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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-18
DAGGETT'S VICTORY.
Many OF His Followers Elected
Central Committeeman.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, June 17.-Dag.
gett achieved brilliant victory to-day, as
was expected by all who knew the secret
power he had acquired through his own
patronage and hustling and through his
combination with Rainey and Lanigan.
Daggett and his lieutenants, including
the mint forces, Lanigan, Eddie Greaney
and the whole Rainey squad, have been
devotlug themselves mainly to this pur.
pose that Daggett may be strong in the
State machine.
In the Fifth District Lanigan won one
of the TWO committeeman at large by his
successful combination with Santa Clara,
resulting in the election of It. w. Doyle of
San Francisco and w. P. Veuve OF San
Jose. In the Fourth District George T..
Marye and E. B. Pond were named.
Nearly all the Assembly district dele
gates chose their State Central Commit
teemen to-day and the result shows that
fourteen or fifteen of the eighteen will be
controlled by the Daggett and affiliated in
fiuences.
The following are the selections:
Twenty eighth District-John F. McGovern.
Observation-Disclosures Braunhart.
Thirty 6rst-Sydney Hall.
overwhelmingly Donovan.
Thirty-third-Thomas E. Scully.
Thirty-fourth-C. E. Willbeck,
Thirty-ffth-J. II. Grady.
Thirty-seventh--James Byrnes.
Thirty-eighth-- Brobeck
Thirty.ninth-Ssmuel K1hlman.
Fortieth--M. G. Hassett.
Forty-frst-John H. Much
Forty-second-Joseph Hayes.
Forty-tnird-T. J. Pindar.
Forty-fourth-John J. Lynch.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-18
CLUNIE MUST WAIT.
Congr essional Nomination In the
Fifth Postponed.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, June 1.-THE
Fifth District Convention met at once after
the adjournment of the morning session
in the north end of the pavilion. It's chief
result was a blow to Clunie and the tenn
porary salvation of Joseph P. Kelly by a
postponement of the Congressional nomi-
nation until July 20 at Redwood City. The
withdrawal of Scholar of San Jose left
only Clunie and Kelly in the fight.
Gesford of Napa, it transpired yesterday,
has his eye on the Congressional nomina-
ton in the Fifth. Gesford is said to have
just come to the city, and to be willing to
take the nomination before he is regis
tered. However Gestord is not yet openly
in the fight.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-18
CAMINETTI DECLINES.
VIII Not Make the Race Against
Grove L. johnson.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, June lin the
Second Congressional District caucus to-
day the majority OF the time was con-
sumed in criticizing Grove L. Johnson,
who is considered almost invincible. An
effort was made to persuade Caminetti to
accept the nomination for Congress, but
he absolutely refused to do so, on the
ground that he was of the opinion that
new material might make better show
ing against Johnson.
John Rector of Nevada City and Thomas
Lame of Angels Camp were chosen dele
gates to the Chicago convention; D. P.
Donahue and w. L. Hunter, alternates.
Frank D. Nichols was unanimously chosen
Presidential elector, General J. w. b.
Montgomery alternate. Colonel Nunan
and ). d. Sproule were elected members
of the State Central Committee.
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Clune and Kelly have been doing lively
hustling. Clunie night before last secured
the Endorsement of the Santa Clara dele
CATION, giving him solid block of twenty
five votes. He claims most of San Mateo's
six votes. AS for!y-nlne votes constitute
q majority, Clunie needs about twenty-fiys
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-18
Councilman Fav Qualities.

SAN JOSE, CAL, June 17.-Judge Lori
gan to-day signed the decree in theselec-
ton contest giving J. P. Fay the seat oc-
cupied in the City Council by Homer
Prindle from the Second ward. This aft
ernoon J. p Fay appeared before the City
Clerk and took the oath OF office.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-18

that the consent of the convention might
remove the restriction.
Deuprey accepted the amendment, but
when the question was put as to The adop-
ton OF the resolution the, cry against gag
law and for free speech succeeded in hav-
ing it tabled.
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THE GOLD PLANK.

