The record-union., 1898-08-26
DEPARTED FOR
THEIR HOMES.

, county for twenty years During that
period he has been repeatedly nominated
been defeated In a convention or at the
polls: He has always been elected, either
practically without opposition, or by a
majority far in advance Of his party
When see, gentlemen, an empty
sleeve, and know that the arm which
once filled it has been offered as a sacri-
flee upon the altar of my country. 1 re
solve, gentlemen, that, so far as lies
within my power, that sacrifice shall not
go unhonored and unrequited. Cap
Gentlemen of the Convention, time has
been called, and / do not desire to detain
you by any lengthy speech, but l say TO
you: Cast your votes for that one-armed
soldier, that upright citizen, that honest
man, that faithful official, Truman
RoOves of San Bernardino.
COOK OF SANTA CLARA.
Cook of Santa Clara seconded the
| nomination of Reeves. He spoke as
follows:
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the
Convention: I take great pleasure in
seconding the nomination for the office OF
associate legislator, Truman Reeves of
San Bernardino. (Applause) When
| nominated, as he surely will be, please
empty at the battle of Cold Harbor-will
| prove no handicap in his race for the Of
| fice of State Treasurer. (Cheers.
BRUNER FOR THE VETERAN.
Elwood Bruner of Sacramento. in sec
onding the nomination of Reeves, said:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of the
conventions, When, few short months
ago, the call came for the gallant sons OF
the republic to go forth and do battle for
the honor of the country, no greater
| thing was done for American citizenship
frnr hpf nay1aAr dot
| obliteration of sectional lines throughout
the United States. (Applause.) From that
| moment 1t was no longer the North OF
| the South, the Blue or the Gray, but it
was a people united by bonds of love
starting forth in the cause of humanity,
and beckoned on by the American Ma
| tion.
To-day, as a member of this convention
from the northern part of the State,
| say to you that if the same feeling exists
between the north and the south Of this Is
State as existed when the, war with Spain
| began, the Democratic-Populist Silver
| Republican party will be wiped from the
| effectually as was the Spanish fleet in
the late conflict. On behalf of the north
| of the State, we extend to you that
| tion. of Truman B. Reeves of San Ber-
| nardino. (Cheers.)
The Republican party has been too
Of the country ana of the world than any
other political party that has ever eX-
isted (Cheers.) The Democratic party
| that political karlot that sleeps more
| than two in bed, and has Joined hands
to defeat the will of the people-has op-
| posed every interest that the Republican
| party has put forth in the many years of
its existence. 1t opposed the homestead
laws, It opposed the pension laws. and
| in one term 600 private pension bills. 1t
| was the Democratic party-a Democratic
Governor.,who, within two months. past
reasons an old soldier of the Union. And
| it is time for our party to take these mat
| ters up and say to the people of the coun-
| try that we will stand by our old soldiers
| and sailors, and that we will put our
| selves forward for what we have done.
| (Cheers.)
have this much to say: That he was a
| man who, when the call for arms came in
| 1861, went forward to do battle for his
country; and when his term of enlist
| of the trenches at Cold Harbor he lay
| with his arm shattered, and he was re-
go forth in battle to defend his country S
| honor, will with his life defend his coun-
| try's treasure. That man is Truman B.
| Reeves.
DUZER OF SISKIYOU.
Van Duzer of Siskiyou ascended to
the platform and placed Robert Nixon
of Yreka in nomination. He spoke in
part as fOlloWS:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of the
Convention: This acclamation business
candidates, but it doesn't look well in the
newspapers; I think it is about time now
f9 rthes nave rt5i rttie opposition ion We have a
| the best days of my life before l came to
San Francisco. 1t was forty-one years
ago age, that I arrived in siskiyou County,
| California; and the first man | met there
was making battle then for the Re-
publican party, with seventeen men who
/ voted for John c. fremont in 1856 and
| that is the man whom I nominate here
| to-day for State Treasurer Of California
Il want to say here that there is no man
living who has greater regard and q
the Republic, and say for them that
they do not come here demanding ar
cfoeMnot bit, bit of it n OF course We ear
of places which they can be given: there
are hundreds Of places Of honor and
emolument nona e IN which they have beer
when 1 say that / place before you here
to-day better Republican, who has held
abort the banner Of our party In the Dem.
and has changed that part of the State
| from two to one Democratic until it Is
NOW one gn nai district by his efforts
OF any other member of my party. Cap.
plause)
Now ask hearing. Ny friend wha
north. Has he moved the State Capitoli
! didn't know It. Is Sacramento in the
didn't realize it. Yet the gentleman is a
delegate from Sacramento. I wan to say
one thing here. and don't you call time or
me, because We have plenty of time. ]
| business at all. This is a great office
State Treasurer-and it is not a matter
of sentiment, but one of strict political
Do you know what the situation of this
ticket is? Say nothing about the geogra-
ply. but look at this? Here is a map OF
as an object lesson. Do you see that
Do you see that broad blue band running
along the north side of Sacramento, from
the ocean to the mountains? Every office
on the State ticket is south Of that line
Lcok at that and ask yourselves If that
is good, common, horse sense! daughter
That is what I want to know. I say
that this represents $50 delegates sitting
in this convention. north of the north line
| of twenty-four counties, with ali the
mining interests of California. with all its
CATTLE and stock interests, with its vast
10000 Republican votes for Mckinley
(Applause), to the north of this barrier
you have erected-here live the political
daughter and applause.)
Here is your war fence-your trocha
as they call It in Cuba ea There these re-
ty-four years. Vociferous applause
say Tss' are they 1ssai entitled to anything?
gentlemen and challenge You You upon upon their
loyalty because they don't get these nomi-
nations. They ask it as a matter of right
| we will vote the Republican ticket-why
| Because we can't vote any other ticket
But as matter of right and justice,
| want to say to you that you should give
| us fair play in the north Give rs Robert