The San Francisco call., 1897-11-23
BUCKLEY MEN
AGAIN UNITE
They Will Now Be Known
as The Citizens Demo-
cratic Party.
Are Preparing to Take Hand
in the Election for
Freeholders.
Committee Named Last Night to
Suggest the Names of Eligible
Candidates.

The anti-charter party, more popularity
known during the last campaign as Buck
ley's business men, Will take a hand in
the coming freehol lers' fight under the
new name OF the Citizens Democratic
party. The general committee of the old
party met in Pythian Castle last night and
decided upon making the change in the
name of the organization.
Chairman Joseph Rothschild, who issued
the call for the meeting. failed 20 put in
an appearance, and Vice chairman James
O'Connor called the mem bers together.
He explained that the meeting had been
called for the purpose or discussing
measures looking toward the perpetuation
of the organization as representing the
Democratic party in this city. I'VE are
here" said he in conclusion, Ito indorse
the principles of the Chicago convention
that nominated w. j. Bryan"
Owing 10 the death of David NJ. Gavi-
gan, secretary OF the committee, there
was no roll or record OF the last meeting
held prior TO the election.
Assistant Secretary Bell announced
that he would have rollcalI pre- pared for
the next meeting.
Bell then read a set of resolutions to
the effect that the Citizens Anti-Charter
party had been formed for the purpose OF
opposing the last charter as it was IN
American and un- Democratic in some OF
its provisions, and tended to cenTalize
the power of government in one person,
regardless of the spirit of the Fed eral con-
stitution. The resolutions further set
forth that inasmuch as the charter had
been defeated the party pad attained its
object; that the mem bers of 1t were now
anxious 10 work for a new organic Law
for the municipality, as long as the in
strumeut was framed on American and
Democratic lines and would protect the
rights of the individual element OF the
com munity as well as those of the cor
poraions.
After declaring that the Anti Charter
party had ever been dominated by
"boss," and that the members favored the
primary election law passed by the last
Legislature, tie resolutions concluded
with the recommendation that the party
be henceforih known as the Citizens
Democratic party, and that he old officers
of the Anti Charter party be declared the
temporary officers of the new organiza-
ton.
The resolutions we're adopted without a
dissenting vote, aud 1t was decided TO
meet every Monday evening in Pythian
Castle.
Robert Boyd introduced a set of resolu-
the chair OF a com mittee of five, to can
vass the names of free eehoders already
nominated who were i'll sympathy with
the Democratic party and the principles OF
the Chicago convention, in order that the
organization might indorse their nomina-
tioI.
Thomas Egan opposed the adoption of
the resolutions. He declared that he was
not III favor of the organization playing
the tail to some other party's kiie. He
advocated the nomination of complete
ticket by the organization irrespective OF
any other nominations made.
Boyd replied that there was not suti-
cient time left to name a new ticket, and
he believed that the best policy would be
10 indorse men already named who were
known to be favorable to the principle Of
the Democratic party.
@5Recorder Glynn favored the immediate
adoption of the re olutions, and was fol-
lowed by T. Carl Spelling, who said that
while he favored the spirit OF the resolu-
tions he did not favor them as drawn. He
said that under no circumstances would
he vote for any man, no matter if lie did
call himself Democrat, unless he voted
ior Bryan at the last election.
Boyd then asked TO be allowed to with
draw the resolutions for one week, but the
motion as promptly voted down.
Spelling offered as an amend ment a
resolution inStIucting the chairman to