The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 25, 1898, Page 4

FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 189 SIDELIGHTS ONTHE DAY DR. PARDEE STERS WITH OUTE HONOR He and His Army of Supporters Cheered the Incoming of Gage. A Few Sidelights on the Serious as Well as the Humorous Features of a Day of Speechmaking. By Henry James. HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- —There are intervals at which a convention is dry, and one of these arrived this morning. An- nouncement hal been made that order would be called at 9 o’clock Of course nobody ¢ believed it would be, yet the possibility had to be ized and cut short : 11 the dily r th fe Perhaps ! gates were is the 2 i so qui to the adi of the cr nittee and ado: port without comment, bound to say, without Then Cha n that the ple 1 committee would not -five minutes filled and ace be by platform and a n he advance is not onl for the € 1, but a candidat E what i as an orator would f words. That } bright and witty, mark is his be humor, and abot phrase needs no tel the flag was beautif of se expression, and when u grave of soldier and sailor d aid the ath of memory there was tender- and poetry in tk ac S the great silent, there swept a wave of emotion. To General Barnes stars are not stars, bu: torches immortal in the mid- night sky. At tin a climax brought the listeners to their feet with | shouting and waving of banne The idea that where t s and Strip: e they should r had been lifted t! main was exact in accord with the jdea of the audience. It was when the speaker drew the picture of a volunteer dying in fog-swept Camp Merritt, a boy whose soul had fled j as the sentinel had cried at the tent “Ten o’clock and all is well,” ¢ven the men | could be seen g their e; At the end there were three great cheers. 1ad no legitimate , but T am glad it Perhaps the speech place in a conventic was there, and venture to rt that no space-rate inspiration 1 ever in- duce Barnes to write half so well for a yellow journal. There had n an expectation that George Knight would follow, but when at last Barnes made his bow Knight had disappeared, taking with him the justly celebrated thunder tones which he has, on provocation, been known to Joose. A hasty search was made with- out a 1, and the platform committee still being out of sight a recess was taken until 1 o'rlock. General W. H. H. Hart was in the | throng and might have been induced to | make a speech, but everybody waited for somebody else to suggest this and | as a result nobody did it. Hart was | ready. He could have told the story of the time he -vas not a drummer boy and how he had been wafted into office | on a rataplan he had never thought of | playing at a place he had mnever thought of being. He could have told | of the brigade he did not r.ise and the | comm n he did not get, for that the cruel war was over before he and the President had time to arrange these things. Chock full of eloquence, Hart did not get a chance to speil, and there were several others. It was really too bad. To m e matters worse some country delegate started the rumor at Knight had flown the coop be- he did not care cal conte to enter upon an t after he saw the gait Barnes ha k. Knight said later it w no such thing, and I prefer to take his ‘word against that of the ountry delegate, whose favorite sou as been smitten neckwise by the mis- of political war. written at noon. There is a ring rumor that Reuben Lloyd has L ken the slumber from his lids and will be on hand to let the convention know about the platform immediately fi lunch. It ought to be a good platform for the element of haste has been wholly absent from its prepara- tion. The afternoon session wasinteresting. This story should have begun with it, but it could not wait. There was some v owing to the fact that Reuben Lloyd had an important report to and had not completed his > two thousand people waited weltering pavilion for him to get ‘through. I trust he enjoyed the lunch, that it set well, and that on the glad morn of resurrection the gen- tl>man will not delay proceedings by a similarly elegant leisure. To s 1 the moments T. V. Eddy made a eech, but with all respect for h not notice that it speeded them particularly. At last Mr. Lloyd arrived, and the clerk read the platform. It is a vol- uminous document, thoroughly Re- publican, as anybody may observe. The only fault reasonably to be found with it is that it contains too many words. I do not see the utility of em- bodying in a platform an essay on ir- rigation when there is an understand- ing on the part of everybody with the vears and sense to vote as to what ir- rigation But the platform was American in every plank. It was se- vere on Maguire, and it is instinct with patriotism. It did not contain a thing to which a Republican can object, but I cannot understand why the compila- tion of it should have required a num- ber of lawyers to sit up all night. Of course it was adopted after it had been applauded, and it deserved both the applause and the adoption. The effort to limit nominating speeches ran against the frost belt and collapsed. There were too many fonts of Ciceronian eloquence bottled up to stand any such effort as this to nip genius. T. G. Phelps nominated Pardee. He is a man of commanding figure, bear- ing well the dignity of years. He spoke calmly, sensibly and avoided flubdubbery. Alameda rose in its seats is. JUDGE FRANK F. inated DAVIS, Who Nom- Gage. HEAD QUARTERS RE PUBLICAN eoaGLe ITE' oLnEN DE YOUNG AND BLINKER MURPHY EXCHANGE VIEWS. to cheer the mention name. Judge Davis of Los Small, self-contained, he is elocutionist than an orator, and except as the representative of little attention in a convention. he knew what he wanted to say, and his grammar and gestures were fault- less. When he had finished Los An- geles