The San Francisco call., 1898-08-03
LOCAL POPULISTS HAVE A
 LIVELY WRANGLE.
Gator and His Followers Proceed to Organize New Com
 mittee.

ter. "we nominated a straight out and-out Populist ticket at oacl dLlell'0 :, with T. w. H. Shanahan at the head. "Congressman Mcguire will. accept the nomination given him., replied GH- lespie, when he gets here.
 But when will he get here? asked Secretary Johnson. After the pe!no- cratic Convention adjourns. Shanahan is a Populist and Mcguire Is not.
 The resolutions presented by Gillespie were adopted, the middle of-the-road men declining to vote.
 T have a communication to read, | said the secretary when the Buckley 1 Mcguire men had quieted down and stopped cheering over the adoption of the resolution. The communication was ] as follows:
 SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2. 1898. | To Carleton H. Johnson, Secretary: We, ! the undersigned, hereby withdraw from | and sever our connection with. this body, 1 because we intend to organize to support the straight Populist party nominees and ! because we recognize that this body Is under the control of the Democratic party. ~' ter, C. D. Rogers, Walter H. Golf. John l C. Gore, William J. Greer, Thomas V. ! Ohea, ". L. Vorrath, John D. Spencer, i H. J. Hoey, F. Lansing, H. J. Colvin, Brunette C., Haskell, George A., Eayrs, l w. A. Rawlins, w. W. Blake, H.. c. ! Howard Warren, L. c. Ewell, Charles E. 1 Coulliard, Robert Walpole, Edgar Gribble, Sjrdon h Ween; AGdx Ge9Tgge Todg Aqam G5eorge Louis Chester. John F. Patterson, Charles W. Doyle.
 Johnson was frequently interrupted during the reading of the names of those who would not submit to the lash of the Buckley Mcguire Demo- crats.
 T would like to know what this all means?" ventured one of the Mcguire men.
 Shut up you = old blunderbuss," yelled one of the middle -of-the-road men.
 The blunderbuss was squelched
 T challenge this list of names" shouted Gillespie. for there are names on 1t of people who are not in the city,"
 Il have to call you down. said Johnson. I'm not a forger. nor am I a safe cracker :: John F. Patterson is not here" said Gillespie angrily, nor has he been in the city for several weeks Well, I'm here just about this time, '': chirruped Patterson, and I signed that list
 The anti-Maguire men cheered, and Gillespie looking very sheepish sat
 Move that the communication be. Ia1d on the table" yelled one of the
 
 You can do as you please about. that, said Johnsons 'sbut the men who have signed it are firm in their deter1ni- party" :,
 "0h, let 'em go;'' exclaimed Gillespie.
 We will go," said Johnson in. repiSz, we joined the Peoples party not the Buckley aguires."
 Il rise to a question of privilege said J. A. Johnson. T shall occupy but moment. l have just answered rolT call as member. of this committee # IS inconsistent, however; for me -to. re- HlaIn member if clearly understand what a, majority of the committee .as now constituted intends to do. in the present campaign. 1 judge by the ac.: tlon taken In this hall at our last meet ing, ana also by the course pursued .by the delegation sent to the State coS: Ventlon,' that the majority intends to: support what is known as the fusion
 lcket, while am opposed to such ac-: ton, and have in fact accepted 4 norr3i- nation on another ticket. l wish. there lore. to withdraw from the committee. aIthough l am partfng from some. old friends with whom l have been assoc. CIdteo Tn earnest Peoples party work ouflng the past seven years But I Wish to add that in 1900 we shall with out doubt all be supporting the sa41a ticket. Two years ago, when fusion be. came epidemic and swept over the whole country, had all I want. of if ana so we part till we can meet gain as aS in lhe oays When fusion was not tolerated in our party.' =.
 And l also wish to be understood in this matter, added Chairman Chester:
 AS chairman of this body, and as a. member, | withdraw and sever my con lC nectlon With It; l entered the Peoples party because l found that neither .fhs Republican nor Democratic party would or could give the relief we demand =.
 did not suppose that the party would go outside the party and nonii- nate political opponent and an aVoWed member of another party. It is breach or trust and does not help the party The twenty-sx delegates mentioned in the preceding resolution accomplished the breach of trust by voting against explicit and unanimous. instructions .tos nominate only straight Populists l. cannot longer recognize this as a Popu- ] list body. nor associate. with men who have violated their instructions" '.
 Chairman Chester, Secretary John. son and the other committeeman who, !, signed the notice of withdrawal then , left the meeting room in body. .s
 Gillespie called the few remaining committeeman to. order and suggested that temporary chairman be; selected. On motion of A B. Kinne, Dr. John A. Miller was chosen to fill the vacancy. caused by the retirement Of Chairman } Chester. He said that he regretted a division in the Populist forces, and add ed that he believed that those who, left were sincere and honest in their mo- tives '.s'..: =; An adjournment was then taken =af- ter the election of George A.. Clough as secretary and J. M. Custer, George D.. Gillespie, A. B. Kinne, George Sil1ey and Henry .Huppert as a committee to draft plans for the reorganization of the committee. -.'r = The Populists who SO withdrew 2rath- CT than stand fusion and the Buckley Maguires, immediately went to a hall at 997 Market street and reorganized.g The meeting was called to order by. ] Carleton H. Johnson, who said that the action taken was necessary to save the name of the party. :- ..:.>. eve went to Sacramento. said he "to nominate a Populist ticket and dis-~ covered that we were in a Democratic convention. We. withdrew and nomi-