The San Francisco call., 1896-04-17
The Inside Captures the Junta
and Packs All Power Into
One Ruler.
HOW HARVEY SAVED JIM BUDD
The Buckleyites Make a Great Silver
Play for the State Con-
vention.

The Rainey-Daggett people were knocked
out In big meeting of the Junta's Demo-
cratic general committee in Pioneer Hall
last night.
The vote was 1877 to 138, with the Rainey-
ties in the short end. Then the McNab-
Lanigan-Sullivan combination easily put
through programme, which gives the
entire management of everything, includ-
ing primaries and the naming of election
officers, into the hands of Chairman Sulli-
van. There is no further use for the gem
eral committee, and it's members will have
little to say in the future. The Raineyites
can be shut out everywhere, and now LAM
gan can get all he wants of what the Nc
Nab coterie will be able to win.
This was brought about by the adoption
of a constitution which provided that the
chairman shall appoint campaign COM
mittee, which is given absolute power.
None ofthe Raineyi es were given even
look at the constitution before the meet
ing. 1t was agreed upon by McNab, Sui
livan, Hassett and Lanigan at conference
in Hassett's Office last Saturday night. 1t
was read once last night and put through.
The 'inside" had hustled hard to get its
forces together, but the Ralneyites had
struck several snags. Quite number of
their men were away, several, including
Eddie Creamy, being at the prize-fght.
On the floor Senator T.. S. Arms and
J. A. Fenton led the defeated faction,
while Gavin McNab and Frank P. Hughes
hustled about, marshaling the anti-Rain-
eyites.
A primary election was called for Nav
%, to elect State convention delegates, the
primary 20 be wholly run by the cam
paign committee, which Sullivan is to ap-
point.
The meeting was long and warm, but
the programme was forced through with
out bloodshed.
Sam Braunhart sat at the rear and
made three or four motions intended TO
chuck the programme through with expe-
dltIon, the first one being that the roll
call be dispensed with, but the Raineyites
rose in wrath, and the roll was called
by Secretary McGovern, while John Gun
nlngham, the ex-secretary of c.. A. Buck
ley, and now assistant secretary, Kept
tally.
Frank P. Hughes bobbed up quickly at
the end OF the rollcall with motion that
the report of the committee on constitu-
tion and bylaws be read.
}. a. Fenton wanted the delegation from
the Forty-iourth which had been agreed
upon as compromise seated first, olding
that the Forty fourth was entitled to a
voice in adopting the constitution. He
got in a point of order. which the char
man overruled, and he appealed from the
decision of the chair, evoking the first
roar OF applause. Braunhart from the
rear fired forth motion to lay the appeal
on the table, and when a rollcall was de-
manded on the motion the test vote of the
meeting was begun.
The progress of the rollcaIl was watched
anxiously and when it was announced
that the motion was carried by 1877 to 1873
the McNabers eheered and flushed with
victory. That vote took the heart out of
the Ralneyltes and a number went to the
prize fight or for drinks.
The constitution was read by Secretary
McGovern. But few of the delegates had
seen it. When Fenton the day before
asked McNab for the privilege of reading
the fateIul document McNab replied, "Oh,
you will understand It at glance"
We'll, we'd like to have the glance" re-
piled Fenton unavailingly.
The constitution is brief and simple and
imposes no fetters on the all-powerful
chairman. 1t provides for a lot of COM
mittees to be appointed by the chairman
including a campaign committee and a
grievance committee. The campaign
committee is to manage all preliminary
campaign work for the interest of the
party
Under the head of conventions it is
provided that no Office e-holder-municipal
State or Federal-shall be eligible to mem
bership. This is intended TO shut the Mint
and Fire Department people out of con-
ventions. The constitution may be
amended by a majority vote of the whole
committee, thus making it necessary for
the Rainey element to win 226 votes TO
change things around.
The chairman is given club to preside
at meetings with in the shape of a provi-
sion that he may impose fine of not TO
exceed 50 on any Democrat who gets un-
ruly duringmeetings.
Hughes moved the adoption of the in
strument as a whole at once
Fenton wanted to take up section by Sec
ton the document that had been read but
once.
Eugene n. Deuprey appealed to Fenton
to let the process be expedited by con-
fning discussion to the one section which
opposition was likely.
G. A. Reynolds urged that no man
could vote intelligently on a constitution
and bylaws after hearing it read once,
and he moved as an amendment that 500
copies be printed and that it be laid over
until the next meeting.
Ex-senator Mead supported this and in
CURED what the great hurry was. Then
Frank P. Hughes, who helped get up the
document, made fiery speech in favor of
cracking things through while the major
1ty stood right.
uiuSIotduu every seCIiOH, ne ue-
ciared, and the Raineyites groaned. 'There
is but one issue here and it is understood.
1t should be met now and without finch
ing. Our purpose is to rid San Francisco
OF set OF corrupt bosses. Delay is wanted
30 that few more members of the COM
mlttee may be reached. This matter must
be met now.
The previous question shut off debate,
and rollcail was demanded on Reynolds
amendment that $40 copies be printed 1t
was lost by vote of lis to 210, and then
the constitution was adopted by a big and
triumphant chorus OF ayes to few weak
noes from the defeated Raineyites.
The rest OF the programme quickly fol-
lowed. M. c. Hassett, who has recently
become active with McNab, Lanigan and
Sullivan, and who wants to name public
official that he can be attorney for, offered
a resolution calling primary election on
May % for the selection of delegates 10 the
State Convention. This is all the provision
made in the resolution, other than that
the campaign committee shall go ahead
and hold it, with full power in every
thing.
Fenton moved an amendment that cleo