The San Francisco call., 1899-07-06
Expected Action Of the
Fourth Committee.
TO RECONSIDER EXPULSION
FEAR THAT DEFICIENCY WILL
HAVE TO BE MET.
Work for the Fourth of July Commit
tee at the Next Meeting-Final
Action of That
Body.

Now that the Fourth Of July celebration
of 1899 has. with its accompanying din ana
roar and gala display of military pomp.
passed into history. the real troubles OF
the committee which had charge OF the
celebration have commenced AS usual'
there is impending danger Of deficiency
in the funds, and the members OF the
executive committee are beginning 70
figure out where they can raise the neces-
sary funds to liQuidate all their blllS IN
case the possible deficiency becomes stern
reality. The bills were to have been au-
dited for payment by the proper com
miutee last night, but as only rev ~ ~ileih-
berS of the committee presented them
selves at the headquarters the meeting
Of the executive committee and the aunt
ing committee was postponed ulItI HeAO
Saturday afternoon.
1t is Stated by those who are supposed
TO WELD considerable influence IN the eA-
ecutive committee that at the next meet
ing Colonel T. p. Robinson, who was eN,
PEELED from the committee for alleged
compliCitv with J. NJ. Chretien in an at
tempt TO eXtort so from A .. baIuN Nl1I'
will be eXOnerated and restored 10 caste
in the committee before il adJOurns sine
die. Robinson and several OF ms intimate
friends claim that a majority OF the com
mittee have signfied their Willingness 70
pursue such course for the reason tnat
the evidence against Robinson was IN
sufficient and that he was not given a sep
arate and impartial hearing, as was
Chretien. Several prominent members OF
the committee. including Chairman Flet-
cher, believe that grave injustice was
done Robinson.
The presence of Robinson on the. stage
at Metropolitan Temple and the jealous
interest he displayed getting the various
bodies in their proper places IN the une
of march was the subject of much com
ment Yesterday among the members or
the committee and others interested in the
celebration. Il seems that Colonel Robln-
son was invited by authoritative persons
to assist the committee because OF MS
absolute familiarity with celebration al
fairs.
spectators along the line of march that
the navy was unrepreSented in the parade.
1t has now come TO light that the parade
committee had not neglected It's duues
but had sent q cordial and pressing 1nVl-
tatiOn to the officers of the Philadelphia
TO participate in the celebration.
When the committee was advised that
the Philadelphia was coming to this city
1t wired Congressman Kahn TO wire 10
Secretary Of the Navy Long. when ne
did. through the courtesy of the Western
Union Telegraph Company, asking that
an order be issued that the Philadelphia
remain in San Francisco harbOr and that
the officers and crew be authorized 10
take part in the parade. An answer was
received from Secretary Long TO the et-
feet that the Philadelphia had been or
dered to Mare Island for necessary re-
pairs and that the vessel in all probability
would not be in the harbOr on the day of
celebration. A cordial invitation was sent
to Rear Admiral hautz, asking ms par ,
tiCipatiOn and that of his officers and
crew. A reply was received to the effect
that 100 Of the crew had been discharged
since their arrival in this harbor and as
Island for repairs and there being nc
means for transportation at hand from
the navy-yard to this city for the remain
der Of the crew the invitation could not be
accepted.
Mayor Phelan and Congressman Kahn
both generously offered to provide the
y,a AJT1ir9
st1z1 Ka9tz was Of the he belief that as the
greater portion of the crew had been dis
charged the remainder could not make a
proper showing. and for that reason the
States navy was not represented in the
parade.