The San Francisco call., 1908-05-15

Tufts secretary, recommended that the
new state central committee consist, in
addition TO the members selected by
the delegates from the assembly dis
tricts, of an executive committee of 21
ex-officio members appointed by the
chairman of the convention.
In an effort to stop this swelling of
the big committee by the addition of
II faithful members of the push" A.
e .Graupner OF San Francisco, Lin
coln-R Roosevelt delegate from the forty
first district, submitted a minority re-
port providing that the executive COM
mittee be chosen from the members of
the state central committees.
WoULD KEEP OUT sPUsH"
This would keep out of the govern
ing body OF the party such men as Ar
thur Fisk, George Hatton, Walter Par
ker, Jere Burke, George Stone and
others who have no means but the IA
vorite push" method of appointment
of getting into the state central COM
mittee. Knight ruled the Graupner re-
port out OF order and the majority re-
port was rushed through amid howls of
protest.
Il have been in a democratic conven-
tion." began Knight.
You ought to stay there" somebody
cried
This noise is not seemly in a re-
publican convention declared Knight,
laundering with the gavel.
Grove L. Johnson, in good voice, read
the platform prepared by the commit
tee of which he was chairman. The
plank in favor of direct primary law
won applause. So did the plank in
dorsing Taft for president. The plat
form.was unanimously adopted.
After the district delegates to Chi
cago had been announced the great
business of the session, the appoint
ment of four delegates at large, began
DR.. a. K. Crawford of Alameda
placed Judge Harry A. Melvin of Oak
land in nomination.
Let us mix our delegates as Sir
Joshua Reynolds mixed his paints
with brains" he said. He is known
from Dan to Beersheba; he has a
sweet voice and can sing like Pol Plan
con; he Is quick at repartee; he looks
like Taft from the neck down.
William R. Davis of Oakland placed
Uncle Jake" Ner of San Francisco in
nomination.
John Il. PidweN OF the thirty third
district in San Francisco named NJ. H
de Young, whose name failed to elicit
enthusiasm.
Lee c. Gates of Los Angeles pro-
posed the name of former United
States Senator Thomas r. Bard of
Ventura.
He dwelt on the conventions instruc-
tions In favor of Taft and referred to
the Chronicles editorial against Taft.
but Knight brought down his gavel
and shut him off.
H. NJ Hurd Of Los Angeles In pro-
posing Harrison Grey Otis declared
that the general was a good republican
when most of the delegates were In
their "swaddling clothes" There were
jeers and cheers when he ended.
d. c. Collier of San Diego named
George A. Knight
Frank G. Tyrrell nominated Colonel
E. A. Forbes of Marysville.
Grove L. Johnson followed to second
the nomination of M. H. de Young be
cause he is opposed by boiling repub-
licans and understands the tariff ques-
tion."
Il am tired of seeing men who
haven't put off their democratic
swaddling clothes trying to run the
party cried Grove L.. with hands
Kisses interrupted Johnson, but he
went on.
Il have heard that before. 1 am not
afraid OF the whole gang of you. NJ
II. de Young began life almost as a
beggar. Vote for him.
FRANKLIN P Bull of the Thirty
seventh district of San Francisco
nominated DR.. Chester Rowell of
Fresno.
This completed the nominations and
during the roll call knight resigned
the savel to Dozier of Shasta.
NEFF DEFEATS OTIS
George A. Knight Judge Harry Mel
vim, NJ. II, de Young and Jacob H Neff
were elected delegates at large
The vote stood as follows:
George A. Knight ht............. 41s
Judge Harry Melvin. n............ AT
M. III. de Young g.......... 346
Jacob III. Neff. ..s......... 2s7
Harrison Gray Otis..... 296
Colonel e. A, Forbes. 247
Thomas r, Bard 236
DR.. Chester Rowell l............ 21S
When the vote was announced cheers
were given for each name until OTIS
name was reached. Beaten by one vote
by Jacob II. Neff, the Lincoln-R Roosevelt
candidate who broke the slate, there
were JeerS of derfsios fer fha militant