The San Francisco call., 1898-11-01
HARMONY MUST EXIST WITHOUT SAMUEL RA|NEY The Boss Denounced by Porter Ashe. LEES AND GUNsT ROASTED POLICE DEPARTMENT IN THE :. MUD OF POLITICS. Spicy Meeting in Metropolitan Tenn
 pie = Legislative Candidates Discuss the Issues of the
 Campaign.
 
LEES AND GUNsT ROASTED
POLICE DEPARTMENT IN THE .< MUD OF POLITICS.

The. Democrats who assembled at Metropolitan Temple last evening were made. aware, from the lips of their can dtdates, that there is lack of harmony |. in the ranks of their party. Eloquent speakers also made plain the fact that such a condition is regretted; also that Ian effort is now being made to join to- gether in one fold the warning factions, | if such can be done over the head and without recognizing the power that rests in the hands of Samuel Rainey. F.: Porter Ashe, Democratic candidate |: for Senator from the Twenty fourth District, laid bare his wishes and it was whispered that to the world he voiced the sentiments of his colleagues. 'I understand that there are reports of coalition between the warning factions of the Democratic party" said MT. Ashe; "and the news I welcome. I be- lieve all Democrats should stand to- gether in the interest of our common cause, that we may be better able to cope with our opponents. but If in any way or form Samuel Judas Rainey is acknowledged by those he has wronged say here that they can't buy me, and further announce that when I go to the Legislature I will be foremost among those to advocate the forming of a Lexow committee, the object of which will be to see if that fat scoun- drel cannot be choked off in the body polftfc:"
 This denunciation of the great Rafney was received with a howl of approval, and a dog bearing a sign on it's back heraldin~ the candidacy of the speaker set up a bark and howl that made the wellxin ring. But Ashe had others on his list of whom he wished to deg taken: into the on and the speak :er continued.
 T find: that am opposed by all that is bad and evil in the Republican party and by the police department of this city, my servants. The corrupt in- fluence of the police department is di- rected against nle by one whose posi- tion is Q disgrace to the people of this city, although it.was forced upon them by Governor Markham during the last few hours of his reign. I am going to speak of Gunst and if he has friend here l am glad, as l want him to go to Gunst and tell him how high I esteem him. When Gunst was appointed the people were paralyzed. We all remem- Der the indignation meetings held in this very hall and how the papers, ir- respective of party, joined in demand ing his resignation. His friends on their knees begged a suspension of pub
 lie opinion, begged the people to give him a chance to redeem himself, but what has he done? Thrown the police r department into the mud and mire ot politics, a thing to which Crowley. God bless him. would never have stopped. l am opposed by Gunst. Why? He knows when I go to the Senate it will be to support the charter which will tear out his political life from the roots. Then that old fool Lees can be cast out where he belongs"
 l.: M. F. Tarpey was chairman of the meeting. He was presented by the temporary chairman and said: "The issues of this campaign, which is rap- idly drawing to a close, have been gen. orally discussed throughout the State, and it is now proposed to make San Francisco the arena of battle until the election Is over" The speaker then explained the object of the meeting, that of presenting the candidates for legislative office to the people.
 Frank J. Heany, John A. Wright and James G. Booth followed in the order named. MT. Booths address was short and pointed. He said that he was go
 ing to the Legislature for several pur- poses He was going for the civic health of the city, not his own, to see that the new charter was adopted, to see a good primary law enacted, to see that the poor children have free text books in the public schools. MT. Booth was roundly cheered and retired.
 Curtis Hillyer, MT. Hanrahan, W. c. White. D. S. O'Brien, J. M. Wardell, Lester Jacobs, MT. Rasmussen, I. s. Rosen baum, Lawrence Hoey. John M. Hanley, w. s. Jordan, J. J. Crowley, J. F: Twigg and J. J. Dwyer addressed the audience. All stood together. in de- nouncing the. corporations, Republican II. candidacy of M H. de Young for United States Senator. and inevitably con .cfuded by:lengthy reference of the mul- ittidinous virtues: of Democracy and it's adherents: It was thought that Judge MaguIre would make his appearance late.*fn the evening .and address the