The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-06-22
THEIR CAMPAIGN.
Politics in the Pioneer
Society.
RIVAL TICKETS BULLETINED.
A New Financial Policy Is the
Issue.
RIVAL TICKETS BULLETINED.
THE INDEPENDENTS PLATFORM.
Funds From the Lick Trust Said to
Furnish Means for More Liberal
Management.

| J0ero IS q cOnQlLlO1 when more nearly
approaches it than anything that has hap
pened since Historian Bancroft was read
out of the Society of California Pioneers
and his unnumbered volumes were sent
| clattering after him.
The cause of the present excitement is
nothing more than the annual election of
officers. AT the last regular meeting of
the society. as usual, a nominating COM
mittee was appointed to place the regular
ticket" in the field for the election, which
is scheduled for July Z. This committee,
which was, of course, in sympathy with
the administration which is soon to retire
and which had followed the beaten path
trod by all former administrations.
named candidates who would stand by
the former policy. or at any rate no plat
| form was published which contemplated
| any change.
But about three mornings ago surprise
was in store for the ArgOnauts as they
! strOlleG into their favorite place of resort.
| Placed beside the regular ticket" on the
| bulletin board and wherever there had
| been one posted in the building was an
other list of candidates. under the heading
members ticket" containing only few
| of the names which appeared on the regu-
| lar ticket. But save for the legend mem
| bers' ticket there was naught about the
| for its existence or what were its claims
! for support, aud it was promptly charac-
| terZed as nondescript-
| The regular ticket" is headed by Super
| visor Christian Refs and is as follows:
President. Christian Refs; vice. presidents
! John Ii. Jewett (San FTanciscO), Niles Searls
! (San Francisco Henry Matthews (Oakland),
| William NJ. Eddy Santa Barbara Caius T. Ry-
Iana SSan JOSEF treasurer, a; John d. TaIlant;
| Gibbs, John p. Boring, II. \. Tilden. Henry B.
| Russ. Washington Aver, Robert Thompson,
Louis Ii. B0nestel, Z. e.. NJ OOre. Louis Sloss.
The members ticket" places A. Pow
ell, prominent lumber merchant in nom
ination for the presidency, and the rest of
! the ticket 10 as follows:
| Vice-presidents - Niles Searls (San Fran
| cisco) II. +. Highton (San Francisco c. T. Ry-
| land (San JOse), II. II. Ellis (SunoD Galen Bur
dell (Marin County; treasurer, John d. Tai
| liant; marshal j. +. Pinkham; directors-C.
| V. 5. Gibbs, j. A. Schmidt, E. NJ. Root. j. II.
! Hegler H. N Tlden. ii. B. Russ, w. T. Il allo-
way, {. S. King aud f. T. Kruse.
But the nondescript ticket, as the latter
| has been characterized, is not monde
script because it had no supporters or oe-
cause they were without a platform upon
| which to stand, and an address which is
! given below, and which will be bulletined
at Pioneer Hall this morning, states very
| clearly what the promoters Of the men,
| bers' ticket demand.
During the coming year the society will
! probably receive its shares OF the funds
| from the Lick trust, and with addad
wealth some of the Pioneers believe in the
inauguration of more liberal policy, par
ticuiarly In the matter of relief of the
! INDECENT members, and the splendid for
| tune of which the society will soon be pos
sessed will make it amply able to provide
! for the declining years of every man whose
| Drawing of the hardships in the new FL
| Dorado was not rewarded with DouE teous
| returns.
! There remains now but the completion
! of the statuary in font of the City Hall
and the opening of the mechanical school,
when the work of the trustees will be
! completed. and the balance of James
Lick's princeiy fortune will be divided be-
! tween the Academy Of Science and the
J Pioneer Society. The share of the latter
will be nearly S2Oo, 600 above all its indebt-
edness, and this furnishes the "progres-
sive" memb ers with the arguments which
| they are advancing.
! The address is signed by sixty members
of the society and is as follows:
To the Members Of the SOctsty of California
Pioneers: The annual election Of our society
would seem proper time to take into eonsid-
Grafton the future management and admins
tFation of Its affairs. With no thought OF re-
yerting TO the past In any critical manner the
question presents itself WHETHER more humane
and liberal spirit should or should not prevail
in its future policy than has CHARACTERIZED it's
past And upon this question this article rep
resents the Affirmative, and respectfully submits
the following arguments for the consideration
OF our members TO sustain that position:
Our society Is society OF wealth. 1t Is a
| fact that II settlement with the Lick trust
! should take place to-day the society would
own, free OF incumbrance, all OF It's property
| and be In possession OF over 100000 in coin,
which aggregate is steadily increasing. Most
! all OF This vast wealth, closely verging upon
! three-QuarteTS of million, was bestowed upon
us by mat noble philanthTopist. James Lick
and il is believed, and asserted by those VINO
knew him best, that his generous bounty 10 this
] nfu tad
he was making provision for the aged and de-
| crepit OF the compatrOts of his own early DAYS
| in California when age and adversely should
| oVeTtake them than by any other consideTa-
| ton, inasmuch as he had already made prIncely
provision In other directions In aid OF science
| and the perpetuatOn of history.
In connection with the subj ct IL is pertinent
| to ask: Why should such rigid economy be
! adhered TO II II Is for the purpose of handing
| down to our descendants this magnificent es-
| tate, free and unincumbered? 1t Is safe TO say
! that such parsmony is not appreciated by
| them; and, on the contrary, to assert that a
/ large majority OF them earnestly approve a
| more humane and Generous policy, which many
| OF the most prominent among them openly ad-
vocate, and which II Is believed the unbiased
| mass OF the socl~ty earnestly approve.
In the cases of the aged and dacrepit whose
weary footsteps are fast vending to that mys-
| ferrous future, beyond the reach OF human aid
and who are receiving relief, the extent OF such
/ relief should challenge and receive the sympa-
| thetic and humane consideration of those 10
whom Is delegated the power Of granting it,
| Hundreds OF dollars are drawn annually from
the general fund to defray the expenses of
excursions and banquets which is very proper:
| but the idea occurs that. II the general fund
| can be drawn upon for such purposes surely
the aged and feeble should have equal claims
upon the same fund. The idea that the So
called relief fund, money given TO us by ind-
viduals, especially to be devoted to relief is
| the only fund thai can be applied 10 relief, is
] uusouud In argument and unjust and ungener-
| Gus In principle aud application. IL is held by
many OF our society that our whole properly
| constitutes relief fund In connection with
other purposes To susl ain this position aTti-
Gle OF our constitution reads:
! NAME AND 0BJECT.-This society shall be
kno wn as The Society Of California Pioneers
| Ii Is designed 10 be moral. benevolent. lit
eTary and scientific association. and It's objects
are: To cultivate social intercourse. form a
mole perfect union among It's members and
! create fund for charitable purposes In their
| behalf"
| Surely it cannot be claimed that the fund
donated TO us by individuals for relief is Gre
ated by the society In compliance with ana as
contemplated by this article of constltu-
| ton. Nothing verglng In The slightest upon
| eXtIavagance Is herein advocated, but it is
commended that our whole property is held In
| trust by our proper officers for the benefit and
| on behalf OF our members, and IL should be ad.
/ minlstered In generous and humane spirit,
| conducive TO their comfort and well being. To
Withhold such comfort for the purpose of trans.
| hitting TO our descendants such substance Is
not desired by our inheritofs, and iI Is safe TO
| assert that they would una nimously and gladly