The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 18, 1898, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1898. now moved and seconded unless_there is drawal of that motion. It is far for the Democracy to whip out the now thap during the next two ths. Mr. Heney is one of the best members of our party, and all he asks is @ five minutes’ indulgénce. Mr. Rogers—I withdraw my objection. Mr. Heeney—Mr. Chairman and gente- men of the convention, 1 am a member of the committee of one hundred which has been S0 often referred to in this discus- sion. I feel that it is due to myself as Well as to the conventlon that I should State the exact position in which pre | I find | ume that I am the [gentle- referred to by our honored | Phelan, when he said that | We have recruits among us who are going forward with a fanatical devotion to ciple without looking to results. Gen- | men and fellow-Democrats, there have been thousands of men In the history of | this world who have given up their lives | as a sacrifice to the establishment of a principle, and each and every one of these men was at the time declared to be myself. fanatic. | Gentlemen of the convention: To me human liberty is a much greater and dearer thing than the lowering of the taxation in the city and county of San | Francisco. The Democratic party has been the bulwark Inst ..e encroach- | ats upon the liberties of tne people, and it is to that party that we must look | for protection to-day and not to the | representatives of the great corporations of the countr. are themselves a_ rule the Republican pasty, an ent that has often been made to me Why don't Republican; you find a | £ people in' the Repub- nd in the Demo- you come in much better c lican party tha cratic party,” character of coats backs. I am not ey wear upon their avor of depriving | San rrancisco of o shall be its repre- { te convention or in a | fon or in a district con- then, this committee of old primaries, and 1 wil vention. 100 refused to admit that the fight for pri es was | de In that committee at a day when t was too late for the committee to suc- | 1 old honest nrimarles for elegates to the State conv ation known as the | , In the interes : that the dele d gation m government on and not demand that they 4, just as Mr. Dockweller, who Is a -known d man, acquiesced | the good judgment of the Los An- geles delegation and of this convention, | when he submitted gracefully and said “1 will not ask to be made chairman of | convention in view fact that has been m: ainst me, | of the as it The Chair—The question is on the mo- tion of Colonel Gibson to adopt the mi- | report, giving t ation fa vote certain 1 (Applau ORDER OF BUSINESS. committee on perma- ind order of business secretary. port this convention. t on credentials. | man of the State ral Committee on fusion, which shall submitted without debate, and ap- pointment by chairman of a committee on tusion to consist of seven members. | 4. Conslderation of the plan for govern- ment of the State Central Committee, which is herewith presented. 5 Reading of report of fusion commit- and on tk PON. Report of committee on platform and | The report of the organizat A e following 1 Permanent o Reception of Reéport of t fons be made in the to wit: First, Governor; | Governor; third, two s of the Supreme Court; St fifth, Con- | enth, Attor- | . eighth, Surveyor General; . Clerk of the Supreme Court; tenth, ent _of Public Instruction; ate Printer; twelfth, nomina- istrict ofiicers, members of the Equalization, Ralilroad ; thirteenth, election = of | members of State Central Committee. | 5. That-members of sald State Cen- | -tral Committee cang in- the be empowered o fll va- T . of nominees of this convention, in accordance with section 1182 of ‘the Political Code of the State of C a; and in the event that any dis- ntion fails to provide for the y vacancy in the list of nomi- ' power is hereby delegated Central Committee. shall be no change of fintil the close of roficall. 10.:Rollcall shall be made ibetical or Assembly d n of each delegat votes | n shall an- hereof except.where the n be demanded by tne a member of delega- )sent from the convention his be cast by a majority vote of | delegation, provided hé has left no any Y. Whenever * a ‘county conven- has made a rule respecting its dele- the right to vote a proxy the binding on this convention. - All resolutions shall be referred ‘without debate. 