went as wild as Alameda had been a few moments before. Then seconds began to pour in. A fat man from the south projected into the situation an element of comedy which had been lacking. He had writ- ten a speech and proposed to read it. | As nobody could hear he did not re- ceive attention. There were cries of “louder.” The fat man lost his place, but never his temper. He would go back hunting for the lost place, and, having found it, begin over again. At last his friends pulled him down and drowned him in a sea of mirth. He looked mild- ly astonished and settled in his cRair as a scuttled ship settles into the ocean. There were suggestions that the secretary read the speech, but it went astray among a clamor of other suggestions that the secretary re- frain, and I fear the world can never know 'what the fat man intended to say. People desirous of learning of all the speeches will be oblized to turn to an- other column. Fisher of Alameda made one of them. There was a tendency at first to regard him as a joke, and he struck Los Angeles on the funny bone. Later he corrected the primal impression and turned the laugh on the tion had to join in the chorus. Powers of San Francisco hurled himself into an opening which few but himself had been able to discern. He talked for a while, and seemed displeased at cordial invitations to quit, going so far as to denounce some of his associates hoodlums. He seemed to be correct in this, for not long after this two of them engaged in a fight. Unfortunately neither was hurt, and for some reason both were allowed to remain in the assemblage. After Powers came the incident which was to be the climax of the day and of the convention. The assurance was by this time complete that Gage was to be the nominee, and Pardee ad- vanced to the platform. He could have but one purpose, to tear down the ban- ner his followers had so valiantly up- held, to bury his own honorable am- bitions and to throw his strength to his opponent. I could not help but ad- mire him, realizing that which he was giving up, and I think his manly and gracious act will be remembered to his good at some later day. Then Alameda cheered for its over- thrown but still erect champion, and it was the voice of Alameda which first proposed that the Gage nomination be made unanimous. There were cheers for Pardee, and cheers for Gage. Up rose the multitude and gave utterance to its feelings. There was more enthu- slasm in the few ensuing moments than there had been in the whole Dem- ocratic convention of the week before. It was the sort of enthusiasm which we had expected to see, and yet to see it come from all the delegates regard- less of whom they had supported in the beginning was a surprise and a to- ken. The Alameda rooters, headed and shouldered by lengthy Billy Friend, marched around the hall sing- ing an improvised Gage son® and they were applauded until people were hoarse. There were three chéers pro- posed for Billy Friend, and Friend, not noticing the words, but realizing as | of its leader’s | that cheers | catehy were due somebody or | dribble, charming the ear and lulling | something, swung his hat and yelled | to somnolence the listener. Angeles, who | as loudly as any one, a circumstance | was brightness and beauty nominated Gage, was a different mold. | which detracted nothing from the hi- | scene, for ladies were there, clad in the more an | larity of the occasion. But there to the hues of summer, and kept The formality of having an individ- | awake by the rustle of their own fans. the great | ual cast the vote of.the convention was event of the crucial day would attract | then duly observed, not because there | But | was necessity for it, but because some- body said there was, and the success- ful candidate came upon the platform. I had seen him before—a man of good appearance, a strong face, a sturdy figure and an abundance of dishev- eled hair. While the event wouid have been one to inspire a speaker less emo- tional, Mr. Gage’s feelings almost over- came him, and it was apparent that whatever he might say there would be no great speech from him while the tu- | mult of his triumph had scarce died away. He made a frank expression of his gratitude and appreciation. He gave to the party the pledge of his honesty of purpose and his honor. He was sincere, emphatic, at no moment eloquent. It was a sin of omission, easily for- given, that he should have neglected to express publicly his knowledge that his Alameda foe had capitulated without malice and without disloyalty. To name Jacob Neff for Lieutenant Governor required a number of speeches and for the nonce the temperature seemed te rise. Neff was nominated after Selvage had been eulogized. Reu- ben Lloyd made the Neff nomination, using few words. but Lloyd's manner was iIndicative of the utmost confi- dence. He extolled Neff as a citizen belonging to the whole of California. The mood in which the audience re- | celved his laudation was indicative of south so neatly that the Gage delega- | the ultimate outcome. Here George Knight took the platform. When hesaid he was opposed to programming there was a snigger. Knight seemed to have been displeased that The Call men,after days among the politicians feeling the pulse of them, interviewing the dele- gate from a distance, had been able to predict with accuracy as to the nom- ination of Gage, and, as they had also them. He spoke in the highest terms of McGowan and McGowan himself made a favorable impression, but the votes fell to Neff. This was not until both Eddy and Preston had made warm remarks tending to convey the idea that they were not taking any tips from Mr. Knight. Thereupon did both Knight and McGowan get swatted harder and harder as the calling of the roll progressed. At the end the duty of casting the convention's 788 votes for Neff fell to