The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-22
EVANS AND THE GRAND JURORS.
The Registrar Waited Upon and Told
to Send the Returns to Sacra-
mento to Avoid Indictment.

take the consequences" were the omlnous
words with which Governor-elect James
II. Budd closed an address to the lroQuois
Club last evening.
While waiting the arrival of the hon.
Ored guest of the evening the IrOQuOis
Club proceeded with the routine OF the
evening. 1t was nearly 9 o'clock when
Mr. Budd, escorted by Louis Metzger and
j. j. Flynn, entered the elnbroOm, The
GovernoT-eiect was greeted with the
1roQCois war-whoop, three cheers and a
tiger and escorted to a seat beside the
president. He asked that the club COM
plete the business on hand and not allow
his arrival to interrupt the proceedings
The routine work was speadily disposed
of.
81 now take great pleasure in introduce
ing the next Democratic Governor of Cal
ifornia, the Hon. James II. Budd," said
President Alexander Laidlaw. There was
another war-whO OPP and more cheers. After
the enthusiastic greeting had ceased tho
GovernoT-elect began:
81 did not come here for the purpose of
making a speech. l am not before this
organ izatlon whining for a recount.
have been to Sacramento and | have
looked over my future quarters IN the
State Capitol and / have conferred with
Inc outgoing Governor on Inc duties OF
the Office" Cheers.
GOvernor-eleet Budd apologized for the
lateness of his arrival, declaring that
Chairman Gould, who was TO arrange for
his presence, must have gone to dinner
and forgotten all about the Governor, the
IrOquOis Club and Democracy. sand So"
he continued, Il waited on the seventh
floor of the California for the Iroquois
committee while they waited i'll front of
the Occidental.
II am not here to speak of the election.
That is thing of the past" said the Gov
ernor-elect taking up the thread of his
address.
He declared that he had come TO
thank the Iroouois Club personally for
its voices in the campaign. He declared
that the Friday night meeting in the
Pavilion prior to the election was the
largest political gathering ever held in
San Francisco. 1t was under 1roQuoiS
auspices that he spoke that night. He de-
clared that that meeting tended as much
to elect him as any single feature of the
canvass.
81 entered the fight with fear and
trembling" continued the speaker. II
DIG not seek the nomination, but after con-
sutation with my friends | allowed my
name to be presented. | did not enter the
convention hall while the deliberations
were going on, which resulted In my nomi-
nation, though L did some little wire-pull-
lie
with suffers. [Cheers.
Il was nominated l stated at the time
that the fight would be a hard ore, but
that l was used to hard fights. l said l
would canvass the State thoroughly; that
would spare no effort to win and that
canvass 1 did so. I went north and
l went south, but l realized that
San Francisco was the battle-ground if
my opponents Gid not. and while they
were speaking in little places of 500 or
600 votes l spoke nineteen times in San
Francisco with its $4,000 votes. The way
TO win an election is to go where the votes
are to be had. | saw they were to be had
here. told the people there was no way
they could beat me unless they counted
me ont. l told the people to vote in the
day time and to watch the booths at night
TO see that there was q fair count, and
they did"
Mr.. Budd stated that he was a young
man and that one of the great elements in
the election was the young men. The
young men rallied to his support He was
a graduate of the State University. and
thousands who had been educ ted 10 that
Institution had "turnej loose, irrespective
of party, to vote for jim Budd." The
people believed that he favored economy
and that the methods at Sacramento
should be rebuked. Mr. Budd told
of his large vote in Los Angeles
and other southern coun ties, and men
toned his vote at the home of his oppo-
nent in Nspa County. Then, referring to
the fact that the Republican ticket had in
most instances been elected by very large
maiorities. he said: "But | received
plurality Of 1905. If had received all the
votss | was entitled TO il would have been
5OCO. | charge DO man with fraud. In
San Frau cisco | did not have the control
of tile Police Department. My brother
in-law was not the Registrar / had no
IF 1 uor1If ,,ro . I,
canvass on bloud and heart, and they went
In on steal and an attempt to steal.
would not take the Office of Governor on
any technically. l would not take 1t on
any suhteriuge of a legislative recount,
bur n am elected | shall take my oath
of Office and my seat as Governor of the
State OF California" Cheers.l
In conclusion MIR. Budd added that if
nut out aud disorder followed those re-
sponsible for such condition of things
would have TO take the consequences.
There were hearty cheers following the
speech and the GOvernoT-elect was de-
cared by accla nation an honorary mem
Der Of the Iroquois Club.
The routine was again taken up. Mr..
Budd begged To be excused and as he re-
tired remarked:
We may have 10 walt few days, but We'll
get there"
''Do you want any guns?" asked an Iro-
quois brave.
There will be lots of guns there" re-
piled the Governor elect. Bring your
tomahawks. l see some one has been sing
a tomahawk upon your president" he
added, referring TO scalp wound on the
back of the presidents head.
Alter the Goyernor-elect departed the
routine was again taken up. Prior to Mr..
Budd's appearance at the opening of the
proceedings Max Pepper. after several
months absence. entered the hall. He
was uproariously greeted and escorted to
a chair beside the president.
The following candidates were placed in
nomination. to be voted for On next Fri
dav evening:
Presdent-J. j. Flynn, Cornelius j. Sui
Ivan.
Vice-p resident-WalterP p. Stradley, John
Wall
Second ce-president-Charles Kilday.
Financial secretary-J. ID. Pratt.
Recording secretary-Daniel Gordon.
Corresponding secretary-R. r Britt.
Treasurer-Lonis MetZger.
Directors-L. V. Merle. Thomas Burnes,
DR.. Bragg d. r. McIenry A. de las