The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 17, 1896, Page 1

VOLUME LXXX._NO. 17. " SAN FRANCISCO, WED VESDAY MORNING, JUNE 17, 1896—TWENTY PAGES. GOULD AND THE JUNTA WIN The Stockton lan Elected to Preside Over the Conve ntion. BUCKLEY'S WARRIORS ROUTED Stormy Collisions Between Rival Factions of the San Fran- cisco Democrats. *“ REGULARS” BREAK INTO THE HALL. Wild Rush of the Blind Boss’ Force for Seats. The Country Against the “ Push.” TaE Canl’s HEADQUARTERS, ) 614 K street, - SACRAMENTO, Cal., June 16.) Out of a threatening cloud the sunrise of peace shone clearly tkis afternoon, when Frank H. Gould was chosen tempo- rary chairman of the Democratic State Convention. There were a great many sensational | reports of what desperate things the ‘“‘reg- ulars” or Buckleyites from San Fran- cisco intended to do in order to maintain | t seats in the convention, but the en- tire trouble was cleared up when Andy Clunie, holding & proxy from Solano | County in one hand and a psimleaf fan n another, stood in his shirtsleeves and sec- | onded the motion to make Mr. Gouid’s election unanimous. When Mr. Clunie said this he tried to smile, but the attempt was not a success. He explained that he did so because of a cruel remark that one speaker iad uttered | intimating that the so-called ‘‘regulars,” of which he had the honorof being a member, had at some time attempted to destroy the harmony of the Democratic yarty @F California. Party harmony, Mr, Clunie explained, was dear to the hearts of allgood Democrats, like himself, and for that reason he would favor the motion to unanimously cali Mr. Gould to the chair. This announcement was greeted with laughtsr and some slight manifestations | of derision, but the effect was satisfactory 10 the convention, and Mr. Gould was de- red elected. Nobody seemed to know what Clunie expected to gain, but there was a general belief that he had something up his sleeve in the shape of a promise for some kind of recognition for the anti-Junta delega- made up. After the convention was called to or- preside where his own candidacy was to be passed on, the current of events was | so swiit that. tbe expectant politicians held their breaths in the excitement of the contest which at last was at hand. That the contest proved so one-sided was a sur- prise as much to the Junta men as to the ‘iregulars,” for from the preliminary skirmish the expression of sentiment ap- peared to be almost as strong for one as | for the others. This was only apparent, however, and related solely to the shouting and stamp- ing of enthusiastic adLerents on the edge of the lobby, rather than the delegates who had votes to cast. There was an attempt to have both of the contesting delegations excluded from the rollcall until after the preliminary or- ganization, but this was not entertained by the chair. An appeal being taken the chair was overwhelmingly sustained. Mr. Goula was nominated for the tem- on when the final rollcall comes to be | der by J. C. Ruddock, who performed that | y at the request of the State Central | Committee because Mr. Gould felt that it | would not be the proper. thing for him to | porary chairmanship and this was fol- | lowed by the nomination of Senator Bart Burke of Santa Cruz. Judge W. A. Ryan was also named, but declined in favor of Burke. When the vote of Santa Cruz County | was called for, Mr. Burke arose in his { place and cast the entire vote for Mr. Gould, at the same time withdrawing his own name and asking that Mr. Gould’s choice be declared unanimous. delegate from San Francisco voting, and the ‘‘regular,” or so-called Buckley wing of the Democratic party, felt the fact im- pressed on. them that the country dele- gates had decided against them in a man- | ner not to be mistaken. The Junta was triumphant, not an obstacle existing to impede the carrying out of the Gould-Me- Nab programme, whatever that may imply. e HOW IT WAS DONE. Riotous Outbreaks During the Con- vention Deliberations. SACRAMENTO, Car., June 16.—When | { J. C. Ruddock rose and sounded with his | | delegates, and each claiming the right to gavel his selection for the duty of calling nearly everybody in the hall, as it was supposed that Gould, as chairman of the State Central Committee, would perform the function. “Gentlemen of the convention,” said | Mr. Ruddock, ‘‘the time has arrived for | the calling of this convention to order. | Asa member of the State Central Com- | mittee I now perform thatduty. Nomina- | tions for chairman are the first thing in order. members of the convention will please | leave the floor.” “Mr. Chairman,” shouted W. M. Gib- This motion was carried with a rush, no | the convention to orderit wasa surprise to |, oo Now; Fwant o #sk. the memibera of | | | | | | | “Mr. Gibson, please take your seat. There is only one thing in order and that is the nomination of & temporary chair- man,”’ roared the chairman.’ “I’ll not take my seat,”” shonted Gibson defiantly. The chair—Will the sergeant-at-arms please attend to Mr. Gibson? “I would like to see any sergeant-at- arms try to put me out,” said Gibson, and his two hundred or more friends at his side cheered him, and shouted, “We'd like to see him put out.” Then for a moment did it seem that the fierce closing in with the roar of war, that people half expected, was about to break. There was a threatening uneasiness, and people said, “Now it comes.” It might have come in a second if any pitching out of Gibson had been attempted, and it might have come if Gibson had stuck to his claim to the floor, with his friends at his back, not looking for trouble, but ready for it. o But the big, bewhiskered sergeant-at- arms came and spoke mildly to Mr. Gib- son, and at the same moment it was seen that the tume for Gibson’s motion was just | after the nominations were made, Ur. Stanton giving Gibson that tip. So Gib- son withdrew temporarily in favor of the waiting Mr. Nichol, who at last got a chance for his speech. Mr. Nichol’s words in nomination of Frank Gould were as fol- lows: That man who is desirous of presiding over this convention seeks an honor that is proud indeed and that man who comes before & Dem- ocratic convention seeking such an honor gives himself a character to commend him- self to gentlemen, no matter where they come | from. Sueh a man should have within himself | | Democracy shall rest in the campaign. agreeableness without hypocrisy and purity | of motivé*as bright as God’s sunshine. Such a man I have the honor to present to this convention for the office of temporary chairman—s man with whom the issues of Heisa nan who, as speaker of the Assembly, has won the plaudits of men and women. As chair- man of the State Central Committee during the last campaign, he ably directed the work which resuited in the election of a Democratic Governor. 1 present to the consideration of this con- vention for the office of temporary chairman the name of Frank H. Gould of Stockton. The chairman inquired if there were further nominations, and C. M. Cassin of Santa Cruz rese and secured recognition amid theapplause of the center, where it was known that he was to nominate Senator Bart Burke of Santa Cruzin op- position to Gould. His nominating speech was as follows: Delegates of this convention: Iappear here for a two-10ld purpose, firstin the interest, as I believe, of the Democratic party of the State iN‘ California, and second in the interest of fair play. [Applause]. It is my opinion at this time that we should be very careful and very cautious in passing upon the proposition that now confronts us. It may, perhaps, mean the electoral vote of the State of California and may mean & Demo- cratic President for the people of the United States under a platform of free silver. [Ap- plause.] There is something more in issue here to-day than the personal interests of any man or men who may aspire to be chairman of this con- vention. The facts simply are that there arc two sets of delegates irom the City and County of §an Frangisco, each of whieh consists of 161 seats in this convention and the proceedings this convention, and I want to ask the mem- bers which form the delegation from the State of California outside of the City of San Fran- cisco, are you going to say those 161 Demo- crats shall be thrown out of this organization without giving them a hearing? [Cries of “Never.”] That is what I want to know. I believe that | the most miserable criminal that was ever summoned before the bar of public justice is | entitled toafair trial ana to an honest decision. All those who are not accredited | | | son of Los Angeles, who had been selected | to make the motion to keep the Junta del- egation off the temporary roll. “Mr. Gibson,” said the chair, in recogni- tion. Gibson—I wish to make a motion. | Down came the gavel. “Nominations for temporary chairman is the only thing in order,” declared the chairman, who knew what was coming. From that moment Ruddock cracked the | programme through with decisive vigor, | though with dignity. “Mr. Chairman,” said F. D. Nichol of | | Stockton, with & nomination of Gould upon his tongue. | Gibson was ready for atmost any fray and he persisted. “Mr. Chairman, I in- sist that I have the floor,”” he shouted. “You are out of order, Mr. Gibson,” answered the chairman with a whack of | the gavel. | “Not on your life,”” and *“No, no,”’ came | from the center, where the Buckleyites, | the Santa Clara people and. others of the | opposition were concentrated. ‘ “Mr. Chairman, Mr. Chairman,” cried Gibson, with his eyes aflame through his gold eyeglasses. | I don’t believe that any man has ever attsined that degree of virtue that he should be allowed to preside ove- and decide his own case. [“Good boy,” from the center.] I have the name of a Democrat; I have the neme of agentleman; I have the nameof a patriot to present to