The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 1, 1898, Page 7

JUNE 1, 1898 HE assembling yesterday of the delegates to the first biennial convention of State Republican League Clubs may be considered the real beginning of the politi- cal campaign of 1898. The acts of the onvention are destined to affect in a greater or lesser degree the chances of some scores of would-be candidates who have made early bids for public favor and will make manifest in a manner the wishes of the Republicans of the State as to the attitude of the party such questions of public interest as be brought to the attention of the at the coming election. will vote Though the deliberations of the con- vention are but just begun one import- | ant fact has already been demon- | strated. It is that corporation influ- s are to have no part in determin- | ing the issues of the coming campaign. This is matter that has received early offi attention because the | have seen fit to per- s in the matter to be- - wish known attempt on the part of the cor- to influence the acts of the ion is being frowned upon by a v of the delegates because they rations n see in it an effort to disrupt | rty and to sow discord in the rention that has for its purpose no | other object than that of strengthening | the party organization. Those among | the delegates who are reckoned among | the party leaders are also aware that it is the intention of the corporation bosses to bring about the breaking of a pledge made almost four years ago | and which is held by them to be bind- | ing on the party in the sense in whic hi it was given. The pledge referred to is | that given to the Republicans south of the Tehachapi line at the time they pledged their votes in the Legislature to secure the election of Senator Perkins. The promise then given was that the next Republican Senator should be a man selected from the Republicans of | the southern portion of the State. i It so happens that the leading and | logical candidate of the southern Re-| publicans is not a corporation man and for this reason the corporations would like to see the pledge ignored, s that they could bring forward a can- didate from the northern portion of the State who would do their bidding. To bring about this result they have perfected a plan that has progressed so far that its influence was felt in every proceeding incident to the acts of the convention yesterday. The ob- ject hoped for is to so influence the con- vention that the north will be arrayed nst the south. When this object ghall have been attained a resolution will be offered declaring it to be the | the floor of the convention against the | popularity of the anti-corporation can- | the subsidized press came forward with | of the convention that no par- tion of the State be recog- sense or Governor or the candidate for| United States Senator. | The permanent organization of the as not yet been effected, | yet so strong is the pressure that has | been brou o> bear on the corpora- tion del es that the lines are al- ready strongly drawn and delegation is ar ed against delegation. Frank Ryan and Grove L. Johnson of Sac- mento are the leaders of the cor- poration forces in the delegation from the Second Congressional District, which has been s as the stand- ard bearer of the forces that are out D. in opposition to the candidacy of R.| N. Bulla for Senator. Many of the delegates from the Fourth and Fifth Congressional districts have also been whipped into line and the corporations have a few votes among those dele- gates who have their residence in the northern portion of the venth Dis- trict. This compri the corporation strength in the convention. The Sixth Congressional District >ption of a few delegation, with the exc members who are either in the pay of the railroad or have been ensnared by the political flirtations of Henry Gage, whose acts are inspired by the corpor- ation bosses for the purpose of furth- ering the scheme that is now being worked out, is solid for any proposal that will insure for the Republicans of the southern portion of the State the gelection of the Senatorial candidate. The same is true of the Seventh Dis- trict delegation. The delegation from the Third District will join hands with the men from the south because by so doing they will ward off any contemplated injury to the gu- bernatorial aspirations of Dr. Par- dee and ex-Mayor Davis. If the party Is pledged to support a southern man for Senator, the pledge will carry with It a stipulation that the candidate for 3overnor shall come from the north- ern part of the State. For this reason the friends of Brown, Pardee, Davis, Flint, Barnes, Dickinson, Fitzgerald, Ellert and others who have a desire to head the ticket at the next election will stand in to defeat the plans of the cor- poration delegates. The delegation from the First Congressional District will also vote with