The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 24, 1896, Page 8

8 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 1896. BUCKLEVITES LET OFF A BATTERY, Chairman Gould Flayed in Speeches and in a Report. TWO PRIMARIES CALLED Arrangements Made to Elect a Contesting Delegation to Sacramento, CRITICISM OF THE A. P. A A Buckley Brief Will Be Scattered Over the State—Other War Plans Made. The Buckleyites fired a battery of cam- paign guns last night. The meeting of the general committee quite filled Odd Fellows’ “Hall and the proceedings were vigorous. The defending sawdust om the mew maple floor was mixed and tracked by a large majority of the commitiee and by many of the old guard who came to hear and cheer. Of the Buckley leaders there were James H. O’Bryan, John McCarthy, Joseph Rothschild, M. J. Donovan, Sam Newman, Dr. J.'J. Stanton, Dr. Bryan, Judge Robert Ferral and others, and Thomas Gallagher and others of Congress- man Maguire’s friends. Frank Gould, chairman of the State Ceuntral Committee, was flayed, an amend- ment to the constitution creating an ex- ecutive committee of ninety was given a first reading, the election of delegates to the State Convention was ordered, a state- ment of the Democratic situation in San Francisco was ordered prepared and dis- tributed over California, and even the municipal campaign was taken up by ordering the appointment of a committee to prepare a call for a primary election to select delegates to municipal and legisla- | tive conventions, the committee to report next July., y These and other things done and said last night were filled with the declaration that the Buckley general committee is the only legitimate and regular local party or- anization, and the purpose to go ahead n all things as “the’’ party machine. These features of the proceedings, some hot talk about the A. P. A., several speeches and mentions of Congressman Maguire, Gavin McNab and others caused all sorts of noises, which helped make the meeting interesting. The first business after dispensing with the rollcall was a resolution by Frank Malloye providing for going ahead on the rough road to the State Convention. The “‘whereas” of the resolutions note the calling of the State Convention for June 16 in Sacramento and the apportion- ment of 161 delegates to San Francisco. It is declared the “duly of this general committee representing the Democratic party of the City and County of San Fran- cisco” to proceed to elect delegates to that convention in accordance with the consti- tution and by-laws of the geneial commit- tee. The district clubs are directed to make preparations for holding an election of elegates to the State Convention, and to carry out an enrollment and an election for that purpose in accordance with the articles of the constitution and by-laws governing the general committee and the district elubs. The resolution apportions eight delegates to each district and pro- viged for the election of seventeen dele- ates at large by the general committee. 'he club rolls are directed to be kept open in the different Assembly Districts for additional signatures between 7 ana 9:30 o’clock on the evenings of April 29 and 30 and May 1and 2. Nominations for dele- gates are to be made on May 25, and the ciub election of delegatesis to be held June 6, between 6 and 9:30 . M. Then came an objection from the Twen- ty-eighth. Thomas Egan said that the even sllotment of eight delegates to each district was not fair to the south of Mar- ket distriets, where the Democratic vote is large. He argued that as the apportion- ment of 161 delegates to the City and County of San Francisco was based on the Budd vote, the 161 delegates should in turn be apportioned among the districts on that basis. He moved as an amend- ment that this apportionment be made. T. E. Tracy and Senator M. J, Donovan favored the resolution, Donovan making the point that under Egan’s plan there would be but one delegate-at-large, and delegates-at-large were good things. “We south of Market street demand representation,” declared Jolin Rafferty of the Thirty-first, “and if we cast the most votes we ought to have it.” ‘There was a roar of ayes from one front corner and then a bigger roar of noes from ihe other side of the house. A stand-up vote was demanded, and the south-of- Market interests were plainly squelched. 