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The San Francisco call., 1898-08-26

CALL HEADQUARTERS. SACRA- MENTO, Aug. 25.-Another falr oay de- lighted the delegates. They loltereo ihto tbe payilion late as usual. Believing tnat the unfinished business of the regular or der could easily be disposed Of before the denarture of the first afternoon tram TOT San Francisco the city delegates made no baste +o begin work. The members rep resenting the interior counties did not manifest impatience over the delay, put waited on the pleasure of their fellow men without a murmur.
 Chairman Neff trapped the convention to order at 10 oclock-thirty minutes later than the appointed time-and announced that the first business in order would be the nomination of State Controller.
 Immediately James McLachlan of Los Angeles ascended the steps of the plat form and in a graceful speech presented the name of E. P. Colgan of Sonoma A motion to close the nominations carried and the 78S votes of the convention were cast for MT. Colgan.
 The office of Surveyor General. coming next on the list. E. o. Larkins of Tulare went to the forum and named for the place on the ticket M. J. Wright Of Visalia.
 George A. Wentworth of San Francisco moved that the chairman cast 7S8 votes for MT. Wright Grove l.. Johnson of Sacramento seconded the motion. The motion prevailed without dissent and MT. Wright was duly declared the nominee of the convention
 It was known to the convention that
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of the most humble citizen and realiza- tion that, after all, it Is but the servant of the people, each of whom Is ln h1mSeIT a sovereign.
 l have the honor to-day, gentlemen of this convention, to place in nomination a gentleman who believes that every citi- zen of this great commonwealth of the State of California is a sovereign and en- titled to be treated as such whenever. he Whatever may be our rank, we are al- ways met with smile and welcome in the office of the Surveyor General He is willing to do our business well. Like the great party to which he belongs, he is able to do and has ability to do we'll that which he undertakes. Like the party to rights of every citizen of this State of California should be held sacred In all of the great battles that the Republican party has fought in defense of human rights, in all the struggles for commercial preservation of the American market for the American product, he has stood the champion of its liberty, brave soldier in it's ranks.
 am not here for the purpose of urging his nomination at the hands of any par ticular delegation on this floor, as I be- lieve that he Is the choice of us all. lie belongs to us all. Whatever may be our differences, gentlemen. upon other mat me that we are united upon M. J. Wright for Surveyor General of the State of Cali fornia. (Applause.)
 presented him to you as an experiment, and stated to you that we believed him to be an honest and an efficient officer; but to-day he stands before you as no experiment. He is ripe in the experience of the office and has proved himself to be a man of the people, a man capable of at tending to the business of that office. He was then as big as the county of Tulare; but to-day, gentlemen, he Is as big as the State of California, and I hope that every delegation on this floor will support M. J. Wright for Surveyor General of the State of California.
 ieving as I do that General Wright Is the unanimous choice of this convention for the office of Surveyor General, move that the nominations be closed, and that the chairman of this convention cast 7S8 votes for MT. Wright for the office of Surveyor General.
 The chair-Are there any further nomi- nations?
 behalf of the twenty-four delegates, and in behalf of the 4600 Republicans of Sac ramento County, who have learned about Mir Wright during the four years he has been here recognizing him as an hon. est man, faithful public servant and Stanch Republican, we second the motion of the gentleman from San Francisco.
 The motion of Mir. Wentworth being duly seconded and carried, the chair said:
 The chair-The chairman of the con- yention casts 7SS votes for M. J. Wright for the office of Surveyor General. as the nominee of the Republican party. now declare M. J. Wright the nominee of this convention for the office Of Sur veyor General.
 The next order of business, gentlemen, will be the nomination of candidate for the office of State Treasurer.
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IGNORING AN OLD
 CRIPPLED SOLDIER
Truman Reeves of San BernardinO Nominated for the State
 TreaSnryship.