the southern men. Those delegates from the Fourth and Fifth districts who do not wear the corporation collar will support any proposition that will promote har- mony. The friends of R. N. Bulla declare that now that the corporations have come forward in an evident attempt to defeat their candidate even at the expense of wrecking the party, it is a plain indication as té .the course the Republicans of the State should pur- sue. It means, they say, that the Re- publican party, which has always stood for all that is good in political government, must either come out with a frank acknowledgment that it is to be owned and controlled by the cor- poration bosses, or it must declare in unmistakable terms that the influence of the corporations is not to be per- mitted, and that corporation candi- dates need not expect to receive recog- nition at the State convention. They believe that the present con- vention is a representative organiza- tion of the Republican party, and as such it sheuld take such action as will demonstrate to the voters of the State that the attempt of the corporation bosses to secure the repudiation of the pledge made almost four years ago is not in accordance with party principles and should be-frowned upon by every one who has the interests of the party at heart, This can be done, they. o ving a claim to the nominee | this convention will be forced to de- | | | | San Jose is also on the ground to render tend, by the adoption of a resolution declaring it to be the sense of this con- vention that the nominee for Governor h_e selected from among the Repub- licans of the northern portion of the State, and that the southern part of the State be accorded the candidate for United States Senator. Such action would not commit the convention to the cause of any man, but would be a measure tending to promote harmony and strength, a purpose . that comes within the range of the scheme of league club organization. The men who will lead the fight on machinations of the corporation bosses will point to the acts of Henry Gage to prove the methods by which the at- tempt is being made to defeat the chances of honest and honorable men. Some months ago Gage was an- nounced as a candidate for the position of United States Senator. This was done for the purpose of testing the didates who were known to have Sena- torial ambitions. The result was an overwhelming verdict for the anti-cor- poration men. Had the result been the other way Gage would have remained in the field and his monopolistic sup- porters would have moved heaven and earth to exact from the present con- ation a pledge to permit the south to select a candidate for Senator. As it was, however, another course had to be pursued. Gage was withdrawn from the Senatorial field and his unpopular friend, Harrison Gray Otis, editor of the Los Angeles Times, was induced to announce that Gage would be a candi- date for the Republican nomination for Governor. This being accomplished, the assertion that no particular dis- trict had a just claim on any particular office within the gift of the voters of the State. By this course it was hoped that the north would combine against the south, with the result that both the Governor and Senator would be lost to the south. Certain newspapers in this end of the State lent aid to this scheme and the same aid Is being extended to the cor- poration servants in this convention. M. H. de Young would like to wear the Senatorial toga and he and his lieu- tenants are lending aid and comfort to the promoters of any plan that will de- feat the chances of prospective candi- dates from the southern or any other part of the State. H. V. Morehouse of such assistance as his railroad affilia- tions give him to the corporation pro- gramme. Morehouse would also like to honor the United States Senate by his presence as a member of that body and he is not particular as to the means he | adopts to further his vaulting ambi- The question seems to be one that ti cide and there are those among the party leaders who pretend to say that upon the decision depends the success of the party at the polls next Novem- ber. There are numerous individual politi- cal booms that are being carefully nursed under the glare of the conven- tion sun, the gentlemen who are doing | the nursing paying very little attention | to the grave assertion that the purpose of the convention is not to afford an opportunity for the grinding of political axes, but to promote and strengthen party organization. Dr. Pardee and ex- Mayor Davis are giving the glad hand to the country delegates while not en- gaged in watching each other. To the man in the conning tower the rivalry that exists between these gentlemen ap- pears to be of that peculiar brand that readily ylelds to the softening influ- ences of a nominating convention com- bination. Lew Brown has a smile for | all and is positive in