's amendment was lost.” The resolu- tion was adopted as read. The following resolution handed up by - ‘was adopted : Resolved, That the chairman of the Democra- tic General Committee appoint & committee of five on resolutions as provided for in articie 111, section 1, of the eonmmuon{overnmg the eneral committee, and that said committee is ereby instructed to st once proceed to the work of preparing resolutions setting forth the facts relating to the affairs of the Demogra- tic party in this City and County and also a report of the proceedings of the meeting of the Btate Cent Committee as they occu at the Californis Hotel on Saturday, March 14, 1896, snd to have & copy of the same sent to every member of the Democratic Central Com- mittee and also to have & copy of said docu- ment sent 10 the clisirman of ‘the Democratic County commitiees in every county of this Btate. Then the report of the committee on revision of the constitution was read for the first time and iaid over. Itsonly im- portant feature was the abolition of the campaign committee and the creation of anexecutive committee of ninety. Asthe committee first planned theexecutive com- mittee it was given strong independent wer. It was discovered that there would trouble over this and the plan was cbanged by making the 2xecutive coma- mittee less important and making its acts subject to the general committee. The amendment posted last night provides that it shall consist of five members from each district, one to be sppointed by the chairman of the general committee and four to be elected by the delegates to the general committee in each district. The executive mltflq is to consider all matters ref to it and report at least every two weeks, and perform all duties imposed by the general committee. It may appoint sub-committees. It is under- that M. J. Donovan is to be chair. man of the executive committee when it ‘blooms. ‘Then the of what happened to the Buckleyites at the recent meeting of the State Central Committee was in the follo report of the committee, which bndo ::lf»pdntgfl to look zfter the State committee: M’b ‘o the ogy and &u‘y &' s':: Francisco— Grernamx hd 2 ROR ittse of ‘ tw:nlm::, represent you e rn': &.'-'-‘6.- Committee on t.u'llt.h inst., most offer the following report: Wemet at the Democratic hesdquarters, 935 1erkut street, on Friday evening, the 13th inst., and after fully discussing the situation concluded to appear before the State Central Committee and deny their jurisdiction ins the remises, but at the same time state our wil-' ingness, in the interest of harmony and for the best interest of the Democratie party, to ac- cept any fair proposition which might be made for the ‘selection of delcgates to the coming State Convention. 5 The State Central Committee met on Satur-, day, March 14, at 2 o'clock P. . The eommit- tee held its meeting in the billiard-room of the California Hotel, a place absolutely inade- quate for the accommodation of the Democrats who “desired to be present. The eeiling was extremely low and the crowded condition of the room soon rendered the plage unfit for oc- cupation. 8o foul was thé atmosphere that 1Wo members of our committee were overcome and had to be assisted from the hall and were unable to return. The foul condition of the atmosphere was & fitting accompaniment to the foul tactics that were resorted to by Chair- man Gould in his eagerness to carry out the g;eumnged (pl’og‘tnmme that had evidently en determined on between him and John Daggett, Superintendent of the United States Branch Mint; O. M. Welburn, Collector of In- ternal Revenue of this distriet; Sam Rainey and persons representing the Junta, to fraud- ulently secure the delegation to the National Democratic Convention. Many members of the committee protested that the billiard-room was an unfit place to hold the meeting of the State Central Commit- tee of the Democratic party, and desired to ad- journ to some hall where the business of the committee could be. transacted with decency, and which would accommodate all Democrats who desired to witness the proceedings. Chair- man Gould declined to entertain their motions or listen to_their protests. This arbitrary ac- tion was but the commencement of what proved to be the most disgraceful conduct ever witnessed on the part of the chairmanof a State Central Committee or any other self- respecting body. Throughout the proceedings Chairman Gould was_but the puppet of one Gavin McNab,who held numerous proxies and who sat immediately in front of the chairman, where his winks and signals to the chair could easily be seen. Chairman Gould, Secretary Markley and said McNab, through the instru- mentality of the Federal and State office- holders, were proyided with sufficient proxies to practically control the action of the State Central Committee and throttle the several fair propositions that were presented to the committee, and in some cases by members rom the country—notably the proposition of Committeeman Mitchell of Los Angeles, who Presented a fair plan for the holding of prima- ries for delgates to the State convention,which plan your representatives immediately staied their willingness to accept, and which Chair- man Gould