The record-union., 1895-09-25
BOUNCING OF COMMITTEEMAN FEHLS
The Democratic Pasture Is for Demo-
Gratis Only.
j. S. Carroll Has a Narrow Escape
What the PopuIists and Citi-
zens Are Doing.

The Democratic City Central Com
mittee held a "red-hot" meeting last
night For some time before the COM
mittee was called to order the meeting
room, which was in f. I. Van Fleets
office, was crowded with friends of Stem
man, Lawton, Leonard and other aspi-
rants for the nomination for Mayor.
After the committee was called to order
by Chairman NJ. +. Beard, Dennis Brophy
moved that they go into executive ses-
sion.
There was chorus of ayes when the
question was submitted. Three or iour
newspaper reporters, candidates 1or the
various offices, and number OF othefS
picked up their hats and filed out OF tie
room. The door was closed, and the COM
mittee proceeded to business.
Notwithstanding the fact that tho meet
ing was an executive one, RECORD
Union reporter managed to hear enough
of what was going on within the com
mittee-room to present fair report OF
the proceedings. There were TWO rooms
on either side Of the one occupied by the
committee, and, as they were not Locked,
there was nothing TO prevent those on the
1t was expected that there would be
lively meeting, especially when the mat
ter of Charles Fehls' Democracy was
brought up for discussion, with the OBJ
iect OF unseating him as member OF The
committee, but Snch was not the case.
Although he was turned down Tor not
being Democrat, it was done without
snv excitement or loud talk, and he with
drew gracefully.
AThe matter was brought up by Dennis
Brophy moving that the action OF the
committee at a former meeting, at whlch
FehIs was elected a member OF the COM
mittee from the Third Ward, be recon-
sidered.
Brophy said that when the Democrats
of the ward couple of weeks ago slgnl-
tied by their votes that they wanted a
young man by the name or Carroll6to
represent them on the City Central Com
Inittee, they as Democrats should be
given some consideration in the matter.
Secretary Ed Tesreau said II the COM
mittee had made mistake by taxing IN 2
Republican for one OF It's mem DersI now
was the time TO correct the mistake.
Committeeman Stocker also put In q
few words against tehls being retained
SIS a member of the committee.
Committeeman Maher spoke in favor OF
retaining Fehls. "Y GU will find" he said.
many young men who formerly voted
had their eyes opened. and after being able
10 see plainly the condition OF affairs
came over to our side. tehIs was one OF
them. lie came out like man, and be-
came one OF US"
Brophy's motion for reconsideration
was carried by five ayes against three
noes.
Fehls then left the room and joined the
waiting throng on the outside.
discussion which followed
the deposed committeeman's retirement
from the room, Dennis Brophy was
asked by another member OF the COM
nittee if it was not fact that although
Carroll went as q delegate 10 the Demo-
cratic State Convention ii San francisco,
lie swore in his vote at a Republican
primary election subsequently held IN
fhis city.
Brophy replied that he was with Car
roll nearly all the time during that par
ticular Repu ublican primary election, and
II Carroll had voted he would have
known it, He did not believe Carroll
voted at the election.
Secretary Tesreau said the Democrats
OF the Third Ward, AT the meeting re-
Gently held by them, demonstrated clearly
that they wanted Carroll 10 represent
them on the Central Committee.
Committeeman Stocker did not believe
Carroll voted at the Republican primary
election.
Captain J. P. Dalton knew an old-time
Democrat who said he would swear that
he saw Carroll swear in his vote at the
polling-place at Fourth and l. streets dur
ing the Republican primary election held
nearly two years ago.
Chairman Beard then announced that
nominations to I'LL the vacancy in the
committee were IN order.
Carroll, p. J. McEnerney and r. S.
Glossop were placed in nomination. Car
roll was elected on the first ballot by the
votes OF Alexander, Brophy, Tesreau,
Stoclker and McQueeney. McEnerney
received the votes of Dalton. Maher,
Beard and Walsh.
The committee then proceeded to re-
wise the lists of delegates to the City Con-
yention submitted by the members from
the different wards. They were not all
completed, and an adjournment was
taken until this evening to finish UP the
work.