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THE SAN FRANCISCO -CALL, FRIDA’ AUGUST 26, 1904. SCENE OF ENTHUSIASM MARKS OPENING SESSION OF THE REPUBLICAN GATHERING CHEERS GREET MENTION OF NAME O F ROOSEVELT Gifted Orators Review Work of the Party and Predict Suc- cess of Ticket. B e esania (omlnu('d l-‘rom Page 1, Column 5. | | by Colonel George Stone, and a short | and appropriate prayer was offered by | Rev. F. Filleo. Chairman Stone then delivered his address in a clear voice 2nd prefaced his introductory remarks by saying that he was obliged to g0 | back to an old rule that insured ac- curacy and he would therefore read his speech. He said I have the excepticnal honmor of calling to order & wecond convention of Republicans as- sembled to nominate Presidential electors and 1 take the opportunity to say to you, the rep- resentatives our party from ali section: ©f the State, that I highly appreciate the ap- pioval by the Republican party of the manner which the campaign wae conducted four ® ago. With the earnest help which I| the Republicans of California are prepared and willing to give the State co mittee and county committees, California will y that her confidence in is unshaken and prove | great majority for ite | Chosen ' candidates. The convention meeting in this beaut and delightful city by the sea rec vi the com on of 1900, Itkewige held in®Santa Cryz, and will remind ) thusiasm which followed the McKinley and his sociate. The subse- 1 citizens on election ith a hall to use our best endeavors to maintain California’s proud place in the rank of loyal Republican THat California will send a messenger to Wi determination ington with ten electoral vots for Roosevelt &nd Fairbanks 1 have no doubt, and that eight e will be returned pende* upon work in the campal will @o its share and we for their cordial and earnest support. DEVLIN ELECTED CHAIRMAN. Colone] Stone behalf of committee of § comed the read a communication the citizens’ reception ta Cruz, which wel- visiting delegates to the and assured them of a good time during their stay. The programme of rovided by the commit- lined and Miss Maude Hoh- on man of a Cruz then sang the Star gp‘nxlsd Banner,” the audience and gates joining in the chorus. The national anthem was encored and | tee on platform and resolutions. { motions prevailed. ——g Republican party? This is but an evidence of the sentiment that prevails throughout the | Union. At the conclusion of Chairman Dev- lin's address Harry S. Wanzer of Santa Cruz was placed in nomination for temporary secretary and he was elect- | ed by acclamation. It was then moved and carried that a committee on cre- dentials consisting of twenty-five mem- bers be appointed by the chair, one at large and three from each Congres- sional district. J. O. Hayes of San Jose moved that a committee on order of business, one at large and three from each Congress- sional district, be appointed. Judge Van Fleet of San Francisco made a similar motion for the commit- Both W. 8. Woods of San Francisco moved that a recess of thirty minutes be ta- ken to permit the chair to seclect com- mittees. Carried. COMMITTEES ARE NAMED. Chairman Devlin appointed the fol- lowing committees: Credentials—C. ‘W. Pendleton, Los Angeles (chairman), First Congressional District—J. R. Tyrreil, D.'B. Deming, J. T. Tregloan; Second I B U. Steinman, A. E. Boynton, A. Third District—C. L. Tilden, B. John Bermingham, Jr.; Fourth Dis- Cooney, L. A. Devoto, Charles Mitchell h_District —Gustave Schnee, J. D. Daly, W. Clayton; Sixth District— George Langridge, M. M. Gragg, W. R. Porter; Seventh DistrictJ. T. Brady. R. E. Wirsch- ing, George N. Black; Eighth District—E. P. Clark, Frank Smith, Elmo Pyle Order of business and permanent organiza- tion—J. O. Hayes, Santa Clara (chairman); Firet District B E. Skinner. 3. T, Laird: H T. Gans; Second District—G. W. Strohl, A. J. Fairbanks, Thomas Henderson: Third District Charles E. Snook, A. H. White, F. I. Le- mos; Fourth District—Hamilton A. Bauer, J. A. Clover, M Herman; Fifth District—E. M. Reiter, T. E. Atkinson, Grove P. Ayres; Sixth District—Paul Neumann, M. J. Cochrane, J. Alken; Seventh District—George ' W. Waiker, F. R, Willls, W. P. L. _Stafford; Eighth District—D. F. Rove P. D. Kings- bury, G. W. McCabe. Platform and resolutions—W. C San Francisco (chairman); First Distric John Flehilds, John F. Davis; trict—A. G. Burnett, E. C. Hart, Lennon; Third District—W. E. Dargie, e chor epeated with & wi se. | Wells, T. J. Aspinwall; Fourth District—W. S hacws vepestod with 8. vengeance. | SER 3 4 SEEE N R Ba: i Die- uble quartet followed With | trict—william J. Ruddick, George C. Ross, America” after which Assistant Sec- | F Hersey: Sixth District—J. A. Louttit, - 8 | @ owel P. Brown: Seventh District retary Wilson read the call for the con- | Thesgr Rowell. H e vention The first business in order was the election of a temporary chairman. | Judge Hart of Sacramento rose and was recognized by the chair. “Gentle- | men of