substitute Submitted by Minority
Of the Committee.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, June II. Follow
ing IS the gold plank as offered by the mi
norlty OF the committee on platform:
The following members of your committee
on platform and resolutions present the fol-
lowing minority report as substitute for the
financial plank OF the majority of the COM
mittee. EB POND.
J. T. BURKE,
De WITT ARNOLD,
CHARLES WESLEY REED.
We indorse the administration of President
Cleveland as wise, patriotic and Democratic.
We commend his courage and fidelity in main
tanning the financial honor of our country
sacred and unimpaired. We are unoualifledly
in favor of the present gold standard of values.
We favor the use of both gold and silver as
money and believe that our Government
should coin and keen in circulation as a part
OF the circulating medium as large an amount
of silver as can be employed without destroy
ing or threatening to destroy the existing par
ity of value between the unit in gold and the
unit IN silver.
We favor the retirement of small bills and
gold coin under the value of $40, in order
that silver coins may find a certain and gen.
eral circulation.
We are opposed to a descent to monometal-
lism, and particularly to a silver monometal-
ism with It's deprecated and depreciating
standard of values We are firmly convinced
that the free and unlimited coinage of silver
by our Government at a ratio of 16 to 1, with
out cooperation on the part of the other great
commercial natious of the world would re-
duce this country to a condition of silver
recommendation, entailing upon us a financial
panic and commercial and industrial disaster
We are utterly and irrevocably opposed to
the adoption of any such policy. California is
one OF the great gold-producing States of the
world. From tradition and practice she is
welded to the gold standard. The obligations
OF our people are payable only in United States
gold coin, and the withdrawal OF gold from our
currency (the inevitable result of free silver at
I6 to u will merely render it more difficult
for California debtors TO pay their debts.
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FRAMING THE PLATFORM.

Wesley Reeds Gold-Standard Plank
Voted Down.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, June 17-At rs
order. Eugene Deuprey moved the adop-
ton of resolution placing limit of five
minutes TO speeches on resolutions and
also restricting the speeches to one on
each side.
John P. Irish moved as an amendment
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the National Convention; district re-
electors; nomination of a Lieutenant
Governor; the election of State Central
Committee. including two members from
each Congressional district and one from
each Assembly district or county; the
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-04

ERSONAL.

The Malagasy language is to be added
to those taught at the National School of
Oriental Languages at Paris Prof Aris-
tide Marie will be the instructor He is
the author of several books on Malagasy
subjects, and commentaries on certain of
the native works. 1t is expected that men
will be trained under him to act as teach
ers in Madagascar, where the French adj
ministration requires the French language
to be used by natives in the public SER
vice. Already a large number of pupils
have been entered for Prof. Mares
courses.
Speaking of the late Cardinal Hohen-
lobe, a Rome correspondent of the Balti-
more Sun, says: Popular rumor attribut-
ed to the cardinal the quality of eccentric
ity. There appeared to be "a justification
for this opinion. For over forty years he
was a babitual frequenter of the sulphur
baths of the Acque Albule, between Rome
and Tivoh His food was cooked in these
strong smelling waters. He so loved them
that he bathed in them even to the last,
that is to say to Sunday last. His love of
art made him the friend of artists, and
an American sculptor, M. Ezekiel, may be
said to have been one of his greatest
friends. All this, so marked in his case,
led people to think Of him as eccentric. "
Mention has frequently been made of
the fact that Mrs: Jerry Simpson is an in
valid, but the story of how she came to
lose her health has never been told. Dur
ing the terrible winter of 1885, says the
Kansas City Journal, Jerry was engaged
in the cattle business in Barber county.
Along with many Of his neighbor ranch
ers he lost the greater portion of his herd
in the bizzards which came so frequently
that year, and pretty much all he saved
were the hides of the frozen animals In
the work of skinning these frozen animals
Mrs Simpson assisted her husband, and
more than once that winter she spent
hours in the cold and snow. The exposure
resulted in an illness from which the
brave little woman has never entirely re-
covered
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-04

The New York World has a special let
ter from Honolulu in which it is stated
that President Dole and his cabinet are
now opposed to the annexation of the is
lands by the United States. This is not in
keeping with what ex-Secretary of State
Foster reported upon his return from
Hawaii, and is also in opposition to the
former position of President Dole. Prob
ably the willy ex-New Highlander who is
running the Hawaiian government thinks
that if he pretends to object to annexa-
1ion it will make the Mckinley admins
tration all the more anxious to annex the
islands 1t is an old trick of some faith
ers 10 raise strenuous objections to an
nexation, for the very purpose of nagging
the desirable party up to the point OF
annexing.
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Let Us Have the Facts.

