Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-05-12
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cisco Kenrneyite-, Anti X ear.
neyiics-N0n Partisans.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 11th.-In
conformity with the call issued by
Kearney, the Presidents or repre-
sentatives Of sixteen Ward Clubs
out of about twenty-eIght organ
lied in this city, met at Charter
Oak Hall last night to consider
what steps to pursue in view of the
recent schism in the party. 1t was
decided to organize themselves into
an Acting County Committee to
carry on the campaign with
change of officers each week. The
new committee claim that they
can carry through the campaign at
an expense of 1915, as against 81 900
demanded by the County Commit
allow San Mateo county alone to
elect joint delegate. The regular
County Com mittee will pay no at
tention to this move hut carry
out their plans for the cam.
paign, claiming to be the
only proper representatives of the
party. They have called County
Convention to meet on Monday
next for the selection of delegates
to the State Convention. They
will also take the second step in
making nominations to the Consti.
tuition Convention in accordance
with the system adopted by the
party, by canvassing those names
selected by the Clubs and choosing
ninety of the number, which will
then be sent back to the Clubs for
ratification and again returned to
the Convention for the final choice
of thirty of the number to serve as
delegates.
The non-partisan Citizens Con-
vention of Thirty-five met last eve.
ming and nominated the following
delegates-at-large to the Constitu-
tional Conventions: Republicans
M. M. Estee, John f. Miller, J. w.
Winans and w. H. L. Barnes;
Democrats-S. M. Wilson, Eugene
Casserly, J. p. Hoge and J. s. Ha.
ger. Nominations for thirty.one
delegates fer the city and county
will be made at the next meeting.
Five subcommittee were appoint
ed TO prepare lists of nominees
to be submitted Monday evening.
san TranciscD Dots.
SAN FRANCISCO, May ll.-Hall
McAllister, counsel for the eXecu.
tors of the O'Brien estate, says he
has heard nothing as yet of any
movement to contest the will of the
deceased millionaire and does not
credit the report. He said also that
Mr.. Flood had no knowledge OF such
u movement. 1t is said that Sam
Wilson who was mentioned as
counsel for the mythical contes-
tant denies having been retained.
Harry Maynard and Barney Far
ley fought n glove battle at Perrel's
gymnasium last night, which was
attended by brilliant delegation
of city and county officials, bust
ness men, sports, etc. The gloves
were only technically padded, and,
after severe punishment, Farley
was knocked completely out of
| time on the 9Th round.
Duffy, the storekeeper Of the
Board Of Education, detected in
filching property of the School De-
partment, was deposed last even
ing.
Vorkirgmen Of san LrRndrO.
SAN LEANDRO, Cal, May H.
The Workingmen's County Con-
vention convened at noon, DR..
Miller, of San Leandro, officiating
as chairman, and Lapearle, of Oak
land, as Secretary. Fifty-six dele.
gates were present. A Committee
was appointed on credentials con.
sisting of Mayor Andreas King, of
Oakland; G. Meyer, of San Lean
dro; Pugall, of Temescale, and
Horner, Of Washington. Adjourn.
ed to meet at 1890 2. NJ.
The cat In the Meni.
SAN FRANCISCO, May lire.
ferring to the report published yes
terday by the Examiner CONCERN
ing the contest of w. s. O'Brien's
will, the Daily Stock Exchange to-
day has the following: We may
say that Mr.. O'Brien's friends make
no secret of the fact that, for many
years his relations with a certain
Spanish woman were we'll under.
stood by them, but, as for marry
ing her, he had no thought Of it,
nor did she expect it of him. He
provided for her in princely way
during his life, and just before his
death, by mutual understanding,
settled upon her an enormous
sum-some say over million dol
lars. OF course, she in return
for that gave up all claims upon
his estate. If the woman now de-
signs attacking the will and setting
up a plea OF marriage the eXecu-
tors know nothing of it. The whole
story about the marriage and con-
test of the will Is sensation, and
it is thought by some, was only
cOncocted as preteXt for giving to
the world Mr.. O'Brien's real rela-
tons with the woman with a view
to bespattering his memory.
A Breszy Debate in the House.
WASHINGTON, May 1l.-HOUsE-
In the debate on the Southern war
claims MacMahOn accused Kiefer
of hypocrisy. Kiefer retorted by
calling MacMahon a demagogue.
Goode and Cabell said that those
who seeded did not expect any
thing from the Government, be-
cause they had staked their all and
lost forever. The chairman piled
his gavel and called for the Sergent-
alarms, but the services of that
official were rendered unnecessary
by the interference of sensible men
ON both sides, who surrounded the
central figures in the angry dispu-
tation and led them back to their re-.