The San Francisco call., 1904-06-03
EYE-WIT NESSES DESCRIBE AWFUL SLAUGHTER
OF JAPANESE PRECEDING CAPTURE OF KINCHOU
and Budd
Of Hearst Forces
Clash at Palace

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Confined From Page 1, Column Z.
,,f the Palace grill when the ball opened
were renresentatives Of each political
party and Of both factions OF the Dem
ocratic party Among those present
were John c. Lynch. Collector Of Inter
nal Revenue: ex-Lieutenant Governor
William T. Jeter Of Santa Cruz; Arthur
q Fisk. Postmaster of San Francisco;
George Hatton. manager Of Henry l.
Oxnard's Senatorial campaign; James
l.. O'Brien, leader Of the Horse and
Cart wing Of the Democracy; Jere /.
Burke Of the Southern Pacific political
department: Louis Bosenthal, saVant
and philosopher; c. J. Heggerty, law
partner Of George A. knight; Charles
Wesley Reed and, last but not least
the facile, the skillful, the "ambideN-
trous' Ex-Governor of California,
James Holiday Budd. Many were the
regrets that Gavin McNab was absent
Tarpey might have passed 10y ike the
Ievite on the other side Of the alley II
Jim" O'Brien. who had just returned
from weeke's outing. had not re-
marked. You are not going TO give US
the Overlook, Mike 90
Then Tarpey and Budd clashed in
war of words. The air was full OF
repartee-spicy, pointed repartee'
Rudd's mastery Of the language OF re-
tort dazed his bold adversary
You are not my friend, Jim. or you
wouldn't talk so much behind my
back" said Tarpey.
I have been more Of a friend 10 you,
Mike. than YOU have been to me.
I viii bet you $780," said Mike.
& viii bet you thousand" retorted
Jim.
THAT is more money than you could
borrow" returned Mike.
Not if ] handled the Hearst sack,
r-etorted Jim
.TARPEY GETS HIS FIST READY.
Don't say anything to me about
sack" snapped Tarpey. as he laid his
left hand on Budd's shoulder and took
position 10 swing with his right
O'Brien saw that bIoodshed could only
be averted by prompt intervention and
he promptly intervened at the very in
slant that the right hand Of Budd was
reaching for the malt bottle. Wesley
Reed Joined O'Brien in measures TO
stiu the conflict.
Many aHusions spiced the cOntro-
versy that cannot be placed before the
reading public except in a style Of cir
cunllocution. or expurgatiOn.
For instance, .Tarpey observed that
he. had never seen the footprints of
Budd's friendship in the Hearst cam
paign. and the Ex-Governor replied
that this defect in groundward vision
was due chiefly. 10 the peculiar at
titude Of the Tarpey nose during
period Immediately preceding the Santa
cruz convention. Arthur Fisk, the
Postmaster, inclined to the opinion
that Budd's allusion was not mail
able Fhe hottest shot of the encoun-
Ter was one fired by Budd at the
Hearst sack. AS one Of the. nom
combat1ve push remarked: That was
the blow that almost killed mother"
All afternoon in the court Of the
Palace and therea bouts the clash was
discussed. It was the general opinion
that another word or two would have
precipitated a -for-all fight of
2
. said: a fight would have resulted in a
call for The Coroner, as the Governor
had a revolver and a knife. in addi-
tion TO the ready, seize-me-quick malt
bottle"
"Budd would have gone to the hospi-
tai if Tarpey's powerful right had been
swung" replied the supporters Of the
Hearst leader at Santa Cruz, and
Tarpey was ready TO swing it,"
TWO VIEWS OF THE SCRAP.
'Tarpey was the aggressor," said the
Budd sympathizers. He opened the
attack but he did not frighten Budd.
Did you ever see a man cooler than
Budd. He never lost his temper, but
wasn't he sarcastic and nervy? Well
you know he never runs away. He
stood his ground when Jimmy Mekins
promised to come over from San Ra-
faei and kill him at high noon"
'Tarpey viii not stand for all sorts
Of Misrepresentation" remarked the
adherents Of Mike. He was compelled
TO bear the brunt Of the battle at Santa
Cruz and his enemies are trying to
give Jim O'Brien the glory of the vic
tory for instruction. Of course Budd
was for Hearst. but he was jealous Of
Tarpey and never came near Santa
Cruz. It would have pleased him had
Hearst lost with Tarpey as q leader.
Budd has been talking a good deal and
doing nothing. He says Tarpey butch
cred the Hearst fight by not putting up
q fight against AfcNab in the San Fran
cisco primary election. Why does Budd
pretend 10 be friend OF Hearst and
then keep out Of sight when Hearst
needs his help2 1t is because his jeal-
ousy Of Tarpey is greater than his
friendship FOR Hearst 1t is lucky for