this convention,who holds and believes the principles and doctrines which I have attempted to enunciate, I refer to that sterling, honorable, straighttorward, manly man, Bart Burke of Santa Cruz. [Cheers.] I wantto say to you that if Bart Burke is elected chairman ot your convention he knows no contesting delegates; that he will appoint a fair committee on credentials, and | those two sets of delegates will have a fairand impartial hearing; that truth and the sun- shine of justice shall shine upon this conven- tion, and wi‘l let this convention seat which- ever ones are entitled to seats in the conven- tion. Weneed the electoral vote of the State of California, my friends, and we cannot afford to send out either of these sets ot delegates without treating them decently and courte- ously. 1 hope, zentlemen of the convention, as Dem- ocrats, as lovers of justice, as lovers of fair play, that you will electa man who is impar- tial and who will select & commitiee on cre- dentials who will meet with the commenda- tion of all fair-minded men, and any set of delegates who have right on their side need not be afraid to go to trial before such a court. 1 thank you. *‘Mr. Chairman,” cried Gibson. Perhaps Mr. Ruddock had thought out the plan of letting a little pent-up steam work out PrRWG Dow)inG oF - BARSERoF SANTRAUStO~ Sweltering at Sacramento, Some of the Leaders of the State Democracy Persist in Being Energetic.. So'uwo | Sketched by a “Call” artist.) Cap T (¢ Messec through safety valves, to avoid an explo- sion, but at any rate he said, “Mr. Gib- son,” and Mr, Gibson took the platform to say: “Prior to any vote being taken upon the proposition of who shall be chairman of this convention, I desire to make a mo- tion in the interests of common decency, in the interest of justice, in the interest of right, in' the interest of everything that seems to me to be proper, and that is that in this convention those contesting dele- gates from the City and County of San Francisco shall neither of them take part in the preliminary organization.” The chair—I shall have to rule that nothing is in order except the nomination for temporary chairman. A storm of hisses came from the center and General George W. Merrill #f Pomona was recognized. He gave W. A. Ryan of Los Angeles the complimentary nomina- tion decided upon in the following speech: 1f I had thought, gentlemen of the eonven- tion, that I would have been called upon to expose myself upon this platform so publicly before you I should probably have been with- out the temerity to offer the gentleman’sname 1am going to propose to you. I have discovered that there is trouble upon the waters, and it occurred to me while sitting there with my delegation from the sunny south that perhaps if we would let the sunshine of our beautiful country fall 1n upon this great congregation that 1t might possibly smooth them, that we could bring harmony, and that you would all unite upon this one man I am about to present to you, for we know he is a gentleman whose training warrants me in saying that he will hold the scales of justice evenly and fairly. He is well known to us, and we know that if you place him in nomina- tion and should elect him &s permanent chair- man you will have no cause to complain; that we shall feel proud of his name having been honored by such a convention, and that we feel that it will give us power to overthrow that party which is nominating its leaders to- day at St. Louis. I will not attempt to detain you, but will simply ask you to vote for Judge W. A. Ryan ot Los Angeles County. [Avplause.] As Merrill ceased the redoubtable and eloquent Colonel John T. O’Byrne, late of the Buckley.delegation and then of Mono bv proxy, gained recognition and mounted the platform, cheered by the Buckleyites. “What county do you represent?’’ asked the chairman. *‘Mono, sir,” replied the Colonel, with a Chesterfieldian bow, amid laughter. O’'Byrne seconded the nomination of Burke, and roasted the Junta in the fol- lowing fashion: Mr. Chairman and gentlemen of the conven- tion: I am here for the purpose of seconding the nomination of Mr. Burke of Santa Cruz [applause], and in the performance of that duty I will ask you to give me a few minutes’ hearing. It is not w be denied that Mr. Gould, towhom I have no personal antipathy, is pledged to place upon the floor of this conven- tion a contesting delegation from San Fran- cisco. 1 ask the country members of this con- vention and I ask the members who have no personal interests to forward, who have no axes to grind, to think of the position that you will place the Democratic party of San Franeisco in if you admit 161 delegates, who represent about one-fourth of the Democratic coustituency of San Franeisco [Applause[. Isay it, weil know- ing the respousibility of the essertion, that they do not represent on e-fonrth of the Demo- oracy of San Francisco, Mostof the men, oraf least very many of them, make up what is called the Junta doctrinaires—speculative politicians. 