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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-21

Mayor Phelan during his incumbency as
the city's chief executive
~ am an old man." he said, "but I am
still young enough to recognize true mer-
II. The man whose name I desire to
place before you for your consideration
is one whom you all know and whom you
respect and honor. Since his elevation to
the highest place in the gift Of the peo-
pie of this city his name has become a
household word He is, besides, native
son. Although a young man he has an
old head, and his acts have always been
such as would conserve the best inter-
ests of the people of San Francisco. Since
his incumbency of the office he has been
the watchdog of the treasury Qaughter)
and has saved the city untold thousands
of dollars. The man to whom 1 refer is
James G. Phelan. He asks that his every
act be seen and criticized"
The mention of Mayor Phelan's name
provoked great applause from floor and
gallery and at the request of Max Pop
per three cheers were given. Jasper N
Mcdonald chairman of the committee of
one hundred, asked the privilege of sec
onding the nomination of Mr.. Phelan. He
declared that he would make no speech
and that his only desire was to subscribe
to all that DIR. Cole had said Dr. Cole
then moved that the nominations be
closed, and on motion of Clitus Barbour
the secretary was instructed to cast the
ballot for Mr.. Phelan.
The chair appointed Mr.. Mcdonald and
Colonel Sullivan committee to find and
escort the Mayor to the convention hall.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-21
ThirtY-Ninth District

Over 300 Republicans of the Thirty
ninth Assembly District met in Turn Yer
Elm Hall last night and organized by elect
ing the following officers: Meyer Jacobs.
president; Fred Frey, secretary; James G.
Martin, treasurer. Executive committee
oscar Tolle, Thomas F. .1cGee, William
r. Herrin, William T. Kibbler. Charles
Mau, Daniel Skillier, H. s. Millzner. VIII
lam HartbL j; Sullivan, Sullivan F. D. Worth, T. il Nc
INNS, Colonel T. V. Eddy, j. X. Fitz-
gerald, M. A. Dorm.
me Following were chosen as delegates
70 me municipal convention: Thomas F
McGee, Hugh w. Fraser, William ] Her
Tln, Amos Currier, Oliver Olsen. Daniel
EEngllshs i. ]. Crowley. James Macome
henry Sontag, J. c. Daily. Lowell Hou,e
JULIUS Morris. Charles F. Breidenstejn
James r. Martin, Sanford Plummer VII,
nam Presley, Charles J. King Mevnr
JACOBS, George w. Lewis, w. W Alien
nLeg1slative-Henry S. Millzner. George
Patton, Patton, Harry H. Adams William M Fl. r.
Gonklin, 7; II. Mccarthy, J. F. Linstrom
William Mckenzie, A. J. Moreenster,,
Briadtord Webster, William T. Kibbler
William Caldwell. William III. Lowe. fonis
fs HoIt5, IT, P j. Enright, Robert e. Ellis,
j. Welch, j. w. Burdette, e. A. Cohen. y"
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est-men who have the interest Of the city
at heart, and who will have the courage
to carry out the reforms which you have
planned and the pledges which you will
exact. 1 thank you from the bottom of
my heart
The first number. on the programme hav-
ing been carried out without a hitch.
Chairman MCGEE declared the next busi-
ness in order was the naming of four SUI
perfor Court Judges. Before any nomina-
tions could be made, however, Joseph
Nougues moved that each candidate
whose name was presented TO the conven-
ton be requested to make a contribution
to the convention of not less than $40, the
same to be paid in at the time the can
didates' name was presented. An excep-
tion was made in the case of School Di-
rectors. A. Comte Jr., who had been
slated to make several nominations, and
who saw that under this rule he would
be required to produce a very considerable
amount of money, entered a very vigorous
protest. He declared that such action was
a relic of barbarism and that in his orin-
ion the members of the convention should
bear the expense of the convention. A
tion was carried by a two-thirds majority.
Barna McKinne took the platform for
the privilege of placing Bert Schlesinger In
nomination and had just begun his ora
tion when he was interrupted by a rude
request for the necessary $40 entrance fee
Having produced he proceeded to
enumerate the virtues of his candidate
He continued to speak for fifteen OF
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His appearance was greeted with an
other season of cheering and handicap
ping, during which he bowed his appre-
citation and smiled S thanks. He said;
II thank you sim erely for the nomina-
ton you have just given me. I am not
unfamiliar with the history of this con-
vention Qaughter) and I desire to signify
my approval of the action of the gov
erning body of the Democracy of this
State in it's effort to take the party in
this city out of the hands of corrupt
bosses.
You. gentlemen of the convention rep
resent in its best sense the Democratic
party of San Francisco. No honest man
can say that this convention does not
come from the highest authority of the
party in this State. 1t was brought into
existence In order that the people of
this city might be relieved of the rule of
corrupt bosses and that they might
have voice in conducting the affairs of
the party The affairs of the party may
be trusted with the people because the
great mass of people is always right.
AFTER your deliberations have been
concluded 1 am sure that you will pre-
sent to the people of San Francisco a
ticket composed of good and honest men
whose election will insure an honest ad-
ministration of the anairs of the munich
pality. For these reasons / feel grateful
at receiving at the hands of such a con-
vention the nomination which you have
given me.
II know that the Supervisors and
School Directors who were elected two
years ago have not done their duty, al
though the Democratic party pledged
them to reforms. While this is to be de-
plored. 1t cannot now be helped, and 1t is
your business to purge the ticket of the
men who have been false to their pledges
in the past l do not desire to engage in
a general condemnation of the men with
whom l have tried TO work anu will not
do so at this time.
You have, 1 understand, adopted a
good platform which, If carried out, will
rid this city of the abuses that have
marked the conduct of its government
But the platform alone will not do the
work You must name men who are hon
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STORY OF SUFFERING
AND ILL-TREATMENT

