The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 18, 1898, Page 1

This Paper to be taken from i the Library.+++* not “VOLUME LXXXIV.—NO 79. SAN FRANCISCO, THUR DAY, AUGUST 18, 1898. PRICE FIVE CENTS. > WIN (Cassin in Was a the Chair Blow to the Whisperer. Committee of One Hundred Gets Orders to Hold Pri- maries. CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, Aug. 17.—This was another bad day.for McNab. and particul arted on the s no place for him t the bottom. H 1y a poll downyward o stop road there until he gets tc there along the downw f the y be political tobogs | a rough place that a mo- | mentary finger hold, but these halts | are brief and onl ng the agony. The Whispering Boss grasped a§ the | proverbial straw to-day—and caught it. | De ratic State convention, | The E weary hours in | ry of numerous of | ¥ declared that | gation from San Francisco | n pure representatives of | cy of San Francisco, and | as* such titled to seats on the | flobr of the convention hall and a voice | in" -the deliberation of this august| body. By this de ation it was also delegation was not the true an répresentative body of the unw thousands within the corporate limits | of the city of San Francisco who are | expected to vote for a Democrat for | Hoverne Populist for Lieutenant | Governor and a Sflver Republican for * Assoctate Justice of the Supreme Court. | The result having been announced, the MeNab cghorts gave loud voice to their approval, settled themselves com- fortably in the seats that had been ac- ¢arded them and watched the prepara- | tion of the Harneyites for an early exo- @us cifyward. Incldentally they heard | -Bome things regarding the »nal and political characters of thelr self-ap- | pointed leaders that must have been as | ‘ufipalatable as they were uncompli- imentary; but if one is a politician he | must expect to hear hard things said | of:himself, for the re Lord has not son that the good n fit to wrap up hon- -esty and political acumen in more than 2 few packages of flesh and blood. But half a loaf is better than no bread, so Whispering Gavin McNab must be content with the hollow victory of to-day, and with it attempt to con- | whispe: { will be empowered | the Democratic State Convention. s6le. himself for the series of wrecks that mark his career as a political bos: ‘during the past few days. Yesterda he was forced to swallow the bitter | BIUII of seeing his political enemy, James | H. Budd, placed In the speaker’s chair | and given charge of the temporary or- anization of the convention. To-day he v Charles M. Cassin of Santa Cruz, a man who was opposed to the principles and to the methods of the g boss, placed on the platform of the convention hall as the permanent chairman of the convention. In both instances he was powerless to defeat the purpose of the old-time Democrats who have set for themselves the task of ridding the party of this self-ap- pointed boss. But still further humiliation was in store for him. Numerous resolutions were presented to the convention to- day, directing that the governing body of the San Francisco Democracy adopt such measures as will give the voters of the party in that clty a voice in the conduct of its affairs. The committee of one hundred, by virtue of these reso- lutions, will be directed to hold pri- maries in San Francisco for the elec- tion of delegates to the municipal con- vention, and thus take from out the hands of the whispering boss and his fellow-reformers the power of dictat- ing who shall and who shall not occupy such offices as are within the gift of the Democratie voters of the metropolis. The resclutions are direct in effect that the committee of one hundred shall be dominated and controlled by a nhew State Central Committee, which and directed to adopt such rules and regulations as will make it impossible for the reform- ers to keep the reins. of Democratic government within their own itching palms. But the fall of the whispering boss was not the only nor the most interest- ing incident of this, the second day of Mec- Nab'’s downfall was foreshadowed sev- eral days ago, and it is only the details of the process of his undoing that are of any public interest. One of the events of to-day that has made a marked impression on minds of the delegates here assembled was the attitude assumed by the San Francisco Examiner, the recognized or- gan of the whispering boss, toward Charles M. Cassin, who was decline the permenent and that he and James G. Maguire had ee e PI.TOMALTY " MAKING HIs TOILET FaR, THE'MORNING SESSION, © oo the | to-day | | named as the permanent chairman of the convention. When it became known | last evening that Governor Budd would | chairmanship, | ,Bi07 Am 6« BREAKFAST o o JUDGE MAGUIRE IN HIS POSES BEFORE CONVENTION HOUR. TO TME CONVENTION = = decided that it was for the best inter- ests of the party that his mantle should fall upon the shoulders of Charles M. Cassin, there