The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-11


IA small gathering of Republicans at
the drillshed last night, representing
the Fourth and Fifth Districts, passed
the above resolution, the motion of
| w. c. Achi, thus throwing the entire
responsibility of the municipal charter
upon the shoulders of the executive
committee.
| T. McCants Stewart presided and
expressed himself toward the end of
the meeting, and before Achi's resolu-
tion had been acted upon, strongly in
favor of meeting with the Independ-
ents and Democrats in framing a char
ter.
Out of the sixty odd Republicans in
the district committees, only twenty
responded to the call-not a majority.
The meeting started slowly, there
seeming to be hesitancy about speak
ing.
The chairman read the resolution
ladopted by the executive committee at
its meeting at O'Clock yesterday af-
ternoon, endorsing the plan of the
ldistrict eomittees to meet and make its
Recommendations He stated also that
the executive committee had done
nothing whatever in the premises.
l.. l.. McCandless was not in favor
of joining with the Independents and
Democrats in forming a charter He
wanted it non-partisam, so that the
Republicans in the Legislature woulG
not be bound by it. The twelve Inde-
pendents were against the Republicans
and he didn't know which way the
Democrats would flop. The Republi-
cans would be out-voted. Perhaps tn.
independents had charter ALREADY
framed
DR.. Burgess opposed McCandless
views. E. c. Winston supported DR.
Burgess. Lorrin Andrews favored tn.
plan of McCandless. There was moth
ing certain about the Independents.
Ianything went wrong with charte
framed as the Independents propose
the Republican party would get th'
blame. He. was afraid to go in will
the Independents he confessed. H
favored the non-partisan formation
James Boyd wanted to go in with tn
Independents. Burgess made a motion
that it be the sense of the meetin,
that the executive committee be in
structed to appoint twelve men to NEE
with the Independents and Democrats
WHICH was lOSt.
w. c. Achi did not want the party +
be bound by the action of the meetins
j. l.. Kaulukou moved that the meet
ing adjourn until next week Wednes
day Boyd wanted it Friday of thi
week, and Robertson said the actio
should be taken at once, so that tn
executive committe which now had
quorum with Mr.. Holstein present
could make its declaration. Achi sal
the entire party should abide by tn
decision of the executive committe,
He wanted to know what stand he wa
to take in the Legislature. He woul
obey no other committee than the e2
ecutive. He made a motion which al
pears above, and which ultimately wa
carried. McCandless characterized thi
method as savoring of Tammany rul
Andrews offered an amendment NAL
ing the appointments non-partisal
I Boyd said "Non-partisan, me eye," Il
didn't think it could be done.
Chairman Stewart then spoke h
own opinion, saying he had the .cou
age of his own convictions as an exc
! utive committeeman. He favored uni
/ ed action with the Independents ar
Democrats. He did not believe the
was any danger in doing so. Il b
lieve we will draw the teeth of q
Independents in much of the legisl
tion that is to be passed upon. an
how" he said.