The San Francisco call., 1896-11-21
.|ROQUO|S BRAVES
WELD TOMAHAWKS
They Fall on the Heads
of Certain Alleged
"Renegades.'
About Dozen Men Requested
to Resign From the
Organization.
Charges Made Against Isadora Jacobs
for Voting the Mckinley
Ticket.

Bitter speeches and denunciations
disturbed the political powwow of the
Iroquois braves around their fire in
Pythian Castle last night.
Several members were virtually read
out of the Democratic party by the club
while assembled round that campfire
and condemned as traitors and renegades
because they did not vote for Bryan and
50cent dollars. 1t was the most exciting
time ever witnessed in the history of the
club, so the mem bers ad NIT.
Hardly had the meeting been called to
order and the roll been called when Secre-
tary d. J. Gordon read resolution charg-
ing Isadore Jacobs with voting for the Re-
publican electors on the Sd of Novem Der,
1896. and openly repudiating the Demo-
cratic party on November 10. He moved
that an immediate hearing of the charges
be had.
The matter was referred to a committee
| composed of Judge Lemon (chairmanl,
James J. Flynn, Max Pepper, P. Nj. Well
lin, Professor Simmons. The committee
will meet to hear charges next Tuesday
| evening at Judge Lemons Office in the
| Marye law building.
| There arose another brave, Raymond
Robins, and flung keener tomahawK
| than his predecessor. The way his verbal
| weapon whistled through the air caused
CONSERVATION unbouuded among the
IOrC6S at WHICH IL was QlIeCGeQ.
Robins resolution stated that the Iro-
| quois Club was an organization engaged
in the dissemination of Democratic princi-
/ Piles and the welfare of the Democratic
| party; that certain members of the club
had forfeited their right to mem bership
| by openly or covertly opposing the Ma
tional platform as adopted by the
last legally constituted convention of
| the Democratic party held at Chicago on
| the 9th and 10th OF last July; and that
/ therefore they were TRAITORS and rene
| gades" from the ranks of Democracy in
California, and if permitted to remain in
| the club would degrade its name and en-
| danger the success of the party in the
| future.
The resolution ended by calling for the
| immediate withdrawal of these men from
membership and that the club unan-
imously accept all their designations as
! rendered.
Hardly had Robins taken his seat when
Attorney George ii. Francoeur popped
out OF his seat with the bold assertion
that he had voted for Palmer and Buck
ner and would resign if the club wished it.
| Jeers, boots and Kisses followed.
| The resolution was given to the proper
committee. namely: Max Pepper (chair.
man, James ]. Flynn, E. P. E. Troy and
| G. W. Cabaniss. They retired for con-
suItatIon and shortly returned with rec
ommendatlon that the resolution be
adopted, with a few insignificant correc-
| tions.
Attorney Charles Wesley Reed opened
| the debate by declaring that he had voted
| for Palmer and Buckner, and endeavoring
| to justify himself in the eyes Of his fellow
mem bers for his action. Then came pam
! demonium.
| 1.-THE Chicago platform was not made
| up of true Democratic principles" he
| shouted, 'and as a firm believer in the
| principles of Thomas Jefferson could not
support it."
Didn't you say yelled H. l.. Bien-
| field, mot over four weeks ago that
though the principles of the platform did
not meet your appreciation, you would
support the ticket?"
"Thats what!'' You bet he didl'
| These were the choice English express
sions, intermixed with groans that came
from the sympathetic assemblage.
Order, gentlemen; order!' howled
| Chairman Gildea, pounding the desk be-
fore him with his gavel till the large por-
| trait of Andrew Jackson on the wall trem-
bled, and that of Thomas Jefferson, rest
| ing on the piano, nearly tottered from its
/ position.
This scene was only q starter. They
| followed one an other in quick succession
| for over an hour Reed trying to explain
that under the technical wording of the
resolution he could not be asked to resign.
Max Pepper followed in terse peech
| justifying the report of the committee,
during which John A. Wall leaned back
in his chair and regained his lost wind.
At the conclusion of Peppers speech the
question was put to vote and the resolu-
ton almost unanimodsly adopted.
The names of those who come under the
censure OF the lodge and are requested to
resign, as stated privately by Secretary
Gordon, are. as lar as is now known,
Charles Wesley Reed, John G. Heenan,
George H. Francnur. Isadore Jacobs,
William D. English, John P. Irish, Henry
| E Highton.
After the meeting adjourned Sam
Bra nhart made fierce verbal onslaught
on Reed for some of his utterances, that
seemed likely to end in personal en-
counter and ghost dance. but peaceable
braves took Sammy away-perhaps to bed.