The San Francisco call., 1896-03-15

heart trouble, consequent on the excite
ment and close air, and George r. B.
Hayes succumbed physically and went
home. The hotel lobby was crowded with
an interested throng, and uncertainty and
connubiating reigned.
When proce eedings were resumed at :35
P. NJ. a season of motions and discussion
followed. 1t was resolved to adjourn to
1880 P. NJ. to hold an executive session.
Amid the discussion Rothschild reiterated
that his side would not agree in advance to
be bound by any action of the committee.
w. w. Foote finally got in his commit
tee report, which was as follows:
WHEREAS, There is now pending before the
Congress OF the United States certain measures
intended to refund the indebtedness of the
Central Pacific Railroad Company;. and,
whereas, it has been asserted in Washington
aud elsewhere that large majority OF the
people of the State of California are in favor
of such refunding; therefore, be it
Resolved, That we, as members of the Demo-
cratic State Central Committee of the State of
California, voicing the sentiment OF the De-
mocracy OF the State, declare that, so far as the
Democratic party is concerned it is practically
unit against the said refunding measures
And we further declare that the Democracy
Central Pacific Railroad Company and all
other corporations to discharge their honest
obligations to the Government In Like manner
as individuals are compelled to discharge thei-
obligations to one another.
That we denounce the so-caIled equities of
the Southern Pacific Company which have been
voiced by members OF that corporation and its
hirelings for more than twenty years In this
State as a stupendous fraud, only calculated
to catch the ears of the groundlings; be 1T fur
ther
Resolred, That the Democratic State Central
Committee of this State hereby extend their
thanks to the members of Congress and Sena-
tors from this State, who have faithfully kept
their obligations to the people, and they also
extend their thanks to the eight members of
the State Senate of the State of Kentucky who
voted to repeal char ter which permitted the
Southern Pacific Company OF Kentucky to
prey upon every State and Territory except
their own.
Mitchell Of Los Angeles introduced a
substitute, brief in form, opposing the
funding bill and declaring especially in
favor of the Government ownership of the
railroad. This resolution was by many
taken to be railroad play.
Foote jumped to his feet and he made
an eloquent and impassioned appeal for
the resolutions.
Mitchelrs substitute was defeated and
Foote'S resolutions were carried with a
whoop. Thereupon the committee ad.
iourned until evening.
The evening session was long and warm.
A sergeant of police and four officers were
brought to the hotel to protect the exec
utive session from the eager crowd of
mission. The policemen succeeded.
The proceedings opened with the ap-
pointment of Messrs. Barcar, MCGEE and
Gibson as committee to prepare rules for
the State Convention, to be presented to
the convention for it's consideration.
Then the Buckley fight began
and lasted nearly four hours
After warm discussion it was decided to
let each side bring in five champions, not
members of the committee, and to give
each side one hour to present its case,
Joseph Rothschild protesting that the
proper investigation of the situation would
take two days. The proceedings were
cracked through on this basis.
The Junta opened its case with two
minute speech by Eugene N. Deuprey, who
made brief. matter-of-fact statement of
the action of the last municipal conven-
ton, of which he was chairman, in the
creation of the .Deuprey committee"
He made no argument and took no sides.
w. P. Sullivan took mp the story of local
political affairs and recited the action of
the Deuprey committee in creating new
general committee, from which had
sprung the existing organization of which
he is chairman.
Clirus Barbour followed at length in
forcible and, at times eloquent speech in
which he upheld the regularity of the
Junta organization, and roasted" with
much vigor the Buckley side, Boss Buck
lev and BuckleyiSm.