The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-11-01
BOTH EXPELLED.
w. A. Bushnell and E. w. Thur
man Punished.

meeting of the Council of Federated
Trades was held at their hall, 597 Mission
street, last night, President Thurman in the
chair.
The most important business was passing
sentence on w. A. Bushnell and E. w.
Thurman, who at the special meeting last
Sunday were declared guilty Of having en-
pOyed Chinese
Delegate Condor moved that the seats of
delegates w. A. Bushnell aud e. W. Thur
man De declared vacant and that the union
which accredited them should send other
delegates in their places.
Mr.. Bushnell demurred to the findings of
me council on the ground that the testimony
dld not justify the verdict OF guilty, that the
conclusion was reached only after bitter
contest. that the defendants did not have a
lar chance to present their case. and that
all the proceedings were not constitutional,
aud that witnesses for the defendants had
DeeD lntimidated.
Delegate Mullen moved as an amendment
that the demurrer be sustained.
delegate Sullivan of the Boot and Shoe
Makers Union argued in favor OF the
amendment. He thought the prosecution
had originated in personal malice. He
thought the accused had shown extenuating
circumstances, and that the verdict ought to
have been not guilty.
Delegate Gang said he questioned the
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OF bias was shown by at least two members
OF the council who sat as jurors IN voting
on the verdict. Two votes, he said, would
have changed the result.
Delegate Burtwell favored the cause OF
the accused. He thought there were exten-
uatlng circumstances.
Delegate Riley said he wanted to ask the
gentleman who had championed the prose-
cutlon from first to last if there was not a
pIeconeeiyed plan to put Mr.. Bushnell out
OF the Council so that somebody else might
get his position as Secretary.
This caused considerable commotion, as
President Thurman demanded that the gen.
tleman should give the names of the per-
sons meant.
Mr.. Riley said he could not give any
names, and the question was dropped.
Delegate Gambarth said he voted guilty
because the accused pleaded guilty, but he
thought the council ought TO take into con-
sideration mitigating circumstances. He
DID not favor expulsion because that is
the greatest penalty that this body could
impose. He was in favor of leniency in
passing Judgment.
Delegate Cannon admitted that there was
bias on the side of these who voted for con-
Ylcti0D, but said there was more bias among
those who took the opposite view. He hon
ored Mr. Bushnell for telling the plain truth,
even though it was against himself, but
thought the proper course for Bushnell and
Thurman was to retire from the council
when they could not get along without en-
ploying Chinese.
Delegate Philips said that no crime is
ever punishable unless there is a willful in
tention of wrong doing: the acts of the ac-
eused had been thoroughly justified by the
circumstances, and as they were innocent
they ought not TO be condemned.
A secret ballot was ordered, and the
Chair stated that the first question to be
voted on was, Shall The demurrer OF the de-
PENDANTS be sustained?
The amendment was lost by the following
vote: Noes, AZ, yeas, 80.
The original motion. that the seats Of
Messrs. Bushnell and Thurman be declared
vacant, and that the Typographical Union
be requested to send delegates III their places
was voted on with the following result ::
Ayes Al, noes SO. The Chair declared the mo-
tim @ .Iriad