The soldiers who arrived from Homo
lulu yesterday on the Australia, on fur
Tough, tell hard stories of their treat
ment, not only on board the transport
Lakme, but in camp near Honolulu.
Their grievances began with embark
alton. 1t was originally intended that
only $50 men should be taken, but when
the steamer sailed there were $40 pri-
Yates and fifteen officers on board. The
results, according to their accounts,
were that aside from lack of sleeping
accommodations they were not half
fed. Those who got nearest the pro-
vender first appropriated it all and the
unfortunate outsiders went hungry.
Complaints were of no avail. On one
occasion a box of crackers was spilled
on the deck and there was regular
football scrimmage to secure them.
Bread, salt meat and coffee constituted
the bill of fare for six days, and there
after they subsisted on hardtack and
coffee.
Army regulations require 1000 cubic
feet of air space per soldier. On the
Lakme the quarters afforded sixtyfive
feet per man, and to make matters
worse the hold was very damp.
Arrived at Honolulu conditions were
as bad or worse, according tG the COM
planning soldiers.
There seems to have been plenty of
food" said w. D. Andrews, "but it was
for some reason not issued, and we
were supplied with less than half ra-
tions per day. This state of affairs
continued until the New York Regi-
,eri,, an
to perform the regulation drill, and one
company was placed under arrest. AS
a compromise the drilling time was re-
duced to two hours day-one in the
morning and one in the evening. Owing
to the heat and scant food this was all
the men could stand.
The Red Cross Society is doing
splendid work, but the male nurses
appropriate the special food pro-
vided for the sick and eat it. The con-
yalescents are required as soon as they
can get out of their cots to wash
dishes, sweep and scrub floors and do
| police patrol duty. In the engineer
corps about thirty men men answer to
the sick call every morning and are
sent to the post hospital Usually they
are returned the next day, whether fit
or not.
1.-The New York men are in particular
suffering from the heat. They have no
| canvas suits, and while drilling must
work with their coats buttoned. which
causes them much suffering. This reg
| iment is preparing a petition to the
| President to be mustered out. Their
plaint is that they do not want to go
to the Philippines after the treatment
they have received on the transports
and in Honolulu
1t is also asserted that the hospitals
are located on low, swampy ground
that in the wet season is flooded" and
will be uninhabitable. These conval-
escents are on thirty days leave of alb
scene, and they declare that they NOR
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-21
STAYS TWO OFFICERS
BEFORE HE is TAKEN
Murder Done by Man Who Sought
to Deprive His Father of
Home