the convention,” commenced Judge Hart, in placing Robert E. De: lin of Sacramento in nomination, want to say that Sacramento is again looking for something.” Judge Hart then paid a tribute to the ability of his candidate and added that Sacramento | was “going to give something in re- turn.” He drew an apt comparison be- tween the climatic evenness of the mild | summer day and the harmonious at- | mosphere of the convention. He said Devlin would speak well and act well | and preserve the unity of ideas that was permeating the convention. The mention of Devlin’s name was the occasion for a demonstration that lasted several minutes. W. 11 Savage of Los Angeles second- ed the nomination and John 8. Davis of Amador added that on behalf of the | mogntain counties he was ready to “favor Ea-ramento, as Sacramento had favored them.” The secretary cast the ballot for Dev- lin and he was declared elected, but prior to this, 2 member of the San Francisco delegation created a mild sensation by placing in nomination Frank McGowan of San Francisco. Mc- Gowan promptly arose and declared that he did not desire the nomination and had not the most remote idea of accepting it. LAUDS WORK OF PARTY. Devlin was frequently interrupted by applause during his speech acknowl- edging the honor conferred upon him. He paid in part: Mr, Cheirman and Gentlemen of the Conven- tion: 1 desire 1o return my thanks to you for the honor you have conferred upon me. A few @ey: ago the State convention of Democrats essembied in this beautiful city and the papers informed that there were three hundred delegates in attendance. cast my eve over this of faces and as I beard your volces lifted in song 1 realized that the spirit of Republicanism is abroad in the land and that our forces will win & glorious victory in November. Experience has shown us that in the United States there can be but two parties—the Dem- ocratic and the Republican. None other can live. At each campaign these parties meet in debate—the one the champion of the affirm- mtive side Of the ismues, the other of the negative. At the end of the campaign the Gestiny of the nation is placed in the h <of one or the other for the term fixed by and theories are put into practice. Eight years 0 the Democratic party sttacked the mone- tory system of the nation, declaring that its salvation depended upon the free and un- limited colnage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1. But the strong sense of the American peopie repudiated the false doctrine. ago the Democrats chose im- Again they were re- Four years periglism as the lssue. podisted. What i The one wide they hav ing the thought of the radical element of the party On the other they have a nominee that represents the conservative element—a men that in his speech of acceptance an- nounced thet although he is & Democrat he is almost s¢ safe and sound as a Republican. An effort ie also made by the Democrats to compare the merits of the candidates. We will not seek to detract from the merits of their standard-bearer, but 1 feel when the finel judgment is reached the Republicans will have occasién to feel u laudable pride TRIBUTE TO McKINLEY. Four years ago we selected & man to lead us for & 'cnnd tr ‘whose deeds will never Jbe forgotten. He carried us safely through . “the perils of war and under his direction trade revived and the nation The bullet of an assessin cut short his life, but it made no change in the affairs of the nation. His successor, surrounded by the same advisers, cortinued his policy. Laws providing for the reclamation of the arid lands of the West have been the canal been given io the nation and other great measures have manifested the wisdom of our present leader. When the national Republican convention met in Chicago it but ratified the nomination d been named by the entire not named by omans o the puogle m-':‘ 1d not be re: of 1t coul re- - convention been | tions, | eral Stone then said that at thelast | B sisted even had the eom of other Tind And when election day arrives the whole mation will ratify again the action of the Chicago convention by electing for Presi- @enit our leader, Theodore Roosevelt, A demonstration followed the men- _tion of Roosevelt’s name. The dele- gates sprang to their feet and for five minutes cheer after cheer rang through the convention hall. When quiet came Chairman Devlin muelnded' ‘Who, after this magnificent uwudw._flfl.& s | e M. Simpson, L. R. Garrett, hth District—Victor E. G. Lamberson, When the credentials committee com- pleted its work it was moved and sec- E. C. Denio; Orestes Orr, Shaw, | onded that all resolutions be referred to the committee on platform and resolu- without debate. Carried. Gen- meeting of the executive committee of the State ‘Central Committee he had been authorized to appoint an advisory committee. He announced the following names of those whom he had selected: E. C. Voorheis, Albert G. Burnett, George W. Reed, Thomas D. Riordan, O. A. Hale, James A Loutift, R. W. Burnham, Willlam J Dutton, Joseph D. Grant, P. C. Rossi, M. A. Gunst, M. H. de Young, E. R. Liilienthal, D. Loveland, Henry T. Scott, Willlam J. Dingee, Andrew Carrigan_ Percy T. Morgan, John F. Merrill, Robert Wieneke and Charles G. Lamberson. The convention then adjourned until to-morrow morning at 10 o’clock. —_———— PROHIBITIONISTS CONVENE. Delegates Meet in Church and Make Their Nominations. SAN JOSE, Aug. 25.