The San Francisco call., 1910-09-07
MendOcinO Politician Attempts
to Secure Stronger IndOrse-
ment for Administration
HIRAM JOHNSON GETS
A ROUSING RECEPTION
Platform Adopted by Republican
Convention Pays Tribute
to Roosevelt
NO ONE SHALL BE CALLED
DOWN, SAYS CHAIRMAN

Nv yhAI temporary chairman
w Chester H. Rowell designated
as "California's most insignif-
cant convention" the state republican
convention, met yesterday afternoon
and evening in Lyric hall in Larkin
street. In a sense Rowell spoke with
the paradoxists, who feel humble only
when they are strong. Bluntly, he
meant that II was a convention that
did not have the power of nomination.
1t made up for that lack in the fervoT
which the delegates threw into what
they did, from cheering a speaker or
a candidate to adopting platform and
circumventing an effort of John Nc
Nab of Menodcino to add a postscript
to the platform indorsing President
William Howard Taft with more FIRE
than McNab thought had been put into
the regular platform
Demonstration for Johnson
Lyric hall was filled to the ap-
proaches with the delegates. politi-
clans and future politicians, the women
of the various suffrage organizations
who gathered to witness the victorious
adoption of their suffrage plank in
the platform
Chester H Rowen of Fresno was
elected temporary chairman, and Frank
r. DevIin of Solano permanent chair
man.
The hall was bright with patriotic
colors and with the portraits Of past
and present republicans OF eminence.
Above the chairman's platform were
large pictures OF President Taft and
Vice President Sherman. At one end
of the platform was a fair sized picture
of Governor James n. Gillett and near
by was a large bromide enlargement OF
a photograph of Hiram W. Johnson,
republican candidate for governor.
whose name was continually cheered
and who was received with tremend
Gus demonstration when he spoke at
night.
Roosevelt's Picture on Wall
On the east wall were pictures OF
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt and Gen
eraI T. s Grant On the west wall
was picture of President Lincoln,
which was blown over and turned to
the wall by the wind.
While many Of the faces were new
to old time republicans still the veter-
ans of the party were not entirely
missing. National Committeeman
George A. Knight found a not too COM
Portable perch on the steps leading to
the platform. Black Hayes sat with
the Santa Clara county delegation
Congressman Enslebright and Need
ham were present
The business of the convention
slipped through with little dif1culty
until the evening session, when John
McNab started his affair.
McNab Demands More
The platform had been read and was
up for adoption when the orator from
Ukiah, who had been mentioned during
the spring as a possible machine can
dfdate for governor. rose and asked the
privilege of the floor. He took the
stand. He thanked the committee for
the able and progressive platform
which had been presented But. he
said. "it has not gone far enough
there is one thing that it should say
not only to the people of California,
but TO the people of the United States.
1t mas paid a tribute to that admirable
man. Theodore Roosevelt, but has not
gone far enough in its need OF jus
tice-"
No One to Be Called Down
Meyer Lissner of Los Angeles rose
to a. poirt OF order He said that under
the rules of the convention. If any
resolution was offered 10 the convsn-
tion, il should De submitted to the com
mittee on resolutions and platform
without being read. McNab said that
he had no resolution to offer. but was
speaking on the adoption OF the plat
form. Chairman Devlin stated that
Lissner's point was not wall taken.
Then let the gentleman put what he