The morning call., 1894-10-05
A WATERLOO FOR HASKELL.
Dicker With BlennerhasSett Is
the Latest.
REPUBLICANS WHO BOLT BURNS.
Lively Row Over the Organization
of the Democratic General Com
mittee Promised.

The PopuliSts wrangled for three hours
last night and then adjourned until 10
o'clock this morning, pending the result ola
dicker with Blennerhassett. There was a
good deal of angry denuncatiou. and such
adjeetives as vulgar" ''filthy," "slmy"
were freely banded. although a third of
the delegates present were ladies.
The trouble all arose over the desire OF
Burnett G. Haskell to receive the nomi-
nation for Superior Judge and the fight of
the Blenuerhasset faction to prevent it.
The adjournment without a nomination
was a victory for Haskelps opponents.
After the usual routine work Chairman
A. B. Kline announced that nominations
for Superior Judges were the order.
There was some dispute ans 20 the method
of deciting as to the loug term and the I'M
expired term. The convention voted to
give both nominations to the same man.
The names of J. p. Cameron. Burnett G.
Haskell and George W. Fox were pre-
sented to the convention. The question
was asked if Mr.. Cameron had not de-
cllned the nomination. 1t was explained
that lie had done so. but it was because he
had been listed for the short term Of one
mon th.
Miss Hildehra ndt asked if Mr.. Fox was
not the man whose name appeared on tho
''blue wagon" (O'D0nnelfs wagon. The
reply was in the affirmative. There was
quite a struggle over the proposition to
close the nominations. 1t was asked if all
the nominees had placed the SO fee with
the secretary.
''My candidate" said Dr.. Terry, refer
ring to Mr.. Fox, paid 50 once. lie ought
not to pay twice.
"Other candidates have paid twice."
shouted delegate.
''let him put up or shut up said Dele
gate T cry.
''Mr. Cameron was not defeated can
didate," said one Of his supporters. "His
money was paid when he was nominated,
and he ought not 10 be forced to pay
again."
He is running for two terms now" aid
a Haskell supporter; ''lf the nominaliO n is
not worth the extra So he ought not to
run"
When the motion to close was brought
up a Cameron delegate asked If that
would mean that Mr.. Cameron was not in
nomination if The So was not paid.
Delegate Perkins did not want the nomi-
nations closed. ae thought it was snap
judgment.
at does not mean Peoples party. 1t
means snap Judgment" said NJ. Perkins.
"Put up your S." said Haskell sup
porter. land trot out your candidate for
the race"
HerklDS put up Inc % Ipr lie
then moved that the nomination OF
Superior Judge be kept open till 10 o'clock
this morning
Delegate O'Neil said that he had to go to
Sacramento to-day and he claimed the
right to vote and did not want to be shut
out.
Delegate Perkins said he had been in
conference with some men, referring to
the Blennerhassett faction. who, he de-
clared. were more enthusiastic than the
Populists. "This movement will do up
bossism in San Francisco 1t will kill the
Burns-Bucklev combination" Then he
attacked the Non-Partisans.
This wautnn attack on the Non-Partisan
movement was met by Miss HlldeDrandt,
whn said: who are these people with
whom you have conferred ?"
Il am not going to mention names. We
are not babies: you ali know whom |
mean. All who do hold up their hands,"
said Delegate Perkins.
Burnett G. Haskell denounced this. He
asked if the Peotle's party delegates who
had pledged themselves to put up a straight
ticket would combine for a little dirty
office because one man-looking at Mr..
Perkins-wanted deputyship AT the City
uall? He denounced The scheme bitterly.
and was called to order by the chair Mr.
Haskell declared that be sought the nomi-
nation as a straight-Out Populist. Ii there
was to be- any combination he would quit
the rarity.
Delegate Perkins responded with a COL
lection of not choice adjectiveS.
Delegate Street asked what the object of
postponement was. The chair declared
that Delegate Perkins had tried to en-
tighten the convention.
But he hasn't. l am not in favor OF
allowing any two or three men to dictate
to the convention" said Mr.. Street.
Delegate Cusck said: why doesn't
Mr.. Perkins mention the names of the peo-
riorv, ha hos in,
ence?"
~ don't propose that Mr.. Perkins shall
dictate to This party. If he is allowed to
do 20 we might as well Guit."
Mr.. Perkins asked, for the sake of get
ting votes, if il would not be wiser to CON-
bine with the Blennerhassett movement,
which was variOus!y styled The Regular
Non Partisan" and the independent Nom
Partisan party" He said that the lunda-
mental principle OF the Peoples party was
Gu % reration. His plan was to give the
Blennerhasseit faction portion of The
nominees and the Peoples party the rest,
ana TO gain votes from fusion.
Perkins and Haskell INDUCED in person.
alities. The former sneered at tue latter
as an attorney. II insist that the speaker
refer to me as delegate; If he does not
shall refer 10 him as the micro be-killer"
said Delegate Haskell.
Delegate Haskell was asked if he was
not put out Of a Republican club two
weeks ago. and if be had not supported
James &. Mcguire. There were several
other insinuations flung out Delegate
Haskell replied that he had rot been put
out of Republican club; had not been
member of any Republican or Demo-
cratic organization for twelve years. He
had worked for Mcguire in the interest of
trades unions, especially the Coast Sea-
mems Union.
E. j. Ensign, nominated for Public Adj
ministrator, declared that he had sought
to get the nomination from the Non-Part-
san convention. He failed. He now ex-
pected to get the nomination from the
Biennerhassett faction. and therefore
wanted the convention to wait until TO-
morrow.
| DIR. Terry favored the motion 10 post
pone nominations until to-day.
Delegate Harvey declared that he did
not intend that this convention should
| prevent his Endorsement of the Blenner-
| hassett platform.
Delegate Nealon declared that he wanted
| to vote for Superior Judges. Twelve
years ago." began Mr.. Nealon, II lived
| opposite Judge Levy. He hadn't dollar
then. Now he lives on Pacific avenue,
and -
| He was not allowed TO proceed further;
| points of order we're raised. and finally
motion for the previous question was car
| ried.
The convention voted to postpone nomi-
| uations of Suparior Ind IN IN tbie morn