The San Francisco call., 1896-06-17

that is recognition L want TO know IL.
Mr.. O'Byrne, too, erred when he said that
the six regular Democratic delegates from
San Francisco who are asking for justice
and recognition at the hands of this con-
vention represented three-fourths of the
Democratic voting strength of that City.
They represent nine and one-half tenths
of that vote"
This last was uttered with impressive
earnestness, in slow and deliberate tones,
and evoked applause and laughter.
They come before you," he continued,
representing 10000 Democratic votes, and
when they speak of Mr.. Gould in the last
campaign having by his aid placed Mr..
Budd in the gubernatorial chair [ ask
them where they would have obtained
their votes if San Francisco had not given
him its 20, 900 votes? He was nearly that
number short when he came to San Fran
cisco and we gave him what he needed"
Applause.
Here Rothschild reviewed the proceed
ings before the State Central Committee
on March IA in San Francisco, which re-
suited in the call for primaries being issued
to the Junta, and then concluded with an
implied threat.
$50 far as San Francisco is concerned
we ask you to let US keep our hands out OF
this fight and permit the country TO de-
eide it. As soon as you attempt to ram
down the throats of the San Francisco
people a stuffed programme you will have
to stand the consequences of losing the
10000 votes of San Francisco"
William NJ. Gibson of San Joa quin, who
had repeatedly attempted to get in mo-
tion barring both the contesting delega-
tions from the preliminary organization,
but who had been declared out of order
every time, now made his point by an
nouncing that he wanted to second the
nomination of Gould. In the course of a
short address he shifted his position under
the naked eye of the convention to such
an extent as to puzzle some members and
create laugh at his expense. But he got
in his motion Just the same. He said:
am member of the San Joaquin County
delegation, and as such member second the
nomination of Mr.. Gould, and 1 sincerely hope
and believe that Mr.. Gould viii be elected the
chairman of this convention. There has been
a great deal of talk in our newspa pers as to
what Mr.. Gould Will do. | have seen in certain
newspapers in this State that McNab was
friend of Mr.. Gould, and that, therefore, if Mr.
Gould was elected chairman OF this conven
ton he would favor Mr.. McNab don't be-
lieve it. [Derisive yells and laughterl
believe that Mr.. Gould will give you fair
and square committee on credentials. But in
the meantime 1 have this to say: 1 don't be-
lieve that anybody, or any set OF men, or any
man should be allowed to be judge of his
own qualifications. There are coItesting dele
cations from San Francisco. One of them has
its members names on the roll of this conven-
ton. Why? Because we had a meeting OF the
State Central Committee in San Francisco
and Mr.. Gould decided that the Junta should
be placed upon the roll, and they are there.
[Groans, misses and more derisive laughter and
cheers.l l am not a Buckley man.
"Ratsl' came from one of the delegates,
bu Mr.. Gibson went calmly on, without
being in the slightest manner disturbed.
But am in favor of conducting this conven-
ton in such q manner that it will be fair to
every body Don't allow anybody to sit on this
committee on disputed credentials when they
are to be the judges of the qualifications OF
those who are to vote for chairman.
Mr.. Gibson then referred to the injus-
tice put upon him by declaring out OF
order his motion to exclude both San
Francisco delegations from participating,
in the preliminary organization of the
convention and cited four instances where,
IN Democratic State conventions in Cali
fornia, such motion had been placed be-
fore the delegates and adopted. He con-
Guided as follows:
now make this motion, that the contesting
delegates be excluded from participation in
the preliminary organization OF this con-
YentiOn.
The chair declared that the motion was
out of order, and Gibson appealed. The
chair showed disposition to ignore the
appeal and Gibson was showing signs OF
shifting again, when 2. f. Dunno, late of
San Francisco but now of San Luis Oblspo.
secured recognition, went to the platform
and made a rafting speech in seconding
the appeal. He said:
Mr.. Chairman and gentlemen I do not take
this platform to make speech, but to appeal
from what 1 consider to be an unfair and un-
righteous ruling of this chairman. Mr.. Cole
man told us not to be angry, that the Junta
delegation would not vote on the preliminary
organization, and SO do the other delegation
from San Francisco an injustice. il that is so,
if Mr.. Coleman is correct, then upon what
principle of justice does Mr.. Gould, member
of the Junta himself Iyels of delight from the
Santa Clara and Buckley delegationsl, write
down 161 names upon the temporary rollcall
of this convention, so that these men may vote
for him. Talk about Gould not being unfair;
talk about Gould not being a member OF the
Junta; you can no more divorce Gould from
McNab than you can man from his wife
wife. [Cheers and applause.l
This motion of Mr.. Gibson's has been de-
clared out of order. David Broderick made
such motion in 1852. Did the Democratic
party think it out OF order? [Cries of "No,
no, no, }" from various parts of the hall.l
When, in 1856, at a time when this man was
wearing Diapers such a motion was made In a
convention, did the Democratic party declare
it GU: of order? ["No, no, no." again came in
chorus from the delegates.l
When, in 1880, at Oakland, Stephen NJ
White was chairman, did the Democratic
party decide such motion was not in order?
[Again followed the chorus of negatives