The San Francisco call., 1898-08-19

CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA MENTO, Aug. I-Shortly after 10 a. m to-day talking was renewed along the whole line.
 The oratorical engagement was opened by J. J. Dwyer, who spoke question of personal privilege. Time" was fire quently called by impatient delegates who presumably desired an opening fol themselves.
 Mir. Dwyer Is. an agreeable talker anc gained listeners as he proceeded to an nounce that he had no desire to go out of his way to advocate primary elections for the purpose of consolidating the Democratic party in San Francisco There is no room to doubt that J. G. Ma guire Is very anxious for the restoration of harmony in San Francisco, for MT Dwyer did not hesitate to say that the suggestion of primaries for the municipal battle emanated from the Democratic nominee for Governor.
 Delegations appointed by the committee of one hundred, governed by whisper ing boss, will answer for the making of a State ticket, but in the opinion of J. G. Mcguire the practice is not good one to carry into municipal politics. The polf- ticians of the Democratic faith perceive that it is necessary that something should be done at once to arrest the defection or Harneys followers and 1t is now pro- posed to give them local primaries since
  tion.
 Fusion talk followed the personal privi- lege. The plan of dividing the spells of office was ratified. The Silver Republi- cans get one Associate Justice and the Clerk of the Supreme Court. The Popu- lists get the Lieutenant Governor, Con- troller, Superintendent of Public 1nstruc- tion and the Railroad Commissioners from der goes to the Democratic crib. The Populists surrendered all claim to candi dates for the State Board of Equalization dorse a Democrat in each district and would find 1t especially gratifying to rally around R. H. Beamers banner in the Sec The Congressional districts assigned to the Populists are the First, Sixth and ond Third. Fourth and Fifth Congress sional districts. This arrangement for uplifting the masses was satisfactory to the convention. hence the report of the fusion committee was adopted with out expressed dissent.
 Eugene Deuprey who was in fine form, but not in prime voice owing to the prolonged engagement with the hosts of gab the day before, desired that the convention should Governor without waiting for the plat form. No other inference could be drawn from Deuprey's remarks than that the convention should indorse any platform that J. c. Mcguire proposed for the oc- caston The convention went right along the uplifting of the masses.
 MT. Afford of Tulare, whose speech and went to the platform in good style. His speech was full of fine 0hrases, the key notes of campaign oratory; few of the slime" and 'blackmailing press" He borrowed from Shakespeare the tribute paid by Antony to the character of Bru- tns and applied 1t with perversion to J. c. Mcguire. When Antony said that the clements were so mixed in Brutus that afer6t oil hn vnTld n e was man Colonel Brutus happened to be dead in his tent. Mcguire will not be politically dead until next November. Al ford is premature If not polished.
 Senator Stephen M. White made an eff fective speech. Perhaps he had in mind the Hell born allusfons of Afford, for he assured the delegates that he had not "culfed extracts of classic quotation" to embellish his eulogy of Judge Mcguire Mfr. White sought to inspire patriotic response when he recalled the heroic achievements of the American troops at ceived that he was casting pearls of pa triotism before McNabs and switched to another line.
 Judge Mcguire was nominated by ris- ing exclamation. White Afford and Phe- Ian were detailed to escort Mcguire to the platform. Then some one whispered to Chairman Cassin that the committee on platform had not reported, and hence for forms sake Mcguire should not be asked to aeeept f before he haa the Mcguire had passed on the platform and fixed everything on 1t to suit himself but 1t was thought to be indecent to expose the fact to the people. The work of ''up- lifting the masses" requires delicate fin- ish. Anxiety as to the whereabouts of the platform began to De felt, but the chair decided to go along with the nomination of a ticket and candidates for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court were an- Mir Leake of Yolo named Judge w H. Grant, drawing a picture of an intellect ual giant with judicial attainments MT Rl1ff Of SOnnTna II H oil of Mendocino. Judge Robert Ferral of San Francisco. with Placer proxy In hand. liam M. Conley of Madeira. Mir Church sought to arouse enthusiasm for the young judge of Madeira by mentioning the name of another young man-Hob- son. the hero of the Merrimac. The ex- pected applause was not evoked. but the that of William J. Bryan, called out hearty applause. The ratio of cheers be- tween Bryan. and Hobson was sixteen to -zae in Bryan's favor. Frank Gould start ed in to nominate Eldridge C. Farnsworth but got mixed and .eulogized Judge Con ley. much to the delight of the Coniey fHGwns 4ancHso named Madef L s MaKck Gf2Kss Of San At this stage of the proceedings word to "uplift the masses' had been heard from. Presently Seth Mann produced it and 1t was adopted. Less than half of the convention remained to hear it read After the reading the convention took a recess until o'clock
 When the convention reassembled this telegram was read:
 DULUTH. Minn.. Aug. 1s.-To Hon. C. M Cassin. Chairman Convention: Congratuia- tions on magnificent work of convention. Co., operation will carry California and aid cause of people in whole country.
 CHARLES A. TONNE.
 Planks were added to the platform in favor of upholding the State University improving the Sacramento River and in- dorsing the union labels of the allied printing trades unions
 The first genuine outburst of applause during the session now occurred.
 Judge Mcguire on his way to the plat form, escorted by Senator White, Mayor Phelan and MT. Afford. was greeted with cheers, the delegates rising to cheer.
 Mayor Phelan was detailed to intro- duce the conventions nominee
 Mir Mcguire is at home on platforms