The morning call., 1895-02-09
TO-NIGHT'S MEETING.
Corruption Will Be Talked in
the Temple.
PUBLIC OPINION DESIRED.
The Civic Federation Want Waymire'S
Bill Endorsed.
one HUNDRED TO GO TO SACRAMENTO.
Special Cars Will Be Used to Garry the
Lobby to the Capital City on
Monday.
PUBLIC OPINION DESIRED.
one HUNDRED 10 GO TO SACRAMENTO.

One hundred citizens are to go to Sac
ramento in special cars to push the Way
mire bill through the Legislature. Their
services have been rendered the Civic Fed
Grafton and accepted. The party will go
to the capital on Mon day.
Tonight the degradation Of the NUM-
cipal offices of San Francisco will be dis
cussed at Metropolitan Hall. All day to-
day wagons containing bells and drums
will parade the streets in order that those
who hear may know that the corruption
in the city will be outlined in full, and
that the whole people are invited to attend
the meeting and lend their assistance in
furthering the effort of securing an inves-
tigation of the Police Department and
other offices as outlined in the Waymire
bill.
All this has been planned on account of
the request of D. Gilbert Dexter and
Stewart Menzies that strong expression
of the people should be had in order to
revive the corpse, considered by the Legis-
lature as buried.
Mayor Sutro has been asked to preside
at the meeting. His Honor is suffering
from a severe cold, and if his ailment is no
better tonight he will be represented upon
the platform by letter of regret and
advice.
The 100 men who will go to Sacramento
are to act as ice-presidents of the meeting
and will occupy the platform.
The committee having the arrangement
of the gathering in hand split into sub
committees yesterday and each took a GER
tain portion of the work. Rev. E. r. Ollie
had the selection of speakers and the choice
be long one in the line speech-making.
General charges of corruption in the Police
Department will be made and the side OF
life needing investigating portrayed.
1t was at first intended to have petition
prepared for those attending the meeting
to sign, but that plan has been abandoned.
The special carloads are expected to voice
the sentiments of the people of San Fran
cisco when they reach Sacramento.
In addition to that the speeches made
from the platform tonight will be taken in
full and Transcribed for the perusal of the
legislators. Rev. E. R. Ollie will act as
master of ceremonies until a regular chair
man is selected.
George Z. Gaden had charge of the out
door arrangements. He has secured the
Temple for the night, and has received
sufficient donations to pay the expenses of
hiring the hall and wagons to be paraded
| this morning. Attention has been paid to
the possibility of an overflow meeting, in
case sufficient number of citizens respond
to the call to warrant it.
| l. J. Truman devoted what time he could
spare in looking up citizens who desired to
take prominent part in the movement.
The Chamber of Commerce, the Board of
| Trade, Merchants Association and the
Union League were called upon to see
what action they would take. 1t was I'M
derstood that all the organizations would
be represented at the meeting.
Music will be on hand at 1870, at which
hour the meeting will be called to order
and the list of vice-presidents will be read.
| Then the tale of corruption will be told.