The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-19

In view Of the statements Of Dockweiler
and Mayor Snyder, the latter evidently
being unwilling to face the music. and was
| therefore voted by proxy. the delegation
were yesterday asking II Dockweiler and
Snyder understood the question when they
denied having anything to do with a rail-
road push. 1t was this kind Of work that
brought the hoodoo to the delegation and
every delegate knows 1t.
Nominations Made
To return to the convention, nominations
for associate justice OF the supreme court
were made and John w. Hughes. W. II.
Grant, ]. F. Seawell, Joe Hamilton, W. X.
Conley, T. c. Farnsworth. Judge McKisic
and Judge E. j. Coffey were nominated. Al
this juncture and before vote was taken
the platform was read and adopted and
the convention adjourned. At o'clock
business was resumed and the contest for
associate justice of the supreme court rap
idly narrowed down to Judge Conley OF
MADEIRA and Judge Coffey of San Francisco.
If there were any grounds for complain;
because The delegates had not howIed, they
certainly were removed by this contest.
The delegates ON both sides yelled, shouted,
waved hats, fans, stood on chairs and in
their ways gave impersona lions of mad
man during this contest. And here agai::,
am sorry to say. the Los Angeles delega-
ton got into a mix. This time Senator
White caused II. In one of the numerous
White said 1t was evident that the railroad
was fighting Coffey. He never said a word
to Dockweiler or Snyder. but Mr.. Dock
weller. who had been voting for Hughes.
took up the remark and said he was tired
of the railroad talk, ETC., and voted for
Coffey, just why he did not explain. Judge
w. M. Conley was selected, his victory
being due to the Native Sons. who made
a fraternal fight for this nomination.
An Error Corrected
IT was just at the close of the first ballo;
upon associate Justice Of tie supreme court
that Senator White discovered that the
adoption Of the fusion committees report
did not nominate the men who had been
nominated by the Populist convention. He
ernor. Hutchinson, on down and the cor
vention nominated them by viva vocc
vote. making the ticket Mcguire and Hutch
ison. Mr.. Hutchinson made brief but very
J,o ~, A..
delegates. He has made friends here on all
sides and still wears the same sized hat
as when he left Los Angeles Would that
others with nominations In prospect had
put hoop on their heads when they began
to swell. In that event Los Angeles would
have been highly honored by this conven-
ton.
forgot to say that under the unit rule
on the last ballot Los Angeles changed
from Hughes of San Diego to Coffey in the
supreme court fight but the change was
made too late to be of benefit
Mcguire Appears
Just after the afternoon recess Judge
Mcguire arrived, escorted by the gentle
men named. He was given an ovation. II
the standing of delegates on chairs. the
waving Of hats and almost everything else
that was movable is any indication or the
enthusiasm, then surely Judge Mcguire,
as he is still called. received super-abund-
ant proof of his popularity
Mcguire Is a man Of business and he
fitted into the convention like a peg in a
cribbage board. He was not dressed for
the occasion and had no company man
ners. He was there for business pure and
simple and attended to It in business like
way. Mayor Phelan introduced him in a
very brief speech and Mr.. Mcguire re-
sponded.