The record-union., 1898-08-26

ton for the office of Superintendent of
State Printing a man who is known IN
California from the snowy crest OF the
Sierras to the. sparkling waves of the
Pacific, from the forests Of the north to
the sunny land of the south, and VINO Is
gentlemen native of this state.
For years he has pursued the path that
makes him competent for this position
w. w; Shannon Of San Francesca mas
the national body of the United states
time after time. He has proven himself
{. worthy representative Of that craft
think you will get the support OF the
craftsmen whether you nominate MIN or
not; but If you desire the ardent support
the enthusiastic supporter every prlns
ter within the confines or the STATE OF
california, you will nominate w; w:
Shannon of San Francisco, and tell you
that those of US who have been with
him the past fifteen or twenty years, sim
gle men-married now, with children OF
our own attending the public schools
those children of ours, our wives our
mothers, vii never suffer at the hands of
w. w. Shannon
That office, If he gets there-and If he
receives the nomination of the party, l
think he will get there-will be as econom-
1cally conducted as 1t is at present Cen
tlemen, W. w. Shannon of San Francisco
] desire to place in nomination for the
Office of State Printer of California
JOHNSON SPEAKS FOR JOHNSTON.
Hon. Grove L. Johnson of Sacramento
ably seconded Johnston's nomination.
He said:
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen: In be-
half of the delegation of Sacramento; in
mento County; in behalf of every school
in the State of California; in behalf of
every child in the State of California that
hopes to attend the common schools; In
behalf of the parents of California, who
are interested in the public schools, l ask
you to vote for, and I second the nomi-
other man in the State of California, rep
resents. to-day the common schools and
the public SCHOOL books and the State da,;
fornia-A- j. Johnston of Sacramento
(CheerS)
In nominating Mr. Johnston you give
condemns Governor Budd. In the nomi-
nation Of Mr.. Johnston you will show
mating him, you stamp your condemna-
ton upon the wicked act Of this rotten
Budd of a Governor of ours, that sought
to cut the flower. of bastard economy
for himself and his party, by crippling
the public, school system of California!
Applause)
the bulwark Of our liberties, the hope of
our posterity. You that, like myself, OBJ
tained all your education in the common
value. Palsied be the hand, whether of
politician or a Governor, that strikes
a blow at the common schools! You can
not manifest your love for the common
schools; you cannot manifest your belief
in their dignity and their greatness any
t better than by V4bng }bn ffr Al n6n
want the friend of every working man
in the State for State Printer.
JOHNSTON NOMINATED.
The roll call proceeded quietly until
San Francisco cast 155 votes for John
ston and 1 for Shannon, and then Fitz-
gerald of Alameda rose in his place,
withdrew the name of Shannon and
moved the nomination Of Johnston by
acclamation. The motion prevailed,
and Mr.. Johnston was declared the
nominee
Preston of San Mateo offered resolu-
tion, which was adopted, authorizing
the State Central Committee to appoint
Auditing Committees to the several
State candidates.
And then the whistles of the city
were set blowing, and the brass twelve
pounder-Napoleon- in front
of the State Printing Office roared out
a national salute of 100 guns in ratifi-
cation Of the administration Of Mr..
Johnston, in approval Of the action of
the convention in renominating him
and for the ticket, SO far as named
ROOT SUPREME COURT CLERK.
Nominations for candidate for Clerk
OF the Supreme Court being in order,
A. B. Lennon placed in nomination
George w. Root of San Benito
Mr.. Lennon spoke of the peculiar fie~
ness of the candidate for the Office, and
paid a glowing tribute to his high char
acter, both in public and private affairs.
TO GET ION EARTH"
Then every delegation in the conven-
tion tumbled over every other delega-
tion in its effort to get ION earth," and
TO get recognition in its endeavor to
second the nomination of Mr. Root. All
opposition vanished. The friends Of
Mr. Ward, the present incumbent, real.
izing that to kick against what they
We're pleased to term "the program, -
meant to bring the wrath of the con-
ventfon down upon their devoted heads.
held their peace. In two minutes If
was over, and Chairman Neff, who
throughout the convention had made.
as was to have been expected, an ex-
emplary Chairman, cast the vote of
the convention for Root, and declared
him to be the nominee Of the conven
tion.
And still the yawning mouth of the
cannon in front Of the State Printing
Office was sending out its brazen mes
~ NAA~ N4hS NAAfll AAlC convention
had ratified the action of State Printer
Johnston, and by so doing had admins
tered scathing rebuke, and utter de-
nouncement Of Governor Budd's policy
OF rendering useless the most useful and
necessary of all State institutions-the
State Printing Office.
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
Next, the Chairmen of the several
Assembly Districts, acting under in
structions from the Chairman. filed to
the Secretary's desk and announced
their choice for Republican State Cen
trail Committeeman. The complete
committee, by Assembly Districts. is
as follows:
Alameda--T. W. Harris, Frank x. Mott
II. Dimond, r. W. Churd, A. II. Bree5
G. B. Daniels. Alpine-W p MerriII'
Amador-E. G. VOORHEES,. Butte-F Me-
Laughlin. Colusa-E. n. Jones. Contra
Ccsta-W S. Wells. Del Norte-Wflliam
Strain. FL Dorado-C. A. Swisler. Fresno
Humboldt-J. c: Bull, D. A; Francis. Inyo
Kings-J. N Hoyt. Lake, S. Reed
Lassen-T. A. Roseberry.. Los Angeles
James McLacklin, Howard A. Broughton,
J. c. Lewis, w. j. Variel, A. p Cross
Walter F. Parker. MADEIRA. w Wat
kins Marin-J. II. Pryor. Mariposa-
w E. Gallison. Mendocino-Wm. B.
Coombs. Merced-J. w. Knox Modoc-J.