The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-02
SACHEMS CONFER.
Plans of the Iroquois
League.
DEMOCRATIC REORGANIZATION
Clubs to Be Established in Each
County-Two Kinds of Member
ship and Monthly Palavers.

The Council of Sachems of the Iroquois
League of California met at the San Fran
cisco IroGuois Clubs headquarters, 9O91s
Market street, at P. NJ yesterday.
The sachems maintained an uninter-
rupted pow-wow until they had talked the
daylight out of the lodgeroom and Max
Pepper, who sat in one of the elevated high
backed chairs, into an atrabilious slumber.
Grand Sachem Raleigh Barear of Vaea.
vile, with decorating voice that shot off
words like bullets from Calling gun, was
at the head of the council
Few sachems joined the circle. Those
present were w. II. Nelson of Marysville,
r. ?. Troy of San Rafael. r. d. Stephens
OF Sacramento. August Keller of Yuba City,
Byron Ball of Woodland, Z. G. Rust of
Winters, K. Ii. Latimer of Martinez and
Max Pepper of San Francisco. The San
Francisco club was also represented by
Alexander Laidlaw, Major e. Lewis and Z.
III. Krause. Grand Secretary J. G. Ruddock
Kept the minutes.
The question under discussion was 'How
can we perfect and extend our organization
and promote its efficiency?"
Max Pepper. chairman of the Democratic
State Central Committee, advised that pro-
vision be made for collecting a small annual
assessment from every Democrat in the
State for campaign purposes. lie said there
was need of main tanning permanent work
ing force in the field. There should be
general enrolment and organization. and
the interest IN the fortunes of the Demo
cratic party should be unremittin2ly sus-
tanned. Men should be sent throughout the
interior organizing Iriquois clubs, and it
was only fair that their actual travelling
expenses be paid. Mr. Pepper described at
great length the effective methods employed
in conducting political campaigns in New
York and other Eastern States. He sug-
gested that some financial aid could very
likely be secured from the gentlemen in the
party who would be rewarded with the
Offices as a result of the late Democratic
national victory.
These would much prefer paying some
regular subscription TO support Democratic
organization than to be called upon Just
before the eve of campaign to contribute
big sums OF money which were for the most
part squandered.
These suggestions impressed Mr.. Keller
so fayorably that he remarked that Mr..
Pepper tad sounded the keynote. He be-
lleVed that the plan of arranging couvivial
gatherings of the braves at least four times
year would aid greatly in keeping warm
the Democratic heart.
Mr.. Ruddock trOtted ont the skeleton at
the feast. His idea was that skeleton or
ganZatiOn ought TO be set up In every
county, and to properly articulate the skel-
eton the first business was 10 provide funds
for the purpose.
The grand sachem doubted whether the
present time was the best to engage in the
Work of raising money.
Mr.. Stephens believed that those who
were to gather uD the fruits of the tree of
victory, which in the orchard of Democracy
all had shaken, should be willing to contri-
butte. The tall brave from Sacramento
hesltated Tor moment, during which he
poked the dust on the altar with his fingers
and Inclined his head as though irving to
solve some peTDleXIuU nrnblem Whan In
raised his face he said very slowly "Men
need some incentive. There is no eAthu-
siasm in politics between campaigns. And
we want money. That's where the shoe
pnches."
Mr.. Troy proposed that reorganization
would be best accomplished by first revlv-
ing the old clubs rather than by increasing
the number OF new ones.
The grand sachem said that for the work
to be now done he would rather have ten
men who bumped" themselves than 1000
who dilly-dallied. The work was not as
difficult as it seemed.
The following plan Of campaign prepared
by the committee on organization, consist
ing oil Grand Sachem Barcar, }. j. Flynn
and j. {. RIddock, was thereupCn unani-
mously adopted:
First-At leart one Iroquols club in each
county OF the State
SecOnd-Dlstrict deputies In sections NOT COW
cred by well organized clubs.
Ihlrd-A system OF correspondents.
Fourth-Membership OF clubs TO be OF two
kinds; prominent membership which paws
league and club dues and Is entitled TO vote for
omceTsi membership which signs club roll dur
Ing campaign.
Fifth Monthly meetings in all clubs at which
shal be discussed questions OF public interest,
ana concerning which reports shall be regularly
forwarded 10 grand secretary
SXth-Where Iroquos clubs have been Or
ganized and for any reason their efficiency has
been Impaired. either 10 open the club roll anew
or TO organize club under maine OF another one of
the Six Nations.
The following resolution introduced by
j. c. Ruddock was also adopted:
Resolred, That an organizing committee con-
sistiDg oil the grand sachem, who may whenever
he hnds II necessary, appoint not To exceed four
assistants, TO be appointed as he may choose be
constituted. 1t shall be the duty Of the organlz-
Ing committee 10 organize new clubs whenever
requested. The actual travelling expenses only of
those who participate In the formation OF clubs
shall be paid.
No club shall be organ ized until after
compliance with section l, article VI, of
The constitution.
After the disposal of some routine bust
ness the Council of Sach ems dispersed.