The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-08-17

good fellow, but he knew that every
thing he was saying was true.
The speaker said that the evils in the
party in San Francisco had to be RENE
died, and in order to apply the rene
dy, the committee of seven had ap
pointed a committee of one hundred,
composed of representative Democrats,
from John P. Dunn, the Chairman,
down the line. Every Democratic club
in San Francisco, he said, had Endorsed
the committee of one hundred.
Major Harvey was on his feet in an
instant and pinned McNab to his proof.
He said there was no truth in the state
ment
Mr.. McNah said that as he belonged
to no political club, and had his infor-
nation at second hand, he might be
mistaken, and so the futter subsidized.
He reiterated that the Democratic
party in San Francisco was with
James d. Phelan, as against all paper
organizations.
A few days ago, the speaker said, he
had talked to the Governor and asked
why he favored the Rainey- Harvey
| combination. The Governor had replied
that Major Harvey had informed him
that Rainey had everything, and that
unless he (Budd) stood up, they would
throw him over.
Major Harvey inquired whether the
Governor had made that statement in
earnest or in jest.
Mr. McNab said he had no way of
knowing whether or not the Governor
was in earnest, and admitted that he
| might have been jesting, but said if
he had he had done so at the public
| expense.
number of delegates demanded that
McNab's statement be taken down, but
after a moments confusion, matters
settled down to the normal as Mr.. Nc
Nab closed.
MCGEE READS MINUTES
w. j. MCGEE addressed the commit
tee and read from the minutes of
meeting of the State Central Commit
tee, showing that a resolution provid-
ing for the appointment of a committee
of seven to investigate the condition of
the San Francisco Democracy. and re-
port as to the action to be taken by the
State Central Committee in the matter.
was passed. The minutes showed that
the subcommittee reported that neither
the committee of four hundred and fifty.
other committee represented by Colo
mel Sullivan, represented the Demo-
cratic party, and recommended the ap-
pointment of a committee of one hun
dred, naming them, to represent the
party, and that the report was adopted.
DEUPREY ALSO.
Eugene Deuprey also addressed the
committee, and said that when the
State Central Committee decided that
neither of the old committees We're act
ing legally he had stepped down, and
had supposed that Major Harvey would
do the same.
DWYER AND THE GAG.
j. j. Dwyer addressed the Chair. but
was cut short by a motion from C. c.
Wright, that the committee go into
executive session. The motion was
lost by vote of to s.
Mr.. Dwyer thereupon took the floor
TO speak to question Of personal priv
ilege. Mr.. Wright, he said, had at
tempted to put the gag in his mouth.
and If the committee insisted on put
ting and leaving it there he himself
would not remove it until after the
next election. The member Of the
committee who had, he said, referred to
him, had wilfully misrepresented him,
and he desired to answer him.
Mr.. Dwyer started in with his speech.
and Mr.. Wright again objected, raising
the point that he should confine him
/ self to the question.
Colonel Gibson went on record as be-
ing in favor of hearing Mr.. Dwyer. a
did also A. NJ. Seymour of this city,
but moment later a delegate who was
not a member of the Committee on
| Credentials, presumed to interrupt, and
| Gibson moved that the lobby be
cleared.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
I'm other words, you want to go
into executive session. said Mr..
! Wright. THAT suits me-" and the mo-
ton TO clear the room of everybody ex-
| cept delegates of the committee was
! declared carried on Mr.. Wright's vocif-
erous aye
! Then the crowd drifted out, and up
| into the gallery, and the committee was
/ obliged to find another room to COM
| plete its deliberations
| Supreme Court Room No. 2, on the
| lower floor of the building, was the one
chosen, and as soon as the committee
| got comfortably settled, after seeing
/ that no member Of the press lurked in
| the shadows, it got down to business
without loss Of time.
MAJORITY FOR McNAB.
| One of the committeeman who ia
/ vored seating the Rainey- Harvey dele
| cation took the initiative, and moved
/ that it be recommended that that body
| be given seats in the convention.
| The friends of the other faction, how
| ever objected in the form of an amend
ment that the delegation appointed by
| the Committee of One Hundred, COM
monty known as the McNab delegation,
| be seated, and the motion prevailed by
vote Of to 6, as follows:
Ayes-W. T. Prisk, c. c. Wright
Frank Jones, William Palmtag, J. A
Hicks, n. H. Conklin, D. H. Arnold and
| W. J. Curtis.
| Noes. K. Harrington, w. M. Glib
son, J. D. Sproul, T. V. Mathews, L.
j. Maddox and A. NJ. Seymour.
The Chairman, F. A. Cutler, declined
| to vote, and at that time declined to
sign either the majority or minority
reports, which will be presented to the
convention this morning, but he subse-
quently decided to go on record and
his name will be attached to the mi
nority report.
The reports TO be presented will con-
tain nothing except the bare recon-
mendation by the majority to seat the