The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-18

holding said convention-to be held not later
than the LIST day of December next-and that
said convention shall consist of $50 delegates
of whom $50 shall be selected at large from
the recognized anti-railroad men of the State,
theremainder to be apportioned among the
several counties of the State in proportion to
population and selected by the people thereof
under such regulations as said committee may
adopt.
The committee of fifteen called for by
this resolution, whose duty it shall be to
''have full charge of, and to name the
time, place and manner of holding the
convention" were appoint ted by the chair.
man, Rev. NJ. ]. Ferguson. as follows:
George w. Monteith fchairman), Adolph
Sutro, j. NJ. Bassett, James II. Barry, Barclay
Henley, NJ. McGlynn, Joseph Leggett, E. NJ
Gibson, II. A. Knox, C. B. Williams, 1. J. Tru.
man, George K. Fitch, Green Majors, John NJ
Reynolds, William II. Gagan.
The meeting was opened by brief, but
pointed speech from Chairman Ferguson.
He was roundly applauded when he said
1--WE are chiefly concerned now with the
subordination of men to property"-this
striking a responsive chord in the audi.
ence. He was followed by James Taylor
Rogers, who wanted to know why Coils
2. Huntington was above the law3 He
advised the laboring men to use the same
powers that stand capital in such good
steed-combination and cooperation
George W. Monteith, the attorney who
conducted the strikers cases in the Federal
Court, was the next speaker. He told the
story of the A. r. U. strike briefly and
graphically. NJ McGlynn was the last
speaker. Before he took the platform the
following resolutions, calling upon the
Washington authorities to bring Coils P
Huntington to trial for his offense, were
unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS By reason of the sworn evidence
adduced in court of justice and of the charge
of Judge w. W. Morrow to the last Federal
Grand Jury, 1t appears beyond cavil that one
COLTS P. Huntington has been guilty of crime
against the laws of the United States for which
he was;duly indicted by said Grand Jury, and
which Indictment has been quashed by the
action OF District Attorney Henry s. Foote in
entering nolle prosequi therein, and now
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That we commend the action O,
said District Court and said Grand Jury in en-.
deavoring to bring this wealthy criminal to
justice, and
ResolUed That we demand the immediate in.
stitution of lawful and proper proceedings to
have the question of this man Huntington's
guilt fully determined and tried by jury as
other persons charged with crime would be
tried, and if convicted receive the same treat
ment that a just court would infiict upon any
one who had violated the laws of the United
States, and
ResolUed, That in view of the apparent un.
willingness and Discrimination of the United
States Attorney in this district to actively and
earnestly attend to the prosecution of this will.
full and disdainful violator of the law. we
respectfully request of the Department OF
Justice ct Washington, D. c., to designate and
appoint some reliable, conscientious and com.
petent attorney or attorneys who can be
depended upon to appear in the United States
District Court ard earnestly, fairly and
efficiently try the issue of the guilt OF this man
Huntington upon charge apparently so clea r.
And that we hereby request the Congressman
from this district to use his best endeavor to
aid in the appointment of such special counsel
and
RESOLVED, That committee of five response
BILE and learned attorneys be appointed by the
chair to take charge of this matter and en-
deavor to secure the plain demands of justice
in this case.
Barclay Henley (chairman), Joseph M.
Nougues, John Curry, Charles A. Sumner
and A. W.. Thompson were appointed as
the committee of attorneys to have charge
OF this matter concerning the trial of Mr..
Huntington.
There were no tiresome preliminaries.