The San Francisco call., 1908-05-19

was the prayer, which was llSIened, 10
in the most respectful silence. But the
patriotic airs played by the band and
the speeches of welcome were cheered
with vigorous good will.
In his opening remarks Spellacy paid
| a grateful tribute TO the fair sex as
represented in the boxes, loges and
galleries of the Barton opera house.
and the assembled bourbons proved
their chivalry by applause. He also re-
ferred TO the last three democratic
candidates for governor, and at the
mention in succession of the names of
James G. Mcguire. Franklin K. Lane
and Theodore A. Bell each favorite son
was given a generous sendoff, Bells
name eyoking prolonged cheers and
then three more with a tiger.
APPLAUD BELLS NAME
The time will come when he will
bring us national PRIDE declared Spell
lacy, in allusion to Bells senatorial am
bition, and again there was tumultuous
applause.
When the presiding officer referred
to Bryan as the greatest democrat
since the days of Jenerson," and "the
man who for eve years has kept the
party alive" the concentrated lung
power of the convention worked over
time
On behalf of Fresno, David S. Ewing
and Senator George w. Cartwright well
coined the delegates to the geograph-
ical center of the state. NJ. +. Tarpey
was to have spoken, but recent acci-
dent confined him to his home. so
Cartwright, whose candidacy for con-
gress as the opponent of Congressman
Needham has been announced, was
substituted. The feature of the anti
trust senator's speech of welcome was
his reference to Bell as the leader of
the democracy in California" a phrase
which was heartily indorsed by the
convention with more noise
When the convention got down to
business Judge John e. Raker of Modoc,
famous in connection with the Alturas
| lynching cases, was recognized and
took the stage to place State Senator
John B. Sanford of Ukiah in nomina-
tion for chairman of the convention.
NOMINATEs SANFORD
Raker declared that never had the
people been better represented in a
convention assembled to do the peo-
pies will than in the present body. He
declared that the delegates present
had no intention to serve except the
right and that it was the party's aim
to give the state a fair, honest and de-
cent government
I'VE are here to send an instructed
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for William J. Bryan he said, where
upon there was tremendous applause;
and l hope when that national body
meets in Denver Theodore A. Bell will
be made its temporary chairman he
added, to the tune of further cheering.
He then placed .Sanfords name for
mally before the convention.
Senator A Caminetti of Jackson sec
onded the nomination of Sanford.
stSenafnr Sanford
islator of Amador, has helped the peo-
pie of this state to frame an Indictment
against the republican party for its
subserviency to the Southern Pacific
machine" He declared that the ma
chine had pleaded guilty at Sacramento
and that it remained for the people to
pass sentence by giving victory to the
democrats. A d. Wardner of Los An
geles seconded the nomination of San
ford on behalf of the democrats south
of the Tehachapi.
SANFORD TAKES CHAIR
A motion was then made to close the
nominations and another to have the
secretary cast the ballot of the con-
vention for the only nominee before
the gathering. But as ii was dicov-.
quired a secretary to do this the cleo
tion was carried by acclamation
To the strains of the Star Spangled
Banner Chairman Sanford was es-
corted to the platform and opened pro-
ceedings with a short but telling
speech. He promised TO give all the
delegates a square deal and insisted
that he represented not a faction of
the party, but the whole democracy of
the state.
During the past years." he contin-