The San Francisco call., 1897-07-04
POPULISPS
FICHq LIKE
BULLDOGS
A Stormy Session Of the
County Central Com
mittee.
J. 7. ROGERS CHOKES B. G. HASKELL
Then Haskell Strikes John @.
Gore and Bedlam Instantly
Prevails.
BRYAN'S ADVENT CAUSES 0NE ROW.
Gore Given Till Wednesday to Hand
Forth Certain Books or a Suit
May Result.
BRYAN'S ADVENT CAUSES ONE ROW.

The Populist County Central Committee
held the stormiest of all its stormy ses-
sions last evening at 9151I Market street.
with the result that twice there were free
fights, Taylor Rogers at one time chok-
ing Burnette G. Haskell and throwing
him over a chair, and at another Haskell
himself striking John c. Gore in the face
with his clinched fist. In both cases the
men were separated by the other N EN- bers
before any particular damage was done.
Never in the minds of those who were
at that meeting will grow dim the men,
ory of what occurred there. The real up
shot of the whole thing is that Burnetle
G. Haskell stands before the public again
as the great sachem of the local Popu.ist
tribe; that John c. Gore is placed in the
position of delivering up certain books
and records of the party or OF being e1-
PEELED and forced to defend himself in an
action at law; that the party has placed
itself on record, against the protests of
Rogers and Joseph Asbury Johnson, as
fgyoring the strikes of workinEmen
against their employers, and that others
can sit down in privacy and contemplate
the pleasure OF being called TRAITORS" and
their fellow citizens.
The first proposition TO come up was
that to increase the mem bership of the
committee to IA by adding 100 members
al large. 1t was referred to the secretary
to draw to the attention of the members
by sending them duo notice and Will be
acted on at the next meeting.
Haskell then arose and offered the fol-
lowing resolution, which was adopted
with the exception of the last clause,
against the united protest of J. A. John
son and Taylor Rogers, who claimed that
it would put the party on record as favor
ing strikes, and OF DR.. W. n. Griswold,
who believed that strikes might be good
thing on occasion when viewed through
the eyes of a labor organization, but that
political party had no business to pay
any attention to such matters as a party:
WHEREAS, The Miners Union of five States
and the Anal gamated Association of Iron and
Stee Workers OF the United States numb bering
100000 men in the aggregate, driven by des-
perate poverty, have determined to strike for
q bare living and to secure wages that are
piutul even II granted;
ResolUed, That while we deprecate the neces-
sity OF strikes, yet that we extend our sym
pa thy and good wishes TO each and every
OF these wage slaves; and further
ResOlued, That we request the 1000 men,
bers OF the Peoples party in San Francisco TO
send what money they have left to spare un-
submerged after the passing of the mckinley
wsve of prosperity to these gallant and
struggling men.
Then the measure came forward that
created all the trouble. 1t was the report
OF the executive comm ittee. which came
up for the consideration of the larger
body. AS soon as it was read Rogers
asked that it be taken up seriatim, and
after a wordv war, in which the whole
number present took part, the motion pre-
vailed.
The first clause favored the welcome OF
Bryan by the Peoples party acting in
unison with the Democrats. A certain
number were to pe appointed to act on the
reception committee and, if possible, have
seats reserved for them at the Pavilion.
J. A. johnson at once objected He said
that Bryan had been the nominee of the
party, but that time had passed and they
did not want to take any action at tn.
time that might lie interpreted as desire
to fuse at the next election.
Several members jumped to their feet
at this juncture, ]. Fl. Tingman demand
ing: Were you not the man almost
solely res ponsible for the fusion we made
with the Buckleyites2" ?" Carle ton III. John
son yelled: Yes; why didn't you talk
like that at st. Louis?'' Haskell shouted
that Johnson had left him all alone in a
saloon and went with some one else to see
degree and as referring directly to him