The record-union., 1898-08-25


States begins and ends (cheers); put
the time was, gentlemen of this con-
vention-the time was, as members on
this floor we'll remember-when nun
dreds of thousands of brave men laid
down their lives to uphold the glory
and honor of that old flag; for when the
shot was fired at Sumter, it blackened
thirteen stars on that field of blue, and
1t opened a chasm in this country into
which was poured the lives of hundreds
of thousands of brave men and count
less millions of treasure. When that
time came in the history of this coun-
try Judge Buckles, then a lad ID years
of age in the State of Indiana, heard
the first call for volunteers, and he,
with others, marched up to Washing
ton under that first call, and as they
marched they kept step q the chorus
and sang as they went, We are coming,
Father Abraham, three hundred thou
sand strong!' (Chers)
In the battle of Bull Run he was
in the Nineteenth Indiana Regiment,
and in that battle he was wounded He
was taken to the hospital and after
some time recovered. Then, at the bat
diana at that time constituted one OF
the regiments which formed band of
noble men in the Army Of the Potomac
known as the Iron Brigade; and at the
battle of Gettysburg, when the Confed-
crate forces were pouring upon the
Union lines like a wave from the sea
the colors of the Nineteenth Indiana
were taken from the regiment, and
Buckles. facing storm Of shot and
shell, rescued them and brought them
back into the Union lines. (Great
cheeringl
when he came back he had bullet
through his shoulder. For that act
upon that battlefield, he was made the
standard bearer of his regiment, anu
when he was carrying the same colors
in the battle of the Wilderness that he
had rescued at Gettysburg, he was
again wounded on the field of action.
Once more he followed the Stars and
Stripes, and in 1865 when commanding
a skirnish line before Petersburg, was
again wounded-this time resulting in
the loss of his leg. That is the record
of the soldier. (Applause.)
He then came to this country, after
having been admitted to the bar. He
was elected District Attorney of So
lano County twice. He was then elect
ed Superiod Judge of that county, and
the second time, when he came up for
reelection the Democrats indorsed him
to a man. They did not have a man
whom they said they would nominate
against him, because of the integrity
of the man (Cheers.) That is a part
of his record as a Judge in that county.
For eighteen years he has sat upon the
Superior bench OF Solano County. Out
of forty appeals that have been taken,
but six have been reversed; that is his
record as a Judge. (Applause.)
Gentlemen of this convention, six
teen thousand old soldiers are waiting
to see what recognition We can give
them upon this State ticket. ! venture
to say there is no man in the confines
of this State who can be named, that
will add the strength and the power to
this ticket that the name of A. j.
Buckles viii add. Recognize the old
soldier and put him on that ticket
prolonged cheers.)
SALOMAN FOR BUCKLES
Delegate Saloman of San Francisco
seconded the nomination of Judge
Buckles. He said:
Gentlemen of the Convention: For:
tunateiy, it is not necessary, after the
eloquent remarks of the speaker who
has just preceded me to say much; but
since / had the honor to fight side by
side with Judge Buckles on the battle
field of Gettysburg, l cannot remain
in my seat and let his name go before
this convention without indorsing it and
adding few words to those so elo-
quently uttered by the gentleman from
Napa.
Il say to you that the work of Judge
Buckles and the comrades who were
associated with him by hundreds and
thousands during the years of 1861 20
1860, made it possible that at this
time, this whole country, without diff
ference between North, South, East or
West, could astonish the world by
achieving the grand success and vic
tory in the war that has just closed
Now twenty thousand old soldiers of
the war for the Union ask you gentle
men of this convention to place upon
this ticket the name of A J. Buckles
(Cheers.)
They are members of a grand or
ganzation, which is not a political one.
AS / said on a former occasion, and
repeat it again. it is an organiza ton
composed of old soldiers. 1t is one in
which we have no Republicans and no
Democrats. Therefore we submit TO
your consideration our desire We hope
you will grant it and place upon your
ticket enc of the first representatives
of that organization, the former De-
partment Commander, Judge A J..
Buckles of Solano."
JUDGE SMITH NAMED
Delegate Webb of Plumas named
Judge Stanley A. Smith of Sierra. He
spoke as follows:
Gentlemen of the Convention: I an
prehend that the people of the North
ern portion of this State will not be