! The Charleston News and Courier makes
the charge that the Southern. the Sea-
board and the Coast Line railways are all
working to build up a Virginia port. In
other words, they have very little interest
in either Port Royal. Charleston. savan-
nah or Brunswick, and viii draw ali the
business away from them that they can.
There appears to be great deal of foun-
dalton for this charge. 1t is a fact that
Norfolk has received 100000 bales of cotton
this year more than legitimately belonged
to her. Did the railroads which carried
that cotton TO Norfolk get it by legitimate
business methods or by cutting rates
which all the roads in the Southern Traffic
Association agreed 60 maintain?
This is a question to which the cotton
exchange committee. which is now en-
gagged in investigating the causes of Sa-
vannahs loss of cotton this year, should
find an answer It does not seem to be
reasonable that so much cotton could have
gone to Norfolk from savannah's terrific
ry if rates had been maintained While 1t
is true that the dfferential against Norfolk
is only 30 cents a bale it is sufficient to
protect Savannah provided the rates are
maintained.
IF It should be found that the Southern
and Seaboard are cutting rates, and thus
deprivng the South Atlantic seaports of
the business which properly belongs to
them, then a war on the Southern and Sea-
board should be begun at once. There are
ways in which they can be brought to
terms. The Georgia legislature is natur
ally in sympathy with the Georgia sea-
ports and it can. make the situation very
unpleasant for the Southern and Seaboard.
Tho railroads which have their terminals
in Savannah can cut rates as well as the
Southern and Seaboard and they should not
hesitate to do so. 1t would be better for
them to have disastrous rate war at once,
however great the cost of it might be,
than to lose a large part of their business
every year by rate cutting policies Of rail-
roads which have their terminals in Vir-
ginia cities.
The cotton exchange committee should
go into this matter fully. 1t should get at
the facts. If Savannah is to make fight
for the business which legitimately be-
longs to her she must be we'll informed as
to the cause of her loss of business. The
report which the committee made some
days ago was not satisfactory. That it
was not was so apparent that the COM
mittee was instructed to continue its in
vestigation. Evidently the cotton exchange
feels that the time has come to know the
truth and the whole truth, so that steps
may be taken at once to protect Savannah
interests. 1t would be folly to wait until
business becomes diverted 90 such an ex-
tent that it could not be forced back into
It's legitimate channels.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-04

A correspondent of the St. James Ca
zette. who was visiting Vice President
Frank Thomson of the Pennsylvania rail-
road when Ii Hung Chang passed through
the country. and accompanied him on the
train from Jersey City to Philadelphia, re-
ceived as a result an interesting message
to two Of the English nobility. He writes:
1t did not take the viceroy long to cross
examine and obtain full details of their
private means, salaries, age and health OF
most of his fellow passengers, and in
due time my own turn came round. When
l came into the car the viceroy was seated
in a large armchair facing the rear, which
in Mr.. Thomsons car is all OF glass, so
that you can enjoy an uninterrupted
view of the country as you go along In
front Of him, slightly to the left, sat the
interpreter-poor man, a little tired, l
thought, of the endless formulate. Mr..
Thomson presented me as an Englishman.
Ii shook hands in very cordial manner,
and noticed that his hands bore fewer
traces of age than his face; the fingers
being long and not at all Withered, though
cold and rather hard.
THE viceroy desires to know if you are
the president or the director of an En-
glsh railroad"
1 was rather taken by surprise: the
usual order was reversed. / felt inclined
to say Il wish l were,' but that would
lency l am not either" I replied. 1.-THE
viceroy says" began the interpreter, after
repeating my remark and getting the an
swer, that in that case you are to tell
the Marquis Of Tweeddale and the Duke
of Devonshire and the directors of the
Barrow-in-Furnes railway that they told
him all kinds of lies
I begged him to assure his excellency /
would certainly convey his message
1.-The viceroy says that the Marquis of
Tweeddale and the Duke OF Devonshire,
and the directors of the Barrow-in- Fur
ness railroad, told him while in England
that the English railroads We're faster and
more comfortable and safer than the
American railroads, and the American
trains We're very full of accidents and
many more people killed by them. The
viceroy understands that this is all kinds
of les
We were going forty-hve miles an hour
on the best laid track in the best built car
in the world. The justice of his excellen-
cy's remark was obvious. begged the in
terpreter to tell him of my concurrence
but added that the noblemen in question
must have told him what they did in ig-
norance; they could not have hoped to
impose successfully on so sagacious q
person as his excellency.
Ii gave a perceptble twinkle as this
was repeated. The conversation went on
as 1olloWS'
THE viceroys say that, as you are
neither a president nor a director of a
railway. you can afford to be impartial"
Tell his eXcellency that l am grateful
for his good opinion, and that being, like
himself, a guest of the American people
| 1 hope / should know better than to make
| unfavorable comparisons" (Twinkle
again)
The viceroy says how old are your
Thirty years old"
1.-THE viceroy says he need not ask your
income. The viceroys perceives you are
one of the greatest millionaires in Lon
| dom"
/ thought of getting him to cash a
cheque for a few million taels, but for
| bOre
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-04
Ills HOOKS sold wen.