ruled out and refused to allow the State Central Committee to consider. From the foregoing it will be seen that your committee knew 1n advance what the result of the meeting would be, as it was _evident -that | Chairman Gould had determined that fairness and deceucy should have no place in the de- liberations of the committee. However, your | committee felt that it was a duty it owed to the party throughout the State to present to the State Central Committee all the facts in the case, so that it could not be claimed in the future that the matter was not fully under- stood by the members of the State Central Committee, or that we had neglected to ex- | plain it thoroughly to them. The first step in their programme was taken when said McNab presented a resolution that the call for the | election of deiegates to the State convention from San Francisco be addressed to the chair- man and secretary of the bolting committee commonly called the *‘Junta.” Your committee protested that the State Cen- tral Committee had no jurisdiction over the selection of delegates from this City, and re- fused to be bound by the action of the State Central Committee, as it was well known that the meeting was packed with proxies for the purpose of carrying out the programme of the aspcsumn. McNab's resolution was finally adopted. 1t would take up too much time to give in this report a detailed account of the many tricks used to prevent a fair consideration of the question; but the conduct of Chairman Gould, in gn'mg the floor to a partisan of the ‘‘Junta” while Joseph Rothschild was address- ing the committee, and in refusing to enter- tain any motion or amendment embodying fair Eropoahhm! for the settlement of the difficulty y the calling of & primary to be conducted by impartial persons, and in permitting ths con- sideration of the previous question at that time presented by partisans of the “Junta,’” was so glaring as to call for special mention by your committee. - The action of the Btate Central Committee, by reason of the disgraceful and unfair man- ner in which it was secured, will have no pos- sible effect ufion the judgmeut of the Siate convention, which alone has authority to de- termine the matters in dispute and to which alone this general committee concedes the right of determining the qualifications of the members of said convention. In conciusion, we desire to say that the con- duct of the officers of the State Central Com- mittee, and particularly of Chairman Gould, who lent himself to every trick of the “Junta” partisans, merits the utmost condemnatjon of all Democrats, and has earned for such officers, and especially for Chairman Gould, the ever- lasting contempt of every fair-minded man who witnessed the proceedings of the State Central Committee. Joseph Rothschild, chairman; George R. B. Hayes, Henry Ach, P. F. Dundon, John McCar- thy, C. W. Pope, 1. H. Goldmeyer, Thomas Egan, E. Isaacs, John Barry, James H. O'Brien, John O'Brien, T.J. Gallagher, P.J. Carr, 8. J. Crowley, J. C. Nealon, F. Malloye, M. J. Dono- von, Reel B. Terry, J. B. Mclntyre, W. F. Humphreys, Samuel Newman, Charles McCar- thy, Dr. J. L Stanton, D. M. Gavigan, secretary. Secretary D. M. Gavigan read the report while the audience appiauded or groaned. P. A. Dolan predpup as fiery as his big mustache. “I would like to amend that resolution, Mr. Chairman,” said Dolan. *“I think that McNab and Gould were actuatea by differ- ent motives than those spoken of in the report. I understand that they belong to a secret society known as the A. P. A. and it ought to be investigated. Mr. Gould ac- knowledged to me, and so did Mr. McNab in the last campaign, that anybody con- nected with the A. P, A.would get no recognition by Mr. Budd. They acknowl: edged that to me and I think there ought to_be an investigation.” Mr. Dolan’s speecis petered out some- how amid the commotion that changed into cries for *‘Foote.” Then M. M. Foote went to the platform and delivered a speech of frenzied elo- quence that kept the audience laughing or applauding. ¥ “You are here,” he said, *“to express your opinion about a man raised by the emocracy of California higher than'a pil- lory could raise him. I speak of a man named Go-0-0-1d.”’ He spoke of the snub to the committee which had -just reported, of the proxies, and then of the A. ¥. A. “Are you men? Are you free-born American citizens? 