The San Francisco call., 1896-03-15

Joseph Rothschild opened for the Buck.
/ ley side and made an effective argument.
Rothschild was followed by Reel B.
Terry and ]. G. Nealon. The proceedings
were attended by much excitement.
/ Finally a motion to table the McNab
resolution was lost by a vote of 5S to 81.
This showed the Buckleyites where thev
| stood, and they cleared out of the hall in
a body. Then the resolution was adopted
by vote of 81 to z, giving Gavin McNab
and the Junta great, though hard-fought
victory.
NJ. G. Hassett gave history of the DEM
ocratic party in San Francisco since 1879,
describing the rise and decline of the
Buckley regime, giving details of alleged
corruptions by the blind boss, and stating
that Buckley had absolute control of the
party from 1884 to 1890.
Mr.. Rothschild asked the speaker If he
had not gone to Buckleys ranch in the in
terest of candidate. Mr.. Hassett denied
that he had ever gone to see Buckley, and
| declared he was underno obligation of any
kind to Buckley. L. Conlan of the Buck
ley committee interrupted to say he was
on Buckley's ranch when the speaker ar
rived there. Mr.. Hassett vouchsafed no
reply to the gentleman.
In speaking of the Democratic conven-
tion in this City of 1894 he referred to what
he called the filching of the minutes and
the roll on the last day of the convention.
Mr.. Gayigan vehemently disclaimed the
fllchlpg and said the records were in the
room now. The Metropolitan Hall meet
ing of disruption was then reviewed from
the speaker standpoint.
| L. Il. Treacey began by saying: 81 know
/ you. Mr.. Chairman, are prejudiced and
not fair in this matter and will therefore
appeal to the members of the State Central
Committee. Hethen read what he asked
to have adopted as an amendment to the
| 1o1 Gov Sr,0-
mitting the whole matter to the harmony
committee named by Judge Mcguire.
1t was ruled out of order by Chairman
Gould.
J. A. Fenton moved that vote be taken
on the resolution of McNab without fur
| ther debate.
Mr.. Mitchell of Los Angeles moved to
lay the whole matter ON the table, but sub
| sequently withdrew his motion and then
! proposed q plan for the settlement of the
] San Francisco Democratic factions fight.
He proposed that each faction select
eighteen men; that the State Central Com
mittee also select eighteen; that these act
! as joint committee to arrange for pri-
maries to elect new county committee.
| Joseph Rothschild said he was willing
| TO accept the plan and asked II the other
side would do so, but no reply was made.
| The chairman then declared the Mitchell
proposition out of order and on this decis-
ion being announced Mr.. Mitchell moved
| to lay the McNab matter on the table.
| A roll-call was demanded and 1t showed
81 for and So against the motion to lay on
the table.
The motion to put the previous question
was then put and carried.
A motion to adjourn was defeated.
A roll-call was demanded when the
adoption of the McNab resolution finally
came up, and the resolution was carried by
vote of 81 for and against
While the roll-call was in progress the
Buckley representatives and the members
of the State Central Committee in sylnpa-
thy withdrew from the hall.
When the vote on the McNab resolu.
tions was declared motion to adjourn was
Immediately made and carried.