The morning call., 1890-09-27
sUBDUED DEMOCRATS.

sIass-Meeting at Metropolitan Hall.
Speech of John +. Irish.
mass-meeting of the Democrats of San
Francisco was held al Metropolitan Hall
last night for the purpose of listening to an
address on campaign topics By John p.
Irish, the oratorical heavyweight and versa
tile exponent of the party. The hall was
G filed to overfiowing. but notwithstanding
the size of the audience and the eoquence
OF the speaker, there was surprising lack
Of enthusiasm throughout the evening.
The meeting was called to order shortly
after o'clock by Russell j. Wilson, who
vas followed upon the platform by leg on
OF Vce-Presidents, among whom were:
William 7, Coleman. Colonel Harry 1. I horn
tou Hon. Frank McCOppiD, Hon. L. w. Nc
AnstIy, Hon. j. +. Sharpsteln, Hon. j. V. Coffey,
Hon. William d. English, Hon. James V. Cole
Ion. John II. Glascock, Hon. John Boggs. Hon.
Thomas j. Clunie, Hon. W alter Ii. Levy Thomas
L. Bishop, /. Quite. Dr.. James stanton, Jacob
Bergman, Tirbucio Parrot, Arthur Rodgers,
DR.. Joseph Pescla, W. T. Goad Hon. F. Lawler,
J. d. Sullivan, John Rosenfeld, J. Scott Wilson,
Garrett ". McEnerney, T. f. Dunno. c. l..
Akerman, Fl. c. Plat, Henry wangenhem, c.
I. Stone, Joseph Naphthsly. Matt l. Sullivan,
y. a. Mcdonald, q; c; vorralh,, W; D; Farren,
AG6iph Roos, Alfred II. Kelly, Moses SelIg,
-Simuel Newman, George X; b Hayes, Matt
o'Donnen, II. Mcdonald. b; R. Mann, G. Refs.
Fisher Anes. Joseph Austin. Z. j. Coleman,
j.. +. Fitzhugh, Victor MaIchr bout John Staude,
J. i. Winter, I. B; Simpson. John Bauer, L.
\, aeehter, Jacob Neustadfer, Gus Frederick.
Robert J, Tobin, L. V. Merle. Colonel A.; An
drews, Dietrick Becker. Hiram b. Cook, Hugh
Curran, c. w. Cross r. j. Carr, John Collins Il.
Beverly Cole, ?. T. pundon. j. D: Gibbs, John
DoueheIly. DIR. +. II. Dennis, William j. Fltz-
gerald. NJ. Il. Finn, Louis Glass A. C. Hester,
Daniel Hanlon, +. A. Hornbl0wer II. p. Ham
mond it,, A. b. Henderson, Il. 5. Heller DR.. q.
W. Leek, J. ). MeDade. Richard l. " helan,. A.
{. Freese, L. l. O'BrieB, H. l. Wiley, e. II. Liy-
llpSf0n GrfffeDden TUOrnfou .iOhn NJ Mel a
nan S. Il. Seymour. II. S. Sieberst. James II.
f DBrlen, Claus Wreden, j j Il Jarboe s kosh-
t{}Te, a. John Perazzo. Louis B Parrott,
Dav,d Scanneli,. John A, Stelnbach.
". E T1vlor, P. J. Tomalty, J. q. Wall. Charles
N Meieh' 1to Norman. Harry de Veuve John
E fa,YeS Ed"ard Fay. L. saDguinetti, Thomas
Jo,eph A. Donohoe, L. 7. Haggin, James Ii.
Long, long j; Z; 0B,ien. N; A. Gunst, Robert
Galpin, ]. N; spinetu, A. h. Lougnborongh
II. I. James, John a. Barber, Richard Schofied'
Lewis T. Jacobs, w. 2. Lawlor.
When Mr.. Wilson came forward, he an
nounced Frank McCoppin as Chairman of
the meeting. and that gentleman, with few
graceful compliments, introduced John p.
Irish as the speaker of the evening. The
applause which greeted the announcement
was enthusiastic in the extreme, and lasted
many minutes before Mr.. Irish could make
first and only oatburst Of popular approval
during the meeting.
When at length quiet was obtained, Mr..
Irish, in his most dulcet tones, told his
audience that it was the duty of every citi-
zen to pay attention to the selection of all
agents to whom it Is necessary to delegate
the power and authority of carrying on the
government, and that they cannot approach
we DUTY with too much seriousness. He
Deheyed that both the great parties are in
saPPaole Of nominating men for high Office
mn;Dse personal character is not above sus-
piJIs99n, and Tor that reason be did not intend
~ nie IeulatEs TO enter into any controversy
OF personal character.
MI MSfkham, however In his camnaiun
Is constantly telling his hearers tbat fba
Sacramento convention was a s,,,,,,nnf .s s 20
sweetness and light while t5a go i W
convention was blear-eyed ssturnaI LII oq tb'
one spontaneous burst of natriot;a,,. =,
which all the participants were dasirSms ~
doing good to the common wealth. whiIa ~ ~
other was wicked gathering of wicket v, sne
called together for wicked purposes. NM
he would prove, he said, that the symposium,
at Sacramento was not what it was cracked
up to be by Mr.. Markham, and he ATTEMPTED
70 do so by reading excerpts from an Oak
land Journal 10 which Mr.. Morrow's law
partner complained of the alleged trading
done by the country delegations and ME-
Markham's managers
But L. b. Pond, he said, was not puiltv
Of trading at San Jose, and the only matters