The morning call., 1894-09-27
FlREBAUGH FOR SENATOR.
Anti-Burns Men in the Twenty
Second Hold a Big Meeting.

The anti-Burns Republicans of the
Twenty-second Senatorial District held a
rousiog convention in Franklin Hall on
Fillmore street last evening. An indepen-
dent candidate for Senator was put in the
field in the person of H. C. Firebaugh of
the Forty-frst Assembly District.
The convention was a representative
Republican gathering in every sense of
the word. The conspicuous feature of
the assemblage was the absence of the
side door. No boss ruled there. Every
delegate was free to speak and act, and
the way they cried out against the Gar
was something startling. After throwing
off the yoke of political bondage which
some of the delegates had worn they spoke
out boldly.
The number of voters which had gath
cred in Franklin Hall TO witness the pro-
ceedings at O'clock, was so enormous that
standing room was uBattanable. Captain
Daley said that he was surprised to see
such large crowd out. He thought that
the enthusiasm manifested showed that
the Twenty-second Senatorial District
was prepared TO give Boss Burns the hard
est kind OF a fight.
AT $50 the convention was called to
order by Sir. Carlisle of the Forteth As
sembly District. Permanent organization
was effected at once by the election of the
following officers: President. o. Lewis :;
first vice-president, w. Mccarthy; second
vice. president, A. Alexander; secretary, J.
A. Mccain; first assistant, r. II. McPher-
son; second assistant j. S. Daley; can
vaSSing committee-Charles Burdett. A lex
ander Lyons. William Nixon, Al Hauser.
j. j. Calish, Frank Frayne.
MI. Lewis on taking the chair said: Il
am not here tonight as a sorehead or a
dlSappoInted politician. l am as firm a
believer in the national principles of the
Republican party as ever. [ believe that
they are the only true basic principles of
democratic form of government. | ap-
rear here tonight only as Republican
should when those principles are being
tram pied upon by party bosses, as is now
being done by Dan Burns ana his cohorts"
Mr.. Lewis eulOgiZed Mr.. Estee and the
resi- of the State ticket. He thought 1t was
a strong one and ought to win, providing
Dan Burns would keep his face out of
politics until electi n day.
Continuing, Mr.. Lewis said: "This con-
venil0n is not an uprising of office-seekers,
Ii is an uprising, however, against corrupt
politics, against Burnsism and Buckley
ism, and every other ism when has a
tainted political flavor. believe this con-
yeEtlon Will heartily agree with me when
L say that IL is time to call halt and to
see what colOrs we are marching under"
At The close of Mr.. Lewis stirring ad-
dress Captain Daley moved that the con-
ventiOn proceed TO nominate candidate
for State Senator. The motion was car
ried.
Mr.. Lewis called the gallant captain TO
the chair, while he placed in nomin alton
II. c. FireDaugh. Captain Daley re-
marked as he took the seat of honor that
if he had marched few days longer un-
der Burns flag he believed that his feet
wouldn't have permitted him to ascend
the platform.
Mr.. Lewis, in placing Mr. Firebaugh in
nomination, said: 81 am going 10 nomi-
nate a man for State Senator who has
always been lifelong Republican De
who has stood by the Republican party
for over TWENTY-FIVE years. A man W no
has voted the ticket straight when at times
1t was most dlffirult [ nominate for such
an Office II. c. Firebaueh." The nominal
FOrtieth District in glowing terms. As
there were no other candidates In the field
Mr. Firebaugh's nomination was made
unanimous. The successful nominee was
brought before the convention amid great
applause.
Mr.. Firebaugh thanked the convention
for the honor and pledged himself to fight
bOssism TO the bitter end The word
fight" mensely pleased Captain Daley,
and be rose and called for three cheers for
Our next Senator" which were given.
The delegates from the FoTty-first Dis
trict nominated l.. w. Coe for the Assembly.
The ForLieth District will not place n can
didae In the field until next Friday even
ing. when they meet 10 the wigwam on the
corner of Steiner and SACRAMENTO streets
for hat purpose.
The convention then adjourned subject
to the call of the chair