1 thinknot. Yoy are slaves. Your vote is owned by a San nardino A. P. A, and a scoundrel.” He denounced Gould’s course as “hell- born and hell-inspired,” and closed by declaring **the Democracy will not allow this impious and perjured orzanization, the A. P. A., to rule San Francisco.” The report was adopted, and then James H. 0'Brien said something about the State Central Committee meeting at which the secretary was instructed to send the State convention call to the Junta organization. He spoke of the Junta committee ap- ointed to appear before the State Central mmittee. “They put on a few names to give it flavor,” said O’Brien. “They put on James D. Phelan, E. B. Pond, George T. Marye and G. Howard Thomson, but these ‘would have nothing to do with it. They were not there. I'il tell you who was there. Clitus Barbour, once a Buckley candidate for Police Judge, was there. So was Captain-_ Fitzpatrick, a professional job-chaser and once a Buckley nomines for upervisor. There was also ‘Shootlow’ Buliivan, who went up to Sacramento to shoot workingmen. There was M. O. Hassett, who only last campaign visited Mr. Buckley at his ranch to try to get a nomination. I will ask Larry Conlan if he saw Mr. Hassett there.”” “I saw him there,” said Larry. Secretary Gavigan presented a resolution which lay hold of the municipal end of the fight. It was adopted as follows: WHEREAS, Section 1186 of the Political Code (Statuies 1861, page 166) reads as follows: “Any convention, as hereinafter defined, held forthe purpose of making nominations for pub- licoffice and also electors to the number herein- after specified, may nominate candidates for ublic office to be filled by election within the tate. A convention within the meaning of thl‘l‘ u:: is lnflornnllefilu:emblsge %‘l uhelfie- gates T n cal party which at e ot L i T er- convention led at least 3 per cent of the eniire vote of the State, county, dis- trict, or other tical ~ division for which the rpomination. is ax;u. in sccordance with o made.” ‘whe the d section 1186 of litical Code, and for the purpose of :ntln{’ noj e lluft:: C{ty' nnd{p.o;lnns 1 election in the year 894, in the politica lvlzhn of this State | nOWIi as the City and County of is oeratic politieal party of s e e 2l rty of the City 1ty of San Francisco, n‘;E, Jnun sald year, call for an assem! of defAfiteq’ln Cilp.y":xeu;_ i County and legislative conventions, and there- ia year did appoint for such purpose aggr::r!e.o‘:syns the ¥:pre!en!‘flves of this general committee; and whereas, said 600 per- sons convened in Union Hall, on Howard years, and did nominate a City nd a Legislative ticket, and said o classified on the official ballot by the word “Democrat’’; and whereas, at the election held in the said ¥ 1894 the person: 50 nominated and representing this gene: committee or Democratic political party of this City and County did poll at least T cent of the entire vote of the City and County; and whereas, by virtue of 3 per cent of the entire vote of the City and County having been polled at the last election for the nominees for City and County and Leg- islative offices, representing this general com- mittee or govern olmgul party of the cnn. Sany Francisco, power was & eral committee by section 1186 of the Poliaeu Code, to issue a call for and provide for the selection of delegates from this general com- mittee or governing body of the Domoora‘ liticel party of the City and County of San ‘rancisco, to a convention for the purpose of making nominations for City and Connty and Legislative offices to be filled by election in the year 1896; therefore, in view_of the lawand the above statement of facts, be it ¥ Resolved, That & committee of seven be ap- pointed by the president of this general com- mittee to provide for the call and selection b: primary election of delegates to bus an County and Legmmr conventions, said com- mittee to report to this general committee, at a meeting to be held in the month of July, 1896. esolved, That 25,000 coples of the fos in prfinmbl?’nnd resolutions pbe ordered mw’ and distributed among the Democratic citizens of this City and County. Chairman Rothschild was called upon for'a speech on the situation, and he made a vigorous one. “There is not the_slightest donbt,” he said, “‘that we are the legitimate succes- sors of the old general committee in fact and in law. The resolution adopted by the State Central Committee doesn’t nd County of San {:n-ud:n l’hh confer legal existence on anything. | The only evidence presented by the Junta was a little certificate by A. A. Watkins and Frank P. Hughes that the old committee had ad{ourned sine die. If this matter becomes a legal proposition Mr. Watkins will never dare say on his oath that the committee adjourned sine die. Let us go on.in the even tenor of our way and pursue. the course mapped out in the resolutions adopted here to-night. McNab, Daggett, Rainey and Welburn can’t control the Democracy by any manner of means. I have reason to believe that this combina- tion is in the interest of the control of the State Convention in behalf of a certain candidate for the Presidential nomination, but Mr. Daggett will not have things alt his own way., We will go right ahead to the State Convention, and I believe that we will receive fair treatment there.” He spoke of Maguire, and read his tele- gram of the other day reiterating hisstand in favor of the regularity of the Buckley organization and in favor of a fair and open primary. Maguire’s name was en- thusiastically cheered. “They don’t want a vote by the people,” said Rothschild. ‘*‘They want to name 16t delegates in a back room.’’ ‘When Rothschild quit the meeting adjourned. ) MR F YOUAGS RETURN His Visit to the Capital City of the “ Unspeakable Turk.” The “Sick Man of Europe®” Is Only Sick When Called Upon to Pay His Debts. Mr. and Mrs, M. H. de Young returned yesterday after several months’ travel through France and Southern Europe. They extended their journey as far-east as Censtantinople and were in the city of the “Sick Man” at the begianing of the Ar- menian troubles. When seen at his resi- dence last evening Mr. de Young was adding to his already numerous collection a number of rare and costly articles gath- ered by the way in France, Italy and Tur- key. “Regarding the Armenian question,” said Mr. de Young, “I had many oppor- tunities of getting inside information, both from the American Minister and Turkish officials. I had the pleasure of dining with Mr. Terrell; also of meeting the Sultan and the Grand Vizier. The two latter are well educated, highly intel- ligent and fully acquainted with tne con- dition of affairs, and, I fancy, able to cope with the astute diplomats of the powers, “Thke Sick Man is not so sick as the world at large believes him to be. He has millions of subjects devoted to him, a religion that holds him to be its supreme head and 600,000 splendid soldiers that will die for him on any battlefield. He has plenty of money, plenty of credit for more and is only sick when called upon to pay his debts. Many a Christian warrior will fall before the ‘unspeakable Turk’1s driven out of Europe, take my word for it. “You have noidea how well an American is treated in Constantinople, and also all through the Turkish dominions. And it is all because America has been so well represented at the court of the Sultan, Our Ministers never meddle with the affairs of that empire as do the representatives of European countries. Consequently the legation of the United States and the court of the ruler are socially close together. It was by Mr. Terrell’s efforts that the Ameri- can missionaries were not butchered with the Armenians. “The Sultan refused to permit the Red Cross Society to 2o into the country as an organization, but permitted them to do so as American citizens. Any American with Minister Terrell's signature on his pass- port is safe in Turkey. - I think the Armenian troubles are sub- siding and I do not think that the slaughter will begin again with the summer as has been reported. Mr. Terrell is of that opinion and he is in a position to know. “The Sultan can stop all these horrors with a word, but I fancy neither the Brit- ish lion nor the Russian bear is ready to force him into speaking, for all he is the Bick Man, so-called. ey may be jealous of each other, but they are more fearful of his ability in a fight.” Mr. de Young had learned little of National political issues since his return, and beyond saying a word in favor of Me- Kinley’s chances for the Presidency, re- served his opinions. ———— Manufacturers and Producers. The annuel meeting of the Manufacturers’ and Producers’ Association will be held to- morrow afternoon at 1 o’clock for the purpose of electing officers. A number of matters will be brought up for consideration. One of these will be the discussion of the Home Industry gulr which it is proposed to hold at no distant 8y. The Turkish Consul. George E. Hall, who represents the Sultan of Tarkey in San Francisco, returned yesterday- from a visit to the Ottoman empire. During his sojourn abroad, covering a period of sev eral months, Mr. Hall visited Engiand, France, Germany and Italy. —————— Reynolds Gone to Washington. Lieutenant Reynolds, who conducted the ancudnn of Captain Healy and Lieutenant aniels before the court-martial, has gone to wugln;wn. where he will be located perma- nently. ————— s ¥or the Lepers. The subscription list, opened by Suj Benjamin to provide funds for purchasing the famous Goto cure for this City’s lepers, is growing. Inaddition to,the amounts alread: acknow! “’J“ THE CALL is in receipt of the fo! lowing: Miss L., $1; cash, $1 DED. s officers and members of American Circle No. 128, C.0. F., :0?"!