Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-04-07
ANTI.CHINESE MEETING.
A County Convention Called to Arrange
Boycott Date.


Boycott Date.
The Executive Committee of the Citizens
Anti-Chinese Committee met at the Court
house last evening. Members of the Non
Partisan Anti-Chinese Association OF this
city, and Seymour Carr, of the Anti-Chinese
Club of Gait, were present by invitation
and participated in the proceedings.
Several communications from the State
Executive Committee and the latter's boy
colt circular, were read and ordered placed
on file.
The Secretary then stated that he had
been banded the following, which he read:
To the Citizens Anti Chinese Conlmittee-GENTLE-
MEN Your committee appointed TO investigate
different lines of trade and occupations. and re-
port such as in their opinion should be first sub
Jected to the boycott. respectfully report we have
given careful consideration TO the subject dur
ing the past week, having made inquiries from
many parties in the different lines OF business
in Sacramento.
We find but one sentiment prevailing-that it
is extremely desirable that the Chinese should
leave California that their places should be re-
placed with white labor, and that their pro-
ducts should be dispensed with and those of
white labor substituted, all of which, however,
it is claimed cannot be done instantly without
very serious loss to many of our merchants,
farmers and the community generally.
We find it to be generally believed that the
change should be made gradually and not with
undue coercion.
We find that many people who have been en-
ploying Chinese have discharged them; Others
are doing so rapidly as their business Will per-
nit without serious injury.
In view of the foregoing we respectfully rec
ommend that this Association do not at the
present moment commence an active boycott,
but recommend that the Association publish
special appesl, asking all good citizens who are
now employing Chinese to discharge them and
fill their places with white labor and to discon-
tinue the use of all Chinese products and sub
stitute those produced by whites as fast as it
can be done without serious injury
We think that an appeal ofthis kind properly
presented will have much greater influence at
this time among the people Of Sacramento
than would be had By resorting to boycott
which, in our opinion, should not be resorted
to until it is definitely found that peaceable
measures would not affect the desired end.
+ The reading of the report fell like a wet
blanket upon the meeting, and the Secre-
tary was requested TO again read the doc,I-
ment, q request which he complied with.
At the close OF the second reading W. f.
Farnswortb said he was member of that
committee. He had not seen the report
knew nothing about it, he did not indorse
it, it did not tally with his views nor with
those of the people he had talked with on
the subject He would ike to know its
author. and stated that be would vote to
reject its adoption.
Several other members of the committee
were present, all of whom declared they
knew nothing about it. Finally it was as
certained that the report was written by p.
u. Plat, member of the committee. and
as it appeared to express only his individ-
ual ideas, motion was made and carried
that it be not received and that the COM
mittee be given further time.
II. g. May said he had become convinced
that the committee did not mean business.
They were trifling with grave and import
ant question, and he would have nothing
more to do with it, so he rendered his
resignation as a member of the Executive
Committee of the Association. He stated
that he knew that some of the committee
were acting Inconsistency While they
were talking boycott and posing as reform
ers, their linen was being laundried in a
Chinese wash-house. and their wives were
buying vegetables of a Chinese huckster.
He said he was in the vegetable business
was buying his small vegetables of white
men at eight cents a dozen, while whole
saiers with whom he had to compete were
buying theirs of Cinnamon for six cents.
After considerable discussion, and upon
motion of Grove l.. Johnson, the meeting
unanimously refused to accept Mr.. Mays
resignation. The latter recon mended some
vigorous work, which the committee ac-
quiesced in.
Mr.. Faulkner introduced the following,
which was unanimously adopted
ResoIued, That committee of three be ap-
pointed by this Association to act with a like
committee from the several anti Chinese asso-
citation clubs, in Sacramento county to take
uniform action for the purpose of carrying out
the boycott resolution recommended by the
state Convention.
Tho ftpc fhn,, sol al h. I'll
ing named persons as delegates johnson,
Beede and Faulkner
a motion was carried directing the Sec
rotary TO communicate with all the anti
Chinese clubs in, the county, some six in
number, requesting them to elect three
delegates EACH TO meet the three
elected by the Association, who would
meet in council and agree upon date to
commence the boycott in Sacramento
county.
Meeting of the Irish Relief Committee.
An adjourned meeting to perfect organi-
zation of the committee wa. held last even
ing. The attendance was large, and those
present entered on the performance of the
duties devolved upon them with. enthusi-
asm. The city was divided into districts as
follows:
First District-From First to Fourth
street, north OF K-0wen MCGOWAN, Thos.
Fox, John Givens.
Second District = Fourth to Seventh,
north of K-P. Kelly, William J. Brien,
Peter Flaherty
Third District-Seventh to Tenth. X to
B-L. Harrigan, Captain Fred Neary, VIM.
Seaman.
Fourth District-Tenth to Fourteenth, X
TO B-John Donahue, NJ McKenna. Ed
ward Malone
Fifth District-Fourteenth to Eighteenth,
X to B-Maurice Sheehan, Thos. O'Brien.
Charles Harvey.
Sixth District Eighteenth to Thirty
first, X to B-Thomas Heffernan, NJ. f.
Meagher.
Seventh District-First to Third. X to
A-M. Rigney, ID. j. Considine, NJ. Gro
nan, P. Jeffrey.
Eighth District-Third to Sixth. K toy
B. Kane, Captain Thomas Dwyer, Thos.
Kenney, Thos. Burns.
Ninth District-Sixth to Ninth, K to Y
Streets B. White, James Mcclure VIM.
Devine, Noble Fisher
Tenth District-Ninth to Twelfth K to
Y streets-James Heating, John Kelly. NJ.
Brennan, J. C. German.
Eleventh District-Twelfth to Sixteenth.
X to Y streets-M. f. Cummings. J. Ps
DaltOni l. r.. " dalloran. Is. Lucey.
Twelfth District-Sixteenth to Thirty
first, X to 1-M. Holland, John Kerwin,
John Hughes, P. Spain.
The following gentlemen were appointed
to solicit contributions outside of the CITY
Washington, Yolo county-George Sculiy.
J. P. Brighton-John Rooney, S. Quaile,
NJ. keenan,, John Shields. Florin-James
Hawkins, John Mclaughlin, Jas. Coonev.
Elk Grover. Byron, D. Maroney. Gait
J. J. Campbell Judge Kay Cortland
P. O'Connor, T. McInerney, j. Hanlon.
Folsom-Ed. Christy, John Leonard X.
Rigney. American Township. Mackey.
J. Sullivan, NJ. Cassidy. Twelve-mile
House, Marysville road-M. Fltzsimmons.
Michigan Bar-John Gaffney, B. Bailey.
Slough Housed. Dalton, NJ. Pickett, III.
Roach. Antelope-Judge Donahue. Mr..
Brown Rocklin-Mr Dempsey, Judge