Arizona republican., 1910-06-18

San Francisco, June IA prize fight plunged San Francisco today Into a crisis bearing all the aspects of a miniature civil war.
 One man-the fight promoter-is in state of insurrection against Cali fornia's chief executive. Openly de flying the governor, who had ordered out two companies of state militia to prevent the ring contest if the city au- thorities refused to act, Louis Blot de- clares that he will hold the Kaufman LangfOrd affair notwithstanding the presence of the militia and even though "an army is called upon to block the prOceedinSs.'
 Ostensibly, Blot stands along, but until late today he had at least the passive support of the district attor- ney and the courts themselves, though at the elevent hour District Attorney Fickert and Chief of Police Martin pledged their word to Attorney Gen eral Webb to prevent the fight, and acting upon this reinsurance Govern or Gillett has held up his order calling out the state troops.
 But still obdurate. Blot persists in his declaration that the fight will be held as scheduled. and unless he re- treats from his position, the outcome of his rebellion will not be determined until tomorrow afternoon at o'clock. when the fighters are timed to come together.
 The situation which has been preci- pitated as a direct outcome of the Jef- fries Johnson heavyweight battle which the governor has ordered stopped in California, is believe to be unparalleled in the history of the city. and probably is one of the most novel imbroglios in the annals of the coun- try.
 For the time being it arrayed the city against the state, for the district attorney persisted in his contention that there was nothing in the laws of California which could be construed as inhfbiting either the Langford- Kauff man or the Jeffries-J Johnson contests.
 A feverish suspension is everywhere evident tonight, for no one knows what another twenty hours may bring forth Apparently the issue is between the governor and Blot, but no one regards that as more than a surf ace manifestation of the real element in the conflict.
 Mayor Mccarthy is said to have aroused the keen resentment of the governor and it is hinted in quarters close to the governor, that it was Me Carthy's statement that principally led tO the calling out today of the two companies of militia.
 One of the most significant events of the day was the denial of an ap plication made by Attorney General Webb to Superior Judge Van Nostrand for an injunction restraining the Kuf- man-Langford fight on the grounds that. it was not the intention to hold a prize fight. but that the contest" would be a public nuisance
 Judge Van Nostrand, in handing down his decision, declared that the injunction could not be granted as the defendants had not been allowed suffi- cient time to present their case, and that the issuance of an injunction would in effect be an adjudication of the subject matter; and that if the breach of violation of the law cOntem- plated in the complaint did take place the peace officers of the city and coun- ty would deal with it.
 Governor Gillett, General Webb, Chief Martin and District Attorney Fickert conferred in the attorney gen erals office Governor Gillett then bluntly asked Chief Martin if he would promise to stop the Langford- Kaufman fight if he would consent to with draw the militia.
 Chief Martin promised without argu- ment and Fickert joined him in the promise that the fighters would not be permitted to step into the ring.