1f you corner one of them he will be obliged to ask his neighbor: “In the name of heaven what precinct and what ward do I live in?" [Laughter.] In my reading, 1 recollect that a very cele- brated French woman, Mme. Roland, when going to the seaffold in the tumbril said, “O, liberty, what crimes are’ committed in thy ndme,” and so 1 say to-day to those who have manipulated, managed and prepared the order of this convention, that they are about to perpetrate crimes against Democracy in the name of Democracy itseif. But let these people not aream that they will not suffer. There is a law of compensa- tion permeating the moral as well as the ma- | terial and physical world, which always visits sorrow upon sin, and in the end overtakes the wrongdoer, and if Mr. Gould and his cabinet will do this great wrong for the purposeof ad- vancing any particular views he may have in placing any particular set of people on top, the day will come when the strong hand of com- pensation will sieze him and strike him down politically for his erimes against the public. I well know that no motion can be enter- tained by my friend, the present chairman, but I appeal to you, the honest, reputable gen- tlemen, and yeoman of the State of California, not to permit & wrong to be done in this con- vention whiie acting in the name of liberty. The men ! see before me—the 161 men wao represent the regular Democracy of San Fran- cisco—have been regularly elected; they are the regular successors of the party previously in power, and I ask you, gentlemen, to think, to reflect well what you ere doing it you will vote for Mr. Gould It is against every canon of fair play, against everything that is dear to the heart of the manly man, to pe:mit the 161 men to vote for the judge who is to pack the jury—I withdraw pack—who will draw the jury to pass upon the merits of the very men who give him the power to draw the jury and to sit in judgment. Iask any man is that fair? Is it fair that these 161 men should vote for the nomination of Mr. Gould! ([Cries, “Yes,” “No.”] If the gentleman will oblige by indicating who it was said it was fair I will answer him in his own fashion. A man who will protest in the face of this great convention of this great State that such trickery is fair wants the very foundation of manliness and of courage. 1 know, gentlemen, that some of you may eriticize me for my action, but I.am not bound up to any party or to any wing of any party. [Cries of “Hoo-hoo-oh-ah!"] Those who say hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo are fools and geese. I daie one of these persons to stand up and say I ever received a political or per- sonal favor from those wiio rule the regular Democracy of S8an Francisco. I am a free and independent gentleman and ask no favors from any one; but I have been acting with the Democrstic party, fighting with the Democratic party (and I have never turned my back on friend or foe) for a greater number of years than three- fourths of you men have. I am entitied to speak and to talk to you in the interest of fair play, and I say to you not to let your feelings dominate, but to rise up in the grandeur of your political intellect and say: «“I will not vote for a man pledged to dis- criminate against such & large, gallant and able body of Democrats as the 161 men I see before me."” Gibson of Stockton and Ryan of Los Angeles shouted for recognition, but James V. Coleman of the Junta delega- tion, from his seat behind the chairman, caught the latter's ear and recognition and proceeded to second the nomination of Gould. He said: - 3 Mr. Chairman and brother delegates: I think it is the privilege and the rightof any member on this floor asa Democrat ana asa man to claim as much integrity of purpose and as much honesty as any other member has the right to claim. If there are any on this floor who have not that right, naturally they should not be here, and it would be a great disaster to the party to kave them vote here. 3 I claim that every man who is on this floor is prima facie entitled to the reputation of honesty and of political Integrity until some process of procedure shall prove him lacking ‘| therein. From that standpoint, therefore,and speaking from my individuality, I challenge JOHN MARKLEY, SECRETARY OF THE DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE. my friend Colonel O'Byrne upon his own | and length of California superior to our friend | or the caloric increased for a short time. statement; Ichallenge hisright to even sus- pect or suspicion the integrity of any man or body of men on this fioor until they are proved unworthy of his respect. It will not be forgotten that at one time not very long ago the State Central Committee, which was the head center representative of the whole party of the State, passed on the very question that we are about practieally to pass upon to-da; We therefore technically claim as Democrats, and have a right to tech- nically claim ourrights in the premises. 