The San Francisco call., 1899-10-30
GOLD DEMOCRATS
DID NOT ATTEND
GOLDEN JUBILEE
lroQuois Clubs Fine
Celebration.
ANNIVERSARY OF THE PARTY
SPLENDID BULLSHEAD BREAK
FAST AT SAN LEANDRO.
Democratic Love Feast Addressed by
Judge James G. Mcguire, Max
Pepper, Frank II. Gould
and n. T. Williams.

The fiftieth anniversary Of the forma-
ton of the Democratic party in San Fran
cisco was celebrated yesterday by the
Iroquois Club at Estudillo Park, San
Leandro, and was notable on account OF
the absence of gold Democrats, who are
persona non grata" with the Jenerson-
ian Iroquois braves. 1t was essentially
a Bryan gathering, and the name of the
silver champion was greeted several times
with prolonged cheers. Mayor Phelan
was expected but did not put in an ap-
pearance, probably owing to the dlfference
of opinion entertained by himself and the
club regarding the injection of national
affairs into municipal politics. Phelan VIII
have none of national issues, but the lro-
quois are hot after the scalps Oh those
Democrats who deserted the Bryan
standard for the gold gonfalon Oh the
other wing Of the party.
Notwithstanding these dissensions the
breakfast given to commemorate the
golden jubilee of the party was grahd
success. 1t was given in the open ar un-
der canopy of grape vines, ana more
than two hundred guests sat down at the
tables.
The committee of arrangements con
sisted of Louis Metzger chairman Or
William j. Bryan, l.. V. Merle, A. Uhlen-
brock, Oscar Hooks, J. b. Keenan, and
A ID. Lemon. Besides providing an eX-
cellent band for the entertainment of the
guests the committee pIONlued AOA NliN
company twelve bullsheads, eighty-four
chickens, three lambs, twenty dozen eggs
and frijoles ad lib. to say nothing OF
varied assortment OF other refreshments
Charles Edelman, whose silver resolu-
tion was turned down at the Phelan con-
vention, presided at the merry gathering,
| and seated near him We're the guests OF OF
honor-Judge James @. Mcguire, Frank
H. Gould, Max Pepper and Henry L. VIII
| liams-who delivered the speeches OF the
| day. Mr. Williams was present at the
| open-air meeting in Portsmouth Square
October 25. 1S49. when the Democratic
! party was organized in this city.
| After the discussion of the many good
things the rain drove the merry gather
ing into the pavilion near, by, where
| Toastmaster Edelmann called on the fol-
! lowing gentlemen to respond to toasts:
The Democracy of the Past Max Pop
! per; The Democracy of the Present,
| Frank II. Gould; The Democracy Of the
! Future" Judge James G.. Mcguire. Henry
Williams recounted the early history of
! the party and bespoke splendid future
| for San Francisco, which he had seen
grow from a thousand souls to its present
| number.
Among the prominent Democrats in at
tendance, many of them with their wives,
We're:
Max Pepper. Oscar Hooks. Henry F VIII
! liams, Judge Ferral, Archie Campbell. John
! Weller, Lewis F. Byington Charles Gildea,
! Louis Metzger. L. V. Merle, Past Sachem
| Thomas J. Walsh. School Director Edward L.
/ Head Peter Kelly. Fred A. Baldwin, a. d.
| Messages, Edmond Godchaux. Fred Raabe.
! George A. Cabaniss p ]. Thomas. William
NJ. Cannon ex State Senator NJ. II: Mead. ex-
| Sheriff William McMann Major Edwin Lewis
| Abraham Lincoln Jacobs. Judge A. w Thomp-
| son. f J. Caffey. P Wellin, f. p. f. Troy,
miah Murphy. William Cronin. William Con
| nor. j. B. Keenan,, Judge Burke, J. F. McEl-
roy. General J. A Wall. Thomas J. Pindar,
Charles Holcomb, Major Powell and Captain
| G Krumphofff Wallace Thompson