Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1895-01-19
WEAR Y OF RING RULE
San Frah hcisco People Intend to
Make Reforms.
GREAT MASS MEETING HFln
Hantington denounced as n nr,,.
conRr ess Asked 20 Right CAN
foraia's Wrongs.

san FraHcisco. Jan. lathe appoint
ment OF Nose Gunst, a wel1-known
sporting man. as police Commissioner
Oh san francisco. and the recent re-
IusaI OF Acting United States Attorney
Knight TO Tissue warrant for ,ba a ar,a.,
- - ~ huntington for violation OF the
interstate NV IN issuing pass 10 Frank
h. stone pohtician, and glaring frauds
AT eiie rec ent election, caused Mayor
sutro TO issue call for a mass meeting
OF eltizens 70 take action on these mat
ters,
The meeting was held last night In
metropolitan hall, which was crowded
oy representative citizens. IL is esti-
mated that 10000 people were turned
away being unable To gain admittance
20 the nan. The meeting was very bus
lhess-iike. Speeches were made by we'll
known meil and series of resolutions
adopted appropriate TO the occasion.
The resolutions adopted denounee c. p.
huntington as self-confessed briber
and accuse him Of taking $50, 200. 900
from EngliF Fh stockholders In the Cen
tfai Pacihc and solemn protest is en-
tered again = the passage OF the funding
Dill. and tht speaker of the house is an
pealed to tp protect the people or Cali
Iofnia by refusing TO give special or
der for day TO the Central Pacific rail-
road committee, and each individual
member OF congress In appealed to to
not overlook the 100000 protests against
this bill filed by the inhabitants of the
Pacific coast
The resolutions also demand that the
legal authorities of the United States
Ia this judicial district shall issue war
rant for the arrest OF Huntington. The
president " appealed TO to see that
Justice IL done and that he demand
that Messrt Knight and Heacock do
their full duty under the law or that
they be rel lleved from the offices they
are disgracN ng and degrading
Other resolutions denounce ex-Gover-
nor Markham as a tool OF the Southern
Pacific and the appointment of Nose
Gunst as pblice commissioner In char
acterized as a burning shame and dis
grace to thk respectable portion OF the
community 1t was resolved that q
committee Or three be appointed 10 wais
upon Gunst and request him TO resign
the Office and also that a committee OF
II be appointed to effect a permanent
organization TO act with other organf-
zations OF like character In securing
the reforms so earnestly desired.
MORE OVERFLOW MEETINGS.
San Francisco. Jan. l3.-Two monster
meetings following that OF hast night
We're held today. one in the Metropoli-
tan hall and the other In the Odd Fell
lows hall for the purpose OF stimulating
the sentiment In the way of municipal
reform. Both meetings were crowded
and standin. room was eagerly sought
for. Both gatherings were under the
auspices OF the local civic federation.
AZ the meeting in Metropolitan han.
Reverend Henry was the principal
speaker and he denounced In scathing
terms the appointment of NJ. A. Gunst
as police commissioner and the mani
fest corruption In the local elections.
The largest meeting was at the Odd
Fellows hail filling the gallery and
floor until there was room for no more
to enter.
II was marked by fierce speeches.
followed To the close by the hearty ac-
cord of a gathering wholly in earnest.
II Was carr ed on under the direction
OF the law and order league and the
speakers chose for their topics local
election rapds, the appointment OF
Nj. \. Gunst as police commissioner and
the refusal 10 issue warrant for c. p.
Huntington. The two pricipaI speakers
We're Rev. pr. Elbert Dillie and Rev.
Dr. c. o. Brown. two prominent minis
ters.