—The State con- vention of the Prohibition party opened in the Unitarian Church at 11 o'clock this morning, about 200 of the 260 dele- gates to the convention being present. State Chairman A. B. Taynton called the convention together. Most of the prominent workers of the party in the State are present. Among them are Dr. Farnam of Napa, Rev. J. W. Webb of Fresno, J. M. Glass or Pasadena, Rev. C. J. Hall of Los Angeles, G: T. Clark of Napa, Rev. Mr. McCart of Chico, Rev. C. J. Goodrich of Selma and C. M. Churchman, chairman of the Sonoma County committee, The church was decorated with American flags and portraits of Swal- low and Carroll, the Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates of the party. After State Chairman Taynton had called the convention to order Rev. W. 8. Kelly welcomed the dele- gates to the city. A response was made by Rev. John.A. B. Wulon of San Francisco. Just before adjournment at noon a temporary organization was formed by the election of Stephen H. Taft of Sawtelle as chairman and Dr. Farnam of Napa as secretary. At the afternoon session the tempor- ary officers were made the permanent officers of the convention and the fol- lowing Congressional nominations were made: First District, J. L. Rollins of Colfax; Second District, E. P. La Celle of Santa Rosa; Third District, Dr. Bates Morris of Concord; Fourth District, H. R. Chapin of San Francisco; Fifth Dis- trict, Dr. George B. Pratt of San Fran- cisco; Sixth District, Joel H. Smith of Selma; Seventh District, John Sobieski of Los Angeles; Eighth District, Ben- jamin F. Clois of Rialto. J. H. Blanch- ard of Los Angeles was nominated for | the office of Associate Justice. — i, COUNTY TICKET Nm Santa Clara mnmaonm Convene and Make Their Nominations, SAN JOSE, Aug. 25.—The Santa Clara County convention of the Prohibition party convened at 1:30 o'clock this aft- ernoon in the parlors of the :Unitarian Church. A. C. Banta of this city was chairman and Harvey E. Dorr secre- tary. Thirty-seven delegates were pres- ent. The fonowing nominations were then made: State Senator, Twenty-seventh Dis- | Be: trict—Robert Summers of San Jose. Assemblymen, Fifty-fifth District— Rev. W. E. Gordon of Morgan Hill. Fifty-sixth District—J. D. Kuykendall of College Park. Fifty-seventh Dis- trict—Rev. H. E. Milnes of Palo Alto. Supervisors—Second District, C. Banta of San Jose: Third Di H. B. Schulte of Milpitas; Fifth t to be filled by executive committee. The following auditing committee five for the coming campaign was ANTA CIRI'Z, Aug. 25.—The sub-committee on platform S commends the course of the Senators and Representatives and morning : good roads and the Camino Real: congratulates the country under the Republican administration; calls for the improvemer: the adoption of the constitutional amendments providing an inter powering the Legislature to revise the codes by a single act and ture to the extent of $100; opposes the constitutional amendment ment on the ground that each member of the Legislature shall tary at a per diem of $4.00. CandidateOxnard Defeated for ‘Elector. Name Candidates for the State Legislature. SANTA CRUZ, Aug. 2.—Henry T.| Oxnard received but 30 votes out of 102 | in the Eighth Congressional District Convention for recommendation as Presidential Elector. Inyo County re- fused to vote. Richard Melrose re- ceived 70 votes.. F. A. Miller of River- side was placed in nomination, but withdrew, leaving Oxnard and Melrose to fight it out. On rollcall Inyo failed to respond, and after a wait of several ELECTORAL TICKET. SANTA CRUZ, Aug. 25.—It is prob- able that the electoral ticket will be made up as follows: AT LARGE. U. S. GRANT, San Diego. W. S. WOOD, San Francisco. First District — EDWARD SWEENEY of Shasta. Second District—CHARLES M. HAM- MOND of Lake. M. minutes it was announced that Pie} iy ryvirial T M) SMITH of OBk~ delegation would not cast a ballot. Thdd The defeat of Oxnard caused a ripple Fo’unh District — WILLIAM J. of excitement among the Southern Cal- | DINGEE of San Francisco. ifornia districts and disturbed the Ox- Fifth trict — GEORGE H. PIPPY | nard workers somewhat for the reason | of San Frincisco. it was feared that the decision of the Sixth District — M. B. HARRIS of | convention might have some influence | Fresno. upon his United States Senatorial as-| Seventh District—C. J. WALKER of pirations. Long Beach. Chairman Johnson of Riverside, after thedecision in the matter of an Elector, appointed a committee on auditing and | named the following delegates: W. H. | Chalfin, San Diego; William L. Magee, | Kern; N. T. Edwards, Orange; E. P. Eighth District — RICHARD MEL- ROSE of Orange. SANTA CRUZ, Aug. 25.