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The San Francisco call., 1896-04-21

power been deprived of the right of selecting
at open primaries their representatives in the
National Republican Convention, thereby dis
franchising Republican voters of the banner
Republican county of the State, all of which is
and has been contrary 10 the tradition and
usages of the Republican party; therefore belt
Resolped, That this convention OF Republi-
cans, elected at open primaries by the votes OF
2000 of the Republicans of the county of Ala
media, repudiate and condemn the action of
the Congressional committee in arrogating to
itself the power that does of right belong to
the people exclusively.
ResotVed, That this convention recognizes in
Guy c. Earl, State Central committeeman, a
true Republican, and hereby congratulates
him upon his fidelity to his trust in defending
at all times the threatened rights of the Re-
publican voters.
Resoiued, That this convention, representing
the Republicans of the county of Alameda,
demands that the traditions and usages of the
Republican party be in the future preserved
by the holding of open, honest and pure prima-
ries at all times when the choice OF the party
is to be expressed.
Resotved, That this convention is in favor of
and demands that the National Republican
Convention adopt plank in its platform
pledging the party to a continuation of its
policy of protecting American interests and
industries;
ReSoIUed, That this convention urges it upon
the National Republican Convention to incor-
porate in its platform in the interest of the
American laborer plank demanding that for
eign immigration be properly restricted.
ReS0Jved, That this convention, representing
the Republicans of the county of Alameda, is
unalterably opposed to any scheme or legisla-
ton looking to the settlement of the debts of
government-aided railroads in any other man.
~, Of
the debts of said railI Dads upon maturity, and
that any other scheme than the payment of
said debts, interest and principal, dollar for
dollar, is an attempt to rob the treasury of the
United States of its just dues
ResoLued, That while the choice of the ma
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-21
THE DELEGATES.
Forty-SeVen Names Chosen to
Attend the Convention at
Sacramento,

The ward and township delegates were
then nominated as follows:
First Ward-F. K. Mott and E. NJ Long.
Second Ward-P. R. Klein, John A. Sands, J.
E. Farnham. Alternate, P. NJ. Fisher
Third Ward-J W. Nelson, Frank A. Leach,
Hugh Aldrich and w. n. Dimmick.
Fourth Ward-Hoover T. Bickel, Thomas
Pearson, Wyckliff Matthews. Alternates, "
D. Merritt and J. D. Fowler
Filth Ward-Mack Webber and Charles Roeth.
Sixth Ward-J. n. Valentine and n. w
Leitch.
Seventh Ward-George C. Pardee, N. w.
Evans, n. w. Spaulding and K. Z. Hansen.
Alameda-Reed Jones, E. Won Schmidt
Colonel Babcock, Fred E. jenkins, Alex Hav
w. B. Hodges. Alternates-Elmer Johnston.
L. n. Chapman, n. c. Larsen, Thomas White
and c. w. Petre.
Berkeley-F. K. shattuck, Thomas Rickard,
Robert Edgar, j. T. Morrison. Alternstes-J.
r. Ayers and f. N. Lowell.
Brooklyn-V. T. Hush, C. A. Tyrrell. Alter
nate-A. c. Fay.
Oakland Townshlp-W. W. Knickerbocker
and r. E. Langworthy. Alternates-C. A.
Miller and Captain C. A. Poulter.
Eden-S. Huff, W. E. Meek, A. w. Schaffer
and d. NJ. Connor.
The delegates-at-large for the Assembly
districts are as follows:
Forty-sixth-E. K. Strow bridge.
Forty-seventh-William Highly.
Forty-eighth-H. A. Powell
Observation-Disclosures L. Pierce.
Fiftieth-W. r. Davis.
Fifty-frst-W. G. Moran.
All the names placed in nomination bv
the district committees were unanimously
elected by the convention.
The delegates were authorized to fill anv
vacancies that might exist at Sacramento
Chairman Friend said that it had been
stated that a primary would cost $1,000
He said the present movement had held a
clean primary at cost of just S35.
Alter motion that the executive com.
mittee which had called the primaries
continue in power, the convention ad-
journed
The delegation that will be appointad
by the SIX Congressional district COM
mltteemen will declare before the Sacra-
mento convention that the delegates
elected to-day have no standing. as Mnr-
ray and Washington townships were not
represented
The fight before the Sacramento con.
Ventlon can be easily fcretold. IF tho
majority OF all the delegates present from
all over the State have been elected at
primaries the delegates elected TODAY will
be seated. II the majority have been
chosen by the various Conversational com
mlttees, then the appointees of Alameda's
SIX committeeman will be seated. All the
politicians agree that no other course can
possibly be followed.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-21

