The San Francisco call., 1898-11-01
INDEPENDENTS DENOUNCE THE
 NEW DECKER. A Lively Meeting in Odd Fellows Hall. PREPARATIONS AND DENIALs PRESIDENT REYNOLDS SCORES PHELAN's JoB-CHASERS. Attempt Made to Howl Down Ex- Judge Murphy by Some Row
 dies, but It Was Not
 Successful.
PREPARATIONS AND DENIALS
PRESIDENT REYNOLDS SCORES
 PHELAN'S B-CHASERS.

Odd Fellows Hall was crowded to the doors last night at the meeting or the In- dependent Municipal Club.
 There was an unruly element. in the meeting whose sympathies were with the Democratic speakers. It broke out In force when, after Dr. Clinton had vicious ly attacked Assessor Siebe, Judge Mur- phy defended the Assessor. The Judge was howled at, but he stood his ground and aided by the determined attitude or the president the rioters were suodued.
 The president, Charles A. Reynolds, in his introductory remarks, said: This IS not a piece club nor Is it looking for any political office. The Examiner has ad- mirabIy put before the citizens piece club known as the United Labor party, and now an attempt Is being made to put in the position of a piece club the com mittee of 450, which has been offered by the convention of one hundred one-third of the patronage of this city and county. Whether or not this committee Of 450 Is for sale will be determined tomorrow night.
 T am not here to make a speech. Just let me say that our idea is that the peo- pie of this city and county are looking for honest men because they have been disappointed in party organizations ana conventions and mean to simply LOOK In the faces of the candidates to determine
  or deceit The club has taken upon itself after due deliberation to recommend to the people for the judiciary men who are known to be honest nave oeea tTleo 1be eiacl ano tion of Frank J. Murasky, Rhodes Dor den, J. M Seawell and J. M Troutt.
 President Reynolds in turn introduced F. J. Murasky and Rhodes Borden, who returHed return their thanks. The president then read letter from Judge .Troutt' re- h fc ir1ab hn nrPSent..
 Police Judge Low, Thomas F. Graham and A. B. Treadwell, candidates for Po- piause I5Ge saaged and delivered i brief addresses
 Dr. Washington Dodge, aided by long pole and elaborate drawings, discussed the assessment department and endeay- zens would result II he were elected As sessor.
 As the president introduced Frank H. Kerrigan, candidate for Justice 4f the Peace he remarked, that every Demo- crat in the city, himself among the nun Der, should vote for him.. The candidate blushingly stepped forward and expressed
 Dr. c. A. Clinton, candidate for Super Siebe. He attempted to show that during his term as Supervisor he had been 1n- strumental In carrying. through all goo9dd 9d that the remarks of the president to the effect that Mayor Phelan had made dicker with a boss to give one-third of the patronage of the city was absolutely and unequivocally untrue.
 Ex-Judge Murphy denounced pr. Clin- tons attack upon Assessor Siebe, whom he characterized as an honest and capable man.
 Before Mayor Phelan spoke President Reynolds read a letter from Charles l.. Patton that his other engagements would not permit him to be present, which he regretted as he desired to meet Mayor Phelan on the same platform and ex- pected to have done so when he addressed the club at its last meeting. Three rous- ing cheers were given for Patton.
 Mayor Phelan's friends cheered him as he stepped forward. He denied that he had made or offered any compromise with a boss.
 The other speakers were Dr. Leland Joseph E. Barry, Judge Joachimsen, Judge Conlan, Edwin Head, William Can non, Benjamin Armer Isidore Cutie and John Lackmann. There were several other candidates on the platform, but at Il o'clock the president declared the meet {rcr adi