The San Francisco call., 1905-01-14

an open door through which the rail-
roads Of the country might at any time
become factors in the control of the
organization.
The cattlemeh, horse and swine
growers. together with representatives
of some of the affiliated industries. re-
fused to agree to the new constitution,
withdrew when they considered it's
adoption probable and this afternoon
formed a new organization under the
Association, whose aim it will be to
WELD a dominating influence in the in
terest of the cattle grower.
Roughly speaking, the sheep grow
ers, commission men and the stock
yards interests remained with the Ma
tional Livestock Association and the
actual growers of all other animals for
the market have gone with the new
association.
The cattlemen have from the first
strongly opposed the admission into
their organization OF the packers. es-
pecially of the railroads. They claimed
that these two influences would ulti-
mately dominate the cattle growing in
dustry Of the country to the detriment
of the individual grower, and they re-
fused to remain in an organization
which included their representatives
among the members of it's controlling
body.
DETECTION IN THE RANKS.
The detection in the ranks came after
long session in which the arguments
were at times torrfd and where the par
liamentary tangles were SO frequent
and so complex that it was impossible
to follow them. Many of them were
not followed. Motions would be made,
placed before the house and never vot-
ed upon. AT times there would be sew
eral motions before the house at one
time. and they would all drop together
by the wayside when the convention
went helter- -skelter after something
else. Vice President Jastro at one time
acted as presiding officer and declared
out of order a motion to adjourn
Amt motions to adjourn always in
order?" demanded the delegate who
had made 1t.
Not just now they amt" replied
the vice president, who was anxious to
bring about a vote on the proposed
constitution before allowing the con-
vention to adjourn.
At the opening Of the convention ma
jority and minority reports were sub
enitted by the committees that had
been appointed yesterday to corisf1er
the olan of reorganization. The for
mer, which came from the cattlemen,
was read by S. III. Cowar of Texas and
recommended that only stockmen be
admitted to membership and that all
visiting stockmen be allowed to vote
on the plan of reorganization. It de-
clared against a combination with
stockyards, packers or railroads.
The minority report, submitted by e.
r. Grosney of Arizona, was in favor Of
allowing only such delegates to vote as
were members of the National Live
stock Association in good standing.
WRANGLE FOR HOURS.
After wrangle that lasted for hours
and during which the convention wan
dered hither and thither, the majority
report was adopted.
President Hagenbarth of the associa-
tiou then declared that up to this time
the convention had been of q general
character and not convention of the
members of the National Livestock AS
sociation, who alone could vote on the
adoption of the proposed plan of reor-
ganiZation. The courtesies of the con-
vention to visiting stockmen, he de-
elared, were about to cease and ses-
siOn of the association proper would be
held. An effort was then made to call
the delegates of the association to orr
der, but no roll of the members was at
hand and when one was brought it was
incomplete and it required something
more than an hour for the first calling
of the roll.
During an interval of the roll call
Mackenzie of Colorado discussed the
happenings in the committee room. He
declared that President. Hagenbarth
had told him that $4,000 would be
necessary to run the association. He
asked where sthe $40, 900, was. coming
from, and Hagenbarth answered him
by saying the cattlemen would not be
asked to put up one cent of the money.
Mackenzie gave 1t as his opinion that
II outside parties were putting up the
money they would aim to control the
organization and he urged the livestock
men to stand together and get Congress
and the President to come to their aid
when 1t was necessary.
During Mackenzie's speech President
Hagenbarth ruled him out of order and
ruled that his time had expired, but
other delegates gave him their time
and urged him to continue his remarks.
FORMING A BAD ALLIANCE.
Cowan discussed the proposed amend
ment at some length. He declared that
no section of 1t was germane to any
section of the constitution 1t proposed
to amend. The Government was at
this time, he said, investigating the al
legged beef trust and what would be the
effect on public opinion IL the cattlemen
formed an alliance with the men who
are being investigated by the Govern
ment?
president Roosevelt sent a message
here" said Cowan, Saying I am with
you. What Is he going to think IL we
go to bed with the very men he is in
vestigating?"
He closed by declaring that if the
plan Of organization was passed the
cattlemen must withdraw.
Former Senator Harris of Kansas
spoke strongly in favor of the adoption
OF the proposed amendment, asserting
that the stocknen would have as much
power In the organization as anybody
and declaring that Cowan and the cat
tlemen should rather endeavor to elm
mate Objectionable features in the
amendment than to adopt secession.
President Hagenbarth moved that the
entire matter be referred to the incom-
ing executive committee, with instruc-
tions to have both the old and new
constitutions printed six months in ad-
vance of the next convention, at which
time it could be considered. The mo-
ton was lost by vote of 206 to 273,
the sheepmen and stockyards interests
constituting the majority.
W. E. Hughes of Denver moved that
all the visiting. stockmen be allowed to
vote. They had been invited, he said
to attend the convention. had taken
part in the proceedings UP to the pres
ent time and now, when the vote was
to be taken, they were told that they
could not vote. He was ruled out OF
order by the president, and Cowan ap-