14. Selection of the State Central Com- mittee - The State Centrai Committece shall con- sist of twenty members at large to be appointed by every gubernatorial nomi- “nee: Two from edfch Congressional dis- trict to be elected by the delegates to the | Tongressional convention: one from each Assémbly district comprising a county or jess 'than a county, to be elected by the egates to the State convention; pro- | <vided that any county forming a part of | an Assembly district shall be entitled to a | ‘member of the committee. The members of .the State Central Committee must be seleeted by the delegatesof each county or | Assembly or Congressional district, to be Teported to the State convention hefore | the final" adjournment; provided further that the témporary, permanent and vice- rirman of this convention shall be members at large of the State Central | Commlittee. | 3 From the members of the | te Central Committee there shall be | ected a committee of flve persons wha | constitute and perform dutles re- red by the provision of an act entitled ““An act to promote the purity of elections | by regulating the conduct thereof.” Ap- proved February 23, 1893. And when said | cémmittee is med, the chairman and tary ot this convention shall certify | same as required by law. ISIDORE B. DOCKWEILER, tion Zation or Same’ shall | | | Chalrman. It was moved and seconded that the re- port be adopted. Carried. | The Chair—Gentlemen, permit me to | pres: to yvou the Hon. Mr. Cassin, the | {n'rn\lu ent chairman of this convention. Applause.] Mr. Cassin—Gentlemen of the conven tion, as the hour is late and as this se sion has been very tedious, I will not in- dulge to extent in attempting fo make an to you at this t'me, but my duty to express to you my | ! inks for this great honor which | you have conferred upon me. I believe, gentlemen of the convention, that we are | - entering into this campaign under the | t favorable ausnices, Four years ago we held a State convention and we nom- .. dnated a ticket and we made certain - pledges to the people of the State of Cali- fornia, and T am prou. not only as a . Democrat but as a citizen of this State to y that the present administration -as [o mr.x out these pledges to the letter. Appla - If we adopt. wentlemen of the conven- tion, a declaration of principles with . which the Democrats of this State are in -accord, and if we nominate men who are . close to the people of this State and who have their confldence, we can win this battle easily. Our platform must be perme: - the spirit of equal Tights to aua:\;dd 'sme}: cial privileges to none. (Applause.) We must meet the paramount issue, which in this campalgn, gnnmr» of the State Q0000000000000 00000LOO0O00OCO00C0O0O0C cannot be avoided “;"‘l"“h l{fi: "'Shflll the of California govern themselves o, they be governed by the Snulhel"‘nfll"?fl rific. Raflway?” hat is our battle cry in this campaign. and with that as our battle ery and with the right eandidates we will win. (Applause and cheers.) I | thank you. gentlemen. Mr. McNab—I move you, sir. a vote of - thanks to the temporary chalrman of this convention, who has so ably presided over our deliberations 8o far, the Governor of | the Philippine | ing the | pledged the Dem | at | These resolutions | ramento, Cal.- | political parties i | ship to the rallway employes of California and | this honorable boc the State, James H. Budd, by a rising vote. Carrled unanimousiy. Governor Budd was called on for a few remarks, and he responded in his usual cheerful manner, reviewing his experi- ences as Governor, and expressing. com- miseration for the man who should suc- ceed him. It is moved and seconded that a com- mittee of seven on fusion should be ap- pointed by the chair. Seconded and car- ried. On motion an adjournment was taken until § p. m. PLATFORM AND RESOLUTIONS Congressman Maguire Asks to Be Advised as to the Party’s Po- sition on the Spanish War. CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, Aug. 17.—The committee on platform and resolutions met at 6 o'clock, with Seth Mann of Alameda in the chair. Ben H. Maddox was unanimously chosen to act as secretary. Congressman Maguire was present and the chalrman asked him if he had any suggestions to offer concerning the plat- form to be presented to the convention for its adoption. “I would not presume to draft a plat- form,” replied Maguire, “but there are matters of grave importance to be consid- ered. I have secured coples of the former | platforms of the Democratic party, sothat | gentlemen may have them at hand in the event of your wishing to refer to them. | There is one thing I would say, however, and that Is that the platform should be so drawn that it will not conflict with the platform already drawn by one of the great reform parties “Have you any suggestions to offer on international questions?” asked Chalrman Mann. “You refer to the present war?"” Yes,” replied the chairman. “I would like very much to consult either with the whole committee or a sub- committee,” sald Maguire, “‘on the planks referring to international and Federal legislation.” I then move,” said Walker C. Graves, “that a sub-committee of three be ap- pointed on international and Federal questions, to confer with Judge Maguire.”” The motion prevailed and Judge Harrfs of Fresno, Thomas L. Ford and . L Boone of San Diego were appointed to serve on the committee. The matter of appointing sub-commit- tees to consider the planks to be put in the platform on questions of State and national importance was then taken up. It was the general opinion that the work of looking over resolutions and sugges- tions sent to the committee be segregated and sub-committees appointed to facili- tate the work. Joseph Leggett said that it would be advisable to at once appoint a sub-com- mittee to look into the planks concerning railroads and other highways. George S. Patton, Joseph Leggett and J. J. Dwyer were accordingly appointed to serve on that