The San Francisco call., 1897-11-30
BUCKLEY MEN
ARE AT OUTS
Much Dissension in the
Ranks Over Freebooter
Candidates.
Eight of the Citizens Commit
tee Nominees Receive
Endorsement.
Several of the Business Men" Re-
tire From the Convention Hall
in Disgust.

II armer buckley dOeSn come to town
soon he will be disagreeably surprised on
his arrival to find that his loyal business
men" have disbanded. An attempt is be.
ing made by few Of the old lieutenants
OF the ex-boss to keep the lambs together
IN an organisation styled the Citizens
Democratic party, but they ars meeting
with poor success. The party" lacks a
capable leader, and as a result there is a
family war on that threatens to disrupt it.
The meeting OF the Citlzens' Demo
cratic party held at Pythian Castle last
night was farciCal in the extreme. Vice.
Chairman James O'Connor, who occupied
the chair in the absence of Joe Rothchild,
was at loss how to act, and the dis
gruntled members soon had everything
their own way.
The first trouble came when T. Carl
Spelling. on behalf of himself and three
other members of the committee ap-
pointed TO suggest the names of candi-
daies for freehoiders, reported in favor of
. ndorsinS James Butler, a. Comte Jr., |.
Cutie. P. H. Mccarthy and Joseph O'Con-
nor, Democrats, and Jerome a. Ander-
son, Alfred Cridge and A. W. Thompson,
Populists. The candidates suggested are
all nominee Of the Citizens Charter Con-
vention.
Robert Boyd, the fifth mem Der of the
committee, presented a minority report,
and was opposed to indorsing the nomi-
nees of any other party or convention.
Spelling explained that tine men sug-
gested were all Silver Democrats, or in
favor Of the principles enunciated in the
platform OF the Chicago convention.
who says that Isador Cutie is Silver
Democrat?" asked J. Garrity. II am op-
posed TO indorsing MIN under any circum-
stances. He was with Our faction until
he found that we were tecoming light
weights, and then he deserted US.
Spelling replied in defense of Cutie and
said that he was a silver Democrat at the
last election. "Hhe gentlemen we have
suggested for your Endorsement" he con-
cluded. ''are all men above reproach."
After d e bate lasting over half an hour
it was decided to adopt the majority re-
port and endorse the candidates suggested.
A set of resolutions indursing the OF
fetal career of Congressman Mcguire
were next adopted.
Harry Kelly aroused the ire of Bob
Boyd by presenting resolutions authoriz-
ing the chairman 10 appoint a purity
committee of five with full power to fill
all vacancies and if deemed advisable cir
culate petition to get the candidates of
the party on the Official ballot.
Il am tired of all of this tomfoolery, 4"
exclaimed Boyd, when Secretary Bell con.
Guided reading the resolutions. If this
doesn' look like a case Of selling out 1 am
badly mistaken. You Indorse eight out of
fifteen freeholders and then authorize a
committee OF i've to appoint the otner
seven. If we are going to indorse or nomi-
nate complete ticket why not letthe en-
tire committee do SOP Mark my words,
members. you are being worked and
twisted around and you'll soon find it out.
In the name of commonsense, what do
we need with a purity committee? This
isn't nominating conven tion."
1t then dawned on the members that
the point raised by Boyd was well taken
and that they were not sitting as delegates
in n convention.
To remedy the mistake Spelling moved
that the committee resolve itself into
nominating convention. The motion pre-
vailed, and with a solemn pretense of
earnestness the eight candidates We're for
mally nominated.
Boyd thereupon declared that he would
not be party to the farce and left the
hall, accompanied by quite a number of
the other committeeman. co
The chairman appointed II. NJ. Kelly,
]. +. Sweeney, J. Bennett, E. Zimm er-
man and John j. Mccarthy to serve on
the purity committee.
Amy other business" askea the chair
man.
Yes" shouted member in the back of
the call II move that we die sine die in
the interest of the Democratic party"
ut occurs to me-" said 1om Egan from
the Twenty-ninth district, that some
thing should be done to rescue US from our
present chaotic condition. Here we have
been meeting both as committee and a
convention, without any roiIcall or any
examination having been made into the
credentials OF any member. l think it is
about time that we should find out who
We are. l move that committee on Gre
dentials be appointed. to report at the
next meeting, and that we then perfect
our organization"
The suggestion appealed forcibly to the
chairman, and after appointing the COM
mittee an adjournment was taken until
Monday night, when the mem bers, IN the
language of the silver-tongued Egan, will
enoeavor to discover who they are.