The morning call., 1892-07-29


district I'll punch your nose you - -
-r
That is the way Jim Neal turned the
Walls of his wrath upon Sam Braunhart
last night at the close OF meeting OF the
Democratic executive committee, as ne
wiped from his face the blood which flowed
from wound in his forehead. The wound
WAS the result of blow from cane In the
hands of a acknowledgements named j. G.
Murphy. The latter also bore marks Of
the fray in the shape of confused eye.
Taken ell in all it was a good old
fashioned Democratic gathering and re-
called memories OF by-gone days. 4 free
fight with broken heads and bloody noses.
with all occasional black seye thrown In
TO vary the moDOtOny, was scene Of such
pleasant harmony that the others of the
committee stood by in expectant anxiety
and looked on with eagerness.
1t was merely the close of a prolonged
session In which many Democratic pleas
Rntries had been INDUCED in, and in which
such words as "LiarV "Rats!' and other
words of jocularity had been INDUCED in.
THE BEGINNING.
But to 90 back TO the beginning
When Chairman Watkins of the commit
tee called the meeting to order, the room, al
2O7 Suffer street, was crowded to its utmost
capacity Besides the members OF the COM
mittee there was an array OF the old
Buckley gang of hundred or more. and al
their head was Jim Neal, who had blood In
his eve. II was not little drop of blood.
but there were great gobS of 1t, and it grew
greater in quantity as the meeting pro-
crossed.
struggled to his feet to introduce The follow
Ing resolution:
WHEREAS. The Traffic Association Of Cali
foTnia, ar er mature deberatiOD, has de ermlned
upon q plan 81 campaign Tor The accomplish
ment OF tile objects OF It's Institution as IOllowS:
First-Thst such measures shall be adopted as
will c0mDei all railways 10 pay their taxes Ia iul
delinquent and current as other properly IN thls
State is taxed.
converting OF the Legislature so amending the con
SUitDiion tO abrogate that portion which pro
Vfdes for the regulation OF rates and iares ana Ihe
provision for the State Board OF hatlHay Coiai
sfoners and &C the same time place the regulation
of trsnsportat on companies in the hands OF the
Legislature remoY!nS any IA e4 ludielal IeAtuies
ich may IL any way interfere with SUCH resu'
Thfrd-That such amen dment shall be I'M
mediate submitted TO The voters Of the state Tor
ratification. so tnti the same session MAJ pass luo
necessary bills or the regulation OF All transports
ton companies IN the state.
uniform classlhCation and a maximum tariff which
will provide reasonable rates between al points IN
State taxing out the dlscFIIuihatIVe teat es
features IS VIII provide for reasonable rates on
cereals. livestock. orchard products and ali other
products and manufactures OF the state.
Fifth-ro provide for board OF three comm Is
sioners 70 supervise me tTansportat.oa Gompanies
Of the state 10 be elected BY the State al one
for Two. one for four and one fOr six years one
commissioner 10 be elected at each succeeding gen
eral election. Making necessary provision Tor re
movaI from Office on account OF lnattention TO OF
derelcton OF duty, SAID board 10 be invested WIN
EIl OF the powers which are cohIeIIsI upon 'nt
present board OF the state o. Iowa except thaI Il
nc case shall taey exceed the maximum tariff pro
ssTth3That this shall be made the special wOrs
and mission OF each candidate so pledged a.
