The San Francisco call., 1898-08-19

his deeds, ever object to a young man again. Is 1t not a stranger thing that Democrat should object to young man, when only two years ego we venom n9nl1arefh for the exalted station of President of the United 1 States, the most superb, the most gl0ti- ous leader that ever led the great pont- cal party into battle Two years from to-day we stand ready to repeat that 9ee9 and name once more for our standaro liam J. Bryan of Nebraska. Applause and cheers.) With such facts as these to confront us, with history to LOOK pack upon like this, I am sure tAat this one objection, the only objection that can be made. the only objection that any one dare make to the peculiar fitness, 10 9ne for a place upon the Supreme bench Of this State must fall to the ground. with one other remark l shall leave you ana leave his name for your considerat1on, and that remark is this: Nearly four years ago he was renominated Tor the position that he occupies on the oench ernor of the State of California. He led even the remarkable vote or Governor Budd by 400, and he led all others oy nearly 6OO in the county where he lived: There Is no man in that part of the State so popular. There Is no man there so deserving There is no man there or any  Court Court of this State. When you reflect that the great valley of the san Joaquln, that large and growing portion or thls State. has never, with all it's litigation, had representative upon the supreme Bench of the State of California, we that it Is time that 1t did have and that Judge Conley Is exactly the man. (Ap-
 The chair-Gentlemen, Judge W. M Conley of Madeira has been placed in nomination for Judge of the Supreme
 Frank Gould-Mr. Chairman and, gen tlemen of the convention: It is always a pleasure to talk about good man and I presume that 1t Is always pleas urE to listen to things about good man.
 4S7deisgate-Not too long,,
 MT. s,uld-Not too long, the gentleman tell 1eErs not 6 talk nf too long. will talk as long as you wi listen to me and then 1 VIII stop. I want to talk to you about man Bench. He lives in Tulare County and his name is Eldridge C. Farnsworth. (Ap- plause). You have seen him about the halls of this convention. When you have walked down the aisles and have seen man that you thought was William Jen- nings Bryan, 1t was Farnsworth. Born years ago, educated in the law school of the State of California. That. place where In the future will grow the most earth largely through the munifcence of one one e of the grandest women in America, Mrs. Phebe R. Hearst. (Applause): to every woman, to every man; In the State of California who Is familiar with the magnificent character of that lady
 APpagse It bandea6s oHfa9 not to ought m ffn to be given in cheers Coming from that uni versity, then, from which no man has ever been seated 99 the suPTeme noaqe 6f Mr Eldridge Farnsworth practiced law for many years in a county up here Tn the mountains adjacent to Sacramento; District Attorney of the county of Anna dor for many years, endeared there to the people by the performance of his du- ties and by the strict integrity or his character There ought to be that h1gh dignity of courage; there ought to be that honor that Is absolutely unimpeach- able; there ought to be those qualities ter of manliness and of independence that characterize the great men of the world Gentlemen of this convention; 1 long and intimate acquaintance of Judge | Conley Qaughter) Judge Farnsworth | has led me to know that in every one Of l those qualifications he stands a peer of | ConIey Qaughter)-nominate Judge Earns
 worth-that. Is good joke; the Judge is l a good fellow, too-nominate Judge
 Farnsworth, and you will have upon the | Supreme Bench of this State a man who will stand absolutely and impregnably be- | tween the people and the corporate fn- | l from them or decrease their liberties. 1 You will have man in whom the peo- | pie can safely repose their every right l and be assured that the laws of this l State founded upon the constitution will
 be interpreted and enforced Applause) Gentlemen of the convention, l thank | you.
 The Chair-E. c. Farnsworth of Tulare
 has been placed in nomination for Su-
 preme Justice. Are there any further | nominations?
 l ~ of
 Gentlemen of the convention, though a
 humble member of this great Democratic
 convention, yet we feel that we have some m
 man for the high office of Associate Jus | tice of the Supreme Court, and we be-
 lieve that the man whose name we will
 now present to you, the Hon. l.. D. Me i Kisick (applause) Is pre-eminently fit
 for it by his great natural ability. His | ence as a lawyer and judge. He was | for many years the leader of the bar in
 n 4bd b sf sfate s the 6
 served on the Board of Arbitration of the
 State of Tennessee with entire satisfac-
 ton of the bar and the people of that
 as Chief Justice thereof. He was ten-
 dered by the. Governor of the State a | place upon the court of last resort, l but he declined to accept 1t to engage in | the practice of his profession. Owing to
 an epidemic of yellow fever at Memphis
 and Immediately took his place In the
 front ranks of the profession here. He has been connected with the heaviest liti-
 cations in this State and has met and
 vanquished some. of our ablest lawyers; | Cotton case and in the Mare Island case
 and was lately associated with ". T.
 Baggett in the now famous Hale & Nor | cross cases He was employed by the 1 Government of the United States to rep
 resent the Government and bring q suit
 against the directors of the Central Pa
 cifc Railroad Company. Fellow Demo-
 crats. I feel that I would be recreant to
 my duty here as delegate on this floor
 and derelict in my duty to my profession