3 The final vote must sooner or later be taken, and that vote will be given after inteliigent comprehension by the whole conventiou at | large, country members and city members as | well. And I tbink those who are standing with me on this particular platform to-day, when that final vote comes as to whether one | particular delegation or the other shall have a right to be seated, that then neither one of those delegations should vote upon the ques- | tion. But upon the preliminary question, where we have our initial Tight to seats here, we | claim as Democrats and just men that until | the question of our own status comes up we | have the right to vote upon the necessary pre- | liminary question. The final vote must be taken sooner or later. You are the aroiters | afterall. Why do you object to our standing | upon our technical rights in the premises? What purpose is served by your objecting to us? What doyou gain by objecting to it ? We | think it is our right to claim it. You finally will be the arbiter. Now, as to Mr. Gould's personality itself, the remarks I have just maae were preliminary. As far as Democracy is concerned, 8s far as fairness is concerned, as far as| justice is concerned, as far as impartiality is concerned, there is no Democrat in the breadth Mr. Gould. [Cheers and hisses.] furthermore that there is no Democratin the | broad State of California whose services to the ! party have been so—— “Trise to a point of order,” said a rear delegate. ““What county does Mr. Coleman represent?”’ Coleman—San Francisco. “My point of order is that Mr. Coleman has no right to speak on this question as a member of a contesting delegation.” The Chair—The point of order 1s not well taken, as Mr. Coleman’s nameis on the list of delegates. | grow We claim | [Laughter.] My name has been used without my consent or knowledge in connection with the chairmanship of this convention. With- ont my krowledgs or consent my enthusiastic friends from the ecitrus belt, where booms perenially and political move- ments are sponianecous, have insisted ail | along, even to the present moment, upon my | candidacy, and I am now here to repudiate it. 1did not allow my name to be used and wou'd not under any circumstances consent to its use excapt upon the one condition always ex- press:d — that the substantially unanimous vote of the country deiegates of this great | State should sbow that it wasin the interest Mr. Coleman—I claim that the record of | Mr. Gould ever since he entered politics in this State is worihy of every Democrat. I claim it is not neccssary for me to recite to you his services to the party. When it was his duty to puss upon the questions nffecting the rail- road intercsts he was always the friend of the people. When it became neces- sary for him to resssess—for him to act as the chairman of the body assessed the railroad and saved to State $1,- 000,000 he was true to ais trust, and should be rewarded by the party of his State sent his name in the sincere hope that you will finally adopt his personaiity as temporary chairman. that re- | 1pre- | Ryan of Los Angeles followed and with- | drew in favor of Burke, leaving the latter | a clear field with the opposition. His ad- dress was as follows: Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Con- | vention: It is hot—it 1s red hot—and no cool | decision was ever made with the thermometer at 150 deg. as it is to-day. upon you whether the temperature is reduced And it depends | of peace and harmony in the Democratic party; and notwithstanding that a few mo- | ments a0 the delegation accorded to me & sub- the emulation | stantially solid vote from my own county and several of the other counties of the State with- outmy knowledge, just learning it a few mo- menis ago, I am here to withdraw my name as candidate for chairman. Our people in the South asked me to be chairman because they were iu favor of iree siiver. [Applause.] Tuey nsked ms to be chairman beeause I voted in favor of areclos- ing the mortzases upon the Pacific railrouds of this const and becanse two years ago, as & candidate for Mayor, every corporation of the city of Los Angeles fought me from beginning to end, and they believed, perhaps, that I might in some small measure represent what ought to be the sentiment in my vari of the great State of California; but when I heard a few moments ago thatmy iriend Senator Burke of Sinta Cruz [applause] was a candidate for this office I said I would withdraw and second his nomination, fapplanse] because 1 believe, gentlemen, that now above all this is the time 10 rise above personal prejudice and iactional feeling. . Idon’t know and neither do the majority of Senator Bart Burke, thb Candidate Gould Forces. of the Opposition for Chairman Who Was Beaten by the