The San Francisco call., 1898-01-24

terests of the people and the party in all that they did.
 As soon as the roll had been called Committeeman Reese offered the fol- lowing resolution:
 Resolved That the Democratic City Central Committee of Los Angeles citS, geles city in their efforts to have the municipality of Los Angeles own and con trol its water supply, congratulate ,Il Ihe people of said city upon the course or The San Francisco Call and Los Angeles Rec ord in taking up the cause or the peopie in their contest with corporate monopoiy and city officials false to their pleoSeS.
 Resolved further, That we condemn the course of the Los Angeles Times, Herald and Express in espousing the cause or the ests of the people. The Los Angeles Her aid is no longer a Democratic paper It's editor is a Republican, and the paper. controlled by plutocrats Tor the oeneLn m Inn0 0t CT entitled to the support or patronage or any Democrat.
 To this resolution Daniel Neuhart offered as a substitute resolution which simply commended the course or Messrs Snyder, ,Grider, Hutchinson ana Dockweiler on the water question. Then several amendments were offered and points of order made. As the commit tee was getting into tangle Earl Rog- CTS moved that the substitute be laid upon the table. The motion prevailed.
 Then Mr. Rogers moved that the chair appoint a committee of five to draw appropriate resolutions on the subject and report back to the commit tee within fifteen minutes. The motion was adopted and Chairman Creighton designated the following committee: Earl Rogers, Daniel Neuhart, George w. Retzer, M. w. Conkling and A. w. Fisher The committee withdrew and a recess of fifteen minutes was de- clared.
 Finally the committee was again called to order and the special com mittee through MT Rogers, reported the following resolutions signed by every member of the committee save Daniel Neuhart:
 Resolved, That we. the Democratic City Central Committee. hereby do indorse the course of Mayor Snyder in carrying out the sentiments and pledges of the Democratic platform upon the subject ot the ownership of the water and water systems by the city of Los Angeles; and further. we indorse and commend the ac- tions of all city officials who have suport- ed and aided him in his endeavors to re- deem the pledges of our party.
 We further commend and acknowledge ourselves indebted to all newspapers whether published here or elsewhere which are endeavoring to aid us in our fight to defeat attempts to obtain unfair and inequitable settlement Of pending questions .
 We condemn the course of ali individ- uals and newspapers, whether claiming to be Democratic or not. who are opposed to inc wishes and rights Of the people in this great matter.
 AS soon as the resolutions had been read MT. Neuhart made a minority re- port for the special committee, which simply excluded the last two para graphs of the report of the majority He moved it's adoption.
 Then arose John w Mitchell from the rear of the hall. Attorney Foley made the point that Mitchell did not reside in the city. and that it was ill., timed and impudent of Mitchell to take up the time of the committee when I his advice had neither been asked for nor solicited. M. w. Conkling moved