GARRETT, Pa, Sept. 20-E. p My
ers this morning took possession OF a
house left to- him by his mother, Mrs.
Christley Myers, who died five months
ago. The deed was not signed by his
father, who had a life tenure in the
property. When Christley Myers ar
rived this morning he found the house
barricaded, his son refusing him en-
trance. He at once went to Somerset,
swore out a warrant for forcible entry
and detainer, and on his return here
sought service for the writ. Young
Myers fired at the approaching Consta-
BILE, fatally wounding Michael Kearney.
Then he fled to his boarding house, i'm
mediately adjoining, whittier Constable
Nelson Lenhart and his brother, John
Lenhart. followed him. He fired again,
killing John Lenhart instantly.
Sheriff Martin HartZell of Somerset
in a short time arrived with posse.
crowd of infuriated citizens was
Guarding the boarding house, in the
cellar of which young Myers was hid
ing.
After an hours waiting raid was
made. A dozen shots were exchanged.
Myers was finally overpowered and
while being taken down the steps of the
house was struck by a gun in the
hands of somebody in the crowd. He
was knocked unconscious, but later re-
covered and was removed to Somerset
Michael Kearney died about 10
o'clock. John Lenhart, the other VIC
tim, was scarcely recognizable when
found, the entire front of his face hav.
ing been blown off,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-21
DenOunCeS the Acts Of Mayor Phelan's Demo-
cratic Committee Of One Hundred
Job ChaSerS.
The Alleged Convention Declared to Be Injurious to the
Interests Of the Party in City and State.
The Legislative Programme.

IT was at this point that Governor
Budd declared his conviction that the ac-
ton of the committee of 1v0 and its sub
ordinateS was an outrage and would work
an immediate and lasting injury to the
party in city and State. Inc Governor
had something else to say. He asked
Mr.. Fay for some information as to the
plan that had been adopted by the man
ayers relative to the selection of legisla-
tive nominees.
Fay replied that the plan was to au-
thortze Chairman MCGEE to select a men,
Der OF the convention from each Assem-
bly, District, such members. so selected
being authorized TO name the legislative
nominee from the district in which he
lived. 1t was apparent that this plan put
into the hands Of Chairman McGee or
the men who controlled his acts the pow-
er to name the whole Democratic legis-
lative ticket. 1t was on this point the
Governor had few words to say. He
declared that Chairman MCGEE has only
been a resident of San Francisco for a
period OF seven months and has never
voted here; that the proposition to place
such power in the hands of such man
was simply suicidal If 1t was considered
as a bona fide act.
He declared that If MCGEE was given
this power without any strings to 1t that
he (McGee), not having a knowledge of
the needs of the city of the quallfica-
tions of the many aspirations for Legis-
lative nominations, could not fulfill his
trust. If on the other hand MCGEE was
but the instrument in the hands of the
men who dominated the convention the
condition was equally as bad, but for a
different reason.
This man MeGeee," said the Governor
rs my personal and political enemy, and
| Ic ly 10 70 IL
Of common belief that 1 am a candidate
for election to the United States Senate.
Knowing these things you have put into
the hands of this man the power to vir-
tually appoint Legislative nominees who
are pretudicial to my candidacy. 1 want
to state here and now that 1 am not and
viii not be a candidate for election to the
United States Senate-and there are no
strings on that declartion like there
are on a declaration recently made by NJ
H. de Young.
"That, however, does not change the
fact about what you propose to do. 1
do not believe that the Democrats of San
Francisco will stand such a high-h handed
proceeding as this, and for one will not
blame them
The Governors criticism was not very
| palatable to the Mayor and his friends
but this fact did not deter the Governor
| from giving vent to his feelings on the
subject. The net result of the meeting
was that Mr.. Heney's protest and ap.
peal were quietly placed on the shelf.
A meeting of the State Central Commit
| tee will be called for some time durinf
the present month.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-21

