The San Francisco call., 1908-05-15

bugle. You can tell he is a republican
by the bumps on his head"
DAVIS IS NOMINATED
Lee c. Gates of Los Angeles, floor
leader of the Lincoln Roosevelt league
received an ovation when he took the
floor to nominate William r. Davis OF
Oakland. In voice that rang clear in
speech; the champion of the people al
ways.
He is the champion of the harbor
rights Of the city of Oakland. For 1s
yearT he fought for free harbor and
for the overthrow the corporation that
tried to control it. He fought that
battle and won it.
We are standing for the liberation
of the party as against the corporate
influence of greed and we ask that
the domination of the Southern Pacific
and other corporations be banished
from the councils of the state and the
republican party.
Il am glad to see that the rule
adopted by the Santa Cruz convention
has been set aside here. The men who
proposed IL didn't dare to put it before
the con~ention today.
MY candidate has no federal Office
holders to back him. He has all the
railroad men against him and thank
God for that
we want our delegates instructed
without condition for Taft Yesterday
the Chronicle, whose editor is proposed
as a delegate at large from this con-
vention, declared that it was hard to
enthuse over any of the candidates for
president and opposed instructions.
Do you stand by that proposition?"
During the course of his whirlwind
speech Gates had been interrupted con-
stantly by the enthusiastic cheers of
the delegates and when he propounded
this question a great chorus of noes"
answered him.
FIGHT TILL H FREEZES"
7 propose TO you for chairman" he
concluded, "a Roosevelt and Taft re-
publican, William r. Davis of Oak
land"
D. C. Collier of San Diego seconded
the nomination OF George knight
Frank q. Tyrrell of Los Angeles Sec
onded Davis nomination.
I come from Humboldt" declared
Tyrrell. and admire Knight; but there
is an issue here-shall we rehabilitate
popular republican government or con-
tinue to wear the collar of corporate
domination and stand with the men
who elected the best legislature money
could buy? Ii this convention doesn't
erase the stains on the party the peo4
pie viii do it in November We will
fight till Il freezes over and then
we will fight on the ice"
When the nominations had been
closet Gates OF Los -.ngeles moved
that contested delegations be excluded
from voting on temporary chairman
and so precipitated the bitterest fight
Of the afternoon.
The chair rules that the roll be
called as prepared" said General Stone.
Amid storm of Kisses 20 delegates
jumped up to protest But Stone was
obdurate and his face purpled with
rage as he banged down his gavel in
a furious effort to silence the misses,
howls and cries of gag rule"
While the uproar which had fared
up so suddenly was still at its loudest
c H Mckinney OF Amador appealed
from the chairs decision.
Shall the ruling of the chair be sus-
tained?' cried the indignant general.
There was a chorus of ayes" and a
chorus of noes OF equal volume.
PANDEMoNIUM REIGNS
The chair is sustained" declared
Stone, and pandemonium broke loose
again Another call for division was
made. Trouble between Mckinney and
c. II. Dunton of Amador added to the
excitement, but after many efforts Col
lier of San Diego raised his fog horn
voice above the storm and demanded
roll call ''as a regular republican, =
Stone had gone further than his own
side could follow, so he receded.
But when il was discovered that the
contested delegations were 10 be al
lowed TO vote on the appeal from the
chair Gates withdrew his original mo-
tion and the storm subsided as quickly
as it arose.
Roll call on candidates for temporary
r.Isn nfssv,4 4sr
ment but there was tense feeling Of ex-
pectation apparent on both sides as the
vote inclined first to Knight and then.
to Davis When the so districts had
been called it was found that Knight