The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-08-12

Thompson Jr.. Charles W. Welch. John T.
OBrlen, Otto tum SUDDEN. D. C. Lazler.
ihlfty-ninth Dlsirict-Arlhur E. Mack, Emil
Wagner, James W. Keyes. j. j. Finn. Thomas
J; Ford, w. E. Murphy, Thomas Cleary. I. j.
Murray.
Fortieth District-W. G. Bonita. Daniel
Emil Perry, w. Ii. Rvington. Edmond Cod
chaux. I. q. Parker. Robert Ferral.
Foriy-hrst DistIict-L. Z. j. Schultz, z. j.
Swift. f. L. Il. Noble William d.. Shea, r. Z.
MatIlngly, George d. Boyd, w. F. Goad, j. NJ
LanghOrne.
Forty.second Distrlct-D. NJ. DeImas. Jere
Lynch w. X. Smith, John B. Garland Charles
+. Meier. Orrin Black. Charles l.. Weller.
Forty-!hird District-J. DOwney Harry y, B.
A. Keenan, William j. OLeary, Paul a: Dn'
6ois, George I. Marye, Patrick Boland, ii. L.
Forty fourth District William Raubnger
Jr., DR.. q. w. Sichel, L. Levy James A Devote.
c. A. Sweinfqrth, VI. Nlhan' b. j. hilieia' >.
F6rty-ffth DIstricfHColin NJ. BOYD, Chuncey
Barbour, w. P. Lawlor, j. d. w. Foley, captain
Jetfrles, Louis Gazzels, James Douglass. M.
Hives.
Chairman Pepper called the meeting to
order at S:45 o'clock and a motion was
made to omit the rollcall.
Condor of the Twenty-ninth opposed
! the omission of the rollcall, but the mo-
! ton was carried aud the chairman then
read the following resolution, offered by
Z. p. f. Troy:
Rescued, That we hereby indOrse the earn
est Work of the Hon. j. q. Mcguire in defense
OF the principles of the Democratic State aud
national platforms, and particularly in his able
efforts IN support OF tarf reform and In oppO-
sitiOn 10 the funding of the railroad debt, and
we hereby pledge our delegates to the Fourth
Congressional District convention 10 again
place this honest defender OF the rights of the
people in nomination as their representative In
/ Congress and TO any office TO which he may
aspire.
Andy Clunie got the floor, and said he
hoped that Tie committee would adopt the
resolution. He declared that Judge Ma
gure had been the best Representative
California had ever had. The Democrats
OF the city should give him anything he
wanted. He urged that the d 'mOcracy
should have plank in its platform oppOs-
ing the passage Of the Reilly funding bill,
and that the octopus known as the South
ern Pacific should be shaken from the
State of California.
Walter Gallagher, a cousin of Judge
Mcguire, followed in the same strain and
! offered an amendment to the resolution to
the effect that Judge Mcguire should be
supported by the party for any posi- ion he
might desire. They accepted the amend
ment and the resolution. as printed above,
was adopted by rising vote.
There was considerable cheering, and
then Chairman Pepper read the following
resolution, submitted by ]. Salumann:
WHEREAS, The Democratic party has always
been known as the party of home rule, and has
always been untiinchingly opposed TO Federal
| interference u State elections; aud whereas
/ The President of the United states on July H.
| 1886, issued on order, 10 be found on pages
| 54l-542 of the annual reporl OF the Civil Ser
| vice Commission, warning all Federal ofncials
! and their Sub0rdinates against making their
| Influence felt in the manipulation OF primary
meetings aud nominating conventions. and
/ enjOiuing them from using their positions 10
COMPASS their election as delegates TO political
/ conventions; and Whereas the said order Is still
in force, although at present in state OF innocu-
| GUS drsuetude,
! ResOLUed. BY the general committee OF the
| Democratic party OF San Francisco, that all
nominations of Federal officials and their SUBJ
| Ordinates for tile position OF delegate TO the
/ State convention, 10 be held In this city on
August 81, 1894, are her by declared null aud
void aud of no effect and that any and all votes
cas- for such Federal officials by members OF
this general committee for the position of dele
gates TO Sueh State convention shall be counted
as blank votes.
There was instant objection to the
resolution and it was promptly voted
down.
The next resolution was as follows:
That the delegates TO the State convention
from this city be, and they are hereby in
structed to vote for, and work 10 secure the
adoption OF a strong plank in the platform or
our party for this state, condemDing the pend.
ing bill now before Congress or any pending
bill and advocating the taking over by the
Government OF the Central and Union Pacific
Railroad ana the operating tDtm as PUBIC
highways by and under the Government con-
troll.
The resolution was adopted.
Chairman Pepper then stated that the
committee had reached the principal bust
ness of the evening, which was to elect
delegates to the State convention. He
said the voting would be under the Har-
ney resolution, and would be by ballot.
Joseph Rothschild SAID that there were
names on some of the tickets which had
no right to be there. No names should be
voted for which had not been nominated
by the district committee, that being the
spirit of the Harvey resolution, which
should be abided by.
Armes acceded to this. and motion to
exclude the irregular tickets was adopted
without dissent.
The meeting then proceeded TO ballot.
Four tellers were appointed. Armes nam
ing two and Clunie two. Armes selected
Joe Goger and w. J. Biggy. and Clunis
named himself and l.. j. Fitzgerald.
A ballot-boX was mounted Cd pedestal
on the stage and as the secretary called
the roll the members passed from the BODY
of the hall to the platform and handed
their ballots TO Chairman Pepper. who
dropped them into the slot In full view OF
the audience and under the close scrutiny
of the watchful tellers.
The voting went along with only the
usual confusion until the Thirty-third Dis
trict was reached. When the name of
Thomas Doyle on the list of N embers from
that district was called a styishly
dressed young man passed across the
stage and handed a ticket to Pepper.
There were 400 pairs of eyes on him and
about half of them knew Tommy Doyle.
There was spontaneous yell That's
not Doyle" and the excited Democrats
pressed forward in eagerness to see that
The man did not succeed in getting in
fraudulent ballot The tellers were also
aware that this young dude was not Doyle.
and Chairman Pepper withheld the ballot
and ordered the offender off the stage. ID
descended the steps smiling and quickly
buried himself In the crowd.
Then there was another long siege OF
comparative quiet, broken only by the mo-
notoBous calling of names.
The holders of the pale-blue ticket, bear
ing the names Of the Harvey Armes dele
gates, doomed up in large numbers for a
considerable time and the Harvey faction
manifested its approval by occasional ap-
p ause. They declared that il they didn't
win they would give the other side
very close call, but the dark-g cen
tide turned toward the box and there was
more applause from the other side. When
John II. Wise of the Forty-sscond was
called he marched to the box smiling and
deposited dark green ticket. Max Pepper
Of the Foriy-third voted a dark green
Clunie and McNab ticket.
AT the close the name of James Ruker
was called, and Jim Neal screamed from
the floor. Don't let him vote that's Cap
tain Jeffres." he continued to declare
the identity of the would-be voter and the
ballot was rejected.
This concluded the voting, and the chair
man announced the balIoting closed