New-York tribune., 1879-02-28
Dodge Congressman g. D. Chittenden and George VIII
SON. Secretary OF the Chamber.
DEMONSTRATION AT SAN FRANCISCO,
IMPOSING MAss-MEEnNG AT PLATTe HAIL
SPEECHES BY PROMINENT BUSINESS MEN AND
oTnERs-TuE PRESIDENT URGED TO SIGN THE


! SAN Francisco, Feb. GA mass-meet-
ing, called by the Mayor and Board OF super
visOrs at the request tho Chamber OF Commerce. l"
Platrs Hall, this afternoon, was al lmposnH "o"'"
| stration. Long before the dOcrs opened Mon'
| gomery-st was blockadcd by thousands OF person"
awaiting the opening OF the doors Several hundfeos' "
euinr TIE vice dcnts prominent oit2ens ana
seuatiyee OF the press were admitted by private en-
trance ling the platform aud III the oo" VI
! the hall. Shortly before O'Clock the doors were
Opcrrd ard IN five minutes the building was pachcu ~
It's utmost capacity Nearly five thousand persons were
IN the ha ana many were in the street maoic '"Eon
adiutancc The platform seats were occupied by lea"2
merchants aud urofo ssona of the city, and three
fourths of the audience composed Of substantial
| citizens, whio the wOlkng-men were largely repre-
/ scented.
At . o'clock Mayor Br,aut called the meeting
| to order. aud after eating attention 10 the
| importance Of the occasion and briefly review
/ ing tIe story OF the anti-Chin"se agitation.
| introduced Ccv.lnr Irwin - The presiding
oat,l. TIE werner made short forc'bli address
dwelling 1rou the magnitude Of he OCCASION ana 'n'
I D~,rrr'y 90 ,lIuc such meeting to convince inc
President az Che United statcs that il was not ~ hau
been I-tnatct uv u,ubcrs of his own Cabinet merely
ti. ro.aIuu element t.at demanded the restriction OF
Chinese grafton uu' On" soiC mcn-propcIiJ mold
I eis ans mercantile clts,cs--of California.
TIE Governor then TOOK The chair, and - D. Boruek'
secretary oi ibc t. Iub'icau Sta" Central committee
ftdu resolutions Itilh hi"| 'le I''"''''"" = ''
passed hy tnc 'hanror u Commerce an" 'e'c''"pueu ~
;hc Fdent. Tue resolutions were adopted anna 'he
greatest cn,husi1s..
Thc fon"wi' gentlemen mon "ddTeNsed inc mceuhR'
lrvu- W. stoi or 'he urm "I frescOll Sc''t Co mo
Hon. PHrtp A. Reach: A. y WI llams, or the
e.., Jt-..,.,t,, G. Co. Tiout,uart Governor lanes
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A. Johnson, Co Ouei W II. j. Barnes, WIN. j. Coleman
.. ,,o, Jr T. y nj tho Methodist Church and the Hon
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tt"IFe Z. ftIhluS' Itsl'Cut ~ 'Hc '"h''"l vi Wa"
mn rec TIE sue chrs were an Of brcf aud forcinle
, ,,i,,, ,,, tho i,,,,or,,rce IN the tntfr.st. of
'".'' '" '''N NV" W., oo
C"lHoIlia "i Tue aht-CH''se pli "''''"HS j." ~
plcting the evils attendant upon tie mink OF
Am u.a.-rr,,l3t,re s,ryiie race. and the Efforts
~ ... .. . .,..,u , ,..o..ot,I
maze 10y Tie people ~ O4i.IoIHA " ""tal" P'"O''
solution OF III question II WIS strongly urged that
,. o.,., % t,., p,o .,.iout n,i.It n. tl,e g.,
'''' vac "N'' ' ''
tatOn would be kept up. 90 influence CoH@TessH posi-
''r 10 lass .he bill over q Veto OK fallug that, to
rls i. re9Ic ~ the whole couutrr 10 an appTecla
ton o. the importance ~ the issue tnat VIII eventually
/ result IN onr.f. .ins tie desired relief.
The greatest epfhus asrn prevailed and not an inc
drnt occurred 10 nar uuanimy Of expression, except
ii.ta r.s mon IN a kDp near the rear OF the hail In
! . .. ,,.. ,.,...,.,, o, ,t,-,r Irror,,s
I UuiSou III +i""iS d. ~" "''"'''" VI '"' " ~
/ name. Iiey sharply febuked Oy the pCslIlnS
! f;..r ,,,. ,l,o ,.i.,prl,,, a. ,,;,s not repe,trd
/ 49,. 49,. ., ,,.. =, ,.r,,, J., ,, s..i1 q ,,,s
III 4J''iiii'E ''' '' '''~ Wv N'"'i - wa ' ~ '''
called FIR orc purpose a'd that purpose "a Drrh ac