his declaration that he wants the nomination for Gov- ernor or nothing. His most intimate friends accuse him of holding a mental reservation in favor of .the nomination for the position he now holds, but he declares that the has no faith in their powers as mind-readers. Tom Flint and District Attorney Barnes have also taken advantage of the opportunity af- forded them to mend a few holes in their political fences, and as the recep- tion accorded each of them at the mass- meeting last night was about equally enthusiastic they are both in doubt as to which stands the better chance of convincing the State Convention that their proper place is at the head of the ticket. o THE CONVENTION OPENS | Delegates Show Unanimous Enthusiasm for the Republi- can Administration. “Three cheers for our country!"” They were given and with them an old- time hip-hurrah. The war spirit is now uppermost in the minds of all our cltizens as was evidenced 3 rday at the convention of Republican Clubs held at Golden Gate Hall. The band played patriotic and inspiring airs and the delegates from the north, from the south, the east and west of California cheered until their throats were sore and their voices husky. The opening of the convention was marked by demonstrations that have not been seen since the close of the civil war. The delegates were all imbued with the spirit of patriotism and it seemed as if they would never tire of cheering the flag of the country and those who are now fighting under its folds. There were cheers for our heroes, cheers for the star spangled banner, and cheers for the "pri- vate” soldiers of the army and the sea- men of our battleships. The delegates were in a cheering mood. Before their as pictured the gallant and victo- 'r%flfit;mep of Dewey with the Spanish Equadron in Manila Bay, and in the fore ground was depicted another equally glo- rious battle—a battle of tne ballot—to be coming fall:— held the Co% Teic In hopeful mood. The ijegates fo the convention were ff;'fifi'. willing, ~—aye anxious to display their feelings, " When the band red “Dixie’s Land,” the representa- playecs the fighting, working force of the Republican party in this State rose and cheered with the lame_srh-n and enthusi- asm as when the musicians branched off into the “‘Star’Spangled Banuner.” With them there was no North, no South. The past was puried, and with it all thoughts of the long struggle that resulted in the firm establishment of the nation at the D% of many thousand lives, And amon the delegates were not a few who h: peen arrayed against one another, dur- ing the stirring and eventful times of 1861 and 1865. The bloody shirt is forever buried. they met as brothers. United Y “The political issues of the day; united on t:‘;:nr:blemmor ;{;‘r’.u’rh,r, 3 iot & man B l';:'g‘t?'bbe the order “attention,” when lven by. | qhvB}ip, end shoulder the fle to fight for American rights and | merican principles. So it was that when the band played the | national anthem, the delegates cheered, | and still they cheered when the musicians | were taking needed rest. { The work of the convention yesterday | was entirely of a preliminary nature. This morning the delegates will be called | upon to decide the great and momentous | question who shall guide and direct them in the coming political campaign. There is quite a unanimity among them as to | who shall be the officers of the league and it is probable that but few ballots will be taken on any office. Of cour there is a spirit of sectional rivairy shown, but the minority will cheerfully bow to the decision of the majority. ! To the local reception committee is due | much of the credit: for the enthusiasm | and patriotism displayed at the first | meeting, The delegates met at 12:30 | o'clock in the Baldwin Hotel, and from there marched to Golden Gate Hall on | Sutter street, above Mason. A band at the head of the several delegations played | patriotic and inspiring airs, and when | the delegates reached the hall they were | to a man willing to be mustered in on | five minutes’ notice to join the gallant | Dewey and his men. When the musicians | ick up any of the airs so dear to the | rts of all patriotic citizens the men | ered, and (he_\'hcheercd When the band | sed. there i Al e en were cheers for | Dewey, cheers for Sampson, cheers for | Schley, but the heartiest cheers were given when some one suggested cheers for the privates in the navy and army. Yoices grew husky, but that did not af- | fect the men. “They applauded and shouted when George Lee, a deputy in the County Clerk's office, proposed three cheers and a tiger for our country. The delegates arose to their feet, waved their :{1::: :m;l gave voice until their throats ave out. The convention was called to order 1:30 o'clock by Colonel George Stone. who in a few brief remarks introduced General W. H. L. Barnes, who had been selected to deliver