There was a very warm session of
Judge Maguire's executive committee
yesterday afternoon in the rooms of the
Democratic State Central Committee in
the California Hotel Governor Budd was
there. So was Mayor Phelan and several
of the lesser lights of the local and State
Democracy.
The heat of the session, which was held
behind closed doors, was due to Governor
Budd's structures on the manner in which
Mayor Phelan. whispering" Gavin Nc
Nab and their select committee of one
hundred 1ob-chasers are conducting the
affairs OF the local Democracy.
The Governor denounced the action of
the Committee of One Hundred in resolv-
ing itself into a nominating convention
as shame and an outrage and an insult
to the Democratic voters of the CITY of
San Francisco. He further declared that
this action, which he characterized as in
famous, would result in the defeat of the
ticket in this city and would very ma
terially injure the chances Of Maguire's g
election. He said that it would hurt the
party in the State as well as in San
Francisco, and should not be counten-
anced by honest men. He said much more
10 the same effect, and Mayor Phelan.
Charles w. Fay and some others who
had been instrumental in perfecting the
claims Of the Committee of One Hundred
TO the lives and liberties of local Demo-
Gratis spent very uncomfortable half
hour. incidentally, very material part
OF the programme of the self-constituted
convention was brought to light
The executive committee met osten-
sibly for the purpose of considering the
appeal made by Francis J. Heney from
the decision of the Committee of One
Hundred to resolve itself into a nominal
Ing convention. The real purpose of the
meeting, however, was to devise some
scheme whereby Mr.. Heney's protest
could be sidetracked and the voters of
the party be appeased and made to be-
lieve that the members of the Commit
tee of One Hundred are honorable men
whose sole purpose in life is to promote
the welfare of the San Francisco Democ-
recy. Il vas while discussing the best
plan for putting Mr.. Hene- and his ap-
peal on the shelf that Governor Budd
gave vent to his dsapproval of the high
handed methods that have up to the pres
ent time marked the proceedings of the
Committee of One Hundred.
Mayor Phelan rushed to the defense of
his lieutenants, but even he could not
find If in his heart to wholly approve OF
their action. He said that it was his
opinion that the Committee of One Hun
dred had not acted with wise discretion
in constituting itself a nominating con-
vention, but that the deed was now done
and II was the duty of every good Demo.
crat to make the best of it. He ever
went so far as to declare that he was
surprised TO find that the committee had
the power to constitute itself nominal.
ing body.
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The FortY-Third Club

Inc following permanent officers were
elected at a meeting of the Forty-tbir5
Assembly District Republican Cluh. Cas-
ton e. Strauss. president: joseph p
Stevens recording secretary: Thomas
Kelly. corresponding secretary: executiva
committee-John p Rice (cbairnar,
General r. II. Warield. Joseph Willard
9. -, r. = Taylor, Fred Lundquist John
Brien. =. Sawyer, Ed Mclaughlin and
George Crosbie. Resolutions pledeine the the
support of the members of the club to
the Republican State ticket and indorsino o
all the nominees. and also indorsing the
adminlstration of Mckinley. were read
and adopted. The meeting was addressed
by Julius Kahn. candidate for 'Conrress
from the Fourth District si eoo
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The Thirteenth Republicans.

At a meeting of the Regular Republi-
can Club of the Thirtieth Assembly Dis
trict the following officers and commit
tees were chosen:
Chairman DR.. c. L. Morgan; vice chair
man. l. Erb; treasurer, James Gilleran;
secretary, John Devany; sergeant at
arms D. Shea
Executive committee-H. Jackson Jr., T.
Erb DR.. D. M. Mcneil. C. F. Metzner. D.
7. Crane. n Benjamin. l.. K Hagan-
kamp. J. Roach. ]. F. Twomey, r. Russ,
]. P. Hayes, N B. Engle, ]. Horn, L. A.
Devote James Gilleran.
Campaign committee-A. Brady, J. ].
Morehouse. e. Heidenrich, T. Lynch, 8.
Drugan Charles Coleman, H. Jacobs. J.
Cronin. D. w Shea, j. Levy. J. f. Kelly,
L. Davis.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-21
Getting Ready for the Election

The Republican voters of the Fortietb
Assembly District met in Franklin Han
last night and formed a district organ
ization under the call of the county com
mittee The following officers were eIent
ed: President, j. B. Carson; secretarv =
A. Bulls; treasurer, Sol Cahen: corre.
spending secretary. John e. Berg: execu-
tive committee-Edmund Tausky, +. A.
Maestretti. p w. Lannon Thomas
O'Brien, l.. l.. Solomons. A T. Barnett
T. w. Hubbard, s. Peyser, H. o. wilson.
finance committee = H. w. Miller Si
Green, b: d Pike, Henry Bahr. L. N.
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tally dread to face the conditions that
will confront them on their return to
duty.
On the other hand General Merriam
states that the health of the troops at
Honolulu is exceptionally good and
that they can be properly cared for
if no more troops are quartered at that
place; Furthermore, that no complaints
of lack of food or ill-treatment have
reached him, notwithstanding it has
been a part of his duty to acquaint
himself with the conditions of his men
and to see that they are properly cared
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-21
The Nameless Party.

The so-called Peoples party or fusion
organization is to have a day. the Su-
preme Court having decided to give it
a chance to tell why IT should have a
name and place in politics. When the
pinto combination applied TO Secretary of
State Brown for baptism the State off,
cial refused to grant the favor, not be-
ing satisfied with the paternity Of the
applicant. Although realizing that 1t was
OF very questionable origin the thought
of going through life nameless was too
Jauch, and an application was made to
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-21
Thirty-Fourth District.

