The morning call., 1892-05-19
THEY WALKED OUT.
Burns Men Secede From the
County Committee.
They Object to the Thirty-0ne New Kemberi
Appointed at the Last Meeting by
Kelly and Crimmins.

men last month, in increasing the member
ship of the committee to 100 caused big
rupture last night when the monthly meet
ing was held. and So committeeman walked
out Of the hall in a body, refusing to par
ticipate any longer in the deliberations.
DIR. Meyers called the meeting TO order in
Western Hall, Shiels building
In the hallway outside Sergeant Nash and
10 stalwsTt police officers were stationed
ready TO answer any call.
PM Crimmins arrived early, and so did
his partner, Martin Kelly. They took seats
in the front row, and near them sat King
McManus Of the POtrero. George Walker,
the monarch of Cow Hollow, kept in tie
background. Colonel Burns was absent,
but j. n. i. Wilson occupied seat near the
door
The 81 new members who formed the
bone of all the contentious which followed
were on hand and formed group by them
selves.
The chair ordered the roll to be called and
the fight Immediately commenced.
PistOlesi wanted the rules suspended and
the action taken by the previous meeting in
appointing 81 new members recOnsidered
before the rollcall, because he did not con-
slider these men members, and did not think
ii right that their names should be read.
RULED OUT OF ORDER.
He was ruled out of order and the roll
containing the 100 names and the minutes
Of the last meeting were read. PIstolesi
again rose 10 correct the minutes. lie
moved that they be amended so as to show
that he had given notice that he would ask
for a reconsideration of Robbins motion TO
Increase the committee to 100 at the next
meeting.
Isaac8 and Ruef sustained Pistolesi and
claimed that the minutes were wrong If
they did not contain that clause. Kelly's and
DOrnS recOlleCtiOns were somewhat differ
ent They maintained the reconsideration
had already taken place. Robbins, the
original mover and Nicholson also thought
the matter was finally settled.
Ruef then made motion that all refer
ence 10 the increase OF the committee be
eXpunged from the minutes. Nicholson
made a point of order by stating that an
actual occurrence cannot be stricken Off the
record, ana the chair decided that point
we'll taken.
Ruef appealed from this decision.
Dorm declared the eXpunging Of a pro-
ceeding unheard Of, but Ruef insisted that
he was right, and asked tnat when his APP
peal from the chairs decision was voted on
the 81 new members be not allowed to vote.
This request was received with loud laugh
ter by the Kelly men.
Dorm got angry and made a speech IN de-
Tense OF the thiriy-0ne calling them
full-fiedged members and entitled to vote.
Johns, one Of the thirty-One, rose to ad-
dress the. chair, but was interrupted by
Isaacs, VINO told him to sit down and wait
until he is a member.
The chair called Isaacs to order and repri-
manded him for his frequent breaches of
the rules, alter which Johns got chance to
say that be was good Republican, that he
considered himself duly elected commit
teeman aud that he would insist to be al
lowed to vote.
ENTITLED TO VOTE.
The chair decidsd that the 81 members
were entitled to a vote, and ordered the roll
called on Ruef's appeal from the decision.
When MahOney's name was called he
rose to explain why he voted no, which
action caused Kelly to laugh Extensively.
MahOney. nothing daunt ted, opened his re-
marks by abusing Kelly and his crowd but
his speech was short enc only, the chair
man prohibiting the use Of all personalities.
When MahOney found that he was not al
lowed to say what he wished he did not
want 10 talk any longer and resumed his
seat, although he had started out by saying
he would talk until he was thrown out OF
the hall
The rollcall resulted in the chairs decis-
ion being sustained by a large majority.
The Pistolesi amendment was then to be
voted on, and Ruef again objected to the
calling of the 81 names. He was assisted
by lsaacs and Pistolesi, but the chair ruled
against them in every instance.
Ruef then exeitedly jumped into the aisle
and yelled: IF the chair continues this
one-sded ruling l desire 10 withdraw from
this meeting"
$50 do l, some thirty voices shouted. and
there was a scrambling of the Burns men,
who all rushed for the door and left the hall
with cries, $50 it. Kelly and Crmmins :"
Those who walked out were the following:
John Birmingham, d. V. b. Henry "a
Ruef proxy, Henry C0well, E. A. Brug-
uiere George Ives proxy, John II. Merrill
81. Greenwood proxy. Monroe Greenwood,
Charles kohler, J. W. Lucas, Charles NJ.
Yates. Oliver Eldridge George Ives
proxy, Charles T. Sykes "a. Ruef proxy,
William z. Fuller George Ives proxy. l..
a. Albora, George /. Ives. Irving NJ. Scott
M. Greenwood proxy, DR.. 5. Boyd, John
l.. hanley A. Ruef a. 5. Isaacs, A. A
Watson, q. Baccigalupi, c. C. Pist0lesi, Ii.
Grant Israel, Frank Vogel, NJ. l.. Asher,
John F. Muller, II. 6. Gerdes, Louis Hazen-
kamp, John J. Moran, John Ruggles, L. J.
Mills Oh. l.. Asher proxy, Frank Nc
Manus. John NJ. Higgins.
AFTER THE BURNS MEN LEFT.
Immediately after the Burns men had
disappeared from the scene DR.. Meyers
ordered the roll again called, and finding
that Quorum was still present he asked
vacant chairs. A resolution declaring that
no one holding any official position, Fed
eral, State or municipal, can be a member
of the committee, was adopted.
The resignation of Frank 3. McMulIen
as member Of the committee was then pre-
sented and accepted. On motion of Dorm,
a. w. Wilson was elected, vice McMullen.
Dorm moved that committee OF five be
appointed to select prominent Republicans
TO fill the vacancies caused by the with
draNal Of the men who walked out, and by
the designations which will become neces-
saTy in compliance with Lees resolution.
Dr. Meyers, calling DR.. Mclaughlin to
therchair, spoke to the motion. de desired
that the appointment of the committee asked
for be delayed until it could be positively
ascertained whether the men who walked
out OF the meeting intended really to resign,
or whether they would return at scme fu-
tuTe meeting The speaker called attention
TO the fact that this was not the first walk
out which had taken place in the committee
rooms, and that the men who were diseon-
tented at a former occasion cooled off later
on and resumed their seats.
1t was decided to delay the appointment
Of committee for the purpose of making a
positively ascertained what the men who
walked out intend to do.
Nicholson made speech denouncng the
men who left the hall.
JACOB Epplnger was on motion appointed
delegate at large, vice John Arnett, re-
signed.
DR.. Meyers gave notice that he would
move at the next meeting that the bylaws
be amended so as to provide that In future
the committee cannot be increased without
the consent Of tw0-thirds of the members.
1t was decided to appoint campaign CON-
mittee Of 18 at the next meeting and an ad-
jOurnment was had.
The men who walked out OF the meeting
assembled in another hall in the same
building and elected A. Ruef temporary
chairman and George 1. Ives secretary.
They adopted a resolution introduced by
Mahoney to the effect that all reference TO
the appointment Of the 81 new members be
expuBged from the minutes Of the County
Committee.
The seceders theu adj i'urned. declaring
that they alone are the County Committee.