the address of welcome. Gen- eral Barnes was in happy mood and the | address will long be remembered by those who heard it. There was a tinge of pathos here, only to be quickly dispelled by a word painting that touched the risibility of his auditors. Then he drifted off on the stream of sarcasm and his words .were biting. General Barnes is counted among the “war horses” of the party and .three cheers were suggested when he ap- proached the front of the stage. The cheers were given by 1500 delegates and spectators. He acknowledged the recep- tion and in humorous vein extended ‘a wel- | come to the visiting delegates in the name | of the Mayor. “I am sorry that owing to the unfor- tunate condition of local_politics our lo- quacious and ubiquitous Mayor is unable to be present to-day,” said he, “but.in his name I welcome you all.” | General Barnes had his auditors. They laughed and cheered and it was several minutes before ghe was able to proceed. He then drew them over to the somber | side of our political history. With words that touched the hearts of all who heard him he drew a picture of the now-forgot- ten past, when the North and the South were divided and the blue and the gray in combat met. | “It was under a Republican administra- tion that these battles were fought,” said he, “and it s under a Republican admin- istration to-day that there is another call | to arms. Thank God we are now fighting | a common foe. The bitter passions of the past are over. There is no North, no South, but there is instead a united peo- | le—united now and - united forever. | hank God that we are united. We are united at the cost of blood, but we are sted by ties that never will be sun- dered. We are hound together by one | common impulse, and to-day on the felds of Chickamauga, under the shadow of | Lookout Mountain, and where many of | our brothers fell, the soldiers of the North | and the soldiers of the South are waiting | to answer the call of the country. It is almost impossible to believe that within | one generation we would again be called | | stonal districts met | Col. George Stome, Chairman of the Republican Convention. tee on credentials the convention ad- journed until this morning at 10 o’clock. First Congressional District—A, B. Lem- mon, W. D. Tillotson; Second District— Thomas H. Berkey, W. C. Green; Third District—J. E. F; .. W. Leavitt; Fourth District—C. S. meister, Amos 5 ;" Fifth District W." Northrup, R s; - Sixth District—John C. Wray nth District— H. A Sl DISTRICT DELEGATES. Names of Those. Who Will Attend the National Con- vention at Omaha. The delegates from the several Congres- in district conven- tlons yesterday afternoon to permanently organize the district clubs and choose the name of those who will go to the National Convention to be held at Omaha on July 13 next. convention that did not meet was the Sec- ond, but the members will meet this morning before the State convention re- convenes. The First Congressional District organ- ized with Frank Coombs of Napa as tem- porary chairman and Robert Corlett of Napa as temporary secretary. The di trict organization was then permanently organized by the election of the following o Frank Coombs, Napa, presiden D. McKinlay, Santa Resa. first vi president; J. H. Chase, Red Bluff, secre- tary; E. F. Woodward, Santa Rosa, trea urer. It was also decided to have an ex .| of Clubs. The only Congressional district | | Thomas F. Graham as secretary of the i Fourth Congressional District convention. After a somewhat spirited debate T. 3 Riordan, Charles H. Clear, Thomas B. O'Brien and John 8. Parry were elected delegates to the Omaha convention. Coun- ty Clerk C. F. Curry will receive the sup- port of the district for delegate at larrge. A. Hart and Frank Koegel were chos- en to serve on the resolutions committee of the State committee, and Frank ). Worth and D. W. McNeill will represent the district on the constitution and by- laws committee. D. F. McGraw of San Jose, J. D. Mac- | kenzie of San Jose and I. J. Truman of | San Francisco were elected president, | secretary and treasurer, respectively, of | the Fifth District Convention. | County Clerk Curry was unanimously | indorsed by the delegation for the posi- i tion of delegate at large to the Omaha | convention. The following delegates to the National | Convention were elected: M South- | worth, San Jose; J. C. Campbell, San | Francisco; 8. G. 