Mr. Preston, and the large man from San Mateo cast them with the air of one who had done a deed of virtue and felt thereat a glow of joy. Mr. Neff, returning to the plat- form, made an address of thanks and as the echo of the applause still lin- gered the crowd passed out, a recess having been taken until 8 o’clock. At that hour the opinion prevailed that the work of the convention would be completed to-night. The opinion also prevailed that it wouldn’t. At this mo- ment the two opinions still prevail and have about equal weight. The evening session opened with a season of praise heaped upon aspirants to the Supreme bench, all good men. I doubt if they can be quite so good as portrayed, however, else would they be translated in chariots of fire and be associated of the only really Supreme Tribunal. The speeches were made by lawyers, whose tongues are trained to honeyed words, but in whose hearts there is no guile, If they exaggerated the terms of approbation it was not with intent to deceive, but to give the honeyed words a chance ito drip and | | Neither must it be supposed that the speeches were all mediocre, The worst of the lot was more interesting than the long roll call, and the best of the lot was in respect of eloguence, the best delivered by any delegate during any part of the session. This was the speech of T. B. Hutchin- son of Napa in nominating Judge Buckles. Hutchinson has the rare faculty of swaying his hearers until they regret when he reaches the limit of his time and feel impelled to cheer him as he takes his seat. In honor of this orator the house resolved itself into a tumult of applause. There was another gentleman finding instant way into popularity. A. T. Mat- lock was the name by which he was announced when he came forward to nominate Judge Ellison. He is a genu- ine wit and there was a roar of laughter into the vulnerable spots of which Matlock _projected remarks which chased the quietude to such dis- tance that it did not come back until Matlock had retired amidst a storm of congratulations. There was consid- erable show of enthusiasm over the contest for Secretary of State, but it was not much of a contest after all as Austin, so far as 1 could notice, was | | never in it and the space between the opening vote and the hullabaloo of the Curry victors was short. As this is written the racket continugs and a look of pain is flitting across the counte- nance of Jim Rea. Nevertheless the Santa Clara people yielded with the statutory extension of the glad hand, which was heartily clasped. STOCKHOLDERS' LIABILITY. Important Decision in the Sullivan- Fraternal Life Association Suit. An fmportant decision relative to the | predicted that of Neff he wanted to fool | liability of members of corporations hav- ing no capital stock, for their separate proportion of its debts and liabllitles, was nanded dov.n by Judge Seawell yester- day in the case of Mary A. Sullivan against John F. Merrill and some eighty members of the Fraternal Life Associa- tion. Mrs. Sullivan brought sult against th various defendants to recover $9 37% from each of them as payment on an insur- ance policy issued on March 10, 1891, on the life of Martin G. Blmore in favor of the plaintiff. Elmore died in September Lon the policy. In the decision handed down yesterday the court held that in the case of French vs. Teschemaker it was concluded that the section of the constitution providing that “each stockholder of a corporation or joint stock assoclation shall be individ- ually and personally liable for his propor- tion of all its debts and liabilities” was not self-executing, and that legislation was necessary to ascertain the Eroporllon of debts and liabilities for which a stock- holder was liable. “Such considerations have peculiar force in deallngl oration organized as was the Fraternal ife Association, for the purpose of in- suring the lives of its members, and in which the amount of premiums or as- sessmerts paid Varlefl.glcordlng to the amount of insurance and the age of the member,” reads the complaint. “The certificate of membership annexed to the agreed statement provides for varyin, rates of premium or assessment. Is eac! member liable for an equal amount of tue debts, or does his proportion depend upon the amount of his interest or con- tribution? Upon this question the stat- ute is silent. If 1 should be justified in holding that in case of members having an equal interest they should be equally Hable for the debts, I cannot presume, in the absence of either allegation or roof that each of the defendants was sured for the same amount, or that the premiums Fdd by e«lfh was the same. Judgment will be entered for defend- ants.” with a cor- | | BOSS R e POWER HAS GONE DOWN His Creature of Corrupt B maries Defeated in Convention. George A. Knight, Snubbed by Being Left Off the Committees, Exhibition Makes a Stupid of Malice. CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- | MENTO, Aug. 24— The Republican State convention is nearing the end of | its labors. Five of the executive of-| ficers have been placed in nomination, most of the distriot conventions have made their choice and to-morrow the remaining standard bearers of the par- ty will be chosen. Events have crowded quickly upon each other to-day. The convention hall has been crowded morning, afternoon and night. Scenes of excitement have relieved the monotony of nominating speeches and the enunciation of polit- ical principles. Several spirited con- tests for honors have been fought and won. Henry T. Gage of Los Angeles | will make the race for Governor and Jacob H. Neff of Placer will be his associate for the position of Lieutenant Governor. Justices T. B. McFarland and W. C. Van Fleet have received re- nominations and Charles F. Curry will | strive for the position of Secretary of State. The renomination