“ 10 attend the funeral of our iate wmpullm..un. Jfi\ Schulken, THIS DAY fi-dnfil. at 12:300°cle T, irom Twenty-third and Hampshire sireets. LENA SCHWEIZER, Chief M. LYNCH, Financial Secfetary. [See fitteenth page.] Companion. - ng body of the Democratic WILLIAM PITT KELLOGG, The Famous Orator and Cam- paigner of Louisiana on a Visit Here. HAS FOUGHT MANY A BATTLE. m-|He Says He Is Perplexed as to Our Present Finagcial Status—A Safe Man for President. . ‘Hon, William Pitt"Kellogg, ex-United States Senator from Louisiana -and ex- Governor of that State, famous as a fighter | and debater over the world, is at the Palace. The ex-Senator, in the days of recon- | charier that the ana’s delegates to the National Conven- tion are for Reed, but are unpledged. think Reed a fiood man, and he might be the man of all others to be chosen, pro- vided the people of the East have confi- denee in him and think that he will not 20 too far with Western bimetallists. But I should say Morton, if he was not consids ered too old, for the first place, and a safe man like Allison for the second place, would not be at all bad. Then if the President should die we would have a conservative man in his place. “Or Allison might do for President at the start. I think he would make a vel President. ered, I am hopeful that brighter times are dawning. L am inclined to think, per- plexing as some of our political Probl_ems are, that the next few months will see us rising on a er and better basis, and that the next year, or say two years, at most, will see us back to our old prosper- ity - ¥;I‘kc distinguisfied gentleman was intro- duced at the Union Leagune Club yester- day, where he met many prominent local dare ang wil taen’ vislc owner points ‘i D visi in the Btate. 4 s - The New Charter. Thers has been such a demand of late for in- formation in relation to the proposed new Merchants’ Association has struction and. long afterward, was one ofcaused to be printed a psmphlet of twenty-four "2 William Pitt Kellogg, the Distinguished Ex-Governor and Ex-United States Sen- ator of Louisiana. . [Sketched from life by a “Call’ artist.] 4 o the most powerful men on the floor of Con- ress, and his tilts at various times with ampton, Blackburn, Brown, Sunset Cox and others had made him known as one of the readiest of speakers. When Blaine, Thurman and hosts of other statesmen were at their height of power, William Pitt Kellogg was at Washington, and = his speeches were always listened to with in- terest. > Any one who has followed his career knows what a stormy time he had in his own State. Hewas affirmed by Presi- dent Lincoln Chief Justice of Nebraska, and served six months of each year on the bench, from 1862 to 1864. The uther six months he put in in the cause of the Union, being often at Washington. Fin ally Mr. Lincoln appointed him Collector of the Port at New Orleans, and put his name to the commission the afternoon be- fore he diea, it being the last he ever signed. > In_ Louisiana, at one_time or another, Mr. Kellogg has had most tragic ‘experi- ences. It was vex; hot_there after the war, when the Ku Klux band was ridicg forth at night, and when tragedies were of frequent occurrence. Affrays growing out of political contests were the regular thing. Mr. Kellogg has been often the target at which murderous balls were aimed, but beyond getting a part of one ear clipped off one night: as he was ridins home in his carriage, he remains soun and whole. The distinguished ex-Senator -and ex- Governor is of medium size, with blue eyes, a white mustache and hair nesrly white. He is a singularly interesting talker and a pleasing one, as well. Yes- terday he told how he had been in Cali- fornia on two occasions previously, and each time with Congressional commis- sions. The last time was in when he came with Senator Thurman and others equally notable. During that visit Mr. Belby was Mayor of San Francisco. Mr. Kellogg inquired about him and about the locfihy of the grave of Senator Brodsrick. e never knew Broderick, but had always, he said, been inferested in him. ellogg also told how on one of the occasions when he was here he met Ralston, and was driven by him, in com- pany with other guests, to his handsome cougtry seat at Belmont. r. Kellogg ®aid he guessed he was get- ting a little old, though he didn’t feel that way, except when he recalled similar inci- dentp in his active life. Then headverted tothe political situation, saying he was somewhat perplexed as to bow things were coming out. “I am a large property-holder,” he said, New Orleans, Omaha and other places, and I have lntelflv been making a stady of our present condition, especially in a finan- cial way. What causes me to be some- what more perplexed than usual was read- ing tne other day of Dun’s commercial report and a letter of Henry Clews. They show the volume of trade, the imports and the general conditionsin an unsatisfactory condition. I don't know just how we are going to come out. ‘‘Suppose we nominate another man for President. Suppose it should be