'Bailer, Menlo Park; T. | C. Maher, San Francisco, | The chairman was authorized to ap- { I(ml"{! an executlve committee for the dis- | trict. | W. F. Hass of Los Angeles has been | chosen president of the Sixth Congres- sional District clubs; Charle: | ing of Los Angeles,” secretary; W. H. | Lamb of Santa Cruz, L. U. Grant of Mon- | terey, J. D. Fowler of San Luls Obispo, C. A, Llova of Santa Barbara, W. H. Barnes of Ventura and Brodner W. Lee {of Los_Angeles, vice-presidents, and George B. McLaughlin of Los Angeles, treasurer. The delegation will make a fight for | John D. Bushnell of Los Angeles for vice- | president of the State committee and Gll- | bert B. Overton of Los Angeles for dele- gate at large to the National Convention | The following delegates to the Omaha convention have been elected: W. H. Barnes, Ventura; P. A. Stanton, Los Angeles; A. W. Kinney, Los Angeles, and Fred McCullum, Monterey. Alternates, F. R. Wills, Los Angeles; Walter F. Par- ker, Los Angeles; Dr. Glass, San Luis Obispo, and O. ¥. Dunn, Los Angeles. The Seventh Congressional District will make a fight for Judge J. G. Swinnerton | of Stockton for delegate-at-large to Omaha. J. A. Whittimore of San Bernar- dino has been elected president of the | district organization; T. C. Hocking, Mo- desto, vice-president; A. BE. Snow, Fresno, and W. F. Hooper, San Bernardino, treas- urer. The following delegates have been chosen to go to Omaha: Frank H. Short, Fresno; E. 0. Larkins, Visalla; Arthur | Munn, Riverside; J. F. 'West, Orange, Al- | ternates—M. V. Ashbrook, Fresno; H. W. | Alden, San Diego; O. R. Orr, Tulare; and O. H. Hastings, Merced. An executive committee consisting of the following members was elected to look after the party interests in the district: L. L. Dennett, Stanislaus; James Hutchings, | San Bernardino; J. A. Allen, Tulare; S. L. Hogue, Fresno; A. C. Maude, P. S. Cas- | tleman, Riverside; Ben F. Downs, San Diego; M. Craddick, Orange; . A Fassett, Kings; and A. F. Hastings, Mer- ced. e THE GLORIOUS PARTY. Speeches on Republicanism at the Mass-Meeting Held Last Night. Tt was a hurrah meeting that the State League of Republican Clubs held last night at the Golden Gate Hall. Copious outpourings of eloquence and oratory were lavished on the representatives and the outsiders who attended to hear the politicians sing the praises of the Repub- lican party. There was not the attend- ance expected, but the hall was neverthe- | less comfortably fllled. The Alameda County aggregation was present to a man and not an opportunity did the men from Oakland lose to shout, applaud and show | their appreciation of things in general. i ! | GO EARLY AND A Do you wish to vote at the ne: and write your name in bold-face according to the statutes, else whe: bring a writ of cancellation from [ o o [ o [ [ <] [ [ o o [ o o [ [ o o o o mere statement of the fact that the; =] o o o Of course on the impulse of the moment everybody will an- swer ‘“Yes,” but if they do there is but one course to pursue. Go at once to William Biggy, Registrar for the City and County of San Francisco, whose office is located in the basement of the City Hall, weighed and measured and the color of your eyelashes taken down ballot you will think it iceberg time. Registrar Biggy announces that, according to the statutes, all previous registration was canceled last night and the books will be opened anew this morning. There will be a sufficzent number of clerks on hand to take care of the crowd, and business will be trans- acted in a smooth, business-like way. There will be no distinctions made, and those who have formerly voted in other portions of the State, but wish to throw in their lot with San Francisco voters, must county will not go. Proof must be brought that they have not reg- istered ‘“‘early and often.” The office is open from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. 0000000000000 000000000D0D00O0O000O00O000O0O VOID THE RUSH. xt election? on the books. Have -yourself n your time comes to cast your their former voting place—the y have lived ninety days in this OOOOOOOOOODO&OOOOOOOOOOOO not in the war of a campaign as vet, but | are merely getting ready for it. e pub- lic knows that this assemblage was not brought togther to consider the interests of individuals, but to show Republicans that the party is behind the ticket it will form. 'We semble to confer how we may push forward the outposts of Republical ism. We want to be enrolled, in touch | with one another, confronting the De- mocracy in the center, the right wing and on the left, winning a victory for our | party and our State at the head of the col- | umn for 1900.”" _ The next speaker was J. W. Hudson of Sonoma County, who has lately become a politician of this State. Mr. Hudson is a man of small physique with a sepulchral | voice, and he entertained the audience | by a dissertation on the benefits of min- gling religion with politics for the sake of giving men work who wanted to work. | Cries for Morehouse brought that orator | from Santa Clara to the front and then the assembly was treated to an ornate and multi-colored speech, redolent wAth | the soft perfume of a southern garden and | stuffed with metaphors. Mr. Morehouse spoke of the golden sands lapped with amorous kisses and the umbrageous oaks, The Republican party was the theme of his peroration. This concluded