at any time previous to Friday when
further arguments will be made on the
hold-over motions of last week.
John Percy yesterday applied for the
guardianship of the five children of Will
liam Fair, proceeding which suggests OF
some of the counsel that the principal liti-
claims if they can. 1t is hardly proba BILE,
for the five nieces and nephews of James
G. Fair are all interested in the big estate
to an extent too uncertain to be allowed to
sell their claims.
Under the trust clauses these nephews
and nleces. these children of James g.
Falr.s brother William, are, with Fairs
grandchildren, heirs to the entire estate
The will OF September q SAYS that on the
death OF the children of the testator the
estate is to go to the children of his chill
dren and to the children of his brothers
and sisters. In view of this the would be
wards OF Mr.. Percy have prospective in
terest. however dim, in the entire estate.
and there may be fight before the court
Will allow them to sell out.
Judge Slack has allowed all the minor
heirs who have not already sold their in
terests In the Fair estate and all the col
laterals who are mentioned in the trust
Will to become parties to the suit of
Charles l.. Fair against the administrators
OF the estate, the suit on which it was
sought to determine the validity of the
trust clauses.
A chestnut tree on Mount Etna is the
largest in the world. Its circumference is
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-21
ENCOURAGED BY PRIMARIES
Many of the 0ld.Liners Were present.
The Proceedings Marked by De.
corum and Enthusiasm.

OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALI,l
90S Broadway, April 20.
The Republican County Convention, the
delegates to which were elected at Satur-
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-21
PERCY MAKES A MOVE,
He Applies for the Guardianship
of William Fairs Five
Children.
Thought to Mean That the Principal
Heirs of the Big Estate
Want to Buy.

Now that the Martin Southern Pacific
case has passed on out of the center of the
public eye, the Fair will case resumes its
place as the central bit of litigation now
before the courts of the county.
All the lawyers are studying their pieces
for the next meeting before Judge Slack on
Friday afternoon.
Preliminary moves are to be looked for
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-21

liberties of this country are threatened
which Gcd orbid-they will find that the
Catholic church is as ready as ever to
maintain her stand for liberty, civil and
religious, and that she will again make
good her claim, SO often proved, of being
the nursing mother of republics"
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-21

A chestnut tree on Mount Etna is the
largest in the world. It's circumference is
204 feet.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-21
To Stammerers.

stammering, suffering, lisping positively
cured; city and country references. PROBES
soR K. S. DAVIS, z Hyde street, s. +.
The advocate. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1894-1897, 1896-03-11
Scott County POpullsts Confident.
Emporia, Kas.

The following from q private letter
from Representative j. F. Pancake of
Scott county in regard to the political
situation win probably interest readers:
"At the election last fall, the PeO.
pies party elected every county officer
by good majorities, for the first time.
Everything is looking hopeful and en-.
coursging for an increased majority
for our party in this county at the
coming election. Our committee Il at
work and everything that Is right will
be done to advance the cause Of the
people. Not only in Scott county, but
all along the line In western Kansas
there will come up good report. The
people are thinking and q great many
are ready to act, and old party ties
win be broken. Very much viii de.
pend on who are chosen as the banner
bearers Of our party In the coming
contest. I believe the right men will
be selected and that right will prevail"
The advocate. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1894-1897, 1896-03-11
No Room for Doubt.

