The San Francisco call., 1906-10-14
Resolutions Adopted Call
for a Special Committee to
Consist Of Hundred Citizens

Before Ruef carried off his auda-
cieus coup the mass meeting was
characterized by four plainly DEFINED
divisions of sentiment, each OF Whleh
strove to predominate and all tugglng
in opposing directions with persist
ency that Invested it with demonstra-
tive and chaotic turbulence
The Ruef claque shouted everybody
down that attempted to deride him in
the open, the labor element called for
fair representation, the promoters of
the meeting kept UP warning cry OF
the danger that lay in radical measures
of any kind and a fourth group Kept
demanding that instant and eHeetive
steps be taken to rid the city or the
thugs. and desperadoes-
In many respects the gathering was
one of the most unique that ever as
sembled in San Francisco. In general
tone it might be called ultra respecta-
BILE, but all strains were represented.
Extremists brushed elbows with ward
heelers trying to restrain sentiment
with putative witticism, and women
guests from the ST. Francis Hotel look
ed over the shoulders of earnest men
provoked by the negative tone of the
meeting and demanding vigilance
organization in fact.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
bAS PAO6 dll4ttiC iNSOiNeASA'S VoA 2
adopted in part as follows:
Whereas, Many problems confront
our citizens in upbuilding and safe
guarding the future prosperity of our
city, and its rehabilitation depends upon
the speedy and wise solving of these
whereas, There are many organize
tions working in their respective fields
of endeavor for the Improvement of
conditions in San Francisco; and,
Whereas, Moral courage and deter
mined action are now absolutely neces
sary for the securing and preservation
of our city's best interests; therefore
Resolved, by the citizens of San
Francisco:
(i) That united effort is necessary
to rehabilitate our city and overcome
the difficulties now confronting us.
(2) That there shall be formed in
this city a committee to be known as
the citizens committee of one hum
dred, and that said committee shall be
made up of two representatives from
each of the following organizations,
said representatives TO be appointed ey
and from said several organizations re-
spectively.
Here follows a list of twenty asso-
Citations commercial, civic, labor and
religious.
The resolutions conclude as follows:
The president of the meeting shall be
authorized to appoint from citizens at
the total committee to 100 Iais COM
nlittee shall appoint an executive COM
nittee of such number as 1t may de-
eide upen; and be 1t further
Resolved, That the purposes and OBJ
jeets of said committee shall be to fur
ther all things that may be for the best
interests of our city and State and TO
advocate and do such things as will
most speedily restore and enhance the
prosperity of San Francisco.
THESE RECEIVE CHEERS.
Resolutions prepared by Rev. Rufus
Num- and read by C. ". Bastih were
received with cheers. These resolu-
tions We're in part as follows:
Resolved, That notice is hereby
served upon the whole administration
of San Francisco and the criminal ele.
ment that the lawabiding citizens OF
this city intend to compel the enforce,
ment of the law against crime and
graft in all their forms, and to that
end will take hand themselves as
far as may appear necessary for the
protection of the people against pres
ent conditions; that they will meet law
lessness with justice and do not intend
to submit to the delays and failures of
the present method of administering
the law hut fully intend to see to it
that law and order OF substantial
type are made the order of the day and
that forthwith.
Just before the meeting closed Ruef
and Alexander Truman passed the lie,
but nothing serious came of their ex-
changes.