—The First Senatorial District Convention, repre- senting the counties of Del Norte, Trin- Clarke, Riverside; R. C. Harbinson, | itY, Humboldt and Tehama, met at the San RBernardino; Robert Rodgers, | St. George Hotel to-day. J. T. Mf’“' Santa Barbara; Fred W. Sterns, San | 10ck of Tehama called the convention | Diego; Louis Sinsheimer, San Luis|t0 ord~r. H. S. Gans of Tehama was Obispo; H. A. Charters, Tulare; R. M. | Chosen chairman and John L. Childs of Clark, Ventura. | Del Norte secretary. On motion of Judge Edward M. Sweeney of Shasta | £- E. Stainner of Humboldt the follow- was chosen a Presidential Elector from | \N& resolution was adopted by a unan- the First District to-nigit over G. W. | '":‘“sx ":‘e_‘-_h - S e Dwinnell of Siskiyou and Vance of s oa e piu B the wiah o the; He- Humboldt. The contest was rather a | fha Honorable Georhe Ar Hnight be siectes 1o warm on# whilé Tt lasted, but: Sweeney | the United States Senate at the, coming meet- | seemed to gain strength toward the eleventh hour and finally landed the plum. Judge Davis of Amador made a brilliant speech’ for Sweeney and he was followed by several prominent members from the First. The Dwinnell men made a good fight and stood by their candidate to the last, but it was no usé. When the ballot was finally cast the vote stood: Sweeney 63, Dwin- nell 46. dur candidate for State Senator to vote for the Honorable George A. Knight and to use all honorable means in his power to secure his election. E. E. Skinner and John McClelland of Humboldt County, Robert W. Coch- ran of Trinity County, J. T. Matlock of Tehama and John L. Childs of Del Norte were appointed campaign com- mitteemen for the district. J. T. Matlock of Tehama placed in nomination for Senator of the First Senatorial District, to succeed himself, Thomas H. Selvage of Humboldt Coun- ty. E. E. Skinner of Humboldt sec- onded the nomination. A rising vote was taken and Selvage was declared the unanimous choice of the conven- tion. H. 8. Gans was nominated for As- semblyman to represent the Fifth As- sembly District, comprising the coun- ties of Tehama, Plumas ‘and Sierra. J. L. Coyle of Hornbrook was nom- inated .for Assemblyman in the First ————————— 4 PITCHER WEIMER ESCORTED « OFF THE FIELD AT CHICAGO Wicker, Who Succeeds Him, Forces in Three Runs and the New York Nationals Win. NATIONAL LEAG CHICAGO, Aug. 25.—New York took hoth games to-day. The first was well and evenly played for nine innings. In the tenth, with men on first and second, Weimer, who had pitched great ball, objected to a decision and was ordered out of the grounds. Wicker came and gave the game away by forcing in three | ASsembly District, comprising the runs on three passes and hitting a man. The | counties of Del Norte, Siskiyou and second game wis a farce, Wicker being agaln | Trinity. put 1n, and the visitors batted him all ov 3 the flefld. Attendance, 8500. Scores: *f| The delegates representing the Thir- (_h“;v‘;;‘fl game— Ri H‘» Ez ty-first Senatorial District got together New York 4 6 3|bright and early this morning and r““'fflwzf "‘gim»r, Kling; Me- [ nominated Henry W. Lynch of San % By R m g | Luls Obispo for State Senator. Twenty- Ghicago - 4§ 8| five delegates were present, represent- ew Yorl Bat‘eries. ¥ and O/Neill, Wiltse and | INE the counties of Monterey, San Warner. Umpirss—Emslie and Kennedy. Luis Obispo and San Benito and much LIN(‘IN\ATI Aug. 25. — Misplays by the Cincinnatin were largely responsinie tor Bro | €nthusiasm prevailed. Charles Rosen- lyn's two runs in the first lning. Attendance, | 48le of Salinas was chosen chairman 1500. Ecore: and Carl Dorn of Salinas secretary. i+ R ™ | Thomas Flint Jr. made the nominat- Brooklyn 2 7 2|ing speech after he had been unan- Batteries — Hahn and Peits, Scanlon and imously elected an honorary member of the convention. Flint was greeted with round after round of cheers as Ritter, Umpire—Johnstone. PITTEBURG, Aug. 25.—Pittsburg and Phila- delphia solit even In two uninteresting games to-day. Attendance, 4200. Firat game— AR R :el arose to address the assembled Pittsbu 1T i v me-de;:m s ilt elegates. His speech was brief and 1 3 rand Pheips; Mitchen, | 10 the point. Baiterics—Casc, Les :"n:-u ard Dooin. Umpires—Carpenter and DELEGATES CHEER FLINT. oran. Second game— R. H. E “We want Henry W. Lynch for Pittsburg 1? 0 State Senator from the Thirty-first,” Shilg Com 58 ¥ -lp-.nslx:hofl said Flint, “and we are going to have ST, LOUTS, Aug. 2 {2 s | him. As you all know, I have with- split ‘even on a_double-header this afterncon. | drawn from the fight and from now on I will do all I can to assure the elec- Mr. McFarland and Fisher were the winning pitch- ers, the fumm d good Home o i mane i, Funs were | tion . of my -honorable friend, games. Attendance, 4800. Scores: Lynch.” Wiet swine = = Ré Fs| The delegates called for the nominee Boston . ;.. 