When the facts are before you, you must
be convinced.
The facts are that the Union Pacific Is
leading all competitors, is the acknowledged
Dining Car route, and great through car
line Of the West.
The line via Denver and Kansas City TO
Chicago In connection with the Chicago &
Alton railroad, with its excellent equip
ment Of Free Reclining Chair Cars, Pull
man Palace Sleepers and Pullman Diners,
demands the attention Of every traveller to
the East.
Ask your nearest agent for tickets via
this route. E. L. LoMAx,
Gen. Pass. and Ticket Agent.
The advocate. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1894-1897, 1896-03-11

than the mere statement that the "home.
stead shall not be Rlienated without the
joint consent Of husband and wife"
The State owes a sacred duty to that
shrine where liberty lives and the virtues
grow around the family tree The temp
tation TO imperil ID should be removed
by constitutional inhibition, and mort
gage hereafter made upon the home
stead, except for purchase money or
improvements, declared void.
In this hurried and necessarily imper-
feet article, requested on such short
notice by the ADVOCATE, / have only
given brief summary OF some Of the
reasons why the constitution should be
revised. The expense Of a submission
and final adoption is small compared
with the results gained. The past has
been full Of peril, and the lessons learned
are calculated to bear rich fruit, IL there
is anything in the idea that men profit
by experience. Craft and cunning are
two powerful factors IN every department
Of industrial and political life. They
play upon every instrument known to
men, and at last, like the "were wolf" Of
German story, find Judgment at the door
Of each victim, and the result is as GER
tain as death. Having no personal am
billions in political life, I am in a position
to speak my honest sentiments for what
they are worth. The question of policy
whether the people will indorse my
action in advocating revision, or not,
has not entered very largely into the con-
sideration Of this subject with me. 1t lis
simply a matter Of plain talk on an i'm
portsnt topic when plain talk is needed.
Constitutions are lifeless that do not by
proper safeguards protect the inalienable
rights Of the citizen, and the citizen him
self is a coward who will not demand the
highest degree OF safety and protection
consistent with good government. II
there is anything in the idea of "equal
rights for al" then the man Of courage
must battle for them through that which
is the life of the State-its constitution.
Stronger than a Ssladin or a Richard Of
the Lion Heart, 1t stands in the midst of
warning hosts the symbol of power, the
perfection Of high resolve, the charter of
freemsn's rights.
RrnnnNin Vas
The advocate. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1894-1897, 1896-03-11
rs "A NEW CONSTITUTION
NECESSARILY
An Able Lawyer SabmitD an Affirmative
View on the Question.
BY JOHN MADDEN.

Principles sanctioned by custom and
long usage are Che tirnbers Of this tFe-
mendOus instrument known az the
English constitution. Political and in
duBtrial development give birth TO new
questions, the expansion Of which are
new principles vital to the national
safety, and absolutely necessary for the
prosperity Of the people. Common assent
to these new principles becomes preva-
lent in time. They slowly but surely
become a part Of the customs Of the
country, and then like stately sentinels
move into the realm Of the constitution,
and there remain as part Of the organic
law OF the land. Thus Englsnd's great
charter is a growth, the force Of which
can be traced to the customs and usages
OF the common mass, growing and ex-
banding as q part of the national life Of
the people, fitting itself to the wants and
needs Of industrial and political forces,
and as yet no representative body Of En-
glish statesmen have demanded writ
ten constitution.
Written constitutions in this country
are the growth Of the idea prevalent in
the colonial period Of charters granted
by the King fixing the rights Of the COL
ony. These charters themselves grew
out of the custom in England of securing
the rights Of towns and cities by charters
from the sovereign. These, intended as
a limitation on the power of the King
originally, became in time the fundS-
mental expositiOnB Of the rights Of the
people, and so as rights grew and mems
ideas Of sovereignty changed in the ter
rible period Of revolution, when the
blood. stained vest Of the Continental
soldier became more sacred than the cor
onation robes Of King George, charters
became constitutions, and constitutions
In turn logically evolved from the bloody
ground OF disputed rights, and men
breathed Rreer when the work was done,
Troubled periods have produced the
greatest charters. Men profoundly i'm.
pressed in the ftful struggles for more
perfect freedom are prone TO guard jesl-
ously the common heritage. Danger
makes them brothers, aud selfish inter
ests die in the presence of that spirit
that demands an equality Of rights. A
constitution adopted in such q period ID
more lasting. When political and indus
trial forces are moving as they do now
the revision OF q constitution can b.
given over safely to the people, az every
man is intelligently informed upon The
Importance Of his work. He thinks fol
himself, and unconsclously becomes /
part OF the great revolutionary force thai
first makes conditions, and 90 a result
breathes into life new principles ant
forces upon States the revision OF thei
constitutions.
We have reached that period in TIT
development Of Kansas when the impOr
tance Of revision becomes a ct subieC
for discussion. Amendments submitted
from time to time are costly and imper
feet. The common man Calls to note an!
relief or great change for the better
General laws do not extend far enough
to adjust a wrong that Is organic. New
conditions arise, and they must be me
on common ground The principles the!
avolva ara haaio. and muak be mat ana
The advocate. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1894-1897, 1896-03-11

