The San Francisco call., 1896-12-13
Blueblood Democrats Served
With Dunning Notices
to Pay.
Ez- Chairman Laymance Has
Saved Their Dignity for
Ten Days.
The Music That Helped to E ect
Budd Is the Largest Item That
Was Forgotten.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, /
q0S Broadway, Dec ID. {

908 Broadway, Dec. u.
There is trouble dire and deep in the
Democratic camp. The aristocratiC
wielders of power of the old Democratic
County Central Committee of Alameda
County, which conducted the campaign
of 1894, have been sued like ordinary
vulgar creditors.
When Budd was elected, Alameda
County put Up very energetic campaign.
There were lots OF people in this county
who had to be provided for, and whose
only hope of loaves and fishes lay in the
election of Mr.. Budd.
.Two years previous to this campaign
the Democrats had elected Sheriff and
Tax Collector, and intended. if possible,
TO win more of the county offices in 1884,
.. and with this additional am bition music
was literally hired, halls we're generously
rented. and advertising bills We're Iavishly
contracted.
=. But after the campaign. when every
: thing was lost but Budd, the spirit of gen.
erOsity disappeared, and now every MEM
: Der OF that County Committee has been
served with dunning notice from col
lection agency, which reads: "Mr. -:
:.Approved bills aggregating about $500
: against the Democratic Central Com nit
tee, of which you were member have
heen placed in our hands for collection.
We have learned that Mr.. NJ. J. Lay
) 'has.written to you, urging the payment of
: 81 BY each member of the committee, so as
Ito meet these demands. Unless the bills
: ii .our hands are paid within ten days
from date we will commence suit against
you forthwith.
=; This notice is dated December 5, and the
.tep:days will expire next Tuesday. On
that day if the aristocratic me m bers of
i. the committee have not de posted their "a
per. capita they will all be served with lit
tile suits which they will not wear COM
placent!y.
=. AS it would be very undignitied to allow
the. collection of a paltry $500 against
.:nearIy 100 committeeman TO be enforced
:$hroagh the courts NJ. ]. Laymance, who
signs himself Chairman of the old COM
:mittee, has sent out the following prayer:
Dear Sir: The Democratic County Committee
was left with an Indebtedness n their hands
:. .eggrega ting over $400 at the end of the cam
.paigu OF 1894, which has never been paid of
which there was $50 due the Fifth Regiment
band OF Oakland. On the 30th day of Septem-
: Der tney commenced suit against the Demo-
"cral4c County Committee and the individual
MEM bers thereof for the amount of their bill,
and there has peeu incurred about S15 costs,
and in order to avoid judgment being en-
tered against each individual member OF the
committee 1 have secured a stay OF proceed
1ngs OF the suit for ten days, in order TO collect
from each individual member The amount
necessary TO liq uidate the claim.
After cons nsultation with quite number of
the committee they have advised that S4 be
paid by each member OF the committee to
John NJ. English at 466 Eighth street. and
'when-he nas received enough money to pay
the judgment he will do so, and the balance
of the money will be applied TO the hquida-
. tipn OF the other claims that the committee
!. owes. Other parties are threatening suit
daily, and, if commenced, will entail extra
costs.
:: Hoping you viii respond promptly in order
TO AVOID any further cost in the matter, re-
main yours truly, N. J. iLAYMAHcEi
-: Chairman of the Old Committee