The record-union., 1898-08-19
victory at the November elecucn. Pro-
longed cheering)
HUTCHINSON SHOWS UP.

longed cheering)
HUTCHINSON SHOWS UP.
! Edward l.. Hutchison, the fusion candi-
date for Governor, being present, was es-
corted TO the platform, and made brief
| address. He spoke of the disruption of
the Populist party at it's recent State Con-
vention. He said everybody knew that
radical measures would have to be taken
| If reform was to succeed, and the Popu-
| lists took the initiative by placing the
name of James G. Mcguire at the head
| of its ticket.
| Mr. Hutchison said that few years
| ago, during Clevelands Administration, it
/ seemed impossible that any fusion could
| be made between the Democrats and the
Populists Some of the Democrats, he
| said, had strayed away from the party.
| but no person who came from the same
State as himself (Virginia) could stray
far from the ranks. He willingly indorsed
the platform adopted by the convention.
SUPREME COURT POSITION.
| Then the unfinished business of nom
| mating a candidate for Associate Justice
of the Supreme Court was taken up where
! it was dropped in the morning, and D..
NJ. Frank of San Diego seconded the nom
! ination of John w. Hughes of that place.
Senator White also seconded the nom
ination of Judge Hughes, but made no
| speech.
A motion that no further speeches be al
! lowed was unanimously carried.
The roll call showed the following vote:
| Total number of votes cast, 115; necessary
to a choice. 3SS. divided as follows:
ton 81, Conley 175, Farnsworth 50, McKis-
sick 6S, Coffey 25.
f. f. Leake withdrew the name of
Judge Grant.
The second ballot showed the following
vote: Hughes ia Seawell 163, Hamilton
As. Conley 1872, Farnsworth 81, Mckissick
55. Coffey IS.
Afford withdrew Judge Farnsworth's s
rame and McKissick and Hamilton being
| the lowest on the list. were dropped.
MAKING A SLATE.
During the third roll call the San Fran
cisco delegation left the hall to caucus
and not ready to respond when the
last county had been called.
Then pandemonium broke loose, ana
Chairman Cassin had his hands full. Sea-
wells followers demanded that the result
be announced, and point after point OF
order rolled in. There was a wild and
woolly time for the ten minutes 1t lasted,
and then the San Francisco delegation
filed in and attempted to poll its entire
vote-154-for Judge Coffey.
Then the other counties began to get
into the fold and the confusion again
became nearly awful. Finally. when ev-
erybody had said something. and when
a good many changes had been made,
and after George Vice had announced the
change of Sacramento's vote from Sea-
we'll to Conley, and T. w. OMEN had
repudiated the announcement, ana after
the matter had been so inextricably tan
gled up that nobody. including the Secre-
tary knew how the vote stood new
roll call was demanded and ordered.
THE SLATE BROKEN.
Then the country delegates awoke to the
knowledge that a slate had been put up
to nominate Coffey, and the stampede pc
gan. Senator SeawelPs name was WITH
drawn as was also that of Judge Hughes,
and the fight was squarely on between
the city and the rural districts.
Los Angeles stood with San Francisco,
and cast its vote for Judge Coffey, but
when the vote was counted, he was found
to have received only BAT. while Judge
Conley had 400. and the latter was de-
clared nominated