not meet with that confidence on the
part Of tho people vital to the general
interests in this important department
Of State government.
Charters for any private or public en-
terprise should be made legislative. No
body Of men should be permitted TO pro-
tect themselves under q charter from
the Secretary Of State-s purely minis
terisl officer, when the industrial safety
of so many innocent people may ulti-
nately be involved in its operative effects.
Applications should be made to the Leg
isIature, so that every charter privilege
may be thoroughly investigated, and
thus prevent any possible wrong being
done.
A State censorship Of public and quasi
public enterprises, including companies
organized for loaning money, should be
established by constitutional enactment,
with full power in the Legislature to
make such laws from time to time as
would fully meet the requirements Of
our complex industrial system. Rail
road transportation and lines OF commu-
nication are public utilities, and should
DO brought as completely as possible
under the sheltering wing Of the consti-
tuition and made to yield that obedience
due the State consistent with law and
the constitution Of the general govern
ment.
Sec. 2, Art. IL Of the present constitu-
ton should be revised and the individual
liability Of a stOckholder in railroads
hereafter placed on an equal footing
with that OF any other corporate enter
prise for gain. The classification of rail
road stockholders in the section men
toned is, in the light Of presents and past
events, out Of harmony. The section ss
it now stands reads:
"Dues from corporations shall be &C.
cured by individual liability Of the stock
holders to an additional amount equal TO
the stock owned by each stockholder,
and such other means as shall be pro-
vided by law; bat such illdGOidGtaE
liability shall not apply to railroad
corporations, nor corporations for re-
BgtO1S or charitable purposes"
Sec, 2, Art. 10 Of the present constitu-
tion reads:
at shall be the duty of the first Leg
islature to make an apportionHent based
upon the census ordered by the last Leg
islative Assembly Of the Territory, and a
new superintendent shall be made in the
year 1866, and every FIVE years there
after, based upon the census Of the pre-
ceding year"
By this it will be seen new legislative
apportionment is a constitutional re-
quirement in the present year. Yet no
Governor would have the temerity to en-
tail the expense of calling the Legisla-
ture together for this purpose, and as a
result thousands Of people are practically
disfranchised by reason OF not having
the proper representation by Representa-
tive districts in the next Legislature.
An apportionment next year only in
creases the dilemma, and so it must in
crease until there is revision.
Bonds, except for public purposes,
should be prohibited by the constitution
and this field OF private plumber entirely
closed. It is needless to point out the
enormous railroad debts now resting
upon counties and municipalities by rea-
ann Of tia want Of hhia constitutional
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-04-30

A curious case of nervous hallucination
is reported. At Bordeaux recently hys-
terical Frenchman visited the tomb where
his beloved was laid. Carrying lighted
candle and kneeling by her coffin, he ex-
claimed passionately: "Would l could
die Would could die" Just then the
wind closed the door and extinguished
the light. The bereaved lover who had
just prayed for death rushed to the door !;
he could not open it; he tore at it, knock.
ed, kicked, struggled calling loudly for
help. No answer, only the utter silence
and darkness Of the tomb. His wish to
die was forgotten. He sank down and
wept; his tears were not for his beloved,
but for himself. He felt the pangs of
hunger; he thought of his candle and
cut 1t into four parts. He ate the first
quarter the first day, the second on the
second day, the third on the third day
and the last quarter the fourth day. No
more, and he must die OF starvation. He
made one more desperate effort to open
the door, when it suddenly opened and
the keeper of the cemetry stood before
him the sunlight blinded him and he
fell from exhaustion. He had been there
Just four hours.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-04-30
PlunRer Pnrdridre.

