The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-09-23
IS PULLED DOWN.
The Peoples Party Deal
With Aver.
Local Dissension Puts a Stop to Last
Nights Fully Prepared NOmi-
nations.

The Peoples Party Convention met last
n light IN Washington Han, So Eddy street.
with A. b. Kinney in the chair and eighty
five members pr sent
They opened with a small fracas on the
que ton OF amending the minutes SO that
J. P. Cameron be placed among the can
ddates for long term Superior Judge. as
fouF l9DE-term Judges were required in
stead Of three, the number already nomi-
mated, Mr. Cameron being the choice for
short term.
c. ". Perkins got the floor. and called
loudly for a little exhibition of "elean,
good, nice politics." as he called it, but
frequent risings to a point of order by B.
j. Pole and sirong speech by G. D. Gil
lespie begging the convention to proceed
to the nominations oecasioned failure on
the part of the body to amend the minutes
and declare Cameron a long-term nom-
nee.
Mrs. S. j. Howard, one of the ten women
delegates, wanted to see Cameron get his
rights. and called for standing vote on
the amendment OF the minutes. When
the standing vote was taken al Mrs How
ards siser delegates poked the men
around them in the back and called upon
them to ''get up and vote for clean poll
ties" Some Of the delegates arose as a
matter of politeness. but with con iderable
reluctance.
The whole souabble was suddenly
quashed by the announcement that the
secretary had comm unicAtiOn from MIR.
Cameron announcing his withdrawal. 1t
was read and accepted.
A communication from the Merchants
Association asking the Peoples party t.
pledge their several candidates for the
of lcsnrc 70 lot
clent monev for the next nscal year, be-
ginning JAY l, 1895. for the care of streets
10 Keep them clean, was taken under dis
cussI0n at length and it was finally decided
that the nominees be so pledged. The
withdrawal of S. T. Weeks, the nominee
tor School Director, was accepted. Fol-
lowing this came communication that
almost pree, plated a row. 1t was one
from the Webster Club of the Tbirty-ixth
District indorsing B. 6. Haskell for long
term Superior Judge. 1t was finally de-
eided TO place the same on file.
r. COrbett, whs presented credentials as
delegate from the Thirty-second Dis
trict, was refused seat on the ground
that be was not good Peoples party
man,
At this point in the proceedings II. S. do
Rochemont moved he adoption of reso-
ton ms ructing the convention TO rescInd
the action by which 1t nominated G. Z.
Aver for Assessor, declare said llace va
cant and instruct the executive committee
10 fill the vacancy. This resolution brought
forth plentiful supply of advice as well
as Delegate Nash 10 his feet.
Il think" he said, that every man and
woman in this convention will agree with
me tbatit is folly TO quarrel. Is there a man
or woman in this convention who does not
know that ne will lose 5000 votes by pull
Ing man after man down from our tickets 2"
NO! 10! We will not came from all
~ h. III
know what am talking about" fred back
Mr.. Nash. land that l am around town as
much as any man or woman in this
convention, and l want you to under
stand that We are acting like lot Of old
women" He had put his foot 10 II here
and was howled to his seat Several grave
charges OF securing money under false pre-
lenses were made against Mr.. Aver by w.
j. Greer, and j. K Ruckstow called upon
him to resign for the good of The parry and
permit the executive committee 70 I'LL the
vacancy.
jumped up and declared that be would not
resign, and intended to fight il out 10 the
bitter end. Kisses and calls TO 'put him
out" cams from all quarters OF the ROOM
Notwithstanding the intermittent deelaIa-
lions On the part of Aver TO brand every
man criminal WHO vo;ed to turn him down
the entire convention acted upon the reso-
luton, and declared the DomTn alton OF Mr.
Aver for Assessor null and void.
The convention then adjourned without
making any nominations. to meet at the
cali of the president.
In regard to the charges against Mr.
aver ne said: 81 will resign from the
PEOPLES party ticket only upon one un-
Outstanding, and it is that any member Of
il go before a Superior Judge and prove
that l am guilty man or have ever been
implicated in a dishonest act 10 my life
It's all a - lie."
The vexed question as to whether or not
Adolph Sutro was caDdidats for Mayor
on the Peoples ticket or not caused Mr..
Pole to smile at length. 81 assure you he
is still at our head in municipal affairs
and has not only paid his campaign assess
mant, but offers 10 pay more when il is
required. The whole affair grew out of
the fact that on one occasion, when a
relative of his died suddenly, be was un-
abls to attend a meeting where it was
important for him to be. Mr.. Sutro told
me himself that he expected few cam
paigu lies of tina character"