The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-28
G|LDEA DEFEATS FLYNN
The Buckleyites Routed at the
Annual Iroquois Club Elec-
ton Last Night.
Nearly Two Hundred Braves Ranged
Themselves in the Hot Fac.
tional Fight.

The Buckleyites and the other friends of
President J. ]. Flynn of the lroquois Club
were routed at the annual election last
night and Charles Gildea second vice
president during the past year, was elected
president by the Junta element, the men,
bers OF which worked like Trojans.
There was long and hot trouble last
night, and all over the rule put through by
the Gildea side with their majority, that
nobody should vote unless his dues were
all paid up. Yesterday about 200 of the
$50 members owed from so cents to 81 50.
At all former elections the rule men,
toned has been honored in the breach,
but this year it was of political i'm
portance. Fewer members in arrears were
on the Gildea side than on the other. and
he and his hackers held firmly to the
club law. They worked like beavers to get
otes, and saw that every body on their
side was paid up. However, nearly every
body paid up last night before the voting
was over, putting about $500 In the treas
ury. Between twenty and thirty men,
bers did not attend and pay, and most of
these would have voted for Flynn.
1t was asserted last night that the two
employees of the Board of Health who
would have voted for Flynn were given
instructions to vote for Gildea. Eddie
Greaney was there, and several employees
of the Federal offices mentioned lined up
with Gildea. Daggett was able to give a
number of votes to defeat Flynn.
1t was the biggest meeting the club has
known. On one side the crowd were
Gavin McNab, who is seldom at
| the club, and who had nothing to
to say last night, Charles Gildea, James
Denman, Isldor Jacobs, Charles Wesley
Reed, E. P. E. Troy, Eddie Greaney.
/ Clitus Barbour, NJ. Greenblatt, P. J. Har-
ney, Theodore Mctzler, Christian Refs, P.
| NJ. Wellin, Harry Zemansky and Registrar
Hinton.
In the Flynn crowd were Reel B. Terry.
! M. J. Donovan, John Mccarthy, DR.. J. /.
Stanton, Robert Boyd, 7. Carl Spelling,
Alexander Laidlaw, DR.. Bryan, Thomas
Ashworth, P. J. Dunno, M. M. Foote, w.
P. Stradley, John A. Wall and others.
The first vote by rolicall on an unim-
portant point showed about how the fac
lions stood. There were Sc for the Flynn
side and 70 for the opposition.
| An hour of hot dispute, mixed with
much disorder. followed, and, finally, at II
o'clock the Gildea side forced things to the
ballot-box and the voting began amid
quite row. During the voting Alexander
| Iaidlaw prepared for contest by refusing
to pay his dues and formally offering his
| ballot, which was refused Another scheme
to contest the election, which was early
conceded to Gildea, came to light on q
question of allowing voting by proxy.
Some member had paid up his dues and
| sent his proxy to a friend, who offered it.
President Flynn stated that as the club
was a corporation any member had legal
right to vote by proxy, but the meeting
refused it. Whether the determination to
contest Gildeas election will last or not
| not remains to be seen.
The canvass of the vote showed the fol-
| lowing result:
| For president-James J. Flynn, So; Charles
| Gildea, "a.
For first vice-president-A. D. Lemon, 75;
| John A. Wall, 4S.
For second -presdent-John A. Stein
bach, 81; Thomas j. Walsh, "a.
For recording secretary-Daniel j. Gordon,
1O4.
For financial secretary-T. j. Mcbride 43.
Aug. d. Pratt 80.
For corresponding secretary-w.H. Kline SO,
j. H. Zemansky rs.
For treasurer-P. j. Thomas 1O7.
For members OF the Board of Trustees-Will-
lam j. Ryan, 10Y; Thomas A. Burns, 70;
Thomas P. Burns, 10; c. C. Elliott, 81; John
A. Hansen, AT; Isador Jacobs. 3d. John Krel-
ing, SO; L. V. Merle, "a; Louis Metzger, 100;