenly and fairly. He is well known to us,
and we know that if you place him in nomina-
tion and should elect him as permanent chair
man you will have no cause to complain; that
we shall feel proud of his name having been
honored by such conven ton, and that we
feel that it will give us power to overthrow
that party which is nom mating its leaders to-
day at ST. Louis.
l will not attempt to detain you, but will
simply ask you to vote for Judge w. A Ryan
OF Los Angeles County. [Applause.l
As Merrill ceased the redoubtable and
eloquent Colonel John T. O'Byrne, late of
the Buckley delegation and then of Mono
bv proxy, gained recognition and mounted
the platform, cheered by the Buckleyites.
"What county do you represent?" asked
the chairman.
"Mono, sir, replied the Colonel. with q
Chesterieldian bow, amid laughter.
Burke, and roasted the Junta in the fol-
lowing fashion:
Mr.. Chairman and gentlemen of the conven-
ton: 1 am here for the purpose of seconding
the nomination OF Mr.. Burke of Santa Cruz
Iapplausel, and in the performance OF that
duty will ask you to give me few minutes
hearing. 1t is not TO be denied that Mr.. Gould
to whom | have no personal antipathy, is
pledged to place upon the floor of this conven-
ton a contesting delegation from San Fran
cisco. l ask the country members of this con-
vention and l ask the members who have no
personal interests to forward, who have no
axes to grind, to think OF the position
| that you will place the Democratic
party of San Francisco in if you
admit I61 delegates, who represent about
one-fourth of the Democratic constituency OF
San Francisco tApplause[ / say it, well know
ing the responsibility of the assertion, that
they do not represent or e-feprth of the Demo
craey of San Francisco. Most of the men, or al
least very many OF them, make up what
! is called the Junta neutrality-suspicious.
| politicians. If you corner one of them he will
be obliged to ask his neighbor: tIn the name
of heaven what precinct and what ward do
live in?' [Laughter]
In my reading, recollect that very cele-
brated French woman, Nine. Roland, when
| going to the seaffold in the tumbril said, 60
| liberty, what crimes are committed in thy
Name" and so l say to-day to those who have
manipulated, managed and prepared the order
of this convention, that they are about to
! perpetrate crimes against Democracy in the
name of Democracy itself.
! But let these people not dream tn at they
will not suffer. There is law OF compensa-
tion permeating the moral as well as the ma
terial and physical world, which always visits
sorrow upon sin, and in the end overtakes the
| wrongdoer, and if Mr.. Gould and his cabinet
will do this great wrong for the purpose of ad
| vancing any particular views he may have in
placing any particular set OF people on top, the
| day will come when the strong hand of com
pensation will sieze him and strike him down
politically for his crimes against the public.
| l well know that no motion can be enter
| tanned by my friend, the present chairman
| but appeal to you the honest, reputable gen
! tlemen, and yeoman OF the State of California
not to permit wrong to be done in this con
vention while acting in the name of liberty
| The men | see before me-the 161 men who
represent the regular Democracy of San Fran
cisco-have been regularly elected; they are
the regular successors OF the party previously
| in power, and l ask you, gentlemen, to think
! to reflect well what you are doing ii you viii
| vote for Mr.. Gould
| 1t is against every canon of fair play, agains
| everything tndJ Is QeaI 10 the neart Oh INT
manly man, to permit the 161 men to vote fol-
the judge who is to pack the jury-I withdraw
| pack-who will draw the jury to pass upon the
merits of the very men who give him tn,
power to draw the jury and to sit in judgment
ask any man is that fair? Is it fair that
these 161 men should vote for the nomination
of Mr. Gouldl (Cries eyes, MOI
| If the gentleman will oblige by indicatlns
who 1t was said it was fair I win answer him
| in his own fashion. man who will protes
| in the face of this great convention of thi.
great State that such trickery is fair wants the
| very foundation of manliness and of courage
| / know, gentlemen, that some of you may
| criticize me for my action, but am not bound
| up to any party or TO any wing of any party
! [Cries of "Hoo-hoo- oh-ahPl
Those who say hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo are fool,
| and geese. l dale one of these persons to stand
| I'D and say ever received political or per
sonal favor from those WHO rule the regular
Democracy of San Francisco. l am free and
independent gentleman and ask no favors
| from any one; but | have been acting
with the Democratic party, fighting
| with the Democratic party land l have
| never turned my back on friend OF
foe) for greater number of years than three.
fourths of you men have. l am entitled tc