The San Francisco call., 1908-09-04
TRUSTEES CONDUCT
STORMY MEETING
Opposing Factions in Larkspur
Hold Session That Ends With
Threats of Fight
Disagreement Starts With Peti-
ton for Renewal of Liquor
License to w. Stringer

LARKSPUR, Sept. 3.--Liar. slanderer.
back door politician and other epi-
thets were hurled back and forth be-
tween the town trustees of Larkspur
at their meeting last night. Common
report had it that every trustee had
come armed with a weapon, and a
large number of the taxpayers were
champions to greater oratorical efforts
for that was about the only thing
that occurred.
Since the incorporation of the town
in March there has been two opposing
factions on the board of trustees. At
the beginning Chairman of the Board
Frank Craig, John Foley and E. A.
Woods were banded together against
Trustee William Kennedy and Trustee
William Won Meyerneck. Craig, Foley
and Woods were known as the Solid
Three. Then came the parting of the
ways. Woods and Craig had a dis
pute on. a ferry boat one day and the
solid three was broken. That left
Craig and Foley in the minority, and
since then the split Of discord has
reigned and has been in evidence at
all of the boards meetings. The
trouble began over the renewal of a
liquor license to William Stringer, and
the fact that Craig and Foley wanted
Marshal Murphy's scalp.
Captain Foley, father OF John Foley
the trustee, ran for town marshal and
was beaten by Murphy. 1t is claimed
that Stringer and his friends were the
ones who backed Murphy and elected
him over the captain. Foley and Craig
both put obstacles in the way of the
marshal
Another rumor is that Foley and
Craig are after the Stringer license. so
the brother OF Foley can get into the
Stringer place and run a saloon on the
money put up by Craig and Foley
Foley, however, in his arraignment of
Won Meyerneck, denied the report.
The row has now passed from a po-
litical to personal one and the most
bitter enemity exists between the five
men who have the fate of Larkspur in
their hands.
The trouble last night was caused by
an alleged statement of Craig and Foley
to Won Meyerneck accusing him of a
felony because he as chairman of the
finance committee had o. KID reports
of the marshal as to the amount of
license money turned in with a short
age of $50. 1t is understood that Craig
and Foley. now the solid two, intend
to push the charge and attempt to i'm
peach Won Meyerneck and charge him
with felony.
Anticipating the charges would be
brought up last night Won Meyerneck
sprung surprise by making a de-
mand for an Immediate investigation
In his statement read before the
meeting last night Won Meyerneck
claimed that Craig then tried to intimi-
date him by threatening to prefer fell
ony charges before Judge Lennon un-
less he entered the Craig Foley fold
This Won Meyerneck emphatically re-
fused to do. When Won Meyerneck had
completed his speech he was cheered
wildly.
Foley then took the floor and ac-
cused Xonf Meyerneck of dereliction of
duty and of circulating the report that
Foley's brother was waiting for a
chance to get Stringers saloon. He
demanded that the head of the finance
committee resign.
Craig referred to Foley as Honest
john" much to the amusement of the
crowd
The next meeting will be held two
weeks hence, when the citizens will
probably take matters into their own
hands and attempt to dissolve the
board of trustees and hold another
election.