MT. North of Riverside-Mr Chairman and gentlemen of the convention: In the nominating speeches which have been made before this convention we have heard much regarding the war which has just happily closed. We have heard much of it's magnificent successes. We have heard much of the grand achieve ments of those heroes who have, within the past few months, blaZoned their names upon an imperishable page of our country's history. But I say to you, gen. tlemen, that within our recollection this country has passed through war fraught with more important issues, war which decided the very existence of the nation, and these glorious deeds which we have heard of here have but served to bring afresh to our memory the trials, the perils and the sacrifices of the men of 1861. It is for one of these men, gentlemen of the convention, that I ask your support It is for one of these men who, at the out break of the war of the rebllion, took his place in the ranks of his country's defense. Who. as member of the Sixth Ohio Cavalry. fought through twenty battles and left an arm finally on the
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the Governors nomination, the chairman cast 7SS ballots for George w. Root for Clerk of the Supreme Court.
 Chairman Nen. in a few remarks, sought to impress the convention with the importance of making promptly the se- lection Of the best men to comprise the Republican State Central Committee. The roll was called by counties and names were given to the secretary.
 W. M. Cutter of Tuba moved that the thanks of the convention be given to Hon. Jacob Neff for the courtesy impartiality and ability displayed as presiding off, cer.
 MT. Cutter put the motion and 1t was carried with cheers.
 w. F. Price of Sonoma moved that the thanks of the convention be extended to the people of Sacramento. The motion carried.
 On motion of MT. Cutter the convention with three rousing cheers for the ticket adjourned sine die.
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CLOSING SCENES IN
 THE CONVENTION HALL
VERBATIM REPORT OF THE FINAL PROCEEDINGS IN A MEMOIR
 ABLE GATHERING.
Strong Men Named to Complete the Ticket With Which Republicans
 Will Do Battle in November.

The convention was called to order by the charman at 1915 a. m.
 The chair-The next business in order will be the nomination of candidate for Controller.
 James McLachlan-Mr. Chairman and gentlemen of the convention: The gentle man that I shall name for the office of Controller of the State of California is dis tinctly a man of the people. Born in a humble cottage, Native Son of the Gold en West, educated In the public schools of the State of California, trained as arti- san, by means of which in early manhood he earned his living by the sweat of his brow. While his hands were yet callous in his daily occupation he was elected Sheriff of the county in which he was born and had resided all his life. He was reelected and so well did he perform the duties of that office that he was finally elected Controller of the State of Cali fornia During his term of office he has disbursed over sixty million dollars of the funds of this State and not word has ever been uttered to the manner in which those funds have been distributed. Fellow Republicans I need not even men tion the name of the gentleman, for you all know that refer to E. F. Colgan, and I now nominate him for that office. (Ap- plaise and cheers.)
 It was moved and seconded that the nominations close. Carried.
 Senator E. C. Voorheis of Amador-Mr. Chairman: I move that the chairman of this convention cast the entire vote of this convention for MT. Colgan for State Controller.
 Seconded and carried unanimously
 The chair-In accordance with the mo- ton just carried, I have the honor to announce that I have cast 7SS votes on behalf of this convention for. the office of Controller of State. (Applause) I now declare E. P. Colgan the nominee of this convention for that office.
 The chair-The next order of business. gentlemen, will be nominations for the office of Surveyor General.
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THE STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.

