The San Francisco call., 1898-05-29
Major Harney's Followers Will Not Abide by the State Committee
 Decision.
Governor Budd Publicly Announced That He Is Not Candidate for Governor or
 Senator.

1 had on more than one occasion been com. pelled to take hand in settling local diff P. J. Harney, chairman of one of the | factions, next claimed the floor. Chairman Afford said that Harney. who only held proxy, was not allowed, under ! the committee rules, to speak. II move that Major Harney be per- mitted to speak" said Governor Budd.
 Harney entered into lengthy discussion concerning the rights of the two local factions. He claimed that the committee of which he is chairman was the only legal body, and that to not recognize it meant disruption in the party. He dis puted the right of the State Committee to interfere in local affairs, and in con- cluding said that the San Francisco Dem- ocrats were able to govern themselves. We know our rights, said he, and earnestly ask the committee to pause and reflect before voting on the report Of the harmony committee. l believe that if the report is adopted as read 1t will only serve to disintegrate the party in this city,
 said that he was untrammeled by any personal interests. T am not can didate for Governor, nor am l candi- date for Senator" said he, "and l will either nomination if 1t were offered me-" He then said that it was a delicate matter to decide just what should be done under the circumstances. Something must be done" he concluded ito restore harmony in San Francisco. To jeopardize this city means defeat to the State ticket.
 John W. Mitchell ot Los Angeles Of fered as a substitute motion that each member outside of San Francisco be al lowed to name a member of the local county committee, making the committee consist of 129 instead of 100 members.
 Mitchell's motion was lost by vote of S4 noes and 23 ayes
 T now move that the committee report be adopted" said Mitchell, .s
 Dhi llit cd a 1t Is a most revolutionary measure It's adoption means disruption in the ranks of the San Francisco Democracy.
 Major Harney again claimed the nOor:
 q object to the committee report" he exclaimed, flor it does not give fair representation. About thirty of the men named to serve on the new committee are from the Sullivan wing of the Democracy, and I ask the subcommittee to show me a man from our side. Is that far or honest? In the interest of harmony l ask that the committee report be rejected and that this State committee call a primary to be held within the next thirty days. Let us decide at the polls who Is to serve on the county committee. Give us prl- mary and I promise you, gentlemen, that the side 1 represent will abide by the re- suit
 tion was called for and carried by vote of y ayes to 42 noes.
 The motion to adopt the committee re- port naming the 100 members who are 10 serve on the new County Committee was then taken up, and call Of the roll demanded.
 When the name of Governor Budd was called some voted aye.
 The Governor was leaving the meeting hall just at that moment, and Chairman Afford called out: Did you vote aye, GoVernOr?'
 T presume I did" replied the Governor sarcastically, flor McNab says so.''
 The roll call then proceeded and the committee report was adopted by vote of eighty 10 twenty noes.
 The report of the committee of five ap- pointed to confer with the Popuists and Silver Republicans relative to putting up Q fusion ticket was next read by J. w. Mitchell chairman of the committee. The report to the effect that the joint committee had been unable to do any thing, as the Populist committee had been instructed to vote to have the convention held at Sacramento on July 12. While union and fusion Is desired,' said Mitch ell. after reading the report, we were unable to do anything, as the committee has not yet fixed on the time and place for holding the next State convention
 Marion Brooks objected to any delay in fixing the time and moved that the con vention meet on August 25 in this city
 Chairman Afford ruled the motion out of order, as 1t was decided at the last meeting of the State Central Committee that the matter of fixing the time and place for holding the State convention be determined at a special meeting.
 Major Harney then introduced a set of resolutions providing that the newly named committee to manage the local Democracy be instructed to call a prfm- ary for the election of five members from each of the eighteen Assembly Districts to form new county committed
 The resolutions were ruled out of or der and the committee adjourned to the call of the chair
 The Harney committee will remain in existence, notwithstanding the appoint ment of the new committee as the mem bers do not believe that they have been fairly treated. 1nasmuch as about thirty of the Sullivan wing were put on the new committee and they were entirely ignored they do not think that they were justly treated by the State Committee -'