The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-05-05
MORE PECULIAR WORK.
Crimmins and Kelly Attempt to Put
Operation Bold scheme.


Operation Bold scheme.
Crmmins and Kelly engaged in some
more peculiar work last night when they
made bold attempt to steal the County
Committee in the absence Of the Alliance
members. most OF whom were attending the
convention at Stockton.
The scheme was well planned, and would
doubtless have succeeded had not the sus-
picion Of few of the Alliance members re-
naming in the city been aroused by the re-
ceipt of postal card late In the afternoon,
announcing that q snap meeting of the
County Committee to be held at the Shiels
building, at 81 0'Farrell street, had been
called by the chair, and was TO take place
last night at o'clock.
Mccormick OF the Thrtieth, Isaaes Of the
Forty-third, Korgel Of the Thirty-frst,
Moran of the Thirty-fourth and Watson of
the Forty-third were hastily summoned by
l.. C. Pistolesi to represent the Alliance
forces at the meeting.
DR.. Myers was in the chair and called the
meeting to order. lie remarked that 1t was
impossible for the majority of the members
to be present hut that they were ably rep
resented by proxies present.
Myers hardly ceased speaking when "Mil-
Ter" Robbins jumped up from his seat and
made motion to suspend the reading of the
minutes, which was seconded and carried in
the Alliance men.
Before the Alliance men could get recog-
milton from the chair. Robbins followed up
his attack with a motion TO increase the
membership OF the County Committee TO
100. an increase OF 81 members, and to ap-
point committee of five TO escort these new
members to the next meeting.
The Alliance men seemed daZed at the
boldnass Of the move tn steal the committee
by putting In 81 Crimmins and Kelly heel.
ers. Pistolesi finally forced the clair to
recogn re him by stepping up to the desk
and, followed by Isaacs and Mccormick,
loudly objecting to the motion, and for a
few minutes pandemonium reigntd in the
hall. When quiet was restored, Kelly In
his excitement made q mistake and made q
motion to reconsider the previous question,
which was quickly seconded by Pistolesi,
Mccormick and Isaacs. Kelly, when he
saw his mistake, attempted to withdraw
the motion. ana when objected to had it de-
feated by the 80 proxies" present
X. o. Ives. one OF the new % independ-
ents, secured the floor, and. in scathing
terms, denounced the action of the Kelly
Crimmins contingent He said that split
In the party would be the only result of the
attempt, and proposed to put the matter
off until next meeting Pistolesi jumped
up with motion TO reconsider the matter
also. and, despite the efforts Of Dorm and
Kelly, the chair weakened and announced
that the matter should 60 over to the next
meeting.
Kelly and Dorm were so angered at the
defeat that threats to do personal injury 10
Pistolesi and his companions were freely
INDUCED in.
The Alliance people assert that the by
laws of the County Committee read that
members must be notified "a hours in adj
vance Of meeting. and claim that they had
but few hours notice and were unable to
telegraph to Stockton for their members TO
return.
MILLER" Robbins, who made the motion
to add the 81 Crimmins and Kelly heelers
and steal the committee, Is the same man
who removed the polling-place of his pre-
cinct from the Palace Hotel to his mills. on
New Montgomery street. near Mission,
where he put "Clubfoot Hawkins. a no.
torions ex-convict, in charge of the polls.
The Alliance men denounce the attempt
to capture the committee as an outrage, and
autographed to Stockton for instructions.
None of the so-ealled proxies have any
written proxies in their possession. but the
chair would allow no debate on the subject