The San Francisco call., 1896-05-07

before the people. They shouted and
hurrahed for him and then voted for some
one else.
"Who was it that thrust rusty knife
into James G. Blaine and butchered him
before the people?" demanded the speaker
in ringing tones.
"Who was it? My hands are clean, my
conscience is clear. You cannot instruct
man if he is not already instructed by
the will of this convention"
The chair put the motion on Knights
amendment and it was carried by accla-
nation.
After this more or less thrilling episode
there was a funny one. Cutter of Yuba
! furnished it. Cutter was very savage dur
ing the last session of the Legislature in
| his attacks upon the woman suffrage
proposition and the old sore broke out
again to-day. He got upon the platform,
and in a manner, the excitability of which
seemed altogether unwarranted by the
sweet and gentle nature of the subject. de-
! clared that he did not think it wise that
the Republican party of this State should
force upon the women of the State con-
stitutional amendment and privilege for
which the majority had not asked and did
not want.
The gentleman from Yuba was getting
well into his theme when he was inter-
rupted by derisive laughter and cries of
'order, from every direction.
Miss Anna Shaw, DID,, Mrs. Nellie Hol-
brook-Blinn and other prominent repre-
sentatives of the woman suffrage move
ment seemed to be as much amused as
anybody else.
| The chair reminded Mr.. Cutter that he
had been allowed to speak only by cour-
tesy, whereupon that gentleman declared
that, being obliged to vote for the plat
form as whole, he desired to be placed
Oh record as voting against the woman
suffrage plank. He added that he would
vote against the amendment if the wife o1
his bosom desired MIN to do so.
These episodes, the one savage and the
other humorous, opened the way for the
n omination of delegates-at-large to the
National Convention at st. Louis. The
first to open the ball was /. B. Dudley o1
San Diego. He felt it an honor, he said
to place in nomination the name of a rep
resentative citizen of Southern California
one whose home upon the hills overlooks
the bay beside the silver gate, q man
whose means have been expended gener-
ously in building up metropolis and in
developing splendid system of irrigation
He was to name a man of lofty ideals, free
from self-seeking aggrandizement OF
ostentatious display. In every part of the
Golden State, added the speaker, wher
ever the name of the hero of Appomattoz
was revered there also would be honored
the worthy son of Ulysses S. Grant.
The nomination of U. S. Grant, he
added, would record the return of the
great Republican doctrine of protection tc
American industry. He had no doubt
that as delegate to the National Conven
ton young Grant would confer grea
luster and prestige upon the fair name o
California, and would awaken the enthu
siasm of the loyal in the National Con
vention in st. Louis.
Senator Simpson of Los Angeles fol
lowed and proposed the name of Lione
A. Sheldon of Los Angeles. The Senate
expressed his pride that Los Angelo
had citizen whom she loved to honor
and he named General Lionel A. Sheldon
Senator Spencer of Lassen spoke for tn
northern part of the State and presented
the name of Senator ]. NJ Gleaves O
Shasta.
Colonel Preston of San Mateo was re
ceived with cheers when he arose to pre
sent the name of John D. Spreckels O
San Francisco. In gracefully wordeC
language he said that the name O
Spreckels was identified with the great in
dustrial enterprise which foreshad doweC
the industrial prosperity of the State, .
name which has done service in the coun
ellis of the Republican party, a name
synonymous with honesty, fearlessnes
and loyalty.
''The name of Spreckels," continued tn
speaker, "means loyalty
Here Colonel Preston was interrupted
by an outburst of applause, and after i
had subsidized, he proceeded, 'The name O
Spreckels means feariessness, it mean
Republicanism, 1t means Callfornianisn
i for Californians."
The nomination was received with
cheering.