The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-27
MAHONEY ON TOP.
The Scepter Wrested From Kelly
and Crimmins.
A Long an6 Lively Meeting Of the County
Committee - The Beaten Minority
Sued for an adjournment.

Early IN The evening q crowd peg III 10 assem-
bic in lie neiehborhood Of the Nucleus Build
ing and by 8 O'clock. tie hour announced Tor The
meeting, The street was blocked. AT the least
calculation there were 2OO0 people at the front
OF The building. elamOriug for admittanee' but
GORDON OF police. under command Of Captain
Short kept them al bay.
II looked as II the entire force Of the city Han
departments had been turned out, and there was
q generous sptinkliug of Stale aud Federal eIn-
ployes as well. They mad come from he fosI-
Office. the water front tie Custom-house, the
Board of Health, and in fact from every place
where men are employed TO work IN the III
IeIestS OF The dear people.
None bu those who were members OF the com
mttee and the representatives. Of The press were
admitted 10 tile floor Of The committee room. and
among hose who fingered about The entrance 10
tie rooms and watched the proceedings we're
Revenue Collector Quinn. Commissioners Alex
auder. Senator j. y. l. Wilson Nike Smith ana
Others OF equal prominence. They were awe 10
The Importance OF the occasion and kept busy III
giving Instructions 10 !heIt followers inside
RATPED FOR ORDER.
II was S:15 O'Clock when Chairman Meyers
raped for order. and by the way all present
settled into their seats and tried to look uncon-
sciUus il was plain that battle was al manu-
Senator Mahouey. whose white hairs sh0ne Ike
The plume OF The great Navarro, sat on one SIDE,
NIapued Ia spring oYeIcoat ana wearing Ied
ueCktie. lie smiled C0mUldcenIiY, ana looked as
If lie fOyesaw victory for those VINO haG elected
10 hguJ under his banner
Across the aisle i'm TWO hlgh-backed oak chairs
SAT Phil Cimmins aud Martin Kelly. The Tor
mer looked anxious and picked al his diamond
stud as II he was MOI at ease. Kelly was more
composed, but his face was as led as usual, and
he ndgeted about al lines ID way that showed
BIS uueaSiuess OF MUD.
When ID. Myers called those present TO order
b Is lace was placid and not muscle moved 10
show ihat lie was interested. tie spoke Win
difficulty because OF bad cold, and Il was EVIL.
deuIly a strain Tor him 10 pleSde.
Il uust' he said, "tGa, whatever differences
Of opinion may exist Will be lost sight OF In the
QeliueI alIOus here tonight. II must be Ie-
Wembered that while we do not all agree on
certain points We are an Republicans. aud are
here Ion the purpose Of laying The foundations
for an active campaign. We VIII ROW proceed
TO busIn S.
JONES FRoroUNDs A QUERY.
In a moment W. II. Jones was on his feet and
demanded 10 know why his name had not been
called.
&" so such name on the list ." was The prompt
IcIoJt OF Secretary Lee.
Chairman Myers explained that The name had
been omitted because OF The fact OF a dispute
having arisen over the eligibility "a Mt. Jones 10
sjt, aud tnai The resignation % that gentleman
had been handed IN.
Il move tlat me resignation be accepted"
came iiCm MaLOGy.
land I move as an amendment that u Ice re-
ferreu 20 tie Committee on Credentials" shouted
Committeeman kuef.
The latter motion was carried by vote OF p
TO 10. and he Jones matter went over. Kelly
"''p 30 - 10 ~ ~ ,i -
Charles A. O'BTisu, WHO was seriously 30. and
asked whether he would be allowed 10 vote 10.
Lewis moved that The permission be granted,
ana Ir was so ordered.
~. $3.50 " - ~. 80 a. e''IIn
oNeet1gI - nov 'estuent % Wy c'ls uu coung
OF san francisco. IL was voted 10 ieier The mat
ter 10 Tie CIedeutlais Committee. and Tor that
purpose q recess Of ten minutes was taken.
