The morning call., 1894-03-25
The New Democratic Code
Finally Accepted.
AMENDMENTS ADMITTED.
Wordy Meeting of the General
Committee.
TREATY WITH CHINA CONDEMNED
Resolutions Declaring the Existing
Laws Sufficient to Meet the
Conditions.

The Democratic General committee Helu
a meeting at Pioneer Hall last night, and
had a rather lively time over the hnal
adoption of ths new plan of organization,
completed a week ago by the executive
committee. to which body it had been re-
ferred after having been passed upon by
the SUBJ committee OF eighteen.
Chairman Max Pepper had trying task
in keeping order among his loquacious fol-
lowing.
NJ. c. Hassett called for the reading of
the report of the executive committee,
when was in effect that the committee
approved the recommendations OF the
majority of the subcommittee Of eighteen,
with an unim portant exception.
The voluminous plan or constitution was
then read by sec ions, the chairman ruling
that objections or amendments could be
offered when the question to adopt as
whole should be put.
A. j. Clunie arrived late, and in the
midst of things protested against this
method of disp0sing of the plan, as he
said that il should be discussed and
adopted by sections.
Mr.. Pepper reiterated his ruling and
Cunie made a speech in which he said he
would appeal from the ruling of the chair.
a critical stage in the history OF the DEM
ocratic party had been reached, he de-
clared, and anything which savored Of gag
rule would be most unwlse. He stated
that II the ruling of the chair should be
sustained tile committee would have to
swallow the whole plan at one gulp. He
opposed that portion of the report which
introduced the Australian ballot system,
which he declared was not good system
for primary elections. He did not want
it. and there might be other portions that
were not wanted by other members. He
wanted free discussion of each section.
a tilt occurred between Ciunie and
Senator Arms at this point. Arms aroused
Clunie's ire by saying that il the ten CON-
mandments were to be submitted there
would be me" in the committee who would
want tn make amendments.
Clunie retorted that he did not believe
that in that event Arms would make any
amendments because he did not think he
knew what the nmmandments were.
Finally Clunie withdrew his objection to
the chairs ruling. but when the question
for adoption as whole was reached he
made an other stand and urged the CON-
mittee to vote against the plan in order that
ii might then be taken up by sections.
The roll was called. and j. II. Il man
sky's motion to adopt the plan as read was
adopted by vote Of 159 ayes to 80 noes.
Before the result was announced Clunie
changed his vote from no to aye.
Cornelius Murphy moved fora reconsid-
GRAFTON, but his motion was voted down.
Horace jackson submitted an amend
ment of article Z, section i, which he said
could be considered al the next meeting.
The amendment provided that the record
ing secretaries OF the clubs should furnish
club members as many tickets as they
might desire. A number of amendments
were submitted and laid over till the next
meeting.
The rules of order embraced in the re-
port were then taken up.
Charles Kilday. superintendent Of the
House of Correction, submitted series of
amendments to the proposed rules.
'Oh. give him the rules of the House of
Correction" put IN Clunie.
''1f the rules of the House of Correction
prevailed here" said Kilday. pointing at
CluDie, there would be one gentleman in
this body who would be sent to ii dungeon"
The rules as amended were then adopted.
The const tut on OF the district clubs
was also read and adopted.
The following resoiut ons were pre-
sented by d. Q. Tracy:
WHEREAS. The proposed treaty between this
country and China Is In direct conflict with the
present exclusion laws which have been adopted
after long years OF suffering on the part OF the
people OF thr Pacific Coast; and whereas, il
adopted said treaty Will entirely nullify the
present law requiring the registration of
Chinese laborers by permitting all those having
debts to collect in this country to return at
will; therefore, be IL
Resolved. That the general committee Of the
Democratic party OF the city and county OF San
Francisco earnestly protests against the adop-
lion of such treaty and request the Congress
men and Senators from this state 10 do all in
their power TO prevent its ratification; and
Resolved, That copy OF thrse resolutions be
rent to each of our representatives 10 Congress.
signed by the chairman ana secretary OK this
committee.
The resolution occasioned quite discus
sion, and one heated committeeman de-
lvered a speech In which he excoriated
President Cleveland. A. j. Clunie OBJ
jected TO abuse of the President, say
ing: "We can get along nicely without
that, then we can take all that he has
yet 10 give"
He then offered as an amendment the
following:
Resolved, That we oppose the adoption or
ratlncation OF any treaty with China, as the
laws now On the statutes are sufficient 10 meet
the existing conditions.
The remainder of the time of the COM
mtttee was consumed in discussion of
changes among the officers of district
clubs