of Justice McFar- land has created a great deal of discus- sion and unfavorable comment. It is | openly charged that the railroad has | surreptitiously exerted an influence in favor of McFarland and through its power has secured for him the honor sought. Before the contest had progressed far enough to suggest in McFarland's candidacy a danger to the State The Call sent forth a warning and a pro- test. Many of the delegates found an answer to both, but their opposition availed nothing. A majority of the delegates placed the aged Judge upon the ticket to add to it a weight that will do it no good. During the proceedings of the day George A. Knight furnishgd the inci- dent that created the greatest excite- ment. The convention had subsided into comparative quiet after the storm of enthusiasm that marked the nomina- tion and acceptance of Henry T. Gage. Jacob H. Neff, the nominee for Lieu- tenant Governor, had been in the hands of his friend for eulogy and ad- vancement. Then George A. Knight appeared on the scene to disturb the deliberations and attack the motives of the great body of delegates. Knight and his allegations supplied an incident that has had a few parallels in the his- tory of the State. This excitement of the afternoon ses- sion furnished a theme for the most earnest discussion among the dele- gates and the throngs of politicians now assembled at Sacramento. When George A. Knight presented himself on the platform to rail at the convention and insult by unsupported insinuations the delegation of which he was a mem- ber, a murmur of anticipation was heard throughout the great pavilion. “Knight would cease to exist,” some one said, “if he could not live on noto- riety. If his associates will not give him the center of the stage he will seize it and we may expect him to adopt his customary plan.” The fear of the speaker was not un- founded. Knight arose to present the name of one candidate and in the pre- sentation to disparage the aspiration of another. He threatened the fan Fran- cisco delegation with an expose of con- ditions of which the general body knew nothing, and of which the speaker ex- plained nothing. He announced that because his associates refused to ac- cept his domination they had fallen be- neath the sway of some one else. The manner in which the insult was pub- licly cast created a great deal of excite- ment and intensified rather than modi- fled the angry mood of the convention. But Knight persisted in attacking the convention itself, charging the exist- ence of a ‘“programme” and admitting he startling fact that no put‘flic man in California i8 a greater “programmer” than he is if he be happy enough to be on the “programme.” The speaker’s confession upon a platform before near- ly two thousand people received the of 184, and suit was brought to recover | fesponse of a hiss and a sneer. The members of the San Francisco delegation were enraged and those of the general convention were hurt. Both felt the sting of the insult hurled at themselves, and both resented in angry words the clumsy attack that Knight had made upon Neff, of whom no one before had dared to speak aught ex- cept in tribute due to distinguished ability and untarnished fame. Many in the convention hall remem- bered that four years before George A. Knight had been the ‘“programmer’” chairman of the Republican State con- vention. Many remembered that even as a ‘“programmer” he violated his eompact and his own public confession to obey the contract implied in a “pro- grammer.” The San Francisco delega- | tion determined that under the condi- tion Knight's unwarranted bitterness should be punished. At the conclusion of the afternoon session of the conven- tion indignant groups of San Fran- ciscans gathered on the street corners and in the hotel lobbies to discuss the affair. It was proposed to call a spe- cial session of the delegation from &u metropolis to denounce Knight and deny his insinuations. ‘Better counsels prevailed, however, | when the motive of the attack was partly understood in the explanation that Knight felt piqued because he had not received the consideration of mem- bership on any of the convention com- mittees. He had publicly remarked the circumstance and in a way to indicate his displeasure. Understanding this the San Francisco delegation refrained from any official notice of the attack. The fact was called to the attention | of the delegates that Knight's only at- tempt to sustain his accusation was his unjustified assumption that the fore- cast of nomenees published this morn- ing in The Call was a ‘“programme.” Knight learned later in the day that the forecast was a prediction justified by a careful poll of the convention and an understanding of the combinations made by the different aspirants for of- fice. The absolute accuracy of the fore- cast was mistaken by Knight for the certainty of knowledge that a ‘“slate” would give. When the lawyer learned his absurd mistake his mood changed and all discussion of the incident in which he had figured was allowed to drop. At the night session of the conven- tion there was another incident of more than usual political meaning. In the contest for the nomination for Secre- tary of State the most formidable op- ponent of Charles F. Curry was Paul P. Austin of San Jose. Austin had many powerful friends in the conven- tion. He is admitted to be able, popu- lar and well fitted for the honor he sought. Possessing qualifications that clothed him with an advantage, he was handicapped by one serious and, as events proved, fatal disadvantage. His fight for political honor was managed by Jim®Rea of San Jose, and as soon as that fact was known the chances of success had vanished for Austin. On the other hand Curry's fortunes were Continued on Page Eight. 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