The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-07-10
ANGRY DEMOCRATS
Talk About Excluding the
Reporters.
BUT THEY DID NOT DO 1T.
The Committee of Seven Goes to
Work.
ROWS IN DISTRICTS CONSIDERED
Republicans Postpone Their Mass
Meeting-The Populists Are
Beginning to Move.

Inc committee or seven appointed at TIT
! last meeting of the Democratic committe,
to supervise the work of purging the dis
| trlct rolls, etc, met at the Baldwin las
night to receive reports from the canvass
i ing committees of the various districts
There was tull attendance, Max Pepper
and Thomas Cuslck acting as chairman
and secretary respectively, ex oficio.
A j. Clunie precipitated the committee
into an animated discussion at the start by
| moving that the representative of the
Chronicle be excluded from the room
He said that that paper had been per.
sistently and willfully publishing articles
that were untrue about the committee
and its chairman for the purpose OF
injuring the Democratic party. 1t haG
impugned Mr.. Peppers motives and at
tempted to cast odium upon everything
that was attempted to be done. Its re-
ports of The proceedings were not as the
proceedings occurred, and ClGnie thought
it was about time to exclude the repre-
sentatives of the paper from the meetings
of the committee.
Clunie had reference 10 articles attempt-
ing TO show that Max Pepper, when he
caused the committee to be appointed. had
been acting in collision with c. A. Buck
ley for the purpose of throwing the
primary into Buckeyes hands and be-
traying the party.
Chairman Pepper called NJ. J. Mcdonald
to the chair and then said he was opposed
to the motion. He could not favor the
exclusion Of one paper when the repre-
sentatves OF the others we're present.
AS far as be was personally con-
cerned he did not care what the
Chronicle published. If it chose to
dIstOrt things the result would show
that what it said was not true, and he un-
derstood perfectly well that it was mat
ter of policy with the paper that actuated
1t, and that the articles were not to be
attributed to the reporter. who was doubt
less acting under instructions. He thought
1t would be unwise to take the step pro-
posed. as in the end it would be clearly
shown that he was acting in good faith
and for The good OF the party.
l.. V. Merle and Clunie both conceded
with the chairman as TO the injustice of
gued for the motion. Clunie said that the
other papers gave accurate reports of
what was done, and as long as they con-
tlnued to do so he was In favor Of allowing
them to be- present at the meeting, but he
Insisted that any paper TIA: Bisrepre-
sented the facts should be shut out.
7. j. Harvey moved as an amendment
it was part of the duty of the committee
to hear and pass upon the disputes in the
and he did not think it good
policy 10 publish these to the world.
Pepper objected to the amendment on
the ground that the fights in the party
were public property. The people had
right to know what was going on.
Merle made speech in which he said
that the articles rejecting upon the chair
man and the committee we're inspired by
a member of the general committee, and
this met with general assent They all |
agreed that a certain disgruntled Demo- !
crat had been going to the newspapers
with stories about this, that and the other |
person, and that his object was 10 in lure !
the party. Harney's amendment received |
10 second, and a vote on Clunie's original |
motion was defeated, Mcdonald, Merle |
and Clunie voting for 1t.
Max Pepper moved that a committee of |
three be appointed to investigate and as |
certain who the man was who had been |
toing the talking, and Clune volunteered |
the statement that it was Gavin McNat. |
Then there followed a discussion as to
what had best be done to McNab. IT |
was suggested that he be taken before the
general committee on charges of disloyalty
to the party. Clunie said that he had been
expelled from the executive committee
1nce for similar work. Realy thought it
would not be we'll to have committe ap
pointed, and the general sentiment was
hat McNab be let alone for the time and
dropped into oblivion.
Peppers motion received no second, and |
The committee proceeded to business
The row in the Thirty-sxth District was
he first TO be called, but Clunie said that
t was about to be settled by the factions
which had been contending for the DOS.
session of the roll, and it was dropped.
q nrfh fbar
hat the secretary had refused 10 furnish
copy Of the roll to members of the can
TassIng committee. Merle said he knew
hat the secretary had furnished copies of
he roll every night. but that the dissatis
led contingent wanted the original roll
The matter was laid over, as since the
kick" had been registered the committee
lad sent out circular that would set the
rouble right.
Fitzgerald of the Forty-ffth told the
committee that the minority in his district
vas being ignored. They couldn't see the
oil and wanted to very badly. He said
King, Young, Chandler and others were
carrying things with high hand down in
he Forty-fifth. One night they registered
70. the next night 1G6 and the next
10, and on the fourth night they took the
oil away and brought it back with 500
James on il. Secretary Cusick was in
tructed to notify Secretary Sales that he
must give a copy of the roll to j. j. Muir
,hy of the Fitzgerald faction.
Haley Of the Forty-second complained
hat the copy of the roll that had been
furnished him was not correct, and that he
wanted 10 see the original. Secretary
Hayes was present ana EXPLAINED that
Haley had coupled his demand for the roll
With an insinuati0n that he and his friends
lad been stuffing it. That was why he
lad refused 1t. LII was finally agreed that
Haley should be allowed to Compare his
opy with the original in this presence of
Max Pepper.
The Twenty eighth District sent in a list
Il suffers that had been eXpunged from
he roll. 1t was very voluminous, and the
committee went into executive session to
Unsider ii.
AT the meeting of the executive commit
ee of the Republican executive council
leld last evening it was resolved that on
ccount of the death of the chairman of
he Republican State Central Commit
COLONEL T. Fl. Meyers, the ratification
Meeting which was to have been held on
Iulv IA be postponed, the time and place
o be hereafter fixed. A large at
enhance of the committee was had
nd applications of admission to the council
we're received and laid over until the next
Meeting of The general council. Speeches
we're made by several of the members
present upon the course pursued by the
ouDcil and In favor of the State ticket.
The speakers also deplored the Industrial
ondition of the country, due to the I'M
american condition of the present admin
stration.
Morris NJ Estee was in the city yester-
ay. de came back from Mana unex-
ectedly and reappeared at his office. His
usiness affairs would not permit him to
emain In the country, and it is probable