The herald., 1898-08-28

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the city. Of course. made a hit.
He always does in convention,
He rose TO nominate DR.. Dixon
of Sacramento for permanent chair
man, and commenced his address with the
words: "FelIpw-Republican The elision
of the word "Silver'' from the denomination
caused the delegates to catch their breath
for a moment, but as soon as they realized
the full import of what he had said they all
burst into wild cheers and yells, the "yip,
zip, yip' Of some former cowboy in the hall
adding to the scene of wild delight at his
hit.
When DR.. Dixon took the chair he made
well-chosen address, the quality Of the
thoughts contained in 1t atoning fully for
the defects he showed as an orator. He
followed the keynote struck by Mr. Haz-
ard, taking as his text the fact that I'VE
are Republicans; the gold Republicans
have left us; we represent the manhood,
the independence of the true Republican
party of thirty years ago."
Another burst of delight was caused
when the report of the committee on Gre
dentials was read, showing that there were
delegates present from thirty-five counties
of the state, numbering 32S.
The platform went through with whoop.
particularly that portion of it taken from
the Republican state platform Of 1896 at
flrming the belief of the party IN this state
in the free and unlimited coinage of silver
at the ratio of 16 to 1. There was an at
tempt made in several quarters TO take on
to the document lot of local matters of
no appositeness at all, but this was wisely
choked of by the action of the chairman
in ordering them all tabled.
Then came the event of the day-the NOM
ination of Mcguire. After 1t was made by
reclamation and he was escorted into the
hall, the secretaries seized two large flags
and one on each side Of the stage, waved
them over him to the accompaniment Of
the widest cheers that Music hall has re-
sounded to for many a year. He made
one Of the most eloquent and adroit speeches
Of his career. He had delicate ground to
go over. He was Democrat and his au-
ditors were the men who had CALAMITY
fought him on many a battlefield in the
past. They were brought together by prin-
ciple and it required the utmost good judg-
ment and tact to say just what was right
and not a word too much or little.
He did all this and more, for In five min
command, and wrought all of his auditors
up to the highest pitch of devotion and es-
TEEN. His peroration was excellent. "A
new declaration of independence has come
to us, not from one, but from three par
ties, and they have had the good sense not
to divide their forces, but have, under the
terms of honorable union, come together
and now present a solid phalanx to the
enemy. 1 am proud to represent these par
ties, and will promise to keep my record as
clean in the future as believe 1 have done
in the past. for 1 realize that the honor
you have done me is not due to my per-
sonality, but TO my actions in my career on
public quest
Then it was all easy work. E. L. Hutchi-
son, the fusion candidate for lieutenant
governor, was nominated, also by accla-
nation, and took advantage Of the occa-
sion to pay a very pretty tribute to the
man at the head of the ticket and getting
cheer when he ended with the words:
when 1 preside over the senate in Sacra-
mento I shall do my duty wherever and
whenever I see It,"
The naming Of Judge Van Dyke caused
the utmost delight and several Of the dele
gates took occasion to pay high tributes to
his worth and ability.
Mr.. Carl Shultz named Mr.. McCraney for
supreme court clerk in such glowing terms
as to his beauties of mind and person as to
cause that s'alwart man considerable ner-
vousness, so much SO that his legs shook
visibly when he tried to return his thanks,
which he succeeded in doing, however,
neatly and briefly.
The remainder of the ticket was adopted
by resolution presented by Nathan Cole,
jr., the man whose brains and aplomb have,
perhaps, as much as those of any other,
brought about the result which was
achieved by the convention.