The morning call., 1894-09-14
WITH AN UNBRIDLED TONGUE
Old Records Talked of With a
Vengeance.
TRADE FROM BEGINNING TO END
Non-Partisan Ticket Is Suggested and
a Committee for Preliminary
Work Is Appointed.

Both the Republican and Democratic
bosses were scored numerically last night
in Metropolitan Hall by Mr.. Blenner-
hasset of Los Angeles. who came into
notoriety through his attack on Colonel
Dan Burns at the Republican State con-
vention at Sacramento.
The main floor was com fortably filed
with an audience that grew enthusiastic
over his speech. and amo ne the crowd was
a large sprinkllng of ladies, who evil
IDENTIFY took a deep interest in the attack
on bossism. To the galleries were few
hundred listeners, many of whom cheered
and applauded uproariously at every
onslaught.
Behin1 the speaker was a large diagram
on canvas showing the interior arrange
ment of Republican headquarters at 632
Market street.-the State Com mmittee rooms.
To this Blennerhasset referred in the
course of his address. After entering
from the public hall the visitor would find
himself in a general rece pti on-room in the
middle of the building and surrounded
by other rooms. On one side are
two rooms with signs upon the doors,
none but employees" Of the general
reception room is the ''lieutenant's room,"
TO which is annexed the assis ant secre-
tary's room. To reach the exclusive
apa tments Of the Colonel Ii is necessary TO
pass through these two rooms. In one
corner of the private Office is an "Cil
room" where lubrirating the machin-
cry is done according to Blennerhasset a
curtain gives double sense Of seclusiOD
from Drying eyes or ears. Behind Ii is a
committee-room and then a private door
through which the street Is reached with
out having to run the gauntlet of half a
dozen apartments.
All this detail was gone inrn for the pur-
pose of showing " hat peculiar arrange
ments are necessary to conduct politics.
and the secrecy and air of mystery were
supposed 10 carry dlsagreeable convlc-
tion.
The speaker made his attacks without
the least attempt al bridling his tongue or
TEMPER He plunged into the onslaught
Iearlesslv, and with such JUNCTION be hardly
knew when TO cease. being carried on, too,
by enthusiastic applause and exclamatiOnS
of approval. He made open charges, and
declared be could prove all that be said.
Il have the records here to prove what
say. And when Burns was a State Of
fetal he again defaulted: The records are
in existence 10 prove it,
After making these charges he appealed
to the audience, saying, Now, let 'ue ask
you as citizens of the State, can you afford
to support man of that character? Can
you afford to have him at the head of a
party?"
Boss Buckley's well-known record was
revamped and exposed in all its ugliness
and he received the speakers condemna-
tiOn.
During a heated part of the speech a
man in the gallery threw a large nail at
Blennerbasset, but the missile fell short of
its mark and struck reporter on the head
infiicting painful SCALP wound.
w. T. Laumeister addressed the meeting
after Blennerhasset concluded. he moved
that a committee of five be al D inted to
confer with the Nnn-Partisau leaders with
a view to nominating a Non-Partisan
iI'ket. Dr. Charles Cleveland. CALVIN
Ewing, j. Gilbert Dexter, w. F. Laumeis-
ter and w. III. Davis were appointed.
The meeting adjourned subject to the
call OF the chair, and meanwhile Nom
Partisan campaign will be conducted by
the committee.