The morning call., 1893-02-23
IROQUOIS BRAVES
Hold Their Fifth Annual
Convention.
A Banquet at Night in Honor of Max
Pepper, the Retiring SaCllem.
The ToaStS.

A grand reunion of Iroquois braves was
held in this city yesterday.
Delegates representing the organization
came from all parts of the State, the event
being their fifth annual meeting or con-
ference, at which time they discuss the
principles of the Democratic party and
elect officers for the ensuing year.
About twelve years ago a small club of
young Democrats was organized in this
city to instll tie principles OF their party
in the masses. A few of the members took
an unusual interest in the work. and
through their determined spirit the IrO-
quois League established a permanent
organization in almost every city and town
in California.
As the original club was formed on
Washiugtou'5 birthday, the members have
had their annual pow WOW on that day
ever since.
AT IL o'clock yesterday morning 100 dele
gates, representing the various clubs
throughout the STATE. assembled in the
Pythian Castle on Market street.
The meeting was called to order by Grand
Sachem Charles l.. Weller.
Secretary r. p. Troy read the following
list Of delegates:
San Luis Obispo-E f. VNeal, j. G. Castro,
T.. NJ. NOAH William Graves.
W0odland-Jason Watkins. Byron Ball. r. l..
Simpson, j. A Douglass, j. o. Maxwell.
Valleio-Fred Morgan, j. T. RiOrdan, George
Roe.
Martnez-R. Ii. LatImer. j. j. Hurley, B. Me-
Kenna.
Alamed . s. Meysel, p A. Kearny. A. f.
ST. Sure, John O'Brlen. A. K. Baum. William
Stoddard. W. h. Cook. j. L. Fleming. q. w.
jerks, Ed Bleyman.
Paso Robles-R w. Putnam
San Rafael-R. L. Troy, Richard Bulls, 6. u.
Shearer.. James Tunstead. j. w. Cochran,
James Manning, J. II. Wilkins. Frank Healy,
II. Z. Greske, w, J. Muller, Henry Harrison,
Gllroy-O. NJ. Welborn.
st. Helena-Heury Sunkler
StocEton-M: de Vries, +. L. CalnoD. Frank
Caragmen. j. H. Budd. j. w. Smith, Louis Sny-
der, John d. Gall, w. NJ. Gibson.
Grass ValIey-George Fletcher, F. w. Don.
nelly {. II. Mitchell. DIR. l. W. Hayes Jr.. z. w.
Los Angeies-Eugene German. A. F Mackay.
NacavLlie-Isa Blum. X. +. Hammers, John
Burn, R; Long, Edward Fisher,
A. b. Ware, Thomas l., Thompson, William
Longmore. John McMinn Jr.
Sacramento-Fred Cox Robert Barnett, r.
| ID. stephens. j. NJ. Stephenson n. II. Patton.
4uba Chy-AugusI Keller, William henieb.
| Peter Kelly.
| Robert Boyd, NJ Aunt William Walsh. James
| Walsh. J. E. Ryan, r. +. Fleming. John Rooney,
| John Dwyer and Daniel Riley.
Mohawk club (San Francisco)-Jonn Fay, d.
| Morton, l.. Levy. :. SanguneIti, j. +. Fleming,
| ID. Supple Otto Keeper. A. DeeGurtieuX, NJ. j.
Milan, William Kahn, Edward Donnelly. w.
/ Hamburger.
san Francisco Iroquois Club-Max Pepper lat
large. I. Z. Burns 1. C. RuddIck. I. Carl Spell
! ing, Alexander Laidlaw. Louis Merger, w. z.
| Stradley, &. w. Sichel, John Krelrng, A. ID.
| Pratt. James Feehau. l.. j. Welsh. j. j. Flynn,
". J. Bryan. p +. Krause aud f. J. Thomas.
| 0akIand-R NJ. Fltzgei aid, A. 7. MeDonough,
| j. w. Laymance, A. NJ. Bel. D. f. Priest j. +.
Racine, Walter Hackett. II. ries Logan, r. W.
| Muller W. c. Price, w. ID. Foote, L. CulI0m,
| Georgr j. hrggarIy. j. w. Ward and Shafter
| Howard.
WInlers-P B. Brlce, j. o. Rodgers and W..
| Ii. Gregory.
Sonoma-wIlam Mcpherson HUI.
Petaluma-Cbarles Connell. H. II. Maynard,
| J. +. Caunihan, Dan Brown. AL Jones and j. L.
| Rodgers.
A. S. Kicker, who came from Denver to
attend the convention, was called upon by
the chairman, and he responded in a fiatter-
ing speech. congratulating the braves on
| their prosperous league, also on the victory
which they achieved in carrying the State
| during the last election.
A committee on resolutions WAS appointed
as follows Max Pepper, Carl Spelling,
William N. Gibson, o. NJ. WelbOrn, A. r.
Baum. G. w. Sichel, G. McGottigan.
A resolution was then adopted Endorsing
| Max Peppers management of the State
Central Committee last November.
| w. NJ. Gil son. delegate from Stockton.
| called attention to an article published in
| on being interviewed complained that there
| was an Insuffieiency Of votes cast last cleo
| tfon In San Joaquin, San Mateo Sacramento
| and other counties In this State. AS an ex-
| cuse, he claimed that the peoples ignorance
| OF the Australian ballot system was prob
ably the cause.
Mr.. Gibson then showed by notes which
| he had taken. Il at the istet viewed party
] was greatly mis- ak n; that ( only county
| where a large gain Was no III Itie was Kern.
| Max Pepper stated that ne had been inter-
! viewed on the subject, but denied having
| said anything which was contained in the
| article referred to.
The convention then took recess until
| 230P. NJ.
The afternoon session was called TO order
| by the chairman after which committee
| OF three sschems were elected whose duty
| 1t Will be to travel through the State or
gaming lroQu0is clubs in each city and
town, their travelling expenses to be paid
from the general fund.
The committee on resolutions presented
several resolutions which were adopted
They are in honor OF the leading Demo-
cratic managers of the late campaign.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: X. Barker of VacavilIe,
grand sachem; l.. MetZger of San Fran
cscn. vice-grand sachem; j. T. Ruddoek of
San Francisco, grand secretary; A. X.
Bowen of San Francisco. grand treasurer.
The meeting was then adjourned amid
great applause for the elect d officers and
the IroQuois League.