2 B 1fand he responded with a brief address. Batteries McFariand and Grady; MeNieol |, “Gentlemen, said he, “I am a man of n, H B mlon. not a man of words. 1 feel ‘7' 11 highly honored to-day and I want to Fieher | €Xpress my gratifude to you all. I promise to make a strong and a vig- orous fight and feel confident that I can and will win the battle. 1 know and” Marchall AMERICAN LEAGUE, PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 25.—Detroit won to- Umpire—Zimmer. day with ease. Attendance, 4500. Score: e R, ¥ Bl that T will have the hearty support of n:u.a-lpm- 3 7 12 8| the delegates gathered here, so what Batteries—Kitson and Beville, Waddell and | more can I wish for." rec] Charles B. Greenwell was renomin- ated for the Senate by the Thirty-third R' fl‘ E; | District conventian, Santa Barbara and g 5 4| Ventura, held here to-day. Frank M. it land; Young | Whitney of Santa Barbara was elected ger. 'NEW YORK, A",‘,,}—"" York won an | chairman of the convention for the eleven-inning game St. Louis. Bcore' district which includes Santa Barbara N, Aug. 25.—Chicago won 2 sharpt tendance, 9600. Scor v BOSTO! playea game, At i e 1 -f 3|and Ventura counties. Following the 55 “ mg nomination of Greenwell, a resolution strongly approving the official acts of “A"mmm“'w?l QH?. — Cléveland | United States Senator Bard and his e o™ Artendance, Bo0 ™ scand defeated | candidacy for his re-election to the of- H. B |fice was adopted. Wastduiion - 18 3|+ Charles M. Belshaw of Contra Costa ;.“.m. 4 wene, c|.,-. and xmnd'-- was renominated this afternoon for the rmhard and Bem! State Senate by the Ninth District ,4____________._.____4. convention. Marin County, with its L w. . | eight delegates, stood solid to the last el €. Cox, W, . Blodgets ana . | or B. B Martineli of San Rafael and 7 . | offered eloquent protest agaipst Bel- }Z;:falo:{&r{?:pz:n:;:t‘lo&:h i ‘:‘_ shaw’s candidacy, but without result. s When the district i tive committee to fill all vacancies ¥ vy s g rri in the ticket. 3 . | called the Marin and Contra Costa Pecprtine e MO SRl | T fuikoes ik A dateide tbat i8R * Cameras. Jones of Martinez should be placed in the chair and J. H. Peterson of San All styles—lowest prices. Rafael R Everything “hmme. Sanborn, Vail & Co., - ‘Ill » . 'SYNOPSIS OF PROPOSED PLATFORM pared the following cvnopsts of the platform it wfll submit to the full committee in- It adopts'the national platform; enthusiastically indorses Roosevelt and Fairbanks; presses special gratification at the appointment of Victor H. Metcalf as a member of the Cabi- net; pledges economy in public affairs and more liberal appropriations for schools; ing of the Legislature, and we hereby instruct | agreement was carried out and upon and resolutions to-night. pre- the the State administration; ex- approves on the arid land act passed t of rivers and harbors; urges mediate court of appeals; em- exempting household furni- | known as the Sanford amend- be entitled to a private secre- s Interior Counties Wrangle Over Meetings. SANTA CRUZ, Aug. 25.—A unique tangle exists in the Twenty-ninth Sen: | atorfal District, comprising the coun- ties of San Mateo and Santa Cruz. San Mateo, with its seven votes, stands solid for former Assemblyman Brown, while Santa Cruz is divided, five of its delegation favoring Christian Hoffman and four R. H. Rombo. According to the call of the State Central Commit- tee, the Twenty-ninth Senatorial Dis- | trict Committee must meet to-morrow, but the Santa Cruz delegation claims the right to adjourn over to September 17, the day set by the delegation. Colonel Stone, chairman of the State | Central Committee, has directed that the delegations meet to-morrow, but at.a late hour to-night the Hoffman | faction of the Santa Cruz delegation asserted that it would not enter the convention. Another effort to straight- en out the tangle will be made to-mor- row morning. A similar tangle is worrying the As- sembly district composed of Yuba and Sutter counties. Under the apportion- ment of the delegates to the State Con- { vention, now in-session here, Yuba | County is entitled to six votes and Sut- ter four. | The State Cent#al Committee holds that the delegates under this apportion- | ment must meet here and nominate an Assemblyman. Sutter balks at the sug- gestion and demands the right to re- elect six delegates to the Assembly dis- trict convention, that it may be on a par with Yuba, instead of occupying { the position of a hopeless minority. To-morrow will also see the settlement of this affair. assuming the chalr Jones called for nominations. Judge W. S. Wells of Martinez placed Belshaw in nomination. R. Harkinson made the seconding speech and Contra Costa gave way for the time to Marin. T. B. Boyd placed Martinelli in nom- ination and Judge T. J. Lennon made the seconding address. Both Boyd and Judge Lennon protested against Contra Costa's action, stating that the custom that should prevail gave them the right to name the Senator for the com- ing term. But Belshaw's forces re- fused to