The morning call., 1894-06-23
LATEST Is "PROGRESSIvE."
StraddIes the Present Policy and
the Liberal Move.
HOW THE FACTIONS ORIGINATED.
The Cut in Reliefs Was Necessary
The Fortune Due Will Put
Everything Right.

The California Pioneers have deter
mined to gst as much fun out of their
little campaign-which ends with the
election OF new setIof officers on July Z
as may be possible.
Last evening, to the astOnishment of the
two establis he'd camps, there was posted
up on the bulletin board alongside Of the
regular ticket" and the ''ne IN bers' ticket"
a third, the progressive ticket"
a. w. Won Schmidt fathers this ticket
in bold black letters as chairman of the
progressive nominating committee"
The progressive ticket is evidently a
straddle of the other two tickets or of the
situation that had brought them in oppo-
sition. The members ticket. as stated
in THE CALL yesterday. grows from the
belief by some of the Pioneers that the
element now in charge Of the affairs of
the society is not liberal enough to handle
the prospective 100000 about falling to
the society from the Lick estate. The
progressive ticket. while declaring itself in
favor OF liberal handling OF the funds, lays
claim also to the confidence of the society
on the ground that IL "favors the existing
policy" The exact language In which
this paradoxical position is taken is sort
# postscript below the ticket as posted.
1t is rs follows:
AS the James Lick trust will soon be closed.
liberal provision should be made for the aid of
worthy members.
II is desired that all contributing members
who have paid dues amounting to $50 shall be-
come life members of the society without the
payment OF any additional sum for full life
membership.
The above-named candidates are TO be trusted
because they favor the existing policy and will
sustain the present bylaws.
This is the ticket:
President. Christian Refs.
presidents-Elsha w. McKinstry
of San Francisco, Niles Searls of San
Francisco, Caius Il. RYland of San Jose,
Kune of Sacramento.
Treasurer, John ID. Tallant.
Marshal. John +. Pinkham.
Directors-JOhn p. Boring. James II.
WILDER, Henry Ma thews, a. S. Hall,
Washington Aver. Edward E. Chever,
Leon SlOss, Robert Thompson, c. C.
Moore.
This is very largely the regular ticket"
the material difference being the marshais,
John t. PinEham being substituted for
j. d. Thompson. The few changes in the
directors are chiefly the substitution Of the
names of present directors for some new
ones.
There is no trouble in the society what
ever, no III feeling over this matter" said
John +. Boring, one of the present direct
ors and candidate on the regular and the
progressive tickets, Yesterday afternoon.
"a little difference of opinion and desire
to demonstrate that the Pioneers are In it
yet II there is any fun to De had"
This little contest" said an active
Young member of the society last evening
''had its origin with faction that sprang
M some time ago, when the funds ba-8n
to run short and the necessity arose TO cut
down the pensions.
THE relief fund consists now of about
$4,000. 1t was first started by r. j.
Tiffany, an ex-president, who gave $500.
Others added until it reached $1,000 only
the interest Of " hch is available. Several
| years ago Alexander Montgomery gave
! $4,000 and then $4,000 to the fund. of
which both principal and interest could
! be used. This was drawn upon in such a
manner that about year ago il grew ap-
/ parent that unless halt was called Il
/ would be wholly dlssipated. With the in
auguration Of a period of retrenchment
came kick. There have always been
| factions, of course, as there is in any So
| cieiy. and one of these set up an oppo-
sition ticket then as now. But those in
/ control have managed tho affairs better
| than they have been managed for a long
time, and the opposition only polled 90
! votes out of $50.
''This year they tried to capture the reg
ular nomination and put up Nominating
committee as against that of the existing
regime The committee of the latter,
| however, Samuel Deal, II. II. Welsh, c.
! II. Stoutenb borough, f. Bornemann, Peer
Tiffany and c. T. Ryland Jr.. won by
101 to II in open Meeting. The ticket they
| named is the regular of course. Then
Captain William Swazey. put up the men,
! bers' ticket
''Those who form the progressive move
ment Fave always been with the regulars
heretofore. This year. however, they shy
off in so far as to name another man for
marshal and four new men for directors,
who they think will be more liberal than
those whom they displace.
"Ihe election will be the most interest
ing held In the society for mauy years, as,
| OF course, the money about to fall to the
! society will put IL in fine financial condi-
tion and in shape to carry out its aims as
! 1t never has been before. 1t will fail 10
the duty of the officers elected to carry out
this aim. and the division of opinion as to
/ who can best do il has brought the unusual
! crop of tickets in the field"
1.-THE complaint that we have not been
| liberal is only raised BY those who do not
| know the conditions" said Mr.. Barring.
| could with the funds we had, but what we
have given we DO not publish broadcast.
! The members IT the soriety are not men
who want their distress made known.
! w nile every Der Is en- titled 10 com G
and inspect the books they do rot do So
! they do not want to know. Only three
men in the society know about the relief
| that is extended. Therefore those whose
| pensions had to be cut may themselves
think that is a hardship, but the fact Is ii
was only done when 1t became necessary.
1t is not wise or sound business policy to
count on fortune till you get it,
| AS residuary legatee of the Lick estate
| the society was beneficiary tn the enrn NJ
! about 100000. 1t borrowed on this pros
pect the sun of $500. 900 with which it pui
up The building on Fourth street, which il
| its home. The income from rents is said
| to pay all the running expenses of the 81.
ciety and with the 100000 due its relief
| fund will be ample for The future.