The San Francisco call., 1910-01-09

was carried with but few dissenting
votes The date chosen for the con-
ference was the second Tuesday in
April, which will allow the meeting to
remain in session on Jefferson's birth
day. Wednesday, April 13. The method
of election of delegates from various
counties was left to the discretion of
the county central committees.
The recommendation introduced by
Seth Mann, calling for a resolution ia
voring a constitutional amendment to
make the Office of railway commits
sioner appointive instead of elective,
was put over without discussion for
consideration at the Los Angeles con-
ference, and the committee having it in
charge was dismissed.
BY unanimous vote the resolution
attacking increased freight rates. de-
nouncing the railroad commission and
authorizing committee to act toward
the removal of the present commits
sioners was adopted
RAILROAD COMMISSION SCORED
a number of grounds of complaint,
which it sums up as follows:
Be il resolved, That we hereby
denounce the increase in freight
rates made by the transcontinental
lines as unjust, unwarranted, pre-
judicial and unlawful; and be it
further
Resolved. That we denounce the
illegal combinations existing by
and between railroad companies
and steamship companies whereby
competition is prevented to and
from California points to points in
the United States outside of Cali
fornia; and be il further
Resolved, That a committee of
five be appointed TO take necessary
action for the removal of each and
every member of the state board of
railroad commissioners, on the
ground of deliberate and negligent
violation OF their plain duty as set
forth in said act, and for their neg
Iect in not filing a complaint for
and on behalf of the people of the
state of California with the inter
state commerce commission, pro-
testing against the increased trans
continental freight rates and call
ing for an early investigation of
the increases put into effect, as
unlawful. unjust and prejudicial to
the best interests of California, and
demanding a refund of the millions
of dollars per year taken unlaw-
fully by these increases from the
people of the state of California,
and on the further ground of their
neglect in not inVestiga ting the IL
legal combination existing between
the steamship companies whereby
competition has been prevented be-
tween California points and points
in the United States outside of
California: and be il further
Resolved, That said committee of
five. as soon after their appoint
ment as practicable, shall cause
complaint TO be filed with the in
terstate commerce commission for
and on behalf of the people of the
state of California for speedy relief
from the unlawful, unjust and pre-
judicial rates of freight now being
collected by the transcontinental
railroads. and also for recovery and
refund Of the iO1.
lected; also 10 further the filing of
complaint or complaints for
speedy investigation of the Illegal
com bina tions existing between COM
mon carriers steamship and raid
whereby competition has been neu-
tralized and prevented between
points in California and points in
the United States outside of Cali
fornia: and be il further
Resolved, That we do not accept
as a satisfactory explanation of the
neglect of the board of railroad
commissioners to perform it's duty
in the premises the statement thai
II would have been disastrous TO
the best interests of California to
take action looking to the preven-
ton or removal of said increase of
10 per cent in freight rates, for the
terminal privileges enjoyed by Cali
fornia could not possibly be jeop-
ardized by any action instituted on
behalf of the people of the state of
California to protect them from the
oppressive increase of rates.
PLANS FOR DEMOCRATIC PAPER
Senator Caminetti presented a report
in behalf of the press committee in re-
gard TO steps taken for the organization
of the Democratic press company and
the plans for the publication in this
city OF democratic daily newspaper
TO De known as the San Francisco Sun.
He stated that machinery had been
ordered, that location had been Sc
cured and that although the time of