The San Francisco call., 1897-10-03

from the party at the expiration OF that
,onged-for meeting, that the party will
have been delivered entirely from the
trammeling yoke of Democracy, and that
the rainbow of promise will at last appear
on the Populist political horizon. So far
as man can an tici pate human action the
trammeliDg yoke will have disap-
peared. for drastic measures were taken
to insure the expulsion OF Gore on the
ground that he is connected with a cor.
po ration, the pring Valley Water Com
pany, whose interests are antagonistic to
the principles of the Populist party"
] oh nson's resignation was read imme-
diately after speech by Carleton John,
son. in which he denounced the author O!
Sc veral statements rega riding the organiza-
tion which have appeared in public print.
Burnette G. Haskell mo we'd that the resig-
nation be accepted with thanks"
johnson has made the assertion" he
said, "that he hypnotized Buckley in the
gall he is 20 be held responsible for the
consequences. Let him go? Well.
should Smile!'
]. H. Tingman declared that Johnson
had not only been a fusionist, but since
that time had posed as a white-w inged
angel and should be left free to soar off 10
heaven, where he rightfully b,lougs."
There were no dissenting votes on the
question OF resignation, and all smiled
ioyfullv theIeat
The majority report of the charter COM
mittee was then heard. charter was
proposed, embodying all the well-known
principles OF the parry. Owing to the fact
that the citizens charter committee of
one hundred i. at work on a similar in
strument, the report was laid on the
table after an objection TO q clause as re-
CARDS the gift of franchises had been re-
| corded. The minority report was treated
| likewise, but some suggestions to the COM
mittee of one hundred will be made.
The following resolution, admitted by
Haskell and Di. w. N. Griswold, in the
| presence of Witnesses, to have reference to
Gore, was introduced at this juncture by
B. J. Pye:
Resolped, That any person holding posi-
| tion OF honor or trust in any corporation or
! syndicate whose interests are antagonistic to
| the principles of The Peoples party shall not
be eligible to membership in the county COM
mittee of The Peoples party.
A. b. Kinne placed himself forward as
the champion OF Gore, at whom the reso-
luton was known and admitted 10 be
aimed. and was ioine by DIR. w. n. Girls
wold and ]. A. Anthony. They were the
only ones who did so, and in the light of
statements made by DR.. Griswold, appear
! ing below, his stand was rather peculiar
and Disappointing to his colleagues. The
| stand taken was that the matter would
| have to come up in the form of an amend
ment 10 .he constitution of the body in
| session. After debate of one and a half
hours this was decided 10 be so, and seven
me m bers signel the resolution, in accord /.
ance with the rule.
| Gore was invited to come forward and
sign the petition "as representative of
the Spring Valley Water Company bv
| Haskell. but modestiy kept his seat and
suggested that it had already been signed
by The attorney of corporations" mean
ing Haskell himself, 'and that was
enough" 1t was then brought forward
that if the members who signed had not
their dues paid up to date their signatures
| would not be valid.
In order ID not leave the faintest show
whereby the three persons who took the
part of Gore could make the matter in
valid the dues of all were remitted up to
date of the meeting.
This master-stroke, by which all the
members voted themselves into good
standing, received the appreciation of the
members, conglomerate and Individually !:
SO it is confidently expected that Gore
will, at the ne xt meeting. join his brother
'.fusionist," Joseph Asbury johnson. in
the realms of darkness beyond the boun-
daries of the Elysian fields of Populism.
in which the anti-Buckieyites and oppo.