A. 'i-' O. '''lou C- 'A4l lllue t"e C1lh'nll,ee
'.i't.o ga " go ''s 'IL w &c 49, go,
"
go a. ~ '-0 O0''''N''-00 % " "No'0 '0i i'' uo
ia, bao,, q ,,r,,,Ie ,yhtcl, ~ Times daval-
0red a bitterness az feeling which showed The
siIfit OF orrosirj0p
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4ittCLey came 20 lle lsLt az nAce WIN mo-
u,,t /. +"' l441 N-'u.o iiat,et on tt'e 'do'e.
y >pH seNg4 t"l Iaio' u''tlluu, anu tIe
see cary re- number oil qccumfuis showing
t'At III lAe htei erection hi. ohtelZeI was d
Ao['s.e,e1 'o.e' "a y ~ l.A4eT'' .,., g.,
ans man was found not 10 he legal resident Of
lhe 81 ne vas not eH''l.ed 10 SIT Ia the COM
iD', w. ,,--. ,,.f .t.. ..,.. .,.,.-
lt'H -1'ti rs moved tL7t Inc report OF lie cone
IL ,tlfe or "e"lte4-
l'Hti eAl iaiuet '.dl uo vas hcl personally un-
HItHd5 10 MI' 0"setz+L oul uldeI me CT cum
St"nce> ne ala Ao' Zee. th"l lie was entitled 10 SIT
I'D ne o"dy.
A@lh> Nu.t.e" ms oiieluA moIob, ana
NOV u ln''eao tudt o"ae @ei seat DO declared
Fd,HL"
hdAULet foPo>tl as an amrhuMehI th1I
STeeizel be allowed 10 continue IN his place.
AueI ,dS1e,ie' - substitute lhal the whole
matter o. IeIetled tac6 70 the committee on
titoeu'AtS' WIN INSTRUCTIONS 10 report at lue
& Gnu - ~ - ID. s4e Hc""l'ine MI
Nm. Was ai-rsed fo SWeetlsr Ief,sinfng from,
ysfIag
Wien ttis natter had baeD dlsposad ~ the
battle was renewed and Dorm arose TO place in
nomination. Tor tGe vacant uIace I'M me ~ ,,rs
s,.nrsTI,n from fl,e TIirTfatt DIstrict fn -
oI d. how'd lie was chosen m our- vttlIout
f.t,,osi.irT md TOOL rs rsac. Ie ~, -,
orre IN vote yyltb 1re Nan5r.ev fsSfi6, "
er-,,,.,,,.g l,.,.,.,.,,
u I'M ms. o' i-i'HD'
IL was men announced that vacancy existed
I'D the loTIy- lIth DlstIlci ana lSdacs named Tor
me place l. T. Hdgeukamu. he TOO, was
sttCltu' anu was DiouSht III 90 iaAe MS place.
lie was supposed 10 feptes- Tue " ahOley IN
lefesi' tb, 10 ibe surprise OF 'hoSe VINO had en-
Elueeted MS hSul' ne a.ltd himself &C once TO
Tue forces oI matuh heuy. Inc latter, VINO
hau UttH loONiAg uecl1ed'y discOusolale iinme-
uia'ety typA He'I'' ana d Smne oFefspread ms
cuLEteu'Hce-
I'D me meantime b9ll helly ana CflmmiuS had
breh L5fuB ABOUT among Inc members, and
NhtA Hdhyuey moved 10 place 4. Bacigalupl ~
tte committee 10 Ill vacancy I'D the thirty
thiu Dt'tilCI, hri} "lukrd the olner eye ar his
supporters aud chuckied audiOly. lie eyi.
o a51 D5i'JHeu 'nat MS Ihhe hau come,
me onuonenfs, hin and trtgh Tie 3ia,i
uudred Dom who sal near him md 49,
swf7h'e gentleman arose m orra and al n ali
nm. dignity an his command moved fj,at IN ~
ing of the vacancy h.. uosfnoned "a n fnt,,ra
meeting He sirUked his pnmpadour az lie s,t
down and wbisfIed oComiadesp qn-ilv to 6I,,,'
sell. While Kelly nodded his appreciation and
CiIIut,lns leaked Grand oloau,y t6d racu,ia,
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Al uio point Ct4Ailihs aNOhe IRON MS TeYerie
auU gave van Eehle iunch. Ihe latter
cau2ht on al once ana stated 10 the chair that he
NOu.H "ltaoid" nis motion auq as a substitute
pace ne name Oh Is. StdoOief before The COM
H".'e5 loi its CONSIDERATION
Aealu tie bosses changed their minds and
auolLeI chause Oh l. ON WIS made. The motion
10 IoStlu one was renewed and put TO vote II
was losl 10y = 10 ~ ana lsaacs moved that
bdclEdlult o. erected Dy accldmatlon.
LOin VejeCteu most SgehuOusy ana placed
9euoo,el 10 noiu4"allon. Ihis was ne great and
Hndl struggle o. the night, ana everybody held
DIS breath As each name was called the vote
Wa cdieia'g chechtu H. DuI me Kelly men