The San Francisco call., 1895-11-17
THE PROCEEDINGS.
How the Warning Factions Met in
Deadlock.

Deadlock.
Every chair in the main body of the hall
was occupied, and many were lined up
under the gallery when Chairman A. A.
Watkins raped for order.
He said that be desired to correct some
measurements regarding the manner in
which the meeting had been called. at
has been intimated." he said, "that notice
was given to one side before the other
This is not true. No one except myself
knew when or where this meeting was to
be called until l had the secretary send
out the postal cards notifying all that the
meeting was to be held.
yesterday Messrs. Boyd and Kreling
called on me and said that unless l called
meeting they would do so. 1 told them
that it would be done. l did not agree to
give three days notice, but said that
would call it within three days"
He was interrupted several times from
the Buckley side of the house with de-
mands to know why certain members OF
the committee had not received cards.
Then the calling of the roll was begun
and from that out no one was allowed to
speak for one minute without being as
sailed with howls of "Sit down" or shut
up"
The first few districts that were called
were not designated by districts, and the
Buckley wing began to call for the dis
tricts. The secretary attempted to con-
tinue, but the noise grew too great, and he
finally gave up and called districts. Then
it was found that the roll was not correct,
and dozen men arose and demanded to
be heard.
The chair refused to recognize them, and
called upon the sergeant alarms to make
them sit down.
When Thomas Reynolds name was
called some one answered Here" and the
secretary demanded that he stand up. No
one responded and Mr.. Hughes remarked
| REYNOLDS has been dead for some time"
Cheers that lasted some time greeted
the name of James G. Mcguire. The roll
was finally worried through, and the
secretary announced that 37l members
were present. Chairman Watkins at
tempted to read communication, but
was prevented by cries of Correct the
roll, "Sit down." and boots.
Joseph Rothchild and Colonel O'Byrne
insisted on being heard, but could make
no headway. and an excited Juntaite
yelled, "Move we adjourn sine die" The
second was drowned in the howls and
boots from the Buckley side. Then Major
Harvey got the floor, but was not allowed
to speak.
MIR. Rothchild moved that the names of
mem mbers elected in the various districts
since the roll was made up be given to the
secretary and inserted in the document.
This was carried, no one seeming to op-
pose it except Assistant Secretary Hughes,
who said that Mr. Cissck, the secretary,
not being present such matter was i'm
possible. He was hooted down.
Again the motion to adjourn sine die
was revived and seconded, and the chair
man called the question. No one could
tell whether the roar that followed was of
Watkins declared the committee ad-
journed.
1t made no difference, however, for in an
instant a dozen men crowded on to the
platform, among them James G. Mcguire.
He tried 10 speak, but no one would listen,
and he retired to the rear of the platform,
and talked long and earnestly with the
chairman. In the midst of the talk the
police got possession of the platform and
ordered everybody off. From that out the
pugnaciously inclined had the floor.
The fighting began when Harry Groth
repeated his motion to adjourn for the
fifth or sixth time. A burly policeman
rushed at him and threw him back into
his chair, though he was a member of the
cOInmltIee ana naQ rlSnL 10 speak II
recognized by the chair.
In a few seconds a writhing, bowling
mob surrounded the committeeman and
the policeman, some urging the latter to
throw Groth out and others arguing that
he should be let alone.
Before the matter could be settled fight
between J. J. Maloney and another sturdy
Democrat started in the middle of the hall
and from that on, except during the few
moments that James A. Mcguire was talk
ing in an attempt to quiet the warning fac
tions, pandemonium reigned and fights
were sometimes on in several places at
once.
The police hurried from one point to an
other, but were helpless in the surging,
struggling. cursing mass of men, and they
finally confined their efforts to keeping the
platform clear. and did not succeed even
there, and CAPTAIN Spillane and Sergeant
Price were here, there and everywhere,
tut their force was too small, and accom-
olished very little.
While the uproar was at its height and
every man in the hall was on his feet, q
motion to adjourn was put.
The roar from five hundred throats that
followed drowned any vote that might
have been taken, and during the hubbub
the crowd rushed to the platform. There
the DOllce had the ADVANTAGE apd do1>p