yield. DEFEAT OF MARTINELLI. The vote was called for ard Contra Costa voted its entire delegation of eleven for Belshaw and Marin its eight votes for Martinelli. The Belshaw forces waited for a motion to come from the Marin side that the nomination be made unan- imous, but none came. Belshaw made a short address and the convention ad- Journed. Later some of the members from the Marin delegation expressed regret that the momination was not made unanimous. They asserted, also, that, notwithstanding the contest that had aprarently divided the Ninth Sen- atorial District, the quarrel ended when the' vote was cast, that their loyalty to Republican principles would predominaté and that they would work for the Republican ticket from top to bottom as earnestly for Belshaw as for any other candidate. * LIVELY SENATORIAL FIGHT. John B. Irish of Sierra was nomi- nated for the State Senate in the Third Senatorial District by a vote that stood 14 to 12 in- his favor, against W. B. Lardner of Placer. The Third Senatorial delegation came to town with the hardest problem to solve of any that were presented at the conventions of the regular session. For more than five hours the dele- gates from Plumas, Sierra, Nevada and Placer sat in the little stage room of the convention hall and cast ballot after ballot without result. The fight was on between W. B. Lardner of Placer, F. M. Rutherford of Nevada and J. B. Irish of Sierra. For fully four hours of that time, consumed in tally- ing the votes that failed to change the situation, Lardner seemed confident of winning. Lardner came in with the Placer delegation of nine votes and the three of Plumas. These he had solid at the commencement of the contest. Ruth- erford was backed by ten votes of Ne- vada, and Irish was supported by the four delegates of Sierra. Rutherford was favored throughout the fght by the Republican organiza- tion, while Lardner was championed by the Western Pacifi¢ Railroad inter- ests, the extension of the lines of which road will greatly aid both Pla- cer and Plumas counties. Irish held his delegation to personal friendship and his strength in that di- rection was well demonstrated by the manner in which his delegation stood by him. The final result was not reached until the eighty-fitth ballot was counted at 11:40 o’clock, when it was ennounced that Irish had won out. ° Prior to call of the eighty-fourth ballot there.was a consultation held, during which Irish declared that if he did not receive the votes of Nevada he would go over to Plumas and Placer. This settled the quuuon and there was only one alternative, to elect him. Seventv-two ballots were taken in the IDISTRICT CO NOMINATE CONGRESSMEN Gillette of Humboldt, McKinlay of Sonoma and Honored For vcongress. First District—J. N. GILLETTE ot Humboldt. Second District—DUNCAN E. Mec- KINLAY of Sonoma. Eighth District—S. C. SMITH of Kern. SANTA CRUZ, Aug. 25.—It looked like an old-time revival meeting when the delegates from the First Congres- sional District got together, shortly| after the adjournment of the conven- tion to-day and unanimously nominat- ed Hon. J. N. Gillette of Humboldt for Congress to succeed himself. The del- egates were oyt Iin force and their cheers resounded throughout the large ! casino. Dr. A. M. Gall of Amador was chosen | chairman and E. C. Deming of Placer- ville secretary. Several eloquent | asm of the convention was aroused. Loud calls were made for Glilette and the cheers of those present. Gentlemen: 1 have to thank you once more for the great honor which you have again be- stowed upon me, and I aseure you that I will | make a better fight than ever to uphold that honor. | I say now that I have always done my bestin the past while in the halls of Congress. If 1 am elected again I will pledge myseif to work conscientiously, and I hope that my ef- forts will do much toward the betterment of the great First Congressional District of Cali- fornia. | The Democrats have already commenced to tell us what they are going to do. They al- ways start off with a flourish of trumpets and | a whole 1ot of noise, but I think that we will | be able to cope with them more effectually this | time than in the past. They tell us what they | mean to do in the First District. We will just ifsten to it and that will be all. There is room for a great deal of work in Congress in the in- terest of the First District, and, gentiemen, I pledge you my word thet T will leave nothing undone to accomplish what we need, confident that ray efforts will be su PAYS TRIBUTE TO PRESIDEV'R 1 want to say something about our great President, Theodore Roosevelt, now that I am with you all. He has shown himself to be a man of action and a man who will do some- thing for the nation. When others had falled he bravely put the Pan-American canal meas- ure through and therefore accomplished some- thing that the world's greatest statesmen and commiesioners have been wocking on for years. 