The San Francisco call., 1904-07-05
Hearst Yell Stirs Awe and
Wonder of Convention
City Crowd.
Californians Wilt Under the
Inquiring Stares of
Listeners.
BY FREDERIC w. BISHOP.
STAFF Correspondent Of The Can.

HEADQUARTERS CALIFORNIA
DELEGATION. ST. LOUIS, July A.
Boom, boom. boom! First, first, first.
California. California! Hearst, Hearst,
Hearst!''
1t was sad spectacle when Tarpey's
obedient adherents of. the California
delegation turned the foregoing loose
in the corridors of the Jefferson Hotel
this evening. They had been practicing
this thrilling yell all the afternoon. out
in the alley behind the Coliseum. Dele
gate Carmichael, author of the battle
cry, waived the baton, while the root
ers struggled to memorize the compli-
Gated line and master the details of
time and tune. Finally the rooters
were declared a perfectly trained or
ganization. Carmichael was congratu-
lated for his genius All spoke gen
erously and feelingly regarding the
necessity of hurting such deadly muni-
ton into the camp of the enemy. but
it was agreed that the welfare Of the
nation demanded its use
So the rooters, stripped of dignity
but clothed with hope, marched into
the Jefferson Hotel. Delegate Car
michael raised his hand and Califor-
Mas campaign yell rang through the
corridors. The multitude gathered
around and gazed curiously upon these
men that had shattered the quiet but
no one cheered. The rooters looked
discouraged, but tried it again. The
curious moved in a little closer Panic
began to show in the faces Of the root
ers, but Leader Carmichael rallied
them and they reformed for their third
assault.
DEATH THROES OF A YELL.
BOOM First! California; Hearst"
Scared by the yawns of indifference
and stares askance the ranks of the
rooters broke UP. They fed and Cali
fornia's yell had peEshed
1t is a regrettable affair, for its liter
ary merit must be admitted. There is
no word in the language that rhymes
better with Hearst than first" True,
its meaning as used in the line is OBJ
scure, but this may be attributed to
poetic license. Neither Delmas nor
Tarpey aided the rooters. They were
congratulated for their exercise of self
restraint. 1t is hardly probable that
Delmas' desire to save his voice was
alone responsible for his failure to get
in on this wild demonstration.
Thomas B. O'Brien, who is known
by every politician in California and
once made a hard fight in San Fran
cisco for election as Congressman, ar
rived at the Jefferson in hme to be
present at the birth and death of the
|
rest of the evening he remained
around the California headquarters
telling his old acquaintances of his
pursuit of fortune in the mines near
Butte City, Mont Though he is a Re
publican, Tom O'Brien never over
looks an opportunity to take hand
in politics. This is what he had to
say:
The spectacle of seeing old faces
and again conversing with Califor-
mans in the torrid, turbulent political
whirlpool of st. Louis is singularly
strange. Every Californian is most
anxious to see the end of this unpre-
cedented political riddle. The Parker
men are boasting that they have the
cinch upon the New Workers. nomina-
ton, but in conversation with NJ. F.
Tarpey little while ago he felt SAN
| guine that the Wall-street nominee
was impossible. William F. Sheehan
and Norman E. Mack, two of Parker's
most astute manipulators, feel that the
| doors are closed against all outsiders.
AS L was originally from Buffalo.
where 1 had been intimately ac-
quainted with both of these gentlemen.
they We're easy of access and spoke
without restraint
TAMMANY'S KNIFE is OFT.
Il saw William ]. Connors last even
ing at the Planters, and, being an old
| friend of many years acquaintance. he
freely expressed himself on the politi-
cal situation. Connors is the pro-
prietor of two of the Democratic dali
lies of Buffalo and trains with the Tam
many people. He boldly asserted that
Parker would get the Tammany sti-
letto and emphasized by exclaiming
that as a gambler he had $4,000 to
bet, if Cleveland were nominated, that
he would be elected"
A meeting of the California delega-
ton was called for o'clock this even
| ing by Chairman Tarpey, but a post
ponement' was ordered that the dele
| gates that are expected to arrive in
! the morning may participate in the de-
i liberations. ]. Harvey Mccarthy, Mar
tin c. Marsh and Martin F. Betouski
Of Los Angeles and w. E. Shepherd of
Ventura are still absent Out of cour-
tesy to them the delegation will take
no formal action regarding appoint
ments until they are on the scene, al
| though all Of the committeeman have
been selected, as heretofore announced.
w. ]. McGee and Louis H. Mooser,
the McNab wing of the delegation, were
at headquarters tonight, and although
they are not pleased with the situation
they are not saying much out loud.
I'VE have too much political sense to
expect anything from the people that
! control this delegation" said MCGEE
| tonight, but we have the satisfaction
of knowing that we represent the best
wing of the Democracy of California.
We stood with McNab because he rep
resents the respectable element of the
| party. Our eclipse here is only tenn
porary. At home our end runs things
TARPEY EXPRESSES REGRET.