The San Francisco call., 1898-08-19
DWyer Started the Elo= QuenCe and Then There
 Was No Stopping 1t.
Throughout Ii All Not Voice Was Audible in Opposition to the Populists'
 Nominee Mcguire.

l public speaking. His speech to-day wa: below his usual standard. The audienc,
 did not respond with any warmth to hi 1 allusions concerning the achievement 0 American soldiers on land and sea in tn war with Spain. He sought to explain hi
 own record and that of his party on tn, war tax measure, but the effort was Gn fortunate, as it excited neither sympathy l nor admiration. It is obvious to every observer that the getting of office by fu sion is the main purpose and thought o | this convention.
 1 Edward L. Hutchison, the Pop" nomi. nee for Lieutenant Governor, now grafte6 | on the Democratic ticket, made an un- happy speech by casting reproach or | Cleveland Democrats and calling them 1 Worshlpers of the golden calf.
 IT Maguire is elected it is to be hoped that he will live out his term.
 The convention now proceeded to the only work to date that had not been pro- grammed for the delegates.
 The roll call on the nomination for As sociate Justice of the Supreme Court was begun. There were changes, conferences tumults, withdrawals, demonstrations of anger, cries of protest and succession or exciting scenes until the contest nar- rowed down to J. " Coffey of San Fran cisco and Conley of Madeira. On the fourth ballot Conley was nominated se- curing 493, as against 347 for Coffey. The nominee was called to the platform and acknowledged the compliment of the nomination in graceful speech.
 The convention adjourned until evening
 The convention was called to order again at s:1O, the chair announcing that next in order was the nomination of a candidate for Secretary of State.
 A motion to pass that order carried Proceedings were suspended for twenty minutes to await the arrival of delegates
 The chair then announced that nomin- ations for State Treasurer were in order. Cabaniss of San Francisco named for the office of Treasurer Charles Edelman of said he was one who served his country as sailor three years during the Civil War The honesty and capability of Mr. Edelman were spoken of.
 D. H. Arnold of Colusa presented the name of VIII s. Green, editor of the Co., lusa Sun and the incumbent of the office of State Treasurer. MT. Greens worth as a man and his long services to the Dem ocratic party were eulogized. Nomina- tions closed and Green was nominated receiving 40 votes. Edelman received $40
 Edelman thanked the convention for the support he received and moved that Greens nomination be made unanimous
 For Attorney General Judge W. J. Cur tis. of San Bernardino named George B. Cole of that county. Thomas B. Dozfer of drews of Red Bluff. The ballot resulted: : Andrews 4g, Cole 284 Andrews was de- clared the nominee. The choice was
 Senator White directed attention to omissions iii the platform in reference to the administration of Governor Budd
 
 be inserted:
 Although the tax levies of the last three years of his administration aggre- gated over $1 300 900 under the pledges of the platform upon which he was elected the rate of taxation for 1896 was the low est In the history of the State. and the rates for 1897 and 1898 would have-been still lower had not the assessed vafua- tions of property in the State been de- creased"
 Senator Whites motion prevailed
 For Surveyor General MT. McNair of San Francisco placed in nomination George H. Rogers of Napa- Mir. Baker of Modoc named Irving M Mulholland of Inyo. MT. Leake of Yolo inquired if Mir. Rogers was not the nominee of the Populist convention. MT. McNair ex- plained that MT. Rogers secured the nomination of the Populists on the con dition that he would get the Demo- cratic nomination. He was not a Popu- list and never would be. Daughter and confusion.) Rogers was called for and went to the platform and spoke of his Democratic record for forty years The history of Democratic loyalty as related by Rogers refreshed the convention He said that he would be Jeffersonian Democrat as long as he lived and noth- ing else. He got great ovation.
 MT Mulholand was called to the plat form He said he was a young man but had always been Democrat and would remain a Democrat. The roll was called
 A roar of laughter was caused by Butte voting for Mulholland and for Santa Claus was so striking that the convention