was consternation among the McNab forces and their newspaper brought to bear, and many threats made for the purpose of forcing the | withdrawal of Cassin's name and the | substitution of the name of some per- son who would be the willing tool of the reformers. But in the face of all this, Judge Maguire declared that he could not permit his own prospective candi- dacy to be jeopardized by such meth- ods as the McNab forces evidently pro- posed to adopt. He therefore insisted that Charles M. Cassin, whom he be- | lieved to be the man who is not con- | trolled by party bosses and who would | as chairman of the State convention do only such things as would in his | judgment be for the benefit of the par- | ty, should be the man selected to fill | the place. McNab was forced, though much against his will, to acquiesce, but the bitterness of his defeat was made man- ifest this morning when his newspaper | organ came out with a declaration that Cassin was one of Buckley's business men and grossly misrepresented the facts concerning the agreement that had been entered Into by Judge Ma~ guire, Governor Budd and others con- cerning the appointment of Cassin to | the permanent chairmanship. This pa- | per also accuses Cassin of being a sup- porter of the Harney-Rainey end of the San Francisco Democracy and endeav- | ored in every way to besmirch the po- litical integrity of the man who is now the executive officer of the representa- tive body of the Democratic party of the State of California. Here is one of the references made by the Nxaminer to Mr. Cassin: “Charles M. Cassin, the Santa Cruz delegate, who was one of Buckley’s business men at the convention two years ago, was mentioned in the con- ference at Sacramento yesterday by J. J. Dwyer, speaking for the Harney and Ralney contestants, as a candidate for the temporary chairmanship, but Gavin McNab's explanation - settled the case quickly.” It having been demonstrated by the day’s proceedings that McNab's ex- planation did not “settle the case” of Mr. Cassin, it is only fair to presume | that the other innuendoes of the yel- | low sheet are as untrue as this. Dur- ing the course of to-day's proceedings in the convention the country delegates were treated to a truthful relation of some of the inside history of the man- agement of the San Francisco Demuc- racy. : The history was not a pleasing one, but the telling of it was made necessary to a full understanding of the dispute between the two contesting San Fran- cisco delegations. It must have been a revelation to some of the back-country | members who had heretofore no knowl- edge of political methéds such as are familiar to the Indians of the Iroquois | Club and the seedy visitors to a cer- | tain office on one of the upper floors | of the Mills building. The events of the day were such as reflect no discredit to the political standing of Governor Budd. As a pre- siding officer he was all that could be desired by fair-minded men, and it may be that it was due to his firm hand and vention acted favorably in matters that are usually not to the liking of Demo- cratic managers. He established a val- uable precedent by refusing to allow the contesting San Francisco delegates to _have a voice In the determination of which of them should be declared the legal representative bcdy of the San | Francisco Democracy. He also refused to allow any one who wished to speak on the question to be gagged by either the majority or the minority of the del- egates present, and all of his rulings were so fair and just and were all so firm that what proved to be a very try- ing situation was passed over without an incident of serious import. His re- linquishment of the chair to his suc- cessor, Mr. Cassin, was the occasion for a very flattering ovation from the seven hundred and odd delegates occupying seats on the floor in the hall. Mayor Phelan of San Francisco ad- dressed the convention this afternoon on behalf of the McNab delegation, and the impression that he made on the del- egates was a very favorable one. His speech was happy, and, if it had no other effect, it at least served him as a most favorable introduction to the Democrats of the State through their representatives, whom he expects to ask some day, no doubt, for their sup- port and their votes to aid him in gain- ing the coveted position as chief exe- cutive of the State. His address was a very pleasant break in the monotony of the dead level of campaign oratory \ his conservative attitude that the con- servants. Every effort was made, every | | string pulled, every possible influence | that marked the greater part of the debate. Some of the trustees of the Demo- crats who are here are shocked and pained to learn that the control of the Democratic party of the State is just IWILL LM T YouR DI3CUSSIONS TO FivE- MUNOTES e o - VTAKE YourR: SEAT" ces’ THE GOVERNOR IN HIS GLOR} AS CHAIRMAN. at this moment in the hands of one man, and