Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-05-15
TIE BOYCOTT
To BE Inaugurated on Monday, May


| 24th.
/ Last evening a conference meeting OF
the anti-Chinese clubs and Knights OF
Labor leagues of Sacramento city and
county was held at the Court house.
The meeting was called to order by D.
Falconer
| Senator Reuter- was chosen President
and f. e. Whipple, Secretary.
Delegates presented their credentials as
follows:
Mechanics and Laborers' Non-Partisan
Anti-Chinese Association-John Quinn, M.
Connors, F. E. Whipple.
Folsom Anti-Chinese Club-Torrcnce
Burns, John Thurston, Hartford Ander-
son.
Knights of Labor, No. $50. D. Jost,
w. Mcdowell, J.. C. Fry.
Sacramento Citizens Anti-Chinese Asso-
Citations S. Beede ID. Falconer and Grove
l.. Johnson Judge James Galloway, proxy.
Knights of Labor, No. 6053-L. L House.
NJ. F. Cummings, C. A. CARLSON.
Florin Anti-Chinese Club-Charles Lee
John Mcneil. George Wilson.
There was some discussion as TO whether
the call contemplated the admission of
delegates from the Knights of Labor; but
upon motion of Mr.. Beede, they were given
seats IN the conference.
On motion of John Quinn, the Conven-
ton unanimously Endorsed the action of
the State Executive Committee in appoint
ing Senator Reuter- one of that body, vice
F. r. Dray, resigned.
Mr.. Jost commenced criticising the acts
Of the Citizens Association. when Mr..
Cummings called him to order and sue
ceeded in securing the passage of a resolu-
ton. which confined all speeches strictly
to the subject under consideration, viz, the
boycott.
Quinn moved that the following defni-
ton of the boycott by the State Executive
Committee be Endorsed III its entirety
Boyeotting prohibits:
l. The employment of Chinese in any capa-
city.
>. ,Patronizing Chinese or purchasing the
products OF their labor.
3. Selling to, or dealing with Cinnamon, their
patrons or employees, except where legal Obliga-
tions exist as in eases of common carriers
water companies etc.
4. Any resort to violence, threats, intimida-
ton, or illegal methods
L. 7. House and NJ. F. Cummings both
made vigorous speeches against the third
section of the definition, and moved TO
amend by striking it out
After heated discussion Mr.. Quinn &C
cepted the amendment and it then passed
as amended, the Convention indorsing the
first, second and fourth sections, rejecting
for the present, the third.
L. T. House offered the following:
Resolred, That it is the sense of this meeting
that there should not be a boycott declared
against any person or persons without first re-
questing such persons TO discontinue patronage
of Chinese, and where such persons profess a
Willingness to dispense with Chinese help. but
plead inability to do for lack of white labor of
the required kind. then their cases should be
laid before the societies and such help furnished
if possible
The resolution met with so many OBJ
jections that Its author asked consent to
withdraw it, which was granted.
On motion, Saturday evening, Nav Odd
was designated as time for the holding
mass anti-Chinese meeting in this city.
a committee to make arrangements for the
meeting was appointed as follows. one
from each league; Lee, Galloway, Connors
Jost, Anderson, Doty and Carr.
On motion, a general boycott was de-
cared, beginning on Monday, May 24th.