The Republicans of the Thirty-fourth
Assembly District met at Native Sons
Hall, Seventeenth street, last night and
organized the official Republican cam
paign club of the Thirty-fourth Assem-
bly, District by electing the following Off
GERS: George Dietterle. president; Percy
Beamish, vice president; John 1. Nolan,
secretary; Frank Zan, treasurer; Thomas
]. Dorgan, sergeant at arms
Executive committee-Charles H. May
err James w. McCabe. R. Schleuter, Will
liam Raisch, F. w. Burnett Frank Zan,
Joseph Becsey, c. Hilderbrandt, D. j.
Kelly, E. w. Eustice. James Smiley,
George A Rutz, William eastman, VIII
liam V. Whan. c. w. Lingenfelser, J. j..
Moran. Thomas Learned, f. 1. Robinson,
Charles de la Fontaine, John d. Mailer,
George w. Elder Charles Fisher, |. j..
Truman, Thomas j. Dorgan, w. A.
Brown.
The following were selected as dele
gates to the conventions:
Municipal-E. b. Smith, George Burk-
A. Rutz, William eastman, William w.
Whan, c. W. Lingenfelser. James W. Nc
Cabe, John d. Mailer. II. A. Beasley, j..
r. Kirby, John l; Nolan Daniel Erwin,
James McTisue, John Hollan6. George
Dorgan. Dorsan Nichols, Fred S: Gum.
Legislative. etc-Charles II. Mayer, l..
Haubrich, Joseph Beasey, Charles de la
Fontaine, II. E. Buttleman; Joseph Ilttle'
James ". Bonney, Thomas J. Flynn,
Harry Arnold, John Louda, ]. E.. Cart
wright F. d. Mullins. Frank Zan, George
S: McComb, A. Repert, b. b. ROBINSON
George Greenwood, Fred w. Frank W.
Speeches were made, by I. J. Truman
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the Supreme Court for so much of re-
spectability as goes with name Chief
justice Beatty yesterday took compassion
upon the nameless one and directed that
an alternate writ of mandate issue. re-
turnable on Monday, the 26th inst, at
z o'clock, when the matter will be argued
before the Justices sitting in bank
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Indorsed the State Ticket

The Twenty y-ninth Assembly District
Republican Club was organized last night
at IA Third street. Charles Kennedy was
elected chairman, Charles Corey secre-
tary and Sam Taussig sergeant at arms.
The $50 members who signed the roll
pledged their loyal support to the entire
Republican State ticket
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Republicans of the Twenty Eighth.

The Central Republican Club OF the
Twenty-eighth Assembly District met
last night at 121 New Montgomery street,
when go members signed the roll. The
meeting was called to order by County
Committeeman a. Houston. ]. j. Dona-
hue was elected temporary chairman.
and the Independents chosen were:
Chris bunker, Otto Helms, Henry Kohn,
Patrick Ryan. James Brown, Thomas
Gilmore and Thomas Denahy. The per-
manent officers elected We're: President,
Carroll; financial secretary. III. d. Mil
Ter; corresponding secretary, John e.
O'Brien. The following committees were
appointed: Executive-James II. DAILY,
O'Brien, ]. ]. Donahue, A. Houston,
Frank Casper, T. f.. Bryant and Vaughn
Morgan: finance-Chris bunker, Jacob
Kohn, John Manderson. N Ahrens, Otto
Helms and John Durnin.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1898-01-29

tee, placing Senator White, of
California, at the head of this or
ganizaticn and adopting n resolu-
ton declaring that the Chicago
platform of 1896 still represents
the views of the democracy and is
to be considered the platform in
the congressional campaigns of
1898. This means that the same
element which carried the demo-
cratic party to defeat in 1896 upon
the silver issue is determined to
risk defeat in 1898 for the sake of
the desperate chance in behalf of
the men who stand behind 1.-THE
silver mine owners. 1t is des-
perate financial game which the
great silver trust is playing. The
know perfectly well that the 16 to
| silver cause is much weaker in
1898 than it was in 1896. The de-
velopments since the campaign
of 1896 have proven the falsity Of
the assertions upon which that
campaign was fought, yet the
stake is so great that they are
willing to take one more chance
in desperate fight and utilize the
democratic party for their own
personal and financial interests in
the hope that by come chance
they may regain something of
their lost prestige for their cause
which was lost when the polls
closed in November, 1896.