The San Francisco call., 1908-10-26
Anti-Asiatic League Votes 9S to
IA Against IndOrsing the
Democratic Nominees
Julius Kahn and Andrew Furu-
seth Have Spirited EncOun-
fer During the Session
Organization Adopts Resolution
Reafirming Its NOnparti-
san Political Policy

After vigorous and at times tenn
pestuous controversy lasting four
hours and 40 minutes, the Asiatic
exclusion league refused yesterday
afternoon by vote of 90 to IA to in
dorse William Jennings Bryan and
the congressional and legislative can
didates of the democratic party.
Fire and ire played in the speeches,
and Julius Kahn and Andrew Furu-
seth only escaped calling each other
liars by the employment of delicate
phases instead of the shorter and
uglier word.
Four political parties were repre-
sented at the meeting, which was
held in the assembly hall of the build
ing trades temple, at Guerrero and
Fourteenth streets. There were re-
publicans, democrats, socialists and
members Of the independence league.
Hugh McIsaacs, representing the
Hearstlings, was greeted with boos
and Kisses
1T was through the adoption of a
resolution introduced by Andrew Cal
lagher, secretary Of the San Francisco
labor council, that the exclusion league
Tepudiated the movement TO take away
fits nonpartisan character and bind ii
10 the democratic organization.
Gsllagher's resolution follows:
Resolved. that this league hereby
reaf1rms its nonpsrtisan poh1cat pol
icy and leaves to the discretion of its
members the support of that political
party which in their judgment viii best
. race and preserve the western part of
this continent q white mans country.
NEARLY 1000 PRESENT
While the vote showed that not more
than II3 delegates stayed to the end Of
the session there were many more pres
ent when President o. A. Tveitmoe called
the meeting to order shortly after 2:30
o'clock. Including the delegates there
were nearly 900 persons in the hall,
including several women.
Tveitmoe opened the meeting with
brief address, advising the delegates to
consider the question at issue calmly.
He concluded with a strong attack on
the japanese now in this country.
Secretary Yoell then read the Furu
seth resolution. introduced week be-
fore, the concluding paragraph of which
read:
Resolved. that the Asiatic exclusion
league urge upon the people OF this
coast and elsewhere TO vote in this
election for the democratic nominees
for president, congress and legislature
10 the end that we may by this prove
TO the east that we are exclusionists
first and members Of political parties
next.
Furuseth spoke earnestly in support
Of his measure. He declared that the
republican party was silent on the ex-
clusion issue Then he recited the plank
in the democratic platform and speeches
by Bryan on the subject Reviewing the
, congressional legislation on the subject
OF exclusion. he declared that he was
for Julius Kahn while Kahn was loyal.
Ny fight began when he ceased to be
loyal said the speaker.
KAHN MAKES REPLY
The hall was in hubbub when Julius
Kahn started TO reply, delegates seek
ing to interrupt him from the floor, and
Furuseth raised the point of order that
the congressman from the fourth dis
trict did not stick to the exclusion is
sue. When Kahn produced a letter
from Samuel Gompers in which the lat
ter spoke OF the interest Kahn had
taken in the exclusion question the
meeting was uproarious. Delegate
Maher Of the teamsters' union cried out
tary Yoell came to Kahns defense by
identifying the signature Of Gompers.
Kahn's point that really stirred Furu-
seth was his declaration that the latter
said 20 him in Washington, when the
seamen's clause was stricken from the
exclusion bill, IF that measure doesn't
carry the seamen's clause I'd rather
not have an exclusion law at ALL 7
lost confidence in Furuseth then" COM
mented Kahn.
When Furuseth got the floor again
he took up that point with Kahn, who
stood by his first statement You
said you'd rather see the bill not passed
than have the seamen's clause stricken
out" reiterated Kahn
Mr.. Kahn, that is not true" shouted
FurUseth from the floor. approaching
the congressman, who sat on the plat
form.
You told that 10 me and to two 9TH
ers.v insisted Kahn.
FURUsETH DRAMATIC
Prove that" answered the sailors
union man, bringing a heavy hand
down with a smack on the table be-
fore Kahn prove that and you will
be the first man in San Francisco to
prove Andrew Furuseth willful liar"
John A. Sands Of Alameda, independ-
ence league candidate for congress
from the third district; X. J. Doyle So
cialist candidate for congress from the
fourth district; James G. Mcguire, dem
ocratic candidate for congress from
the fourth district; Z A. Hayes. repub-
iican candidate for congress from the
ffth district; Hugh McIsaacs of the
Independence league; Senator A. Cam
inetfi and Frank MCGOWAN. republican,
spoke.
The democrats advocated the resolu-
iion introduced by Furuseth, the others
advising against that action. Then An
drew Gallagher introduced his substi-
tute resolution. after G. Johannsen. a
socialist from miIlmen's union No. 522.
had submitted a similar nonpartisan
measure The Gallagher resolution
carried eliminating the others from