The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-18

and co-consplrators against decency ana
fairness-W. w. Foote and Frank J. Moi
fit. Foote has appeared at all times
against the rights of the Democracy in his
own county and against all that is right
and fair in politics in Alameda County
Mr.. Irish talked of Foote'S flop to Gould
quite as frankly, and said freely what
prominent Buckleyites had recently told
him about their deal with Foote.
He didn't bring TO Mr.. Gould vote,
Irish asserted. Every decent man in the
convention believes that he was pledged
to Buckley and betrayed him, and while
these decent men may accept Mr.. Foote's
companionship, they do it as the decent
public in Great Britain receives that OF
Benedict Arnold. They accept the treas
ure but despise the traitor.
at is not to be forgotten that less than
week ago he and his, negro partner,
Dennis, boosted that resolution was
drawn to read John Daggett out of the
party. But Mr.. Foote comes to Sacra-
mento, betrays Buckley and surrenders to
Daggett without condition. marches in his
procession and keeps time to Daggett's
brass band"
'tBuckley's friends-some of the more
gentlemanly of them asked me to take
proxy and make their fight in the conven-
ton, and when l asked why l should make
Buckley's fight, they said: We sent men
into Alameda County to win Foote'S fight
at the primaries against Fitzgerald, on the
positive promise that Foote would make
our light here, and now he has played
us To this l answered: When l
helped Foote win in Alameda County you
damaged my friend Fitzgerald. Accord
ing to your own story, you tied up with
liar, and you must stay with him; can
not help you
"They offered to go before the committee
on credentials and make affidavits to all
they said, giving times, places and names
regarding the sending over of about 200
men who were used by Foote's managers.
Mr.. Irish happened to speak of Foote's
silver leanings. Said he:
'Yes, he is another one of them. If the
party was for polygamY he would declare
that he had been a polygamist from his
boyhood; that anybody who disputed it
was cursed liar, and that polygamy was
one of the vital principles of the same old
Jeffersonian Democracy"
Convention of California went into session
this afternoon at 80 o clock for the pur-
pose of electing delegates to the National
Convention. Edward E. Leake of Yolo
was appointed chairman and H. f. Sure
was elected to the position OF secretary.
When the roll was called it vas found that
Philip Kalb of the Third District was
absent, and motion was made by H. C.
McPike that majority OF the Alameda
delegation be allowed to cast vote for the
absent delegate, but after spirited argu-
ment pro and con the motion was lost
G. W. Dennis OF Alameda then moved
that the election of delegates for the Ma
tional Convention be proceeded with.
NJ. H. Nurse of Yolo placed Edward E.
Leake of the same county in nomination.
W. W. Foote arose, and after seconding
Mr.. Leake's nomination, nominated NJ. J.
Laymance of Alameda.
without doubt the entire Alameda
delegation is in favor of the election OF
Laymance," said Mr.. Foote, 'tand L am in
hopes that the delegates from the outside
counties will consider the wishes of Ala
media S delegation, and select the gentle
man have named as delegate to the
National Convention"
This argument, however, had but little
if any effect on the so-called outside dele
gates, and in consequence Laymance was
defeated. 1t is generally conceded that
Laymance WIS beaten by the Buckleyites
and their friends, who did everything they
could to knife Foote'S candidate on &C.
count of what they call Foote'S treachery.
A. J. Clunie and others secured proxies in
the convention, and John McGilligau
threw what Solano votes he could control
against Laymance.
1t was then moved and seconded that
the ballot be cast by the secretary for
Leake's election. w. w. Foote seconded
this motion. and it was carried, with the
result that Yolo's popular son was unani-
mously chosen as q delegate to the
National Convention.
J. R. Glascock of Alameda, with few
chosen words, then placed Robert Fitz-
gerald in nomination as opponent to NJ
]. Laymance. No time was wasted in
argumentative speech, and the voting to
decide which of the two contestants
should go to Chicago began without delay
The balloting was soon concluded with
the following result:
FITZGERALD. LAYMANCF-