that man is James G. Ma- guire. Anticipating that he would be nominated by this convention as the standard bearer of the State Democ- racy, he has come to Sacramento and grasped the reins for party control with so firm a hand that all, even the ‘Whispering boss, are compelled to bow to the dictates of his, will. His lieuten- ants, the numerous Gallaghers, are ac- tive in carrying out the dictates of his will and there are few of those here who have heretofore believed them- selves possessed of some influence in party management, but they have felt the weight of his iron hand. The fact that his position in the party is at this moment apparently impregnable puts an end to all resistance even on the part of those who in years past have earned the reputation of being intract- able. With the wing of the fusion agreement behind him, Maguire’s wish- es are not to be denfed, and there is no mistaking the fact that his position to- day with reference to his party is that of dictator. In spite of the apparent solidity of Maguire's present position there are certaln ominous signs of coming trouble that are causing much un- ensiness in- the camp of the Maguire delegates. These signs do not point to any disaffection to Maguire or his gub- ernatorial aspirations, but are directed wholly against the scheme of fusion whereby the Populists have eaten the apple of office and have left for the Democrats nothing but the core. Several Congressional district con- ventions were held to-night and in sev- eral instances the delegates openly re- belléd against the plan of the party managers whereby their Congressional candidates had been selected for them by the Pinto-Populist convention and general repudiation was the order of the day. It really begins to logk as though it might be a chilly day for the Populists to-morrow when the question of the ratification of the fusion agree- ment is formally brought before the convention. A growing sentiment that this convention should nominate a straight Democratic ticket from top to bottom leads to the belief on the part of some that when the question is brought up there will be an open revolt against fusion, and that Maguire will be forced to pledge himself to decline the Populist nomination for Governor before he will be given a similar place on the Democratic ticket. This event is hardly to be expected, but it is nevertheless true that it is well within the range of possibilities. FUSION COMMITTEE. The Three Parties Agree Upon the Division of the Expected Spoils. CALL HEADQU..RTERS, Sacramento, Aug. 17.—The fusion committee remained in conference until a late hour last night, with the representa.ves of th: Silver Re- publicans and Populist party. It was agreed to fuse on the same lines as were agreed upon at the Popullst convention. This means that all of those who were nominated by the Populists with the un- derstanding that they would resign from the ticket at the proper time, will live up to their agreement. A. B. Kinney of Ban Francisco, who was nominated for Sec- retary of State, will withdraw to make room for a Democrat. R. A. Sprague of Los Angeles resigned as Treasurer, George W. Hoyle of Sonoma as Attorney General, George H. Rogers of Napa as Surveyor General, A. C. Mouser as'Jus- tice of the Supreme Court, Percy B. Preble of Alameda as Superintendent of State Printing, G. B. Dean as Rallroad Commissioner of the First District, Wil- Jiam B. White of Alameda for Board of Equalization of the First District. George Thresher of Yuba, Second District, and ‘W. W. Motherall of Kern, Fourth Dis- trict. Under the terms of agreement the other places on the State ticket will go to the Democrats. Yolo Republicans. WOODLAND, Aug. 17.—At the Republican County Convention héld this evening the fol- Jowing county ticket was nominated: Assem- Dbly, George Plerce; District Attorney, Arthur W. North; Sheriff, Otto Schuler; Assessor, C. M. Barney; County Clerk, G. L. Duncan; Au- ditor, C. F. Hadsal; Treasurer, W. L. Wood; Recorder, Lee W. Millsap; Superintendent of Schools, Mrs. S. E. Pearl; Public Administra- tor, E. J. Clanton; delegates to the State Con- vention—§. S. Hinsdill, J. G. Fredricks, Ed E. Gaddis, Jesse Dolan, F. H. Owens, W. S, Allen, E. B. Mering and F. F. Murphy; dele- igates’ to the Congressional Convention—J. H. Dungan, M. D. Chamberlain, T. J. Vaughn, A. G. Stoll, G, Schmeizer, W. T. Knox, H. C. Howard and Charles Simpson, who favor Met- calf for Congress. i RS Garfield Republican League. The Garfleld Republican League held a spec- ial meeting at Myrtle Hall last evening with E. M. Galvin in the chair and Judge F. F, Bacheider acting as secrstary. Resolutions were adopted congratulating President McKin- ley on the outcome of the war and favoring the retentlon of the Philippines. An election of officers of the drill corps resulted as follows: E Galvin, captain: Joseph Osborns, first Has Made More CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, Aug. 17.