1t was through his great energy, his steadfast- ness and his will power that he achieved for US one of the greatest trfumphs of the age. The Democrats nominated a man that fcoled them. They fooled themselves, but they didn’t fool the people. We all know that. We nomi- nated a man who we know has done untold £o00d for his country, and we are not trying to fool anybody. I am one of those who predict that Theodore Roosevelt will be given a greater majority than before on the Sth of mext November, and bis triumph will not only ba a credit to his grand rersonality and American citizenship, but also to all good and honest Republicans. The attendance of the First Con- gressional District Convention was re- markably large, all the counties of the extensive district being represented. The demonstration in honor of Gillette speeches were made and the enthusi- he was escorted to the platform amid | He said: | | fluence. NVENTIONS Smith of Kern by Party. Special Dispatch to The Call | ent of a splendid ovation to-night in the main convention hall when the del- ’egn!es from the Second Congressional | District gave him their unanimous vote as their choice for representative {In Congress. Nearly every delegate | from the district was present and the | hall was crowded with a large number of leading men from the other dis | tricts, all interested in the welfare of the popular and able man from So- | noma. W. T. Price of Sonoma was chairman | of the convention and A. Hochheimer ’of Glenn acted as secretary. Judge A. G. Burnett of Santa Rosa delivered the | principal nominating speech. The | Judge did himself justice when he | nominated McKinlay, delivering one of i his very best addresses. Judge Bur- nett said in part: | I was never intrusted with a more pleasant duty than the one which I undertake to-night. A man we all know and admire Duncan 5 McKinlay. Each and every ome of us should rejoice over our choice and I know that we all do by the way in which we act and cheer at the very mention of McKiniay's name. | | He Is a self-made man, a man whose carger 1 bave watched since he came into our midst, many years ago. He was launched forth on | the world to fight the battle for bread alone | and unassisted. How well he has succeeded can be seen by the record he has made in the office of the United States District Attorney and in every other undertaking that has been his lot to be engaged in. He started out in our midst as = humble young man, without funds and without in- But he was & man whose chasacter inspired all of us. Every man who knew him loved and homored him. Therefore, it is not at all strange that he should have risen from a humble position to one of the utmost im- portance. We heiped place him there and we are going to place him In Congress in the same manner. McKinlay is not a man who will make a meteoric splurge on the floor of the House as soon as he gets his seat He Is a man who will be content to watch closely and take advice from some of his more experienced brethren, but when he gets ready to act you may rest assured that he will act profptly and with decision and when he does any thing you will know that it is for the benefit of both State and nation And when he does get to Congress Me- Kinlay will be thers to stay for awhile. We will elect him this time, next time and on several occasions. I knc f no man who is more qualified to foster our industries, uphold the policy of the great Republican party and help our national administration than is Dun- can E. McKinlay of Samta Rosa HAMMOND FOR ELECTOR. Judge Burnett was followed by Chairman Devlin of Sacramento, who made a short but well-worded address in seconding the nomination of McKin- lay. Thomas Boyd of Marin. Charles Hammond of Lake, A. Hochheimer of Glenn and J. H. Steves of Napa also spoke in favor of McKinlay. McKinlay's speech of acceptance was a brief one, but it expressed the deep- est gratitude and admiration 1or his associates. “Gentlemen,” said he, “if you expect me to make an extended address I am afraid that you will be sadly disap- were enthusiastic in a marked degree. WARD WITHDRAWS. Oranges and reciprocity, together with a slight difference of opinion re- garding a United States Senator, were the features of an interesting fight in the convention of the Eighth Congres- sional District. San Bernardino Coun- ty won the day for S. C. Smith of Kern, his opponent, M. L. Ward of San Diego, withdrawing from the contest for two reasons, first, because he knew that a division of the votes caused by the determination of San Bernardino to cast thirteen for Smith and three for himself insured a long fight; secondly, because the two candidates have been warm friends for years, and Ward de- termined to step aside. Smith is accounted a Bard man and ‘Ward had shown a tendency to remain neutral. The United States Senatorial fight was the bone of contention with some of the delegation. After the mat- ter had been settled in caucus and a decigion reached that the fight for the Sernatorship should be set aside friends of Smith declared