The San Francisco call., 1898-08-25

that cheers were due somebody or something, swung his hat and yelled as loudly as any one, circumstance which detracted nothing from the hi larity of the occasion.
 The formality of having an individ- ual cast the vote of. the convention was then duly observed, not because there was necessity for it, but because some body said there was, and the success full candidate came upon the platform.
 I had seen him before-a man of good appearance, a strong face, sturdy figure and an abundance of dishev- eled hair While the event would have been one to inspire a speaker less emo tional MT. Cages feelings almost over came him, and it was apparent that whatever he might say there would be no great speech from him while the tu- mutt of his triumph had scarce died away He made a frank expression of his gratitude and appreciation. He gave to the party the pledge of his honesty of purpose and his honor He was sincere, emphatic, at no moment eloquent.
 It was a sin of omission, easily for given. that he should have neglected to G8pItSS puDllCly iiio hhONiC0toS NAie~S AAAI' Alameda foe had capitulated without malice and without disloyalty.
 To name Jacob Neff for Lieutenant Governor required number of speeches and for the nonce the temperature seemed to rise. Neff was nominated after Salvage had been eulogized Reu- ben Lloyd made the Neff nomination, using few words but Lloyd's manner was indicative of the utmost confi- dence He extolled Neff as citizen belonging to the whole of California. The mood in which the audience re- ceived his laudation was indicative of the ultimate outcome. Here George Knight took the platform. When he said he was opposed to programming there was a snigger. Knight seemed to have been displeased that The Call men, after days among the politicians feeling the pulse of them, interviewing the dele gate from a distance, had been able to predict with accuracy as to the nom ination of Gage, and, as they had also predicted that of Neff he wanted to fool them He spoke in the highest terms of McGowan and McGowan himself made a favorable impression, but the votes fell to Neff This was not until both Eddy and Preston had made warm remarks tending to convey the idea that they were not taking any tips from MT. Knight. Thereupon did both Knight and McGowan get swatted harder and harder as the calling of the roll progressed. At the end the duty of casting the conventions 7SS votes for Neff fell to MT. Preston. and the large man from San Mateo cast them with the air of one who had done deed of virtue and felt thereat glow of Joy. Mr. Neff, returning to the plat form, made an address of thanks and as the echo of the applause still lin- gered the crowd passed out. a recess having been taken until o'clock. At that hour the opinion prevailed that the work of the convention would be completed tonight. The opinion also prevailed that 1t wouldn't. At this mo- ment the two opinions still prevail and have about equal weight.
 The evening session opened with season of praise heaped upon aspirants to the Supreme bench, all good men. I doubt if they can be quite so good as portrayed, however, else would they be translated in chariots of fire and be associated of the only really Supreme Tribunal The speeches were made by lawyers. whose tongues are trained to honeyed words, but in whose hearts there is no guile. If they exaggerated the terms of approbation 1t was not with intent to deceive, but to give the honeyed words chance ito drip and