The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-09-04
: WE'LL WRITE YOU Up"
|: The Wild Words Of a De
Young Emissary. j.
CHAPMAN is THREATENED.
II He Did Net Favor Mikes Man He wonld
=: Be" Burned Upp in the g Chronicle .
:. :; and "post,r


F.. a peliticaf cyclone broke in Alameda
County yesterday. 1t swept away political
fences; and made kindling wood of houses
:bulhled on sand. Edemon strated> that there
is q strength::m0re powerful than the iron
clarnped hold OF boss4sn. =:
: ALI: day the eXcitemeut had been intense
among politicians They were. everyw here
!: discussing the probable outcome Of the Re
pm bliean' County; Committees meeting,
CALLED for the second time to rescfnd the
call for separate Legislative and county
/: primaries..
:+"Consdidate,R said the bosses, "or we are
ruined" There are trades to make, con-
biHaslons io.fQrm. and the ring must be kept
iii TACT: DO youremember four years back
Mint was then must be ROW., 49,:
These were desperate measures to take.
bat the bosses mad SO: often been successful
before: and II was now, as, they freely ac-
RnawIedged,: a case where they must: ':'do or
die -: =. =:
!: NJ. FL; de Young had tried to control the
committee: wv. E: Dargie was working
:. hand in. hand. with him.: A fellow
named Moffitt. whose trade is politics for
-spoFlsi. to which all things else: are sub
sttvient, had been enlisted to aid them. = :
+. Frank Stone OF San. Francisco, De Goun9's
: POLITICAL manipulatOr; was the mediator by
Wham their wishes were to be accomplished-
The. part he. played was explained by
Chairman &c. Chapman in ssDeech+-and
Ihstls story in itself, and o good one:
by the Force brought to-: bearupGn him,
Colonel f. Ii. Meyers, perhaps against his
will, and perhaps not. wrote a.. letter TO
T Chairman Chapman the meeting
This was Endorsed by john C., Gohrinan,
nj. j. .Kelly,:J. b.. LanktIee, A. f.. Schweer,
g: ). Langan: and +. Whipple, six menjbers
/ ont III thirtehn who had been interviebs ed
by St0ne. The Object was TO carry things
by Storm and consolidate the primaries.
+ N'hy.,dld the bosses: waEtit consolidated?
r.: NJ: H.; de Young is possessed with the
itGh TO get 10 the United States Senate.
|: JtdFGle must RETURN to tho: State Senate.
.boifitt has pint Ills besifirehetf hands in. to
aid both; because In the future there w0uid
/: lie Something in t'-for Elm:
. q. The committee met. at 2 p. NJ Ihe :lo bby
was, crowded. =:
/: Would the. hrazep scheme 90 OF would 1t
mot Fhe spectators asked .
T. The members who had signed the: call
actually looked scared. 49,
!: :Ihe.night before the Sesenth Ward. Re-
*pnbliean Club. had passed a resolution
agefhst the single primary plan. The Sec
@oHd Ward Republicans had done the same
and called. upon Mr. j. Keller to protest
!: he WISHES Of the people so expressed was
enough. to scare them. -.
:: Wkeh. the news-Gf these resolutions came
representatives OF the bosses circulated a
: petition proiniscu9usly signed in favor of
resembling. This was presented at the meet
!: Colonel Meyers was not present. In
stead he sent a letter giving his proxy to
1.-The chairman.- Eangan also semi proxy.
=. & motion was made by Mr. Spear to re
:ject.tbe two:pI0xes on the ground that they
were cut pforler in the committee meet
..iugs; and although there was q bitter pre-
test 10 il. 1t was carried.
= Defeated in this, NJ. G0hrman wanted to
: 20 into executive session, but this also was
voted upon and lost. That showed which
(; way the wind was blowing. There was no
more backbene to the members who wanted
but one primary. 80.
: Mi :tiohrnian moved tOrescind the former
attion IN calling two primaries.
Before il received a second Mr.. Keller
waited toeyade the impendlpg whirlwind
by moving to adjourn.
. 1t: was defeated. M. Spear put Mr..
GphtInah's motion aud chuckled as lac did
!: it: He knew. how it would come oNt, 1t
" was lost, GGhrmaB. Schweer and Lanktree
voting aye and wilkins, Keller Church,
!. Johnston, Corner, Whlpple. Spear and
!: Chaplhan no.,
~ Although they had signed the call, Keller
and Whipp1e elm bed back: on the orhefs ide
Of the fence. either through remorseoor. be-
/. cause'they knew 1T would be useless, since
/. The; proxies were denfed and Langan was
absent. -;
. =: The lobby applauded II appfand4d again,
|. Iepeatedly, when Mr. Chapman made. his
SPEECH. -; - ;; ::
He began, by reading.an attack.made upon
him by: p&per printed IN; San FRANCISCO
/ called the Post, In which he was called a
|; jump Ing jack aid vacillatiHg politician on
: THE two primary. plan. 'Ehe word beodler
|: acquired In the. article: and when he got: to
bpedler than De. Young?" =:
;'Ihe words came: bnrning from his lips as
/ he told of Stones; second visit IN Oakland in
/ The .inlerest0f The Dargie-Ds J onng- NJ offftt
| fight. A candidate f0r County Recorder
canlerto Ills office and said that Stone; De
/ Ydung's, political ;man.ager.a wanted TO: see
/ him at the Hotel Crellin. !
" "Itwlll bs nserous il you refuse" said
| the Candidate. 49,. =; :. ..
|: Chapman went and he described what
hRppened AS; fall6ws:
II found rim ia a dark room, a fitting
placs igr plots, and another man who was
with him left us alone.
:..:"StQne said he was there in the interested
/ Mr.: Dargis." and not of: DE Young. He
wanted mero change my vote. and said that
he would wipe up the very earth with RE IL
i DIDN'T either do this or get some mem Der
/ to change his vote; He would be: satisfied
i
Il would no.: tell Of this IL Stone had not
/ thtfa&ened to assafl me in the Chfohtole:
He. wonld turn me up be said, and that was
the burden Of his threats He would get
MONT: TO asssil me-. - -
- . II Is affght for Dargie. to the DEATH he
said Sand we will be ruined IL we do not
/ succeed. You've got to change your vote or
/ getlls "a vote. Get. Mr.. Corner 80 vote for
/ us. If you can. III you do not we II write
| you'll pjn the Chronicle aud the POST
- .:And.rig1t here" said Mr.. Chapman:
wahtto say that believe the Post Is hired
by the Chronicie 10 do Its .blackmailiDg.
Things thatthe Chronicle does not want to
;stohp to it carries TO the Post and that heet
does It's dirty: work--~except some which
-Moffiitt does =. ~
Again want to say that Mr.. Moffitt has
l. absolutely no Business to interfere with the
.Republic&ns, II r.:Dargio relies on Mr..
+ At0flitt the RepN bliesns will swamp him
oferW- b e tmfnaly at the primaries. ::
I :. But as. to- Stone. He said TO mes. II
you. refuse. to help: us we'll blaeken your
character. ruin your reputation, starve you
/: al said; 60 ahead. II You have stories
print them: Others also can act. and We'll
,buty the friend OF Dareie so deeply Ia the
political .boneyard that he will never arise.
He said other things to me, and ain
sorry there was. not witness with me
Should there have been we weuld compel
ia. 0l51u IN apnthar m a N.