The San Francisco call., 1906-09-07

and sinew of the nation. and followers
OF the Republican party, which has al
ways maintained that an honest days s
labor should receive an honest days
pay; and those men, not only in Cali
tornia, but throughout the nation, are
looking TO the Republican party as the
friend of labor; and this convention
must take from the ranks of Repub-
licanism a man who in early times
came in contact with the thing itself
and is friend Of the mechanic, a friend
TO the man at the plow, a friend to the
simthy at his forge, and will take care
OF those interests without which the
perpetuity of this republic Will be
threatened.
our beautiful city is like the heart of
man, the muscular action of which no
scientific man has yet understood. but
when faintness and dizziness come we
and that something organic is the trou-
BILE.
Quake and fire and flame attacked
the very heart of California, the queen
Of the earth, and she tainted and stag
gered, and under the care. caution, zeal
and patriotism of Mayor Schmftz she is
fast returning to her normal state.
owe ARE UNCOMMON MEN"
Today may be political in it's charac-
ter in this convention; today we may
read our platforms; today may have
our candidate and be enthusiastic in
his behalf; but when we go out be-
tween now and next November we
must have some one at the head of
our ticket whose heart beats for the
laboring man OF California.
do not like the words plain peo-
ple"; I do not like the words common
people" when referring to the people
of California. We are not plain peo-
pie; there is not a common man in Cal
ifornia. We are uncommon men, and
God Almighty has stamped us as such
throughout the length and breadth Of
Christendom.
Now the reason why Jim Gillett
ought to be nominated: He began his
Sfrifa In this world with hand
hand conflict with the things that are
and things to be, and conquered all.
For time he worked in the massive
redwood forests of Humboldt, then pro-
the State Senate, where he served with
patriotism and energy, with honesty
and with success; and with success
whispering to him that he should never
look at the clock, but always work
overtime he came back to the people
OF Humboldt County honored and re-
any labor council in the United States
of America and receive it's unqualified
Endorsement and support.
From there back to the law. Jim
Gillett needs no law book when ad-
dressing a court. Upon his honor and
his word the judiciary are content to
rely After practicing successfully he
was nominated for Congress. Two
you, the delegates from his district.
know that you would have returned
Congress. In accord with the national
administration, a friend OF the greatest
OF all great leaders, Roosevelt; fresh
from the halls of a Congress as mem
orable as any since our constitution
was adopted. alive to great interests
involved and the legislation that has
been enacted during the last session
and that will be enacted in the future
and with the people OF the East look
ing TO California as the great State in
the mighty West TO grapple with the
commerce that is to be-fgures can
not write IT upon the blackboard of
tfme-they look to this convention and
TO this State to elevate to the Govern
in national legislation to carry out
such legislation as is intended for the
good Of California, which is greater
! than any other State IN the Union.
For these reasons, gentlemen of the
convention ask you to nominate
n Gillett for the campaign, but Jim
Gillett to the hearts and fresides OF
the people of California. Do it, You
viii not regret it. Do it, and you will
woman and child in this fair State will
be glad that the Republican party NOM
! mated and elected-not a partisan.
PHILLIPS PRAISES PARDEE.
Emmett Phillips OF Sacramento, sec.
onded the nomination OF Pardee. He
said:
lIr. Chairman and gentlemen of the
/ convention: The people of California
ask OF this assembly today the n0min.
alton of George G. Pardee for Governor
Z of California We of Sacramento come
here, not of our own volition, but tc
bear a message from the people who
reside in that vast prolific stretch OF
territory known everyWhere-the great
Sacramento Valley. They charge Us