The San Francisco call., 1896-02-23

OF Democratic sentiments, elected officers
and then reconvened at Delmonico's res
taurant to enjoy the annual banquet given
by the local club in honor of the visiting
delegates and in honor of Washingtons S
birthday.
The conference did not have in it the
ginger that some such conferences have
had since they began in 1888. There was q
fair attendance and the gathering was of i'm
portance as being the first State conference
OF Democrats preliminary to the pending
campaign and expressive of present Demo
cratic sentiment in California. But while
the meeting was thus OF significant inter
est as All exponent OF Democratic senti-
ment it also proved of significant interest
as an expression of present Democratic
feelings and hopes in relation to the.com-
ing campaign.
The absence of delegates from a great
many Iroquois Clubs in the State, and
from all such clubs not close to San
Francisco, exhibited a lack OF inter-
est not shown in some former wears.
when delegates from Los Angeles, San
Diego and the north helped to swell the at
tendance and hurrah. There was no hur-
Tah yesterday.
Raleigh Barcar, the grand sachem, and
Max Pepper, the father of the State Iro-
quols organization, both expressed Incl
dentally, in the course of brief speeches,
the general feeling that this is bad year
for the Democratic party, but both
whistled vigorously In the interest of cour-
age and goforthness.
The conference, which assembled at
10:3O A. NJ. and adjourned at 5 P NJ, with
an lntermlsslon for lunceon, did in effect
three things. It reelected, with good feel
ing and applause, every last one of the
grand officers. talked for q long time about
the lack OF money and interest manifested
by the interior organizations and ordered
that the grand sachem, by person or dep
uty, should hustle about the State and
wake up the sleepy Iroquois organiza-
tions, and 1t passed a lot of resolutions
The resolutions were first in order and
in importance. The railroad question was
handled in several ways. Senator Goebel
of Kentucky was thanked and congratu-
lated, as was Senator Morgan of Alabama
and kilograms expressing the sense of the
resolutions were ordered sent TO these gen
temen.
Strong commendation was given to Sem
ator White, Congressman Mcguire and
Railroad Commissioners Stanton and
La Rue for their attitude on the rail-
road question.
Most vigorous and striking of all was
resolution, earnestly requesting" ]. T.
Harrington of Colusa, Judge advocate
general on Governor Budd's staff, to re-
sign his commission after his bold adyo-
cacy OF the railroad cause in the capital of
Kentucky.
HBesldes these resolutions, others we're
adopted IN the interest of California rivers,
1ndorslng the administrations of Grover
Cleveland and Governor Budd. and stand
ing forth in the usual terms for the inter-
ests of the workingman.
Roll ini Da
was reelected for his third term, is the edi-
tor OF the Vacaville Reporter. and is a
man OF rather exceptional vigor and
brightness. Beside him, during tue pro-
ceedings, sat Louis Metzger of this City,
the vlce-grano sachem, who has long put a
great portion OF his energy and interest
into the 1roquois Club.
Max Pepper was there, of course, and as
past grand sachem. He has been since
the foundation of the organization its
most active hustler, and the present State
organization is due to his past efforts. One
OF the most prominent participants in the
proceedings was w. NJ. Gibson of Stock
ton, who came down with Walter Smith
and Assistant District Attorney Marion
de Vrles. These gentlemen lost no oppor-
tunity of getting in their work between
times In behalf of Stockton as the meet
ing place OF the next State convention,
and they said they were made glad at the
encouragement they received. Chairman
of the State Central Committee Frank
Gould and Governor Budd were also dele
gates to the conference. Mr.. Gould couldn't
come at all, and the Governor sent word
that he would be down III time to help eat.
August Keller of Marysville was there
II he had not been it would have been the
first State conference he ever missed.
Most everybody knows Keller and most
everybody says something about him. He
is an intense Democrat with various
economic trimmings, is principal of a
school OF some sort at Marysville and was