ninth, Thomas Flint Jr, Hollister; San -Seventy-eighth s. F. Kelly, San Bernardino. San Diego-Seventy-n H. R. Arnat, San Diego; Eightieth, D. R. Stew art art, san Diego San Francisco Francisco Twenty E. J. smith, San Francisco; Thirtieth, l. $. Cohen, San Francisco; Thirty first, Thomas J. Doherty, San Francisco; Thirty-second. D. D. Sul- liyan. San Francisco; Thirty-third, Frank Mitchell, San Francisco; Francisco; IT Thirty-fifth' if 15rfs Br. W. Sfh R Coffey, San Francisco; Thirty-sixth, 'Thirty-seYenth, A. J. T Raisch. i dhi'isSD, San Francisco; Thirty-eighth, G. P. Ayers, San Francisco; Thirty-ninth, ". T. Howe. San Francisco; Nor- tieth, George R; Fletcher, San Francisco; Forty-first, c. G. Clinch, San Francisco; Forty-second, H. N. Gray, San Francisco; Forty-third, M. J. Flynn, San Francisco; Forty fourth, c. Baeigalupi, San Fran cisco; Forty-f1fth, D. Mccullough, San Francisco. San Joaquin Twen5ty-fifth, 1o: Irving Martin, Stock Stockton. San Mateo-Fifty-sec ond, George c. Ross, Redwood City; San Luis ispo-Sixty-seventh, Benjamin Crooks, San Luis Obispo; Santa Barbara +sixty-eighth, Clio L. Lloyd, Santa Barbara. Santa Clara = F'ifty-fourth, s. Payer, Milpitas Fifty-fifth, w. A. Parkinson, Palocito; Fifty-sixth, E. D. Crawford, Gill roy. Santa Cruz-Fifty-third, ". R. Porter, Watsonville; Shasta (Part of Fifth), Albert F. Ross, Bedding; Sierra-(Part of Sixth), F. D. Seward, Downieville; Siskiyou-- (Part of First), J. s. Beard, Yreka: Solano-Nineteenth F. P. Hilborn, Suisun. Sonoma-Sixteenth, W. F. Price, Santa Rosa; Seventeenth, A. B. Lennon, Santa Rosa Stan islaus-(Part of Fifty-seventhl, R. K. Thomas, Oakdale; Sutter-(Pa of Eighth, M. E. Sanborn, Yuba City; Tehama-Part of Fourth, F. W. Runyon, Red Bluff; Trinity (Part of Fourth), w. H. La Bree, Weaverville. Tulare-Sixty-four w. P. Ratliffe, Tulare; Sixty-fifth, (not appointed). Tuolumne-(Part of -eighth), Richard Chute, So- nora; Ventura-Sixty-n ninth, o. Orr, Ventura Yolo-Eleventh, w. R. Pond. Woodland; Yuba-Part of Eighth), W. M. Cutter, Marys- vile.
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Alameda-Forty-sixth Assembly District, T. w Harris, Pleasanton; Forty Hugh Dimond, Di- mond; Forty eighth, R. W. Church, Oakland; Forty-ninth, F. K. Mott, Oakland: Oakland: Eft Ffftieth, 4; H. d Breed Oakland. Alpine (part of Sixtieth), w. P. Merrill, Woodport; Amador- Fifteenth, k. c. Voorhies, Sutter Creek; Butte-Seventh, Frank Me Laughlin, Oroville; Calaveras-
 Twenty-seventh, c. D. Fontana; Tentm, E. ". Jones, Colusa; Con tra Costa-Twenty-fo w. s. Wells, Martinez; Del Norte-(Part of FirsD, William Strain, Crescent City; Fl Dorado-Fourteenth c. A. Swisler, Placerville. Fresno-sixty- third, J. w. Watkins, Madeira
 Glenn-(Part of Tenth, A. Hoch- heimer, Willows. Humboldt-Sec- ond, J. c. Bull sJr., Arcata; Third, P; A. Francis, Ferndate' AI9t3n. lny9n c. Maude, Bakersfield; Kings-(Part of Sixty-fourth), J. N: Hoyt, Grangefield; Lake-Part of Tenth), J. L. Read, Middleton; Lassen- (Part of Sixth), T. A. Roseberry, Susanville- Los Angeles-Seven- llElU. JdIIlto 4hO1%clNAAAoAAs Seventy-first, H. A. Broughton, Po- mona; Seventy-second, J. c. Lewis, Los Angeles; Seventy-third, w. J. Variel, Los Angeles; Seventy fourth, A. P. Cross, Los Angeles; Seventy-ffth, Walter F. Parker, Los Angeles. Madera-(Part Of Sixty-second and Sixtt-third, j. w.
 Watkins, Madeira; Marin-Twenty- third, J. H. Pryor, Sausalito; Mari posa-(Part of Fifty eighth, ". E. Galeson, Mariposa; Mendocino- Ninth, William B. Coombs, Little River: Merced-(Part of Fifty-sev- enth). J. w. Knox, Merced; Modoc -Part of Ninth), J. T. Lairds Al turas: Mono-(Part of Sixtiethl, c.
 l., Reese, Bodie; Monterey--Sixty- first. F. M. Hilby, Monterey; Napa- Eighteenth, E. z. Hennessey Napa; Neyada-Twelfth, D. E. Morgan, Nevada City; orange-seventyy.. sixth. z. B. West, Santa Ana Placer-Thirteenth J. M. F.ulWeller, Auburn; Plumas-(Part or Slxlnl' N. $. Webb, Quincy; Riverside- Seventy-seventh, Nj. J.. Dameis' Riverside. Sacramento-Iwentletn, Joseph Steffens, Sacramento; IWen- tv-first. John H. Batcher Jr;' sac sac ramento; Twenty-second, K. J; Mur- nhv. Folsom. San Benito-f1fty-
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The San Francisco call., 1898-08-26
LARKIN OF TULARE
 NAMES MIR. WRIGHT
Social Qualities and Integrity of the Surveyor General Praised by
 the Speaker.

E. O. Larkin of Tulare-GentIemen of this convention: That which comments the Republican party to this nation is it's ability to do well whatever it undertakes, it's disposition to treat sacred the rights
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-26
In Three Days an |nWncib|e Ticket Was Made for
 the State.
Only One Contest, and That Was Hardly Worth the Mentioning, It Was
 So Weak.
THE REPUBLICAN TICKET.

