The San Francisco call., 1896-07-31
WRITER'S IN A QUARREL.
Editor Daniels of the Argus
Is Asked to Retract His
Statements.
He Refuses to Do so, and Claims Editor
Porter Is Worse Than He In
This Respect.

ALAMEDA, CAL, July 30.-Editor Fred
r. Porter of the Oakland Echoes has q
grievance against T. G. Daniels, editor
OF the Alameda Argus. II is not known
when existing relations were otherwise.
Mr.. Porter is president OF the Second
Ward Republican Club in Oakland and is
quite power in politics in that city. He
considers be has been libeled by Editor
Daniels, and his attorney, Colonel e. NJ.
Gibson, has demanded a retraction from
MIN or the aid of courts will be sought.
Colonel Gibson writes as follows:
OAKLAND, Cal, July 25, 1896.
7. G.. Daniels Esq. Editor Daily Argus, Ala
medd-DEAR SIR: The issue OF your paper OF
torial column thereof referring to F. r. Por-
ter, manager of the Oakland Echoes, which is
considered grossly litelous. Said article con-
tains the following: Congressman Hilborn
put forth this season 10 +. r. Porter. Birds of
an odor. 1t is one OF the screaming jokes that
Porter is the president OF the Second Ward Re-
publican Club, Oakland, without being on the
register or having vote. There is very
great reason why Porter's name does not ap-
pear on the great register ana why he does not
vote"
1t seems to me it is plainly your duty as the
editor OF public journal that you become
satisfied, as you can by a brief examination OF
the official great register OF this county, that
the statement referred 10 is untrue, and that
you do your victim the justic as far as pos
sible by full and immediate retraction.
believe that If you make a full retraction
of said libelous statement, showing that you
have uawittingly or otherwise done Mr..
Porter N in justice. the matter may be brought
to conclusion without going to court.
Mr.. Porter is uuquestionably legally quali-
fed voter, and | am afraid that boIh you and
he will vote the goldbug ticket.
will be pleased to have you inform me i'm
mediately as 10 your intentions in regard 10
this matter, as we shall be governed accord
ingly. Very respectfully, E. NJ. GIBSON.
Mr.. Daniels, in speaking of the matter
this evening, said: "No, am not going
to re,ract. His name IS not on the great
register. l have looked-others have
looked-and his name does not appear
there. The nearest name ike his is one
printed Poster. The way came to get
hold OF it was in course Of conversation
with some gentlemen in Oakland. One
made the remark that Porter was presi-
dent of the Second Ward Club, and an
other said that was impossible, as he was
a criminal and his name could not be on
the great register. have no fear OF being
brought into court by him. He has
libeled me times without number and
nave one case already in the stocks for
him now. / intend answering Colonel
Gibson's letter, but l shall retract moth
ing.'
Nice Point.
ALAMEDA, CAL. July 30.-The trus-
tees OF the Exempt Firemen's Relief Fund
are in quandary. James M. Grey. living
at San Jose, is an exempt from Citizen
No. l Hook and Ladder Company and
has applied to be enrolled among the
exempts. 1t is question of law whether
nonresident can be enrolled in the
exempt company and secure its benefits.
The matter has been referred to City At
torney Taylor, who returned from his
vacation this evening. Mr.. Grey, before
moving TO San Jose. was for several years
president of the Board of Town Trustees.