The wonder Is that Edward Pardri dye,
the Chicago wheat Spectator, extensive
ly known as 1.-The Pluhger," lived to be
sixty years of age. Doubtless he would
not have lived so long, had not the quail
ty which made him the most daring spec.
ulator in the Chicago wheat pit also made
him less susceptible than ordinary men
to the tremendous physical and mental
strain which the character of his bust.
ness entailed. Partridge made and lost
fortunes in a day, carrying at times from
5000 900 to 100000 bushels of wheat
Whether statistics were favorable or un-
favorable to his operations made no diff
ference in his calculations, and gave him
no concern. Being maker of markets
himself, he had come intimately to know
that supply and dem and are elements
which have but small influence on prices
in speculative market. The ideals"
OF this man during the twenty years OF
his career as Spectator represented in
value the treasure of an empire, yet he
died worth but few hundred thousand
dollars, and had the wheel Of fortune
turned against him in the last hours OF
his activity he might have died without a
penny, as SO many of his imitators have
done.
The motive OF such career is the ac-
emulation OF money, and yet there is
certainly nothing in the career OF Punger
Partridge to indicate that it pays"
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-04-30

Governor Carver first tasted from the
cup, and passed it TO Massssoit, who
nothing daunted, drank courageously,
though such concoction was as unknown
to him as the Greek tongue. The cup
was then passed to each Of the red men
OF his party, and after to all the whites,
who drank in turn.
This was the came 'fealty vow" use OF
the cup OF old Morse days revived on
American soil by the puritans, after 700
or more years, and is called by Jane Aus
ten '"The First International Treaty"
The loving cup OF to-day is IN it's sym
bolicalism identical with the "Arvel cup
OF Norway, the Holy Krsal, or Grasl, OF
Africa. the Sacred Arc Of Syria, the COW
chanting cup OF the Jews, the sang-real
OF France, the mother cup OF ancient
China and the grail Of King Arthur's
quest.
1t is also the same in meaning and
derivation as the cup of the commun-
ion service Of the Christian church, and
was always and everywhere used with
formula of remembrance and fealty,
its contents signifying the united blood"
of the drinkers.
Its significance in America il called
loving cup means brotherhood and fealty
to the gods OF Truth, Justice, Liberty and
Love.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-04-30

According to present indications, the
flowing cup" has come to stay. First.
class silversmiths are making them by
the score; first-class gassmakers blow
them by hundreds; potteries have them
by thousands; beer mugs take their
name, counters are covered with them
wherever well-bred mortss are served,
and no family with the slightest preten-
sion to distinction or a long-winded an
cestry is supposed to be without one.
Societies of all names and for all pur-
poses have their "loying cups" on tap, SO
70 speak, and have begun to bestow them
upon those they delight to honor; and
the ceremonous rite of the presentation
and use OF the Glowing cup" is the pro-
digious fad Of the hour all over America.
This renewal of an ancient custom, orig
mating in eastern Asia many Thousand
years ago, is due to the poetic forethought
and enthusiastic ancestor worship OF May
Whitney Emerson, OF Washington, D. c.,
who called together company OF her
kinsfoik in July, Worlds exposition, in
Chicago. and gave them all drink from
loving cup made expressly for her and
the occasion from model known to be
over 1000 years old and once belonging TO
her tand their ancestor, Heolf, coDqueror
of Normandy.
The original had been used at certain
yuletide festival in 1913. when Lett Eric
son "took vow on the cup" that he
would find and colonize "Vineland," al
ready discovered by Bjarri, Heolf e son.
The vow was kept the following year.
This is. however. not the only time that
the loving cup has figured conspicuously
in American history. Two hundred and
seventy-two years ago great silver low
ing cup with two handles, brought to
America on board the Mayfower from
Leyden, was used by Gov. Carver at Ply
mouth, when Massssoit, the great Indian
saehem, made his first visit of welcome to
the white invaders. In the cup was
"posset" made Of Holland gin, sugar,
spices and Water.