The San Francisco call., 1904-08-24

Congressional districts and Senatorial
nominees, and on the committee on
auditing.
Failing to hear a response to a call
for the report of the committee on
platform and resolutions, Chairman
Dockweiler declared a recess for fifteen
minutes.
PLATFORM MODERATED.
After recess Judge Raker of the COM
mittee on platform and resolutions ap-
peared with the report. A slight delay
was caused by Timothy Spellacy's side
caucus at the door of the hall and
laugh was created by Chairman Dock
weiler's reference TO Mr.. Spellacy's
delaying business
Judge Raker presented the report on
platform, moderated, as mentioned
heretofore, and it was adopted without
discussion.
Thomas ]. Geary made the motion
for the adoption of the report of the
committee on electors and suggested
that the secretary cast the ballot The
motion, however, was put to the con-
vention and carried on vote.
The only contest for elector was be-
tween DR.. w NJ. S. Beede and +. +.
Bush Of San Joaquin, the committee of
ten appointed to name electors conced-
ing to the Sixth Congressional District
delegation the right TO decide the mer-
it's Of the claims for recognition of the
contestants. After much debate a vote
OF the delegation was taken and re-
suited in a tie. An adjournment was
taken while some politics was done.
The result was that Bush withdrew
and when the delegation again met DR..
Beede was unanimously selected. His
name was reported to the committee on
electors and the ticket completed.
The electors ratified by the conven-
tion are:
John CARRIER of Alameda
Thomas Bair of Humboldt
A. F. Jones Of Butte.
James G. Mcguire of San Francisco.
Frank j. Sullivan of San Francisco.
Eugene German of Los Angeles.
j. Ross Clark of Los Angeles.
J. w. Barneberg of San Luis Obispo.
Edward White of Santa Cruz.
DR.. W. NJ. S. Beede of San Joaquin.
DOOLING is NOMINATED.
Frank H. Gould of San Francisco
placed Hon. Maurice T. Dooling of San
Benito in nomination for Associate JUS
tice Of the Supreme Court. Gould in
part said:
mo convention has before it duty
more important than that of naming
a judiciary official. At this important
time both conventions, Democratic and
Republican, owe it to the people to Sc
lect men who by past history have
shown allegiance to the constitution
and law, and I am going to place be-
fore this convention one of such men,
the Hon. Maurice T. Dooling.
Il want to name man that we can
satisfy ourselves can satisfy the peo-
pie.
Judge Dooling is known and loved
throughout the State. / am satisfied
with his record and if 1 were not
would not ask YOU TO vote for him.
The nominations were declared closed
and the secretary cast the ballot for
Judge Dooling. Loud and repeated
calls were made for a speech and Judge
Dooling replied in part:
ITO say that I am deeply sensible
of the honor you have done me scarcely
CADTG6bcb lily lccllliSS- lie
and unanimous nomination for so i'm
portant a position is something of
which anv man might be proud
IF it should be determined at the
next election that the office of Supreme
Justice is TO be filled and 1 am chosen
to fill 1t, 1 assure you fhat you will
not regret your action Of to-day"
Following the nomination of Judge
Dooling for Associate Justice Of the
Supreme Court the nominations for
Congressmen were ratified by the gem
eral convention, the First District be-
ing the only one falling to report the
nomination of candidate.
COMMITTEES ARE NAMED.
The following named were next ap-
pointeo>> a committee on auditing: e.
E. Bush (chairman), z. B. Pond, J. S.
Tobin, George z. Faw and Livingston
jerks.
The following named were appointed