that he was a strong believer in combating national legisla- tion that might tend to injure the orange interests in those counties of the Eighth District that are largely de- pendent upon that industry. Some said that Ward would not take ‘a stand against the administration policy in advocating reciprocity in Cuba, but finally the question came down to a matter of friendship. Ward saw that he was losing a little ground and rather than make a fight he took down his name. SMITH IS NOMINATED. The convention of the Eighth Con- gressional District was heid immedi- ately after the adjournment of the State Convention. A. P. Johnson of Riverside was elected chairman and A. P. Johnson Jr., his son, was elected secretary. Ward then placed Smith in pointed. There are times in a man's life when speech making is an impos- sibility for him. This is one of those oc- casions, I assure you. My heart is filled to overflowing and the best I can say is that I return to you my most gra- cious thanks, and I need riot add that 1 will uphold this honored trust and do my best for California and our grand Republican administration.” Charles Hammond of Lake County was unanimously elected an electoral delegate from the Second District, after which the convention adjourned with three cheers for Rooseveit, the national administration and Duncan E. McKinlay. The election of McKinlay by a rous- ing majority is everywhere predicted. The long controversy over the Con- gressional nomination of the Republi- can party in the Fifth District is prac- tically ended. The district convention will meet to-morrow morning and, as predicted in to-day's Call, will nomi- nate E. A. Hayes of San Jose. The determination to place the standard in Hayes' hand was reached at a caucus to-night. The conference at Sea Beach Hotel to-night was attended by Grove P. Ayres of San Mateo, Max Goldbers, A. Ruef, John C. Lynch, J. E. Helle- man, Gustav Schnee, George H. Bahrs and E. M. Ritter of San Francisco. e claims of R. H. Countryman and . W. Burchard were considered, but it was the deliberate judgment of the caucus that E. A. Hayes should ac- cept, and when the subject was again presented to him for consideration he decided on acceptance. At the con- vention to-morrow his views may be frankly set forth. It is the opinion of polfticlans that the labor forces will nominate a candi- date to oppose Hayes, the Republican nominee, and Wynn, the Democratic candidate. 3 The Fifth District will recommend Geoyge H. Pippy for Presidential nomination and for at least a minute the delegation could not be quieted. Repeated cheers were given for Ward, and in mominating his friend from Kern he made a stirring speech. He said, in part: ‘While my home is nearly three hundred miles away. from the Aistrict in which Mr. Spaith re- sides, T have kept in touch with him Tmatters of local Interest and have watched hix career with great interest. My friends here wanted me to try for office, but when the time came they were quick fo urge that I give way to the wishes of the majority. This I have done, and 1 _wish to say that T believe my friend from Kern ty will g0 to the Con- grese of the United States. My friends here are solid in the fight for his success and will gather under the folds of his standard. Mr. Enitn, it clected, wili be found working for those ‘of us who are of that section Eighth Smith was nomhuted by acclama- tion. Duncan E. McKinlay was the recipi- regular order of proceedings, when a Elector. There was a bréezy session of the Santa Clara delegation on the indorse- ment of E. A. Hayes for Congress in the Fifth, and there is a deal of out- side rumor to the effect that harmony did not prevail at the finish. Many messages by wire from San Francisco reached Santa Cruz a few minutes be- fore the caucus took final action. e — PLANS FOR CONVENTION. SANTA CRUZ, Aug. 25.—The com- mittee on permanent organization and order of business of the Republican convention, J. O. Hayes of San Jose chairman, met this evening in the ball- room of the Sea Beach Hotel. The committee recommended that the tem- porary officers of the conven be made permanent, that the committee on platform and resolutions then re- port, that the nomination for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court be next motion was made to go into secret| made, to be followed by the momina- session. This carried by a vote of 11 to 15. On the eighty-second bnllotl the convention switched back to the open ballot. This outcome is regarded as a partial tion of ten electors. Provision was also made by the com- mittee for the appointment of an audit- ing committee and a committee on { vacancies. It was also recommended victory for Lardner and a defeat of | that Chief of Police Clark of Santa the machine in the distriet. Cruz be made sergeant-at-arms.of the C.'H. McKinney of Amador is the convention and that L. B. Wilson be choice of the Eleventh Assembly ‘Dis- | appointed reading clerk and assistan! blyman. secretary. trict for Asseml