The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-06
NOT A LOVE FEAST.
Hate Still Smolders in
Democratic Ranks.
SULLIVAN, DWYER, CLUNIE.
rieeting of the Executive Committee
of the Local DemOcracy-An Adj
journment Stops Debate.


There was an interesting meeting OF the
Executive Democratic Committee of San
Francisco held at Washington Hall last
night.
J. j. Sullivan and J. J. Dwyer were there.
So was Andy Clune. the irrepressible, and
the combination was such as produced
more excitement than harmony in the as
semblage.
James Mckinley of the Forty-fifth AS
sembly District was also on hand with
great deal to say on many topics-mostly
irrelevant to the subject in hand-and he
said them, despite frequent motions on the
part of exasperated members to the effect
that he be forcibly seated by the sergeant-at
arms. That gentleman, by the way, had
his hands full for once.
There was such an apparent air OF general
negligee about the whole body that it was
found absolutely necessary to call the meet
ing to strict executive session and exclude
all persons not Democratic city and county
officials, excepting the members Of the com
mttee itself.
Gavin McNab, the gentleman from the
Forty-tifth District, was the first to leave
the room. Then followed six or seven
others, and then some one got up and stated
that there were dozen more nOn-members
in the room who ought to be put ont The
chairman forthwith directed the sergeant
alarms to eject the obnoxious ones, but as
the sergeant didn't know them from the
rest and had 10 means of learning who they
were he didn't do il.
Ex-Judge Sullivan arose. and in an i'm
pTesslve manner commenced the reading OF
resolutions OF respect TO the memory of the
late Der. j. d. Harrington, and had Just
got down TO business when scuffie and
yell OF Don't break down that door. What
is the matter with youY from the sergeant
distracted the attention of the members
and created a hubbub of unwarrantable
mirth and deprecatOry comment
One of the elected members had got
wrought up over the ejectmeut proceeding
and tried to get in again to give the meet
ing candid expression OF his views on the
subject This interruption caused another
cleaTlng-out OF auditors not wanted and an
eXcitable gentleman in plug hat,
who was being violently hustled out,
OF The entrance at the instigation of a lit
tie old gentleman in front seat who had
pointed him out, raised up his voice in re-
monstTant pitch and shouted: why don't
you put out that bald-headed chump with
the wig on? lie amt got no more right
here than mySelt!'
The clamor caused by these mlpor incl
dents having subsidized. it was proposed that
the report of the finance committee be read.
This was impossible, as Chairman Dun
don explained that the report wasn't ready.
All the while he was explaining the
irascible Mckinley and his arch enemy. Mr..
Galley of the fOrty-ffih, ~ ere ndulgng in
some spicy statements highly derogatory TO
their respective moral characters. and all
over the question of Mr. McNab's eligibility
to his disputed membership on the com
mlttee.
As the words of the two gentlemen be-
came more and more personal it became
for the chairman n n ? hit n RI u
interfere, which had the effect of bringing
several mnre people into the contest and
raising storm of abusive and incoherent
remarks.
After some semblance Of order had finally
been restored it was moved and adopted 10
appoint committee of seven to inquire
into the condition of the affairs of the
Forty-fifth Assembly District and incl
dentaly into hose of the Forty-fourth, both
of which were evidently IN need of inyesti-
CATION, and that committee TO report back TO
the executive.
Mr.. McNab's hacksliding and DR.. James
Stanton's eligibility to the position made
vacant by the former gentleman's expulsion
from the committee, were the subjects of
much oyerheated argument, and occupied
the time of the meeting for the greater part
Of the evening.
The proceedings ere varied among other
things by MI MeKinley's amusing and ex-
ceedingly irrevea1t statements and by Mr..
a bearing on himself and his conduct as
member of the Forty-fith District.
In referring to Dwyer on one occasion,
Mckinley said: my good friend over there
] mean M mist =; NO, don't know what
do mean!"
This little sally was the occasion for
roar of laughter that discounted the modest
MIR. Dryer not little. While the ex-boss
was trying hard TO hide his consciousness Of
no aV.A 10
opinion on the McNab matter in a strong
ana enthusiastically thorough manner,
concluding his remarks by saying:
I'VE know that Mr., McNab's statement
made before us at our last meeting regard
ing his working for Scott for Sheriff and
voting for McDade was not worthy of con-
sideration. and was, in fact, nothing more
than very apparent falsehOod.
A motion of Mir. Daniels TO prohibit the
| assessment of city clerks from paying cam
palgn assessments was faVOraDly received
and referred to n committee.
Then Clunie arose and. addressing the
| chair, called the attention of the body 10 the
fact of his friend J. +. Sullivan having
broken the rule of the meeting by keeping
his stenogrdpher inside when the rest of the
strangers were put out.
AT this Dwyer was seen to grow fidgety,
| as If he smelt trouble ahead, and then
| CuDie went on to say that Sullivan had his
shorthand reporter there for the purpose of
liuulllB Out duu EtCUfuiuH tU6 names Oh Inc
members who were for and who against
him in questions before the meeting. and to
furthermore dely Mr.. Sullivan 10 take his
name down or attempt to intimidate him in
any way.
Dwyer arose from his seat and, after con-
ference with the outraged Sullivan, made
an impressive address to the chair ostensi-
bly, calculated to change the subject"
1t was not successful, however. and
Cunie began once again to assail Sullivan
in well-chosen and biting terms
Sullivan WINGED under references to his
having lost 10000 Democratic votes to the
people OF San Francisco last election. and
to the statement that Cleveland, not he
(SuiIiyanl. was the real winning card Of the
November contest.
There was promise of fun and things
were beginning to get interesting when
Dwyer, perspring with agitation, called for
an adjournment, which was speedily
seconded by several voices and the meeting