Governor-Henry IT. Gage of Los Angeles. Cover H. Neff of Coax. State-Charles F. Curry of San Francisco Fleet of Francisco Supreme B. Mcfarland of Sacramento controIer-E. P. Colaan of Santa Rosa. Treasurer-Truman Reeves of San Bernardino Attorney GeneraI-Tirey L. Ford of San Francisco. Court-Georee w. Root of San Francisco Surveyor Genera-M Wright of VisaIia. Public tionThomas d. Kirk of Fresno Printne-A Commissioners
 E. B. EdSon of Siskiyou.
 District,
 Third District, N. BIackstock of Ventura. of Equalization
 District,
 Second Alex Brown of Milton.
 H. O. Burlington of Pleasant Grove.
 Fourth District, George l.. Arnold of Los Angeles. Congress-
 First District ohn A. Barham of Santa
 Second District, Frank D. Ryan of
 Third d. Metc aIf of Oakland
 District, Fifth District
 R. J. Waters of Los Angeles. Seventh J. C. Needham of Modesto.
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VAN QUEER TALKS WAR
 FOR FRIEND NIXON
He Thinks the State Will Tip Up With the Weight of Southern
 Candidates.

MT. Van Duzer-Mr. Chairman and gen. tlemen of the convention: This acclama- ton business saves time, and Is a good
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-04-19
DR.. BUTLER'S LECTURE.

fUses of Literatu.e' delivered last night
by Rev. Nathaniel Butler, D. d., Presi-
dent of Colby University heard ono of the
most scholarly and interesting addresses
which Portland people have been given
an opportun ity to enjoy in long while.
DR.. b utler is q most eloquent and force
full speaker. His corn mand of language
is mastery and his delivery IS all that
could be asked. He told Of the birth and
growth of literature, and dwelt on its
effect on the morals of mankind and on
politics, and showed what 1t had accom-
plished in history. in religion aud in
science.
The lecture was delivered under the
auspices of the ladies of St. Stephen s
church and was largely attended.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-04-19
TO SAIL WEDNESDAY,.
Secretary Long Says the Monitor win
Then start for Portland.

Adjutant General John L. Richards
received a letter from Secretary OF the
Navy John D. Long, SATURDAY, stating
that the monitor Montauk woula propa-
bly, be sent from the League lsiano navy
yard at Philadelphia to Portiano' on
Wednesday the goth of April, manned pyia
crew from the New Jersey Naval he
serves, who will leave the monitor at
Portland.
Although every arrangement mas Deen
made for the erection Of the barracks on
the muster grounds, for the Hse OF tne
National Guard, the work will not Dc De-
gun at present, and it will not be done at
all should the call for troops be wlthneid
for more than two weeks as it is Thought
that by that time the weather and the
grounds would be in such condition. that
the ordinary canvas tents used in the an
nual encampment will be sufficient for
the use of the men, and will help tie
more to get them seasoned for the life
that they would be entering in upon.
Everything is arranged SO that the bar
racks can be erected in less than week
from the time that work is begun. upon
them.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-04-19

The barracks will be wooden structures
about s5x70 feet in size, and each struc-
ture intended to accommodate one COM
pany of SO men. Thus there would have
to be "a buildings for the Use of the sig
nal corps and the ambulance corps, and
two more for the use Ct the battery of
artillery, and the cavalry, should it b.
deemed expedient to have these recruited.
The officers would occupy other quart
ers, probably their tents.
Among the other equipments that are
to be seen are the articles spoken of as
shelter halves. OF course the name will
imply that they are tent of some sort
A shelter half is piece of canvas about
five feet long, and four feet wide. Along
one side is row of buttons, and row
of buttonholes. These are for the pur-
pose of buttoning to the shelter half of
another man, the two making tent that
is large enough to lie under, the sides are
pinned to the ground, with wooden pegs.
and the tent is held from the ground by
poles about IS inches long, two of the
poles being used, as they are made 60 that
one fits into socket in the othor. One
end of the little shelter tent is provided
with flap that buttons together, thus
preventing draught. The person usual
ly sleeps with his head on the open end.
AS a general thing the ponoho or rubber
blanket, of onelis placed on the ground
to slsep on, While that of the other occu-
pant is placed over the two.''
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location for some 500 feet outward from
high water mark. Although the depth OF
the sand over the ledge averaged from six
to eight feet, it was not considered safe
to risk the p'ling in less than six or eight
feet out of unobstructed sand.
The process of 'anchoring" these steel
piles is somewhat novel. At the point
where the pile is to rest upon the ledge,
the sand is first excavated down to the
rock surface by means of steam driven
syphon in a 12-inch iron pipe or jacket
used for covering the pile when ready to
be "anchored. - Then the jacketpipe
resting on the ledge, is carefully calked
to prevent the incoming of sand, while
a two-inch hole is drilled into the rock a
distance of two feet. Into this hole is
then driven a solid steel bar, projecting
three feet above the ledge. Over this bar
the hollow steel pile is then placed, rest
ing upon the ledge, and the space in the
into the solid sand by means of water
Jet, operated inside the. pile itself. The
water-jet plan of sinking piles is also
novel and wonderf ully effective. A
stream of water is forced against the sand
inside and at the bottom of the pile. The
almost instantaneous effect is to change
the solid sand into mixture of the con-
sistency of water Cruel, and as the result,
the pile settles of its own weight to the
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-04-19
MANUAL TRAINING SCHOOL.
Strong Words In Its Favor Before the As
ISOLATED Charities.