the mass-meeting. THE STATE WINS. | The Sacrmenfi;fl;kccidant Cases | Must Be Tried Again. k F. W. Melvin attended the State Fair In | Sacramento In September, 1891, and while in the grand stand the seats broke down, carrying him to the ground under a mass of debris, causing severe injuries. He sued the State for $25,000 damages, setting up that the defendant had been negligent | in attending to the safety of those who | attended the fair, and further it had pre- | vious knowledge of the unsafe condition of the grand stand. These allegations were denied, the State claiming that the fair was held by the State Agricultur: Fair Association, and that this society d rived all the benefits and profits made by the venture. However, Melvin obtained | judgment for $10,000 damages. | The State was successful in fts plea to | have the verdict set aside and a new trial was granted. From this order the plain- tiff appealed and yesterday the Supreme < | Tirey L. Ford was chosen presiding offi- + MOREHOUSE AND HIS ELONGATED MUSTACHE WERE IN ATTENLANCE o @ "GENE.HADLEY LEFT THE PRINTING T0 ATTEND THE CONVENTION® * * WHAT " MAYOR PHELAN WISHES You JL'C(§55 AT THE POLLS’CONCLUDED, GEN. BARNES © o WOULD A CONVENTION BE WITHOUT JACOB NEFF = « SOME FAMILIAR FACES o o« KINNEY MADE GOOD_USE OF THE GAVEL * * © o PARDEE WAS ON DECK ¢ « AT THE CONVENTION. LI HUNG CHANG RIORDAN TOOK ANACTIVE PARTe © together, but we have been, and the strains of ‘Yankee Doodle’ and ‘Down in Dixie’ are blended. And we are only wait- ing for the shouting. The outcome of the war is already known. When it is over we will not only be respected but feared abroad.” General Barnes said that the next politi- cal campaign would present hew issues. It would not be a question of gold or sil- ver, but one of territorial expansion. “The time is comln%, and very soon,” said he, “when Uncle Sam will shake the paw of the British lion.” The suggestion of an alliance between England and America was the signal for an outburst of applause. = “I don't intend dellvering a speech, said the general when the audience quiet- ed down, “‘but will close by saying that on behalf of our loquaclous Mayor, I ain bid you welcome from the bottom of my heart and hope that you will win a grand victory in the next battle of the allot.” . W. Kinney, chairman of the State L:NIYZ ofx{\epzbllcan Clubs, was next in- troduced by Chairman Stone. Kinne, read a long report concerning the worl of the State League during the last cam- aign, and concluded by saying: “With galfi? in our party principles and confi- dence in our leaders, let us enter enthu- siastically upon the contest before us. With protection as our watchword and Old Glory as our emblem, let us prepare for the battl k D. Ryan of Afiorney Fran sa:-m:;no‘then moved that the vice- p ‘of the several Congressional Bl;:::"l‘:tn tc'luh organizations be appointed to serve on the committee on order of business, rules and permanent organiza- tion. The motion Qeval;v."a gzrxldugee céo“ amed to m- otes. “frank L. Coombs, Napa; Charies . Hoimes, Sacramento; George 'H. Dev- T 2.‘%”!‘!“1 o SaD.n Francisco; G ey t . Booth, ; bt n, Los Angeles, and A. J. L anplating o followigg commit- ecutive committee of one member from each county. The committea will be ap- ointed to-day by Chairman Coombs. The ollowing delegates and alternates to the National Convention were then chosen: Delegates—H. A. Scott, Santa Rosa ‘W. Strohle, Napa; Douglass Cone, Bluff; George W. Sturtevant, Ukiah. Alternates—Frank Murphy, Santa Rosa; Robert Corlett, Napa; W, J. Ardley, Santa Rosa, and T. W. Tiilotson, Shasta. Tne distriect will support A. W. Kinney, present president of the State league, for delegate at large to the National conven- tion. The following delegates will be sug- gested to the chairman of the State con- Yentlon to serve on the following commit- ees: Resolutions—D. E. McKinla; Santa Rosa, Thomas L. Carruthers, Ukiah. Constitution _and by-laws—Frank Smith and J. W. Hudson. Time and place of holding the next Na- tional Convention—George W. Strohle, Napa; Paul Stoll, Tehama, The Third Confresslonal District organ- ized with the fo! lowlnfi officers: Howard Wright, chairman; Ray Benjamin of Solano, secretary, and Frank Stover, tressurer, Judge 8. P. Hall of Alameda ‘was elected permanent chairman of the d:-.le(&nuon. udge Hall is an adherent of Dr. George C. Pardee gwho is seeking the gubernatorial nomination. Pardee’s friends look upon Hall's electlon as the first vic- tory scored for Alameda County. The friends of W. R. Davis, another gubernatorial aspirant from °Alameda County, voted against Hall, but did not have any candidate. They simply refused to make Hall's election unznimous ‘rhe district chose the following representa- tives for the National Convention: D). Collins, Oakland; W. R. Pond, Hart H. North, Alameda; Rod W' Church, Alameda. Alternates—E. Dinkel- splel, Suisun; H. Chamberlain, Yolo; G. W. Hoguet, Oakiand, and W, H. Waste, Berkeley. The district will support A. W. Kimu{ of Los Anfifllfll for delegate at large to the National Convention. . D. Riordan acted as chairman and 2. G Red | cer. With a few well selected words he opened the mass meeting and introduced ’I’.’ P. Bddy of San Francisco as the first speaker of the evening. Mr. Eddy said: “Great issues are to be determined in the coming campaign. The tariff question is settled, the financial question is set- tled, but there still remains a question of | life and death, that of national limitation or expansion, confronting the people in this campaign. We don't want a United States Senator from California who is not in favor of taking the Ph‘ll%lnes if they are offered to us. Admiral Dewey plant- ed the Stars and Stripes on the Philippine Islands and I _am opposed to any one hauling them down. e do not want a congressman who says that in a time of war the taking of a Sgnnhh ship on the I’;lgh seas {s an act of barbarity and rob- iy The next speaker was Dr. George C. Pardee of Oakland. Immediately upon his introduction the Alameda contingent lost itself in shrieks and shouts and ear- splitting tournaments, This was the sec- ond ovation Pardee recelved at the hands of his partisans. When he walked \;Fon the stage and shook hands with his rival for the gubernatorial candidacy, W. R. Dayis, the Alamedans gave the first exhi- bition’ of strong pulmonary abllities. When order was restored Dr. Pardee sguke of the glorious Republican eounty of Alameda, its political instincts and its sood behavior in the last campaign. The octor ‘‘perorated” on the present war and the soul stirring patriotism of our soldier boys. : 4 Not to have two men from' Alameda shout patriotism in succession, Tirey L. Ford sandwiched in_Robert N. Bulla of Los. Angeles. Mr. Bulla suffered from an attack of hoarseness and said but a few words, for which he was loudly applauded. Then followed the second speaker from Alameda County—W-. R. Dayis, The cohorts of Pardee were silent. & Siing s o ik e ek u o ga nga z’uxtidan. agavll sald: “I feel as if we were at a family reunion, We are 'premises in the ferry building, for several given that the work of t | old unsightl: ed -not yet ready for the occupancy of Board of Trade, which is to have exhibit | ing but Court decided that the granting of a mo- tion for a new trial was proper. Tully P de Long, a minor, was also in- jured by the same accident and his suit by his guardian, Rachael M. Wright, was successful in the lower court. As in the other case, a motion for a new trial was granted and the decision of the Melvin case was ;pé)lled to the case of De Long, a similar order being made. —_— e ———— WANTED IN ARIZONA. ‘W. Hunter and M. J. Ricker Arrested for Using “Crooked” Checks. ‘W. Hunter and M. J. Ricker, two men from Arizona, are in the ‘‘tanks” at the City Prison awaiting the arrival of an officer from Kingman, Ariz., to take them back there. They were arrested at Wells-Fargo’s express office Monday by Detectives Rey- nolds and Dinan on a dispatch from King- man that warrants had been issued for their arrest for obtaining $600 from a there. by means of ‘“‘crooked” checks. At their request the money was sent through Wells-Fargo's office, and ‘when they called there Monday afternoon for it the detectives were waliting for them. To Move the Exhibit. J. A. Filcher, manager of the State Board of Trade, has been notified by the Harbor Commissioners to vacate the months occupied as an office and exhibit, room for the Alaska trade committee, which is now under the direction of the former or; tion. The information was down the ‘will begin within the The new ferry building is next tm.gw’;. he | to 20 to much expen | possible for you to realize the condition rooms near the main exit. The fine exhib- its of the board are now in the Mechanics’ Pavilion, where they have been since the close of the M ng Fair. What to do with the Alaska exhibits is puzazli Filcher, for while there ¢ places that can be had he does not want = for such a short time. It is believed that he will take tem- porary quarters in the basement of the Crocker building, where the State Board's exhibit was on view several years ago. COOLIE LABOR IS NOT WANTED TROUBLE OVER THE CHINESE MADE UNIFORMS. The Building Trades Council Sends a Scathing Letter to the Secre- tary of War. The agitation over the fact that & num- ber of uniforms for the voluntcers wers made In Chinatown is not by any means ended, and many of the tradss unionists prophesy that it will revive the old qu tion of Asiatic labor, which at one threatened a race war. For the past letters and telegrams have been hurried to Washington at a rate which threatens to swamp the officials. The Building Trades Council last week sent a telegram to Washington stating the main points, but afterward