McKin- ley. He would be elected, I think, for I have no doubt that any Republican nomi- nated will be, but then there are more problems. With his ultra-idea of protec- iion the question is, Could he bring any order outof the chaps? With the ardent Populists and silver advocates, and so nunx contending interests, I doubt if he could get enough votes in the Senate to pass_his measures. The House would stand by bim, but in order to get the wnole matter before Congress he would have to have a’long extra session, and everybody knows how wearisome that is. ‘Such Senators ag Dubois and Shoup of Idaho, Allen of Nebraska and my old friend Teller of Colorado, I am-afraid, will all stand out for silver as against helping out the protection measures, and the only thing to do would be toadmit New Mexico and get two Senators there who would act as an offset. Even tben there would h to enable anything to scarcel; enoug] lulnuz ‘There might be if two or three ‘votes were shifted around by death, or in some other way, but at any rate it would be by a close shaye. I don’t look for ai .aid from Kentucky, loffl-a matter is al- ready settied there, as I understand it, by precedent. So this is, n a general way, about how things stand. : *'Now, as to what Republican should really be nominated, I think it should be | some safe, corservative man in whom the people at large have confidence. Louisi- £ pages containing a carefully prepared synopsis of the new charter for dylumbutlon. It has been prepared by J. Richard Freud, secretary and attorney for the association. Died While Visiting the Dead. While Mrs. Julia Pope, aged 46, residing at 431 Twentieth street, was at the residence of Mrs. Julia Schulten, at Twenty-third and Hampshire streets, last night, paying the last tribute to the memory of ner friend, whose nody was being ri:re ared for burial, she sud- denly complaine 'of foellng 11l and’in a faw moments breathed ber last. Both were mem- bers of American Circle No. 128, C. O. F. Everything consid- |* THER CLUB LANGUIHES Decline of Inferest in the Con- . gregational Monday Meetings. Methodist Pastors Discuss - Possible Reforms to Come in Their i Church. Ever since the beginning of the Brown- Davidson scandal the attendance at the Congregational €lub has been growing smaller by degrees and beautifully less. Before Dr. Brown had Mrs. Davidson ar- rested the Congregational Club was noted for the advanced and energetic way in which it discussed the questionsof the day, but gradually since then theattendance has fallen off and interest in the discussions seems to have languished. This deeline in interest and attendance bas been attributed to the fact of some of the club’s leading members being mem- bers of the' council which was en- gaged in conducting the Brown in- vestigation. It was expected that when the council’s labors were ended_the -Con- gregational Monday Club would resume | its mormal condition, but this was very far from being the case yesterday. Infact the attendance was so small that the Rev. Mr. Kimball made the suggestion that those present should move up to the front to be nearer together. | The subject of the scandal bas been al- | most_entirely tabooed ever since Dr. Mc- Lean madeand carried & motion express- ing confidence in Dr. Brown, the first Monday after the arrest of Mrs. Davidson. Yesrerguy the procesdings were of that lacid character which has marked the Congregational Monday Club of late. Twice Mark Strauss tried to raise a ripple of excitement—once when he reported that Mrs. Sarah B. Cooper’s Bible class had been locked out of the First Church and once when he declared that if Christ came to the San Francisco churches he would *‘condemn the seribes and Pharisees, hyp- ocrites, who make excuses for iniquity by attributing it to unfortunatedispositiona.” Mr. Strauss’ remarks did not result in any discussion, however. Mrs. 8arah B. Cooper explained pacifically that her class had been invited. to participate in the prawse services, and the innuendo respecting seribes and Pharisees passed without com- ment. The paper yesterday was supplied by J. M. Lewis, a student of the Theological Seminary, bis subject having relation to the coming of the kingdom "of heaven. Professor Lioyd, the president of the club, announced that he would be unable to at- tend any longer on account of a coming trip to Europe. A vote of thanks was ten- dered Professor Lloyd and Rev. W. Row- ell was elected president till the election in May. 2 Méthodist Preachers, Rev. T. 8. L. Wallis, who was to bave spoken at the Methodist Preachers’ Club yesterday morning, was unable to be pres- ent and, as a substitute for Mr. Wallis’ vaper, the pastors discussed the question of reforms in the M. E. Church. Rev. 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