The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-05
DOWNED BY THE |ROQUO|S,
Boss Buckley Easily Beaten by
the Democratic WigWam
Braves.
A Resolution Adopted Asking Mayor
Sutro to Donate a Site for tho
WIlmerding School.

Farmer Buckley was easily beaten by
his Democratic City friends of the Iroquois
Club last evening.
There was no debate on the proposition
itself, though there was some wraDgling
as TO how to tackle the matter, and when
that was finally Strengthened out and the
motion put to the house the vote sustain
ing the present organization committee
was overwhelming.
The first business that came before the
assembled braves was the resolution of
Max Pepper condemning the three Demo
cratic Supervisors who voted for the exces-
sive tax levy.
Mr.. Gilday moved that the resolution go
over another week. He said there was
other and more important business before
the house. There was some antagonism to
this motion, because it was looked upon
considering its source-as blow to the
resolution. Max Pepper wanted it con-
sidered at once.
Foote, Reynolds, McNab and others
wanted it laid over and so voted. Six
teen others voted with them, while but
fifteen voted for its immediate considera-
ton.
Then came the battle of the evening.
Chairman Flynn stated the question: Mr..
Laidlaw's original motion was to discharge
the campaign committee and have the
chair appoint new one. This was
amended By Spelling, who moved to in
crease the organi7 alton committee by the
appointment by the chair of four addi-
tlonal members. So the matter stood at
the adjournment of the last meeting. The
question now was on the amendment OF
Spelling.
Mr.. Spelling got on his feet first. He
said he needed and desired no vindicatiou
for his course. Then he asked the per-
mission of the second to his motion to
withdraw it. The consent was given, and
though Professor MooTes raised the point
that the motion was the property of the
house AMI could not be withdrawn, Chair
man Flynn ruled that it was withdrawn.
Spelling then offered a new amendment.
1t was prefaced by sundry whereases con-
corning the deplorable state Of inharmony
IN the Democratic party and resoluting
that the old campaign committee be dis
charged and that in its stead there be
elected next Friday night, by members of
the club at large, a new committee con-
sistlng of one member for each Legislative
district; that the members be voted for
without regard to districts and be appor-
toned by the chair, after the election to
the several districts.
The last clause was the Joker. It was
also loser. K. p. E. Troy held that this
was not an amendment but new motion.
The chair accented it as an amendment to
Laidlaw's original motion.
Whereupon Laidlaw arose and said that.
with the consent of his second. his origf-
nal motion would be withdrawn. Cabaniss
raised the point that it could not be with
drawn. The chair ruled otherwise and it
was withdrawn.
Gilday moved to withdraw everything.
There were cheers at the suggestion. Spell
ing saw it was losing fight. He wanted
some OF those cheers and he got them. He
withdrew his amendment and was roundly
applauded for doing so.
Troy then moved that it be the sense OF
the house that 1--WE have the utmost conf
dence IN the present campaign committee
and urge them to continue with their good
work on the same lines" 1t was on this
motion alone that a vote be tween the
Buckleyites and the Properties was finally
taken.
Kline raised the point that the motion
was new business and that the house was
still in the order of unfinished business
and was Missed for it. Nevertheless he
demanded ruling.
The chair said he was technically cor
rect, but as this was blocked out for love
feast ne would put the motion. 1t was
carried overwhelmingly.
Then Z. w. Reed moved to reconsider
the vote laying the Pepper resolution over.
The motion was put and carried by q big
majority. The resolution condemning the
Supervisors who had broken their pledges
limit proposition was read and declared
| the order
Then the forensic lights broke loose and
the Daniel Websters of the Iroquois Club
were all heard on the resolution.
Edleman was first. He spoke against
the censure. saying the pledge was very
properly broken in order to permit the City
to pay its debts.
lsador Jacobs spoke for the resolutions.
He wanted to know where the money was
to go. The Supervisors had broken their
pledges and should be denounced for it.
L. V. Merle wanted the levy to stand
so that the North Beach would get the old
City Hall rebuilt.
Troy suggested an amendment censur-
ing also the Republican party as respon.
sible for the levy.
M. NJ. Foote spread himself all over the
question on the negative side Gilday
agreed with Foote. Denman spoke Cor the
resolution.
Boyd, Lynch, Gilday and score of 9TH
ers all spoke at once. Things were lively
for q moment. The chair used the gavel
to good advantage, and the motion on
Iroy's amendment was put and carried
| Then the resolution as amended was car
ricd by rising vote, and Supervisors
| Scully, Hirsch and Wagner stood con.
demned and denounced by the Iroquois
| Club.
| Mr.. Pepper read a resolution in which
the club thanked Mayor Sutro for hi.
handsome gift to the Affiliated Colleges
and politely asked him to enlarge the debt
OF gratitude by adding to the gift a suit.
able site for the Wilmerding Industrial
School, The rules were suspended and the
resolution adopted unanimously.
| Eight tons of air are sent into the mina.