The San Francisco call., 1905-01-11
GEORGE A. KNIGHT
Is P0PUL AR WITH
PEOPLE IN GALLERY
Cheers Greet Lawyers Name
Rowell Opens the Battle by
Nominating Senator Bard.

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 10.-Whatever
may be the outcome of the Senatorial
situation the fact remains that with
the great audience that gathered In
the Senate to-day George A. Knight
was the popular candidate. AT the
mention of every other name the ap1
plause was restricted, but when Sem
ator Selvage concluded his eloquent
appeal for support for George A.
knight the audience threw aside its
conservatism and the Senate chamber
sresounded with the sound of clapping
hands and stamping feet.
But as to oratory Senator Charles
M Shortridge led his colleagues. He
seconded the nomination of Arthur u.
Fisk and he threw his whole soul into
the task He said he knew no north,
no south; that the destiny OF the Re-
publican party was all that awakened
. his patriotism, but if geography was
to be the question then his argument
would be given weight, for in the cleo
tion of Fisk neither north nor south
would be offended; the great center
of the State would receive what was
due it and it's great population and
wealth would be honorably and Loyalty
represented.
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the Senate. to watch the opening
sllirmish in the Senatorial battle of
ballots. Governor Pardee's family ar
rived early and among the Senatorial
candidates were knight and Fisk, who
chose to observe the proceedings from
the height of the gallery. Dibble re-
inforced Knight and was surrounded
by the leading supporters OF other
candidates, Walter Parker being prom
inent among the Flint contingent.
NOMINATES BARD.
Promptly at noon a resolution call
ing for the election of a United States
Senator to succeed Thomas r. Bard
was read and this was followed by
recital of the law under which the
Senate was about to proceed. This
formality concluded Senator Chester
.Rowell of Fresno rose to place the in
cumbent, Senator Bard, in nomination.
Senator Rowell read his nomination
speech, which, in part. was as follows:
six years ago / presented the name
of Thomas r. Bard in this Senate
chamber as a candidate for United
States Senator. At the close OF that
long and memorable contest, which
ended in his election, l promised for
him a faithful and intelligent atten-
ton to duties, a statesmanlike Judg-
ment on national and international
Au6IlIy IO every lHlClCSl Ol
California, and courteous and generous
personal treatment of all Republicans,
regardless of factional affiliations l
predicted for him high standing among
his associates at Washington. My
promises and predictions have been
fully realized. Almost from the mo-
ment of his advent in the Senate his
influence in both great and small af-
fairs has been evident.
Do, Io- pa1 -O1n
ton. His election would heal factional
differences. 1t would satisfy every
business interest of the State. 1t
would reinforce our delegation in Con-
gress and strengthen the national ad
ministration at Washington in all it's
efforts for good government. 1t would
be creditable to the Republican party.
1t would confer honor upon Senator
Bard and reflect honor upon the State
His defeat will cast a shadow upon
Republican politics in this State that
will take a generation to efface.
Successful or defeated he will re-
main the foremost citizen of California,
noble in character, strong in his adher
ence to absolute right and honored by
every high-minded citizen of Califor-
MIA.
Mr.. President, Senator Bard's friends
and the people of California await the
his ultimate vindication and election.
Again 1 present the name of Thomas
r. Bard"
PRAISE FOR SENATOR.
Senator John n. Anderson of Santa
Ana seconded Senator Bards nomina-
ton and spoke impressively. 1T is fit
ting that the voice of the south be
heard seconding the voice of the north, -
he said 81 know of no man better
qualified to represent California in the
Federal Congress than is Senator Bard,
and 1 hear the call from across the
Rockies asking that he be returned.
1t will be a shameful disregard Of the
voice of the people IL he is not sent
back to complete the labors he has so
well begun, and / appeal to all of you
loyal Californians to lay aside your sec
tional prejudices and vote for the man
that brought harmony and will pre-
+. serve it in the party of this State; and,
not only that, but / ask you to vote for
the man that served California honor
ably, against whose work no man can
complain and who in all justice and
right should be encouraged by the ap-
proval of this body he so richly de-
serves"
Senators Belshaw and Broughton also
seconded the nomination of Senator
Bard paying tribute to his sterling
greSS.
SELVAGE'S SPEECH.
George A. Knight was next placed in
nomination by Senator Selvage, who
said, in part:
"The most important duty imposed by
the constitution upon the Legislature
now confronts that body. We must
here elect a Senator who shall rep
resent our State in the Congress of the
United States for the next six years
That we perform that duty well is de-
nranded of us alike by the people OF
the State and of the nation. What we
do here in this relation may either re-
fleet credit upon us and be productive
of good. or 1t may bring upon US dis
credit and be productive of evil
Senator Selvage went on to say that
the place should go to a candidate
representing the northern portion OF
the State, saying:
I'm measuring the relative impor.
tance of the territory south and north
of the Tehachapi, find the south to bs
about one-fifth in assessable property
one-fourth in population and one.
fourth in extent and about that rela.
tion in Republicanism.
George A. Knight is the man wht