The San Francisco call., 1898-08-25

the name of the Hon. Stanley A. smith
 Judge Seward of Sierra-In behalf of Sierra County and the mining interests, l take pleasure in seconding the nomina- ton or Hon. Stanley A. Smith for AS sociate Justice of the Supreme Court. heartily indorse what has been said in his behalf, and we as miners believe that a mining man ought to have a place on the Supreme bench of the State of Cali fornia.
 c. T. Jones of Sacramento-Mr. Chair man and gentlemen of the convention: An able, upright and conscientious judi ciary Is the safeguard of the Republican party in the State. What more exalted Pi1fsitl9n POS n3 what is more important tb in she sociate Justice of the Supreme Court? They have in their keeping the life, llb- erty. pursuit of happiness, of the un- alienable right of the citizen. the execu- tive and legislative branches of the gov ernment may become incompetent, may become corrupt and venal, but If you have the proper kind of judiciary, and if we have men of ability there, if you have men of standing and of purity, the rights or the people are preserved. In select. ing candidate for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, 1t seems to me that personal friendship even should be cast aside. Locality should not be thought of; delegates who look for character in nominee should look for purity of char acter and look for legal learning and should look for peerlessness- In looking over these characteristics for nominee l take pleasure and pride in naming, in behalf of Sacramento County-aye of the people of the State-Judge T. B. McFar- land of the present Supreme Court. (Ap- plause and cheers).
 Judge Mcfarland needs no eulogy at my hands. His life is as an open book. His record as a Supreme Court Justice is be- fore you. All of you that know him as man know that his character Is pure, know that his very name Is honesty it. self and know of his ability as a Justice in the court AS a Republican, my fellow citizens, no man within the confines of my voice can say that any man is more deserving at the hands of his party.
 I call your attention to the fact that twelve years ago you placed him upon your ticket as Justice for the office to convention. At the ensuing election the head of your ticket was beaten, many Of the candidates were beaten, but Judge Mcfarland led your ticket to victory. (Applause.)
 ask you to place him upon the ticket: He Is deserving of that nomination, and elected he will serve you faithfully. l thank you for your attention.
 Judge Van R. Paterson-Mr. Chairman and gentlemen of the convention: You are now about to proceed to pronounce your verdict upon the most important duties that you have ben called upon to of the Supreme Court of the State of California. San Francisco has no aspi-- rant for that position, but am proud of the honor which I have here tonight of seconding the nomination of that tried, unimpeachable, true jurist, that honest. rugged, ,l honorable man, the HDn, ,n Thomas place in the world when men come to learn another so quickly nor so well as Court. Month after month, year after year, in the interchange of views in the search of those principles which are ne cessary to the proper determination of property which reach multitudinous forms, every question of mental and moral strength and weakness of every member of the court, is necessarily a question for every other member of the court. Gentlemen of the convention, it is from this standpoint, it is from such as- l have learned to know, and knowing have come to learn to love. respect and aomire Judge Mcfarland. (~~lause)
 He Is absolutely true, conscientious thoroughly so-magnificently equipped by nature as well as by training. He is in the vigor of manhood, mentally and phys ically, and as true to the Constitution and the impartial decision of discretion as a Judge as the pole to the polar star. want. to say this to you-that when the founders of this Government divided it into three departments they placed the cretionary and supervisorial control over them, and with this idea-that If there arose ar any question of poiey any question with no pledge save their honor and no bond save their own integrity; and when ae peeg d of a esy sSh to yoa oe there for life and for good behavior"
 Now gentlemen if you want to get good in your Judicial career you perform your functions as judicial officers fairly and upon that theory, gentlemen of this con- vention that you can get Judges who will aspire to those positions. Judge McFar- land is invincible. He issabsolutely fear less There is no political tempest, there is no storm of passion that can shake him. You owe it to yourself, you owe 1t nominate this man who has been so loyal to the Republican party, who has been so firm in his convictions and in his de ciSions Nobody can force him by fear ding from the path which his conviction has Pa5sd bas 9nt 6nh 5pp & his s e he life sa is a lowed this motto, Found to swear to the ipse dixit of no master Whither nv con, .ict9ns s carry S me co tn1uher aesf am oorhe ana
 General A. L. Hart-I desire on behalf of the Thirty-ninth District of the city and county of San Francisco to second Supreme Judge (Applause.)
 George A. Knight-Mn Chairman and gentlemen of the convention: I rise at this time with not so much enthusiasm of speech as I had but with the fervor that this occasion should inspire. I arise to ask this convention to nominate Judge
  preme Court Applause and cheers.) I will tell you why I do so,. gentlemen. Judge Paterson has just said there has been a well defined tacit understanding that all decent, liberty-loving American citizens entertain the idea that when you find a Judge that is pure; when you have found that a Judge. is able, when you have found man that is fearless. that exercises judicial function without fear or favor that man should be retained for the benefit of the people and not for the benefit of himself.
 Our United States District Judges, our United States Circuit Judges and our United States Supreme Judges are ap- pointed upon that theory and for that reason. Now, gentlemen, Judge Van Fleet Is no stranger to the people of this State It Is not my purpose to eulogiZe, it is not my purpose to take up the atten- tion of this convention longer than to state a few facts which I know to be true and which you can verify If you wait for fu- ture 6ievelopments and the action of this convention, and the election of Judge Van Fleet at the polls. He is good lawyer, he is a fearless man. He came to Sacra- mento and engaged in the practice of law with success. was elevated to the Superior Bench in this city and county and no Democrat was found to run against him. He also received the nomination of both parties and was overwhelmingly elected no one running against him. Firing of xI <<<,- .fC Cy,.-~