The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-08-28
Silver Republican Convention at
Los Angeles Endorses Mcguire
for Governor.
Walter Van Dyke Named for Associate Justice
and H. M. McCraney for Clerk of the
Supreme Court

I spirit of Maguire's campaign, ingalls,
devoted his time to roasting the cor
porations and declaring that the Re-
publican party was the slave of wealth
and corruption. He aSsailed the Su~
preme Court of the State. AT the end
of his moral lecture, Mr.. ingalls, Incl
dentally mentioned that he wished to
nominate Mcguire for Governor.
The motion was carried by acclama-
ton and Mcguire was escorted to the
platform by DR.. Boynton, j. Noonan
Phillips and Mr. ingalls,.
Mcguire stood up and bowed to the
yelling mob of delegates Phillips was
behind him, waving his arms in the air,
and when the excitement tagged he
waved his arms more wildly than ever
and aroused the cheering again. On
| Maguires face was glow of excite
ment and gratified ambition. He step
ped forward and, drawing UP his stocky
figure, waited until everything was
quiet. Then he thanked the convention
for the honor bestowed on him. Said
he:
1 feel that this is no mere personal
body of representative citizens entertainS
| on many questions views different from
mine, yet agrees with my party as now
constituted on the great paramount issues
of the day. Your action means a rising
above party for the sake of principle. My
selection is not for the sake of person
atty, but for the sake of permanent prin-
ciples. You have testified your confidence
in my integrity and my capacity to carry
out these principles.
| will not try to discuss the issues of the
campaign at this time, as tonight L am
to address you again on these topics.
will only thank you for your cordial and
unanimous Endorsement and assure you
that l will strive for the great principles
and common purpose which bind together
your party and mine in the ties OF patri-
otto union.
/ fully realize that the uprising of the
great Silver REPUBLICAN party and the
great Democratic party and the great
Populist party gives evidence that the
people are entering upon new battle for
civilization, human rights, liberty and
equity, as important as any battle in the
history of the human race. l have met
you in the past as an antagonist. 1t is
inspiring beyond expression to find that
common principles now unite US in the
struggle for human rights. You have
withdrawn from your party. not for self
ish but for patriotic purposes. The In
terests of your party demanded that you
should do so. You made the heavy sac
rifice - breaking your party assocfa-
lions. The Populist party is made up OF
those who went out of their party TO
fight for those principles which unite US.
We of the Democratic party have been
not less patriotic in our work during the
past four years.
The difference between your position
and our position is only in the extent TO
which We succeeded with ours. We are
obliged to fight the same forces which
rather say the forces which took your
party Organization away from you. II
we are TO judge from the principles often
enunciated by your great party leaders
from Abraham Lincoln down, then you
are the Republican party in very truth:
But you will bear inA mind that in 1896
what is now the Democratic party gained
its position and placed itself where 1t now
stands by overthrowing the forces which
supported the interests for aiding which
you condemned the national Republican
organization.
All party organizations must be MAIN
tanned by patriotic citizens for the coun-
try's good. 1t is the duty of every citizen
who loves his country to leave the party
II it does not represent his ideas Of right.
publican party of Abraham Lincoln, based
on the principles expressed by him, is not
the so-called Republican party of to-day.
The reason is not far to seek. great
system of special privileges has grown up.
supported by laws unwise when not cor
rupt. The agents OF the corporate inter
tional, State or local-continually at work
They understand the necessity of aiding
taxing the people for their own interests
They give their services to the party in
power and continually seek to obtain
through the growth of this insidious evil,
the party in power abandons its prfnci-
pies and comes to be the supporter of
good. The end is ultimate and final sur
render of the party to corporate domina-
ton.
SO it must be with every party in
power Good citizens must be kept in
the lines of warfare against monopoly
and corporate influence The people
sleep and allow their influence on the
party to become weak and frail. Their
opponents work tirelessly to the destruc-
ton of the peoples interests.
Against these evils there is new ris-
ing of the people of the country. a new
declaration of independence. Not one,
but three great parties have cast their
ty Of their principles has been recog-
nized. They have united their forces, in
stead of allowing the enemy to conquer
by disunion. In terms of honorable CO.
operation we have come together to nght
for a common purpose.
am proud and grateful that the peo-
pie in this new uprising Of patriotic sent
iment should have chosen me to be their
standard bearer. They did this because
of my past record in political service.
shall endeavor to leave behind me a re-
cord as stainless as has been that of my
past life / shall try to be faithful
in future service as l have tried to be in
the past
LAYING other more important things. l
desire to close by thanking you sincerely
and by promising that in everything L
shall try to be faithful.
E. l.. Hutchinson was nominated for
Lieutenant Governor and delivered
nlatform speech in which he confided
to the convention what he will do when
he presides over the State Senate.
Judge Walter Van Dyke was nomin-
ated for Associate Justice of the SUI
preme Court but Judge Phillips an
nounced on his behalf that he thought
1t beneath the dignity of candidate
for that solemn honor to imperil the
awe which surrounds 1t by speaking in
public from the stage
n A. McCraney, candidate for Clerk
of the Supreme Court, the only Silver
Republican candidate except Judge
Van Dyke, who has won place on the
fusion ticket, was put forward by Carl
Schultz. who turned his back to Ma
guire: and e. L. Hutchinson announced
that McCraney was the best known,
most capable and handsomest man on
the fusion ticket
The other nominees of the fusionists
and the plan of fusion itself were then
ratified and resolutions adopted thank
ing everybody and everything.
The platform adopted is voluminous
and touches manv issues and imagin-
AIRY issues. 1t refuses to follow the
growth of the Republican party during