The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-10
]. II. Tingman Morally
Exonerated From J. c.
Cores Charges.
Boss" Haskell Narrowly Avoids
Getting Into Fistic
FracaseS.
Much Trouble Over the Campaign
Tent-Stormy Sailing for
the Party Craft

The Populist bark has struck on the
reef of discord, and struck hard. 1t re-
mains now to be seen If BOSS" HaskelPs
Napoleonic ability can extricate her from
very unpleasant predicament.
Last nights session of the County Com
mittee nearly resulted in a fracas between
Haskell and John G. Gore and between
Haskell and ]. D. Spencer, in the lie
being freely given by numerous members
and threats of civil suit.
J. NJ. Reynolds, who tied DR.. W. n.
Griswold for membership on the execu-
tive committee at the last meeting, with
drew in the latter's favor. DR.. Griswold
was then elected by reclamation.
The report of the executive committee
was then read. 1t showed that at the in
cepton Of the last campaign the party
was 500 in deb. for the cempalgn of 1894,
but that it was now free from debt and
had q small sum in the treasury. The re-
port was adopted.
The report of the auditing com mittee
showed that various sums, ranging from
S120 to so cents, making total of $2019 Co.
had been paid IN to the campaign fund.by
candidates, and that $3.50 60 had been
paid out. Other receipts were such that a
balance renamed OF $64 40. 1t was
adopted.
Then John G. Gore sprung what he sup
posed would be surprise into the assem-
blase by asking an explanation OF an item
of $130 dlsbuIsed to J. II. TiDgman for
part payment OF expenses incurred during
The campaign. 1t was expected, however,
and nobody was injured.
DR.. George w. Daywalt, the chairman
OF the purity committee, who was present
only to hand in a report, stated that Mr..
Tingman volunteered TO get the tent for
meetings during the campaign, that it
cost $3.50 50, and that it sold for only 500,
having been badly injured. Accordingly
Tingman was out OF pocket about $195,
and it was thought best to REIN burse him
in part. The action had not been taken
without the sanction of the campaign
committee.
Dr. Adam moved that the County Com
mittee disapprcve the action of the cam
paign committee. Gore seconded this,
and then a fast and furious debate fol-
lowed.
During the hested discussion Dr. Day
walt accused DR.. Adam of having been
made catspaw 0y Gore; Haskell declared
that ne thought the tent vas TO have been
donated, free, gratis, for nothing" but
believed Tingman deserved the money;
Gore accuse1 Tingman OF having
asked him in advance about kee ping
the money out for the tent and was given
the lie; Porser accused Gore OF having
been present before the act was done and
of having made no objection; Gore STUN
bled and replied that he had made a
motion TO Investigate something which
there was no time for investigating: and
bedlam generally prevailed.
Chairman Lewis quieted things long
enough to state that ii the campaign COM
mittee had sanctioned the payment it
could not have been illegal, when Gore
few off on tangent and yelled that
Haskell, with eulogistic wording, had
caucused against him. Haskell chuckled
and admitted having taken him of the
'slate.'
Gore then requested to be permitted to
read that part OF his report bearing on the
question at issue. He was permitted to
do so, but made charges that brought
many frantic Interruptions from Haskell
and severe condemnation from others.
He made a certain reference TO Haskell
that at the close of the report brought
him to his feet with the words that Gore
was a "damnable liar" and could not
prove them.
Gore refused to give the name of his in
formant, on the plea of poor memory, and
the chairman's decisive hammering pre-
vented what might have been a fstic en-
counter.
John D. Spencer got into dispute with
Haskell over one part of the report, which
accused Haskell of taking credit Of a small
sum paid by the Thirty-frst District for
himself, and walked across the floor to
bend over and shout his words in Has
kells face. Spencer afterWaTd came to
see things as Haskell did, that it was a
different transaction from the one named
in the report.
J. A. Johnson thought it ridiculous to
pay Tingman as regards the tent PROPOSE
ton, but thought he deserved the money
and would vote to uphold the committees
action.
Carlton H. Johnson accused Gore of
being the cause of the whole strife and
wanted Tingman justified by the vote to
be taken. His words with reference to
Gore brought the latter to his feet and
hot rally followed, but the chairman
forced Gore to sit down and let Johnson
proceed.
Mr.. Street managed finally to move that
DIR. Adams motion be amended to zap
prove" instead of ''disapproveP the action
of the committee in allowing Tingman
S130. 1t was put to a vote and carried,
every man voting in the affirmative ex-
cept Gore. The report was adopted as
amended. Chairman Lewis explained
that the action of the committee thus re-
ceived was not legal but moral support
Gore then read his report as finan cial
secretary. 1t was not received, but re-
ferred TO committee composed of ]. a.
Anthony, DR.. w. N. Griswold and ]. A.
Johnson for investigation.
By resolution Gore was requested to
turn over all books in his possession to
the new financial secretary Immediately.
He objected, saying that certain commit
tees should first be consulted. The mo-
ton was put, however, and carried unani-
mously, all voting except Gore himself
The committee adjourned till The hrst
Saturday evening in February.