The Associated Charities held a meet.
ing yesterday afternoon in the Common
Council room, President Gerrish in the
onalr. A number Of ladie. and several
gentlemen were present.
DR.. Worcester spoke very warmly in
favor OF manual training, describing the
poiytecnlc school at Pasadena, Cali,
ana the good work it was doing. Tween
'y-six teachers are employed. The boys
and girls work together. The girls learn
TO sew, cook. set tables. and hundred
tnlnzs OF real practical use. One of the
boys had built n steam engine of four
morse power all by himself. The manual
training did not afe,t the standing of
the pupils in other studies Ore great
advantage of manual training was that II
gave the boys something to occupy their
time with and so kept them away from
PAD BOOKS and of the streets. He thought
If thesWalker request could be used for a
manual training school on the broadcast
plan it would be ono of the greatest
things for the children of Portland al d
every year would see a great change in
5ne development Of the boys and girls.
President Gerrish spoke strongly in
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-04-19
INSPECTION OF THE CADETS.

Brigadier General Newcomb, inspector
general of the Maine National Guard, in
spected B Company, commanded by
Captain I. H. Baker, last evening. The
company has tifty-six enlisted men and
three officers. Of this number fifty four
were present at last nights inspection
and the two who were absent are in col
lege SO that their absence is most ex-
cusable under the circumstances. The
company turned out in heavy marching
order and after their equipments had been
thoroughly inspected by Gen. Newcomb
the command was drilled by Capt. Baker
in the school of the ollier, of the com
pany, in extended order, gave an illustra-
ton OF guard duty and squad drill under
the command of the non-commissioned
officers. The drill was a most creditable
one and showed the interest which the
men take in the work and the good in
struction they have received at the hauds
OF Captain Baker and his officers. Gen.
NeWcomb was evidently much pleased
WIN the work of Captain Bakers COM
lnand and did not hestitae to show his
pleasure at the work they did. Captain
Baker was the recipient of many con-
gratulations at the magnificent work OF
his command and his officers and men al
SC came in for their share of the glory.
Among those who witnessed the 1nspec-
ton were the officers Of the other com
panies in Portland, a number OF ex-
officers of the company and Of other com
pan;es besides Col. Kendall, commanding
the First Regiment, Major Collins who
commands the Portland battalion and
Adjutant Davis There was large num-
Der of friends of the members of the COM
rany in attendance, the gallery being
filled to overlooking.
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OLD ORCHARDS PIER.
After Years of Discussion Work Has
at Last Begun.

The Pier Will Extend over a Third of a
Mile Out to Sea.-Interesting Processes
by Which Its Supports are Driven Into
the sand-How the Money VIII be
Raised.
Old Orchard is at last to have that
much talked of pier. The movement for
its erection began twenty years ago and
was revived from time to time finally
taking definite shape after the formation
Of the Old Orchard board of trade several
years ago.
The Board of Trade, started without
thought of pier, but speedily found
itself literally transformed into pier
company. While almost everybody was
enthusiastic for pier, but comparative
ly few of the towns people felt able or
willing to stand behind such an enter
prise with hard cash; and as this, after
all was the great essential to make pier
a reality, it was deemed best for these
fow to organize, and thus bring order out
of chaos. Nov. 10. 1895, eight gentlemen
met and organized the "Old Orchard