—The convention’s daylight session of six solid August hours ending with the burden of the day’s warmth was about as monoton- ous as anything in the nature of a political gathering could be. The monotony was occasionally broken by a pleasant allusion of Governor Budd, the presiding officer, to the dissensions in San Francisco, and at times there was a small outburst of applause when a speaker grew fervid in denunciation of monopoly. A slight demonstration of patriot- ism was made shortly after the open- ing session, when J. J. Dwyer’s resolu- tion congratulating President McKin- ley on the brilliant results of the war was placed and adopted by the conven- tion. Mr. Dwyer’s speech in support of his resolution was the best effort of the day in the line of oratory. He sought to awaken in the convention a spirit of pride in the achievements of American arms on land and sea, and did elicit some enthusiam, which by the way was not prolonged or vigorously responsive. A ripple of merriment ran around when the Governor suggested that the war over the report of the committee on credentlals was then impending and in order, as the war with Spaln was énded. The San Francisco engagement was opened by the reading of the ma- jority report of the committee on cre- dentials. W. M. Gibson represented the minority. He read the document from the platform, and at the close of the reading moved that the report be adopted. Eugene N. Deuprey sought to get in a substitute to the effect that | the majority report should have the first consideration, and for a brief Gavin Ready to Dump San Diego Into the Political Soup. Promises Than He Can Keep and There Is Disaffection. season points of order were numerous - and sharply pointed. An apt allusion was made by W. W. Foote to the prac- tice of “whispering to death or hound- ing to death” of Democrats who had the courage to speak their minds when questions affecting the rights of the people were advanced. At a time when there was a little confusion, with three or four delegates on the floor seeking recognition, Senator Braunhart sought to drown the voices of all others by roaring “Mr. Chairman, Mr. Chair~ man!” The impatient presiding officer, Gov- ernor Budd, pitching his voice in its highest key, shouted: “Sit down, Mr. Braunhart!”’ and the Senator subsided. The outcome of a brisk discussion was the adoption of a rule that each of the contesting San Francisco defe~ gations should have one hour to sub- mit a statement to the convention and that a limit of five minutes should ap- ply to other speeches. Major Harney's followers understood that the hour was given to the principal of each delega- tion, but when Harney had concluded his speech of an hour the McNab déle-~ gation entered the ‘‘whispering boss,” the hefting Mayor Phelan, Eugene N. PDeuprey and .i. M. Fitzgerald for a fifteen-minute talk each. Major Har- ney in alluding to the clever trick of the Mc.lab faction to hold meetings without publicity mentioned that an advertisement of a meeting was so ob- scured in the Examiner that it took Democrats thirty-six hours to find the notice of a called meeting. Mr. Fitz- gerald, in the course of his address to the convention, deprecated the attack on Isidore Dockweiler by a yellow jour- nal of San Francisco. The manner of Journal. morning. mous vote adopted the report of the not a great deal to commend him as tion. of the delegates. Old Democrats of at the rawness of the proceedings. are in law offices adjacent to Judge lutions and fusion. It 1s a mild comment to say that Predictions of Maguire's defeat are are his friends politically. The tenth an- nual meeting and electlon of offlcers wlll*t beld on the evenlnz of Santambar 1. ~ 290000000000 000600090006690 Charles M. Cassin, wko was chosen permanent chairman of the “‘convention, was opposed by Gavin McNab and the yellow journal. whispering campalgn against Cassin was begun early yesterday The Examiner classed him as one of Buckley's men at the convention two years ago, but the convention by a unani- permanent chairman. Apart from the Examiner's censure Cassin has Already many eminent Democrats are disgusted with the raw programme prepared by Maguire and his lieutenants for the guidance Democrats of the anti-monopoly ciass are kicking vig -ously to-night on; the platform committee are given to the men of small caliber who been so programmed that twenty-three countles in Northern and Cen- tral California are without representatives on the committees of reso- THE CONVENTION'S CHAIRMAN Charles M. Cassin Takes the Gavel Despite the Oppo- sitlon of the Kilted Whisperer and the Yellow A business committee naming Cass.. as the a presiding officer of the conven- the monopoly school and young It is noted that prominent places Maguire's office. The plan has many of the old liners are howling. made to-night by leading men who 0900909099909 909090000000090 0000000900000 000000000000090000000 4 A