committee. | Walker C. M. T. Dooling and M. C. Hassett were appointed to draw up a preamble to the platform and to Maddox, Veuve and Rust was delegated the work of outlining a plan to bring the warring San Francisco factions together. J. carraker, G. W. Hamilton and Tho L. Ford were appointeu to frame the planks on minés and mining. The committee then proceeded to read the res- | olutions and written suggestions sent to the chairman and secretary. ‘Among the suggestions was one present- ed by Franklin K. Lane, advising the party to protest against the return of Islands to Spain and con- ulating the people on the fact that the war i8 over. W. Kerr, represen Manufacturers’ and ~Producer. forwarded a resolution pro- ainst the sale of the products of convict labor. . Milk Inspector Dockery of San Francisco was also present to ad- the insertion of a plank pledging Association testing ag vocate the legislative nominees to pass stringent pure food law Another resolution | ratic Legislature elect- for the passage of the that were defeated ed next fall to work Fitzgerald labor bills, e et wession of _the . Legislature. together with the fol- munications from the Rallroad Assoclation of California were proper sub-committees for | lowing com: Employes’ referred to the consideration. To the Committee on Platfor tions of the Democratic State in and Resolu- | hvention, Sac- Jentlemen: We, the representa- Tives of the Assoclated Railway Employes of | California, appear before vour homorable body | e purpose of respectfully submitting for your consideration a matter of vital concern to Ihe rallway employes of this State For several years It has,been the custom of n this State to agitate the ton in the earnings of the by inserting planks in their pledging candidates, to effect certain ar- question of reduc railroad properties platforms advocating and in the event of election, bitrary reductions in the rates of fares and | freights, which reductions men of experience in such matters declare to be fmpracticable, and If accomplished would be highly disastrous | to those great interests from which we derive | our employment, and could only result disas- trously to ourselves. We cannot believe that it is the intention or | desire of the Democratic party to bring about a condition of affairs that would work a hard- those dependent upon them for support. We, as rallway employes, are deeply concerned In the maintenance of the present standard of wages, and would greatly deplore and deprecate any action, political or otherw hich might tend to make such a reduction therein a re- mote probability. | seven affirmative votes and | negative. to that extent removed from the fleld of po- litical controversy, leaving the question to set- tle itself in the natural course of events in ac- cordance with conditions properly governing the problem, all of which are rapidly tend- [ ing toward a satisfactory solution “of this great question. Our organized association is composed of a class of citizens, the equal of any in intelll- gence, honor and Integrity, and are as loyal to their country and State as any to be found. Ours Is also &, non-partisan organization, be- ing composed of citizens of every shade of po- Iitical opinion, and the organization itself be- ing political only in the sense of being pro- tective of those great interests which fur- furnish to ue the opportunity of earning an honorable livelihood. In conclusion, we trust, gentlemen, that we may be able to return to our homes and usual vocations, and report to those of our fellow employes’ who sent us here to wait upon this distinguished body that so far as this con- vention is concerned Jjust, fair and consider- ate treatment will be accorded to us and our interests, that we may rest in peace and con- tentment and our organization instead of feel- ing it incumbent to cast its entire strength and influence into the scale in defense of their common interests, each member shall for him- self fully and freely affillate with the party representing his political falth. Respectfully submitted: H. L. Sanborn, W. V. Stratford, James L Felter, D. L. Fitzgerald, E. L. Requin, Henry Whitham, Gus S. Turner, H. A. Priest, W. C. | Renfro, James Garlick, H. E. Leonard, G. W. Hilbert, G. S. Gilmoré, T. N. Heffron, M. D. Smith, George H. Clough. Committee appointed by the Rallway Em- ployes’ Association of California. Dated Sacramento, Cal., August 15, 1398. The committee then adjourned to meet again at 10 o'clock to-night to receive the reports of the sub-committees. A HOT CAUCUS. Discussion Over the Inorsement of J. G. Hughes for Associate Jus- tice of the Supreme Court. CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, Aug. 17.