at occasionally affords me considerable
pleasure to be made a victim of clever
little scheme remarked a travelling man
to another, according to the Detroit Free
Press. but. of course, too much OF 1t
would create a reverse sentiment. I must
confess that the cunning Of museum ma
gicians is rarely equaled. To while away
an hour or two in Chicago | visited the
largest museum. The legerdemain work
of a light-ingered artist was immensely
pleasing, as well as mystifying. He eX-
posed a number of tricks to interest his
audience and then launched into clever
magic.
when he had completed his first exhibit
tion the little pamphlet exposing each
trick was offered for sale at the small
sum of 10 cents l was astonished to OBJ
serve how eagerly the crowd bought them.
/ returned a few minutes later, by chance,
to the magician's platform as a second
performance was about to begin.
." "A word with you, my friend, said the
trickster to me, as advanced toward him.
"'What do you wish? l asked.
" You see, my friend said he in a whis-
per- 1 am playing to cold audience. My
books don't take well, and all in the world
it needs to make them go like wildfire is
some one to start the ball rolling Now.
won't you, just as a favor, oblige me by
stepping forward as soon as / offer the
pam DulelS LOT Sdle ana Duy one. JHe
crowd will follow 1 will return your
money imm ediately after the sale.'
THE craftiness of the magician and his
judgment of human nature aroused me,
and, as saw nothing radically out of the
way with his request, / consented. True
to my word, l was on deck at the close
of the performance, and, to tell the truth,
l rather enjoyed the DEAL which 1 con-
sidered a good joke on the crowd. At an
opportune time 1 rushed forward and
bought a book. The audience crowded
forward in haste to make purchase. and
in remarkably short time many of the
pamphlets We're disposed of. Then the
magician disappeared behind the curtain.
l waited several minutes for him to re-
turn, but he came not 1 thought this
strange.
Where is that trick fellow? grumbled
a big fellow near me.
Why?' L inquired.
" L was to get my money back as soon
as he quit selling those books, and he
has given me the worst of it,
g i made the same deal with him. said
several others. Then general laugh fol-
lowed.
Il hurried from the museum, laughing
to myself. was well aware of the grace
full manner in which / had been taken in.
and, like any other human, found con-
ISOLATION in the fact that the fakir's vic
Tins were numbered by the score /"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-04
The Militia and the Legislature.