eiected) until accomplished, ana mat no az louFh
nlent viii be consented 10 until the WORK IS done
And whereas Tho Democratic party on the cii'
and county OF San Francisco are In full accOrt
with the efforts OF said association 10 secure L
The people OF tie State of California tile rights y
which they are entitled and which nave so ION
been denied them by tie cOuupt ana 0eD3sln
maehiuaions Of The Southern Pacihe Raiiroa
COmtany OF Kentucky, It's otteers aud agents
therefore be Il
city and county Of san Francisco, hereby Indoors
the above plan Of campaign OF said Iraf1ie AssO
citation IN II fun scope aud effect. And tuflhe
bel
Rosolued, That all candidates OF the Demo
cratic pa ~ Of he city and county OF san Frat
cisco king the Nominations Of s"Ia party =
members oI the senate OF A-sSlnpis - ses -
of California Shsh b reqnttea est9le s.ls lls y
10 IN L-se.t-e - he s5oYe pledges and tiit vie
&c faSscTtnec sSio pledges sBan be fired q "a
cbssEgaa ~ thls cgmmiitee among tne record
q THIS bo0ys and taSt no pefsea nos SO SUI
sefioiRg and fling said nleGEe shan be Ell 10
faf such nominations; aud furtaeF ee X
usies q lie ss.ion Il IBIS bods tnsrson be 10
varied 70 saia Tlai1sc Association.
A wKAEGIE-
A long wTangie ensued, d3-i-r g licA 81,
CIaniE INDUCED 10 consider mount 3
talk for the benefit Of his c8nslic5ls1Es- ii
TIE Mission, Ia which tie b2-s,i re on tn
railroad 10 heroic style TIE Tesgis wa
thai the resolution gas referred TO the com
Esittee on fsSpiseions, 60 be reported bsc
q the nesS meeting. This mortified Iii
Clun!e, a~sbO waa evidently looking Tor gore
-sc be gat down with smile on his hand
some. bDyish features.
THEN Chairman Watkins with his mos
pleasant expression 81 counter nce read il
bsrsh, nasal tone me following name
campaign committee in the coming strng
gle: Henry HealY. N. Wall, j. F. Cough
r. l. BsrTy, z. Fl. Norton, Joseph Davis
Z. y. Ward, Ftana Haburd, Ohm Burns
J. ivory, J. j. o BrIen. J.. :. sullivan.
X DCoDacr, @ J Murphy. Ed GTeaney,
Sem Newman, Il j. Ayres, William Gately.
=. j. DIVER ). FL. Daniels, L. V Merle,
Henry EIcko1f, Sam Braunhart. 2. F. Dun
0oD. L. McCreugh, Anthony Quill, J. T..
Cosgrove and James Sutton
mere was demons tTation of applause
as Mr. Watkins removed his gold trimmed
glasses and beamed in the direction OF
Judge Sullivan. A moment later MeNab
moved that the TWO secretaries be added 10
fhe committee and that the chairman Of the
executive committee be made chairman ex-
eflcio Of the campaign committee. There
was more applause as Joe Dwyer reached
over to whisper to Tom Barry: II think
we've got them on that"
Chairman watkins lifted his voice again
TO say that the club rolls would be omen for
signatures from to l o'clock on the morn
ings OF August /, 8, 3. s, 10 and r.
SATISFACTORY.
This proved TO be satisfactory 70 all nrae-
emit. and the white winged messenger of
harmony tapped its pinions over the goth
erIDg In triumph. Even Jim Neal forgot 10
seowl for the moment, and McNab Iooked
at Jndge Sullivan without the suspicion of
EsneeT.
But when McNab, from the sub-commit-
zee on permanent headquarters, handed in
his little report the first mutterings of the
storm were heard. McNab went on to ex-
pain now the committee had labored dsy
and night to find & place, and how, after
muen mental exertion, they had decided to
rent Metropolitan Ball In connection with
the State Committee.
Joe Dwyer arose 10 suggest thar ha Ind
been doing some searching on his own
account, and while the Metropolifan Hall
oeal was all right, he thought place was
needed further downtown, and he moved
that, while the report of the committee be
accepted, the rooms at 207 Suffer street be
sis2 engaged at a rental of 500 mouth.
mcNaO Jailed to see what right Mr.
Dwyer had TO browse around on his com.
mons, ana he proposed to resign. DIVER
carried his point, and McNsb'g resj0nation
iaIed 10 materialiZe, but il could be seen
mat bad blood had been engendered.
Inc storm broke when the secretary read
the rules which had been prepared bv fhe
committee of which Dryer was the chair.
man. When they had been droued through.
Dwyer moved that they be taken nm seri