—The Los Angeles Coun- ty delegation had another hot caucus at o'clock this evening in the rooms of the Supreme Court. This time there was a full attendance of the delegation. The “push” and anti-push delegates were on hand in thelr full strength. A committee from the San Diego County delegation was received. The gentlemen announced that San Diego's delegation was willing to glve Los Angeles anything it desired and in return therefor it would ask 81 votes for its candidate, J. G. Hughes, for sociate Justice of the Supreme Court. A motion was made by Thomas Caffery that the caucus proceed to indorse can- didates for Associate Justice. A rollcall was asked for and the result was a declaration by the secretary that there were thirty-six votes in the affirm- ative and forty-one in the negative. The allegation was thefi made that the tally of votes made was crooked and another rollcall was asked for and had. The re- sult of the second rollcall was thirty- thirty-nine Before the adjournment Delegate Thom- e LAY MANCE OF OAKLAND SIZES. UP THE SITUATION =+ Wa, the representatives of the organization of railway employes referred to, appear before | solely on our own account | and of our own motion, impelled to do so from | motives of self-protection. There are upward of | 20,000 raflway employes in California who to- | day have their thoughts centered on the pro- | ceedings of this convention, hoping that they, | through the interest they represent, may re- | cefve at the hands of this convention just, fair and considerate treatment. to the end ' that they need not be filled with apprehension lest their personal welfare be jeopardized by any | hostile attitude on the part of this great party | toward the Interests whose prosperity is our | v and whose adversity would be our ty. carnestly hope and pray that further | agitation of the transportation question, which is =0 injurfous and disquieting in its effects. | may be omitted in the coming campaign and as Donahue and Delegate John T. Gaf- fey had a very wordy war over the ques- tion of the unit rule. Mr. Donahue insist- ed that the unit rule was in force as to Los Angeles' delegation, and Mr. Dona- hue declined to permit his vote to be cast against his wishes. There was no passage arms and the caucus adjourned with- out incident or omplishing anything. The Los Angeles delegation has con- cluded to permit the nomination of W. R. Burke for member of the State Board of Equalization from the Fourth District to be made, If the eighty-one votes from county will secure it. At first there was some opposition to Burke, but it has disappeared, and if Burke can get sufficient support outside of his own county he will be the nominee. JAMES H. BARRY'S OPINION. That if Nominated for Con and Will Follow in gress He Will Be Elected, the Footsteps of His Friend, Maguire. platform. It certainly must do so vote as well as the votes of all th of Shanatan and Cator either leges to none. With proper men n ciples I feel certain that we will su. I believe that the Committee of There certainly 1 do not think the appointment of merely as & war measure. As to my candidas may say that I haven ot approachs any man’s support, n\\ though man; If given the nomi I will do all within my nia. 0000000000000 Maguire is a platform in himself and as our standard bearer he will rally to his support thousands of Republicans who would not Vote for.any other Democrat and he is assured of polling his full not consider the middle-of-the-railroaders who will follow the lead are really without “local habitation or a name.” Our fight must be on/broad priuciples based on ecual rights for all and special privi- should be no so-called half-vote given to the Harney delegates. If entitled to anything they are entitled to it all. precedent. I loox upon their appointment in the present instance for Congressman from the Fourth District, I kindly signified their intention of furthering my success, for which I am, of course, nppredguve and grateful. , nation I thin] wer to further the interests of the people and to follow in the footsteps of Maguire, although it must be with far less ability than that g splayed by the 00000000000000000 :000000000000000000000000000000000000 SACRAMENTO, Aug. 17.—I did not arrive here until about noon to-day and am not so familiar with the situation as others who came befyre. I believe that the convention is thoroughly representative of true Democracy and will adopt a strong anti-monopoly and anti-boss to carry the State. e real Simon-pure Populists. I do Populists or Democrats. They ominated to represent these prin- ccead. One Hundred will be recognized. delegates should or will be made a ed a single delegate nor solicited y delegates and friends . have k I will be elected, and if elected next Governor of Califor- JAMES H. BARRY. 0000 000000000000 000 000000000000 ©o LOS ANGELES IS OUT FOR GANG RULE Tried the Case of the Buck- ing Harneyites Without Hearing the Evidence. Cassin, Upon Being Elected Permanent Chairman, Showed He Was With the Programmers. BY HENRY JAMES. CALL HEADQUARTERS, Sacra- l mento, Aug. 17.