The San Francisco call., 1898-08-19
nf Califnrnia
FUSION NOMINEES.

Hon. Stephen M White-Mr. Chair man, before going any further, 1t appears to me from an examination of the rec ord here that a possible complication might ensue, or at least some criticism be hereafter made, and I rise for the pur- pose of having the record put in a clear to-day called report with reference to fusion. In that report, which was adopt ed, as have. said, by this convention; the Justice of the Supreme Court and Clerk of the Supreme Court were ratified under the nomination made by the Silver Republican party, and the Lieutenant of Public Instruction nominated by the Peoples party, were also ratified. but neither nominee was named, and, as Tar as the record now shows, there Is a sim pie blank with reference to this subject. To clear the matter from all doubt; De. fore there is any vote upon the subject of Supreme Judge, and to relieve {he slt- uation from any entanglement, l move that Walter S. Vandyke is hereby nom mated for Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of California; that H. A Clerk of the Supreme Court of the state of California; that Edwin l.. Hutchlnson Is hereby nominated for Lieutenant coy ernor of the State of California; that F. W. Naples Is hereby nominated Tor con troller of the State of Ca1for1a; tnai Christian Runckel is hereby nominated for Superintendent of Public Instructloh of the State of California.
 There Is also nomination regardlng the Third District Railroad Convention over which, of course, this convention has no present jurisdiction. l make this motion in accordance with resolution you have adopted and to make the rec onded and passed, and the chair declared the gentlemen named in the motion T, as as the nominees for the different ofhces thcef speech, seconded the nomination of Gen eral Jo Hamilton.
 MT Church of Fresno-Mr. Chairman n1I will observe by the badge I wear that come from the glowing interior of this great State, and we from that portion of the State have candidate whom we tion and we ask from you for moment a most patient hearing. One thing Is settled. whatever this convention may do during the remainder of its session-it Is settled in the minds of every one or us, if not In the minds of our opponents as well-that James C.. Mcguire IS to be the next Governor of the State of Califor- nia Prolonged applause and cheers). His peculiar fitness for the duties of that exalted station has long and unIver- sally been known and recognized. Long before this convention met, long before this convention was thought of the peo- pie of the State of California had mark ed J. G. Mcguire for their own. They demanded a man. and they secured him for their leader who is no politician in the mere low cunning sense Of that term, but a statesman of large experience,
 
 judgment. and q man whom they can trust and who has always been trust worthy. He-this large-minded man this natures nobleman. genial. pleasant human-hearted, knd-hearted, large-soul- ed and large-brained-is now our leader, our ideal leader, and above all things the State of California. We bring to you the name of a man whom we are con fident If you will select and place that name upon the ticket with him will not hat strength from one end of this great State to the other. It is the name of the gal lant of the splendid Of t the sqRsTbI ReI, JudSe Conley. Applause and cheers).
 We ask from you a support or him. Now, gentlemen, I shall detain you bare ly a moment. l shall indulge in no hack neyed phrases with regard to this Judge, such as are customary on occasions like this shall not tell you that he is man learned In law. The Supreme Court or the State of California in reviewing his decisions have already repeatedly said that. I shall not tell you that he Is others. in weighing conflicting opinions. in sitting evidence. in going straight 10 the heart of the difficult controversy, and of always leaning to the side Of justice.
 Every lawyer and every citizen that has had a case in his court or knows any thing about him knows that all these one great objection and most serious ob- jection that is made against the eandlda- Sg of frankg gIdsh nd now that when that objection was first made l did not ana even yet do not exactly know how to meet 1t. All admitted and recognized his honesty, his capdor. his capacity his ability, his popularity; t but the the one h great young man. and that Is all. It Is true, gentlemen, that Judge Conley is a young man. He Is not yet quite S3 years s Of age member when boy that l heard poem that ran something like this; At ten 2 good or never. Oaughter0 Judge Con fey. then, has reached the age of 30, the age of wisdom. and wisdom is what we want upon the Supreme Bench or the State of California. But. gentlemen of demned because he is young? Did not the Democrats of the Second District of the State. of California-the Second Congres3 bearer two years ago a man much young CT than Judge Conley, the Honorable Ma has has he not fulfilled the duties of that ,ex, alted position with such distinguished ability with such !ps marked stl.1,dt vitality that {ne Warded Rdm2GTaIs 6im again af T With % unanimous nomination. stood the other. night with 5000 people in the greet ef tt Metropolitan n5 standing upon that platform a young man, superb in his personal appearance, magnificent In his manner, his lips touched with a coal of fire from the very altar of eloquence; a young man who had done more, perhaps, with one or two ex- captions, to make this great country of ours glorious and famous in the war through which we have just passed. than any other from the President down-that young man was Lieutenant Hobson (ap plause and cheers), the glorious hero of the Merrimac.
 I thought in the presence of such a young man as that will any part of the great American people, in the face of