thought It advisable to send a letter thoroughly explaining mas- ters. This letter was prepared by James Rose, a veteran warhorse in the labor movement, and is as follows: Hon. Russell A. Alger, Secretary of War— Dear Sir: You will see by the accompanying r-;ioh:!lnns that the Building Trades Council g , n Francisco and the State Department of Labor, after a thorough investigation, hava | secured __reliable proof that the ary Department, located in San Fr ntracts ‘to firms in ‘this " city ure of clothing for the United States army; said clothing is by Chinese la- bor, to the e hite male and fa- iale unemployed garment makers, who are itinually ing for the work. u no do aware of the fact that the tates have waged a long and agitation against coolie la- 1 has almost taken on ths pect of a race war. If you have never been resident of the far West, it is almost im- but aside from these facts we are led to believs that the war now being carried on between the United States and Spain is actuated by the noblest of all sentiments inherent in man, viz.: “‘Humanity."” $ If such be the case and we earnestly, hon- estly and sincerely belleve It to be o, We ap- peal to you to e ur best endeavors, made doubly powerfui by the high and noble posi- tion you occupy as Secretary of War. to ald us in seeing ju: e done in this unfortunate matter, as many of the applicants for work on these garments are the wives, daughters and children of veterans in the late war and volunteers in this. We further bLelleve that men who offer up their lives on the altar of their country in sup- port of the Stars and Stripes are entitled through thelr families to the pitiful benefits to be derived from the making of their uni- forms, and that this sentiment of humanity be extended to the families of these noble vol- unfeers, who, by their enlistment, have In many cases deprived their familles of their only support. Feeling that our cause is a just one and that we are askinz nothing but what we would be glad to extend were we i & po- sition 0 to do, we appeal to you. Trusting to vour well known spirit of gen- erosity and patriotism, we submit our cause, knowing that it will receive, through you, the result We %0 earnestly desire. Ve remain patriotic to our country to the end of all time. TAMES W, Rosm, Secretary of Committee. —_——— YOUNG PIGEONS RACED. Fast Time Made by Homing Birds From Santa Rosa. The California Pigeon and Homing So- clety had its first young bird race of the season on Monday, May 80, from Santa Rosa, for the Kuehn trophy and two oth- er prizes. The new timing machines were used and proved very satisfactory. The birds were liberated at 8§ a. m. sharp by T. A, Roeter of Santa Rosa, who tele- graphed Secretary Whitman the time of liberation and that the wind was blowing from the north. The birds arrived as follows: First—H. C. Worth, bird W22; distance, 48 miles 867 yards; arrived 9:09 a. m.; speed to San Francisco, 1237 yards per minute. Second—J. W. Welch, bird WI1; dis- tance, 50 miles 885 ;a:fiu: arrived '9:121; a. m.; speed to San Francisco, 1226 yards per minute. Third—John Filmer, bird W513; tance, 50 miles 830 yards; arrived 9:13 a. m.; speed to San Francisco, 1217% yards per minute. = 5- Fourth—H. F. Whitman, bird W155; tance, 53 miles 1320 yards; arrived 9:1 a. m.; speed to Alameda, 1205 5-6 yards per minute. Fifth—John Mole, bird W604 52 miles 420 yards; arrived 9 speed to Bast Oakiand, 1201 b- minute. Sixth—H. G. Hemelright, bird W1143; distance. 51 miles 853 yards; arrived 9: a. m.; speed to San Francisco, 118435 yards per minute. Seventh—H. P. Squires, bird W617; dis- tance, 50 miles 967 yards; arrived 3 n.lm.: speed to Piedmont, 1129% yards per minute. Eighth—A. F. Benjamin, bird W763, dis- tance, 47 miles 1560 yards; arrived 9:18 a. m.; speed to San Francisco, 1073 yards per minute. —_———— The only first-class hotel in Oakland, the Hotel Metropole, has been handsome- ly refitted, and is now equal to any in the State. The court recently set aside sev- eral thousand dollars of the estate of the late James Smiley, the owner of the prop- erty, for the renovation, R. M, Briare, late of the Pleasanton, S8an Francisco, is the genfal host. The location, Thirteenth and Jefferson streets, is one of the finest in the city, with cars passing the door to all depots and suburban pleasure resorts, The climate is several degrees warmer than in San Francisco, and business men can live here comfortably and cross the bay delly. —————— Sustained a Fractured Skull. John Brown of 37 Clementina street, a driver in the employ of Charles R. Allen & Co., was thrown from a coal cart at Third and Folsom streets last night and sustained a fracture of the skull. He was removed to the Receiving Hos- pital and_was attended by Doctors Bun- nell and Prentiss. Little hope was give: for s cpeopem, Tt P el a s 0! four days old. i 24 ;_distance, 614 m, a. yards per