—This has been a hardg day. ; For hours I was one of hundreds who | sat in a hot hall listening to speeches | which, for all the effect they had, might | as well have been spoken into a phono- | graph and dumped into a well. . In vain did Harney plead for the cause he rep- resented, and idly did McNab reiterate the speech he had already delivered to the credentials committee, while with- | out avail the war horses of Democracy snorted and pawed the air. For the decision had been fixed in advance. | | | All words concerning it were wasted, a | trial to the ear and a mockery to the understanding. There was no variation from the pro- gramme. Of course there were protests, but when Ajax defied the lightning the ele- ments were stayed as effectually as these protests stayed anything to-day. I am not aiming to give an account of the proceedings, but only to record a few impressions. Among these im- pressions is that there is more trickery in Democratic politics than I had ever supposed, and that while the theme of the session was the iniquity of San Francisco, the Los Angeles delegation was exposed in the perpetration of a fraud as course as ever marked the ca- reer of a Buckley. Itis a very respect- able deiegation composed of office-seek- ers, all proud of not wearing the rail- road collar and all wearing the collar of somebody else. The fact came out that this delega- tion had held a caucus and had decided to vote as a unit against the Harney faction, and this before the case had been presented to the convention. This struck me as an instance of unblushing fraud. Los Angeles deems itself com- petent to instruct San Francisco in the ways of purity. The pot being pained to note the blackness of the kettle is a spectacle not devoid of humorous qual- ity. I do not belleve there was ever a State conventlon so dull. There were all attempts to infuse life into it, bits of wit tossed by the presiding officer, a show of patriotic fervor, an inkling of personal disregard existing between factions, now and then a note of anger. There was no rise toward a climax, there were no dramatic scenes. Mayor Phelan made the speech that won the most applause. Maguire was mentioned occasionally, but there seem- ed no longer to be magic in the name. The gavel fell tardily. Attention had been called to the fact that at the opening there had been no slgn of patriotism, no response to the sound of patriotic melody, no acknowledgment of the presence of the national colors and of the honors won by American arms. To-day an endeavor was made to correct this. A resolution was adopt- ed to send congratulations to President McKinley, and in presenting these reso- lutions J. J. Dwyer paid a graceful tribute to the valor of soldier and salil- or. But this should have been done the first day. It was too palpably an af- terthought due to suggestion. There were three cheers, which Gov- ernor Budd remarked could be heard in the White House, but those cheers if given in the blue room of the executive mansiog would not have been detected in the red room. They were feeble. The tiger which was due to follow balked, gurgled and died. Soon the discussion in relation to the two reports from the credentials com- mittee was in full swing. Major Har- ney was to have an hour, some repre- sentative of McNab another and other speakers to follow as they pleased with a five-minute limit. Harney spoke his hour, rapidly, earnestly. Then ap- peared the first subterfuge of the day. McNab announced that his hour was to be divided among several orators, headed by his own subtle brogue. This wag clearly against the agreement, but it was permitted. 'W. W. Foote and others first pleaded against anvthing akin to gag law, and in doing so made an allusion to McNab which brought that leader of men o his feet and set his tongue to wagging dis- tressingly. However, Foote finished, and when he was through there was no misunderstanding as to the meaning he had intended to convey. He con- siders McNab an interloper, his meth- ods dishonorable and denounced the ef- fort to cheat .the people. of the right to govern themselves. He said the suc- cess of the effort would be to put a knife into the heart of Democracy. The knife is there now. I believe the Demo- crats of California to-day were guilty of the indiscretion of suicide. Between speeches . Senator White came in, was moderately cheered and spoke with a brevity that was appre- clated. He was the only speaker of the day who appeared to regard brevity with favor. After McNab had hogged the time in telling how honest he was, how unfit San cisco Democrats were to conduct their affairs without his guidance, R. M. Fitzgerald gave the cause a boost. Deuprey thundered a few remarks. He was Interrupted once by Mr. Foote, who knocked some of the electricity out of the Deuprey thunder, but the thunderer did not seem to know it. For some reason, inexplicable to me, the audience stayed on. A good man sent around fans by the hundred. His advertisen._nt was on the back of each, but as a bouquet to his worth I would mention his name were I permitted. Among the heartiest cheers of the day Phelan came forward. The Mec- Nab hour had expired, but there was no tendency to hinder the Mayor, and, as I said above, his speech was by far the star oratorical effort of the afternoon. It was a thoughtful address, well word- ed, and at times marked by eloquence. That he told many truths no opponent will deny, that his denunciation of the Boards of Supervisors and the Board of Education was merited by those gen- erally disreputable bodies was deserved I entertain no shadow of doubt. When SHERIFF . DONOHOE- OF YUBA ENJOYS LIFE AT SACRAMENTO. s Major Harney broke in with a question the answer given him was so specific and direct, yet so diplomatically ