The San Francisco call., 1898-08-03

The war started at Sacramento when the Buckley -Maguire-G Gallagher wing of the Populists nominated Congress man Mcguire to head the pinto ticket, is still on and there is every indication that it will increase in bitterness until election day The Populist State nom mating convention went to pieces at the capital city and last night the To- cal organization was disrupted. The majority of the members of the county committee of the Populists walked out in a body, being unable to stand tuslon and Mcguire, and reorganized with committee that is composed Of Popu- lists instead of Buckley Mcguire Dem ocrats.
 The meeting of the county commit tee of the Populist party was called TOT the purpose of indorsing the acton or the delegates who were sent to the State convention. The indorsement came in the shape of walk out py the majority of the committee.
 George D. Gillespie, the chief spleler of the Popo-DemOcratS, realized that there was terrible slaughter in store, and tried to escape by firing the hrst bomb After the meeting had been called to order by Chairman Louis Chester, Gillespie asked for the read ing of the minutes of the previous meeting.
 Carleton H. Johnson, secretary of the committee, proceeded to read rom se'- eral loose pages of paper ,
 ''I object to the minutes in this form, shouted Gillespie. II insist on havlns them read from the minute books or the committed.
 
 was at the Sacramento convention, and since my return I have not had time 10 engross them in the minute books. +fThen produce the minute books, de- manded Gillespie, and have the mln- utes now entered" . Are they not in the safe?" asked
 No. sir" replied Johnson. T found | out during the last campaign that the | safe was not, safe place to keep any thing You and A. B. Kinne broke open 1 the safe. and I then thought 1t time to l nlace the books of the committee III some other place. For that reason removed them to a place where they would be secure.
 ''The burglarious work is still notice able on the safe"
 "As financial secretary and treasurer l T broke open the safe. well, we don't want any more un- l derhand work" shouted committee man in the rear of the hall
 But insist on having the books produced and the minutes read rom l them" persisted Gillespie
 How can you get your wish" asked l Committeeman Porter, when the books are not here and the minutes have not been engrossed in them ?'
 ''Then move that the reading Of the minutes be dispensed with" said Gill lespie. until such time as the books are produced and the minutes Of the l last meeting are entered in them
 The motion prevailed, and Gillespie again claimed the floor. T wish to 1n- troduce the following resolution: said he:
 Whereas. on July 5, 1898. a Pop ulfst Convention was held in this city | f11S for the purpose of electing twenty-nine | delegates to the State Convention or the Populist party to be held @ Tn SaeaamenIo ea5d enI | vention of July instructed said twenty | nine delegates to favor union or all Who will unite with the PoPunS1d M parry ,3S DS l whereas. said convention at Sacramento 1 passed resolution instructing all candi- | dates to accept said Populist party plat, | form. or their places would be declared l vacant: therefore, be it
 Resolved. That we heartily approve of the action of the twenty-stx delegates who | carried out said instructions
 There was a whoop from the Ma | puire- Buckley henchmen, but it was l drowned by chorus of noes from the | straight -out Populists and middle-of l the-road men.
 Joseph A. Johnson who was nomi- mated for Secretary of State by the l Populists who refused to swallow Ma guire and fusion at Sacramento, finally 1 made himself heard above the clamor.
 II hope that no middle -the-road Populist.'' said he, twill vote either for or against the resolution" That's right" exclaimed T. H. Por- .00000oo0000000 @ @ @ @ @