The record-union., 1898-08-18

place this Democratic party upon q
platform that will enable it to go be-
fore the people Of San Francisco, where
the great deciding vote will be polled for
one cause or the other; and let us say
that this convention is and was free;
that it has been devoted in the past,
and is devoted now, to the cause Of
personal freedom without dictation, and
to that great and absorbing issue-the
destruction Of the dominance of railroad
and other bribe-giving corporations
which have undermined not only our
municipal government, but, through the
courts. am sorry to say, and
through the Legislature, and even, re-
Gently through Congress, have laid a
mine which, when exploded in a revo-
luton which we should strive to avert,
will destroy the very fabric of the
American. Government" tremendous
cheering)
A LITTLE DIVERSION.
Upon the conclusion of Mayor Phe-
lan's address, a Los Angeles delegate
said he thought that every member of
the convention ought to be ready to
vote against adopting the minority re-
port.
w. w. Foote asked the delegate if it
was not a fact that the Los Angeles
delegation had not already caucused,
adopted the unit rule, and agreed to
cast eighty-one votes for seating the
delegation appointed by the Commit
tee Of One Hundred.
The Los Angeles delegate and his
fellows declined to answer, announc-
ing that their position would be made
known when it came to vote.
Thereupon Mr.. Foote took the plat
form, and in a quiet, convincing way
which he has-when he considers it pol
icy to use it-protested against any
such proceeding.
PATTON EXPLAINS.
George S. Patton of Los Angeles re-
piled to Mr.. Foote, and said that a
unit rule had been adopted, to gag, If
necessary, the hirelings Of the South
ern Pacific Company. He stood to say
that the time had come to cease to
deal with those who, under the cloak
Of loyalty, worked against the good of
the party. The Los Angeles delegation
had, he said, given the closest atten-
tion to the San Francisco trouble, hav-
ing had somewhat similar difficulties
Of it's own. From the speeches made
it was shown that a chaotic condition
of affairs existed in San Francisco. Ma
jor Harvey, he said, excited his ad-
miration, but he appeared as the worthy
leader of an unworthy boss.
Mr.. Patton spoke at length of the
new Democracy of San Francisco, and
referred to James D. Phelan as its
champion.
WHAT TARPIE WANTED.
Delegate Tarpie of Alameda followed
Mr.. Patton He referred to the first
organized attack on Buckleyism, and
told how after two days battle he
had been throttled and thrown down.
If the Alameda guard was so unfor-
tunate as to have one come over and
nestle down in it's ranks, for the pur-
pose of resting from his labors of con-
| trolling San Francisco politics, it was
to be regretted, but could not be
helped
Mr.. Tarpie said he had no wish to
see a disruption of the Democratic
party. He believed Mr.. Harvey was
an honest man, but it had been said
he was under the shadow of boss.
In conclusion he moved that every man
on the Committee Of One Hundred be
declared ineligible for nomination for
any office in order to clear their skirts
of any imputation that had been made
against them The resolution, however,
was lost in the shuttle.
GOVERNOR HAS THE FLOOR.
A delegate from Ventura asked some
question which the Chairman either
misunderstood, or affected to misun-
derstand and took occasion to state
that he had taken the nomination for
Congress when nobody else would have
it, and that he took the nomination for
Governor when it was expected that
only defeat would follow, and further
took occasion to say that he had told
the State Central Committee that he
did not want to be United States Sen
ator, and that he would rather be plain
| Jim Budd, and practice law, than
have any office in the world
DWYER PROTESTS.
| j. J. Dwyer was the next speaker, and
! said he was neither Raineylte, Har-
| neyite or Phelanite, and that those 1a Wno
and he flung the lie back in their throats'
! He was not in the convention in the in
of ia any ad faeo on be past
years for purity in the Democratic party
| in California.
The speaker protested against the tao tao
! tics adopted by the Committee of One
! Hundred and declared that he was op-
posed to the system, not as Raineyite
but as a Democrat He advocated WI. Wip,
| and effecting new one, as he con
sidered neither to be what the party de-
sired He felt satisfied that If the Har,
| primaries and vote. the former. organiza-
| ton would cast 100 votes to the. latter $
one, and for that reason he advocated
fiy,o ba n
| delegates from new organization couio
not be seated in the convention.
CAPTAIN FOLEY'S PROXY.
| Captain John Foley. ex-Supervisor OF
with a Sierra County proxy, took the
| floor and gave a choice bit of his po'
| litical history. After he had been talk,
! Sierra County got the ear of the Chair
man and announced that he was not only
a. delegate from Sierra County, but held
Thereupon an Alameda delegate loaned
| Foley, who was a Rainey-Harney dele
| gate, q proxy for five minutes, and the
| latter proceeded with his history, and
| went over the ground covered in his talk
| before the Committee on Credentials
Tuesday night. a. full report of which ap-
ord-Union." 1t was subsequently learned
| that Foley's proxy was from Siskiyou.
and not from Sierra County
| HEENEY OF ALAMEDA.
| Delegate r. j. Heeney of Alameda at
tempted to introduce a substitute to the
! two committee reports, but was ruled out
| of order, until such time as the conven-
/ ton should be permanently organized
He then asked for and was given five
minutes to speak to the question under
| consideration. He called attention to the
| fact that James G. Mcguire had been
| primary elections, in the face of imputa-
| tons that he was the tool of the bosses.
as had every man who had dared to stand
| ND nj ri INN oil In CO.,
Francisco AS good Democrats the Har-