The Indications are that the state militia
/ viii be dealt with much more literally by
| this legislature than 1t was by the last.
\ The appropriation for the militia last year
was only $4,000. The amount was so small
/ that it was difficult to determine how 10
| spend it to advantage. 1t is the under
standing that the finance committee of the
legislature has about decided to give the
militia S4S 600 this year.
A good many members of the leglsla-
ture cannot be made to understand that
the militia serves any good purpose. As
a rule, they represent counties which do
not pay into the public school fund as
much as they receive from that fund. We
are confident that if they should tax them
selves for schools they would regard the
militia with more favor.
1t is not often that the militia is wanted
for purposes of protection, but when it is
the need is urgent. It is important there
fore, that the militia should be kept in
the best possible condition, so that when
needed it could respond promptly, and
render the service required.
There is another thing that it is well
to keep in mind. The fact that there is a
strong militia force ready to respond at a
moments notice has the effect of repress-
ing any tendency towards organized VIC
lence.
1t is well known by all the citizens of
the state that the governor has the means
at his command to preserve the peace and
compel obedience to the laws. Hence it
is seldom that mobs attempt to override
the law. The influence exerted by the mi
litia is, therefore, of very wholesome
character.
Those members of the Legislature who
do not approve the policy Of state APP
preparations for the militia should take
notice of what is being done in other
states for the state soldiery. They would
find that in this matter Georgia is far
behind. Little Rhode Island, for instance,
which has few more state troops than
Georgia, makes an annual appropriation
for her militia of $4,000, while Connecticut,
which has not quite double the number
| that Georgia has, makes an annual appro-
priaton of $4,000
The legislature will make no mistake in
treating the militia literally. 1t may be
difficult matter to find money for all the
interests demanding appropriations, but
there are two things which should not be
dealt with in accordance with a cheese
pairing policy-namely, the militia and the
public schools. An easy way to secure
more money for the states needs would
be for the legislature to provide for only
one session of the legislature every two
years limiting the session to forty DAYS.
There is too much legislation for the pub
lie good. Less legislation and more public
schools would suit the great majority Of
tho people exactly
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-04

When it comes to the matter of bravery,
Rear Admiral Brown of the Norfolk navy
yard deserves blue ribbon. The major
ity of men will stand their ground under
fire, and some men will march up to the
behind the gun is about to pull the Ian
yard. But Admiral Brown has done some
thing Drawer; something requiring moral
courage of a very high and rare order
He has repeated his declaration, made
when the Texas was launched, that she
is the best ship in the navy.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-04
Another Toomhs sto,.,,

A good many people In the south, says
the Charleston News and Courier, are
old enough, and otherwise qualified. 10
enjoy story about Bob Toombs, which
is recalled by one of the Chicago papers
II is as follows when the famous fire
was licking up everything combustible in
Cook county and burning for several
days and nights Gen. Toombs was sitting
in the old kimball house reading, when
am old acquaintance approached him and
asked What's the news, general. from
Chicago Without looking up from his
paper, Toombs replied: Still burning and
the wind in our favor"
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lNDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Meetings-Pulaski Council No. 1853, Royal
Arcanum; Landrum Lodge No. As, F. &
A. NJ.
Special Notiees-Bicycles for Sale, Z. f.
Whitcomb & Co.
Legal Naturalization From the Clerk
of the Court of Ordinary of Chatham
County
Auction Sale-Sale Magnificent Furni-
ture Continued by J. Mclaughlin & Son.
Rush for Bargains in Clothlng-H
Ebross. Manager.
Easy to Sell-B. H. Levy & Bro.
Good Shoes-A. s. Nichols.
Compelled to Close-Appel & Schaul.
Mineral Water-Hunyadi Janos.
Cottolene-N. K. Fairbanks Company.
Medical-Duffy's Malt whisl1ey; Hoods
Pills; Swifts Specific; P. P. P; Johann
Hoff's Genuine Malt Extract; SCOTS
Emulsion.
Cheap Column Advertisements Help
Wanted; Employment Wanted For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-04

Arkansas Jones and his washtub head
are skirmishing around the Murray Hill
hotel, says the New York Press. Jones
has domiciled himself as far as possible
from silver party headquarters without
going out of town. / hear that his re.
marks to Bryan after the election Were
very touching. Said he, with tears:
Billy my son, you made one great mis-.
take; your wife didn't sing enough. She
didn't sing at all, Billy. and that's what
beat your
How would her singing have helped
me2" Bryan asked.
why, don't you know got into the
Senate through my wife's singing of ths
old Cabin Home? It's all that saved me
She sang 1t for the legislature and elect.
ed me. Singin' goes long ways, Billy.
with the masses of the people. In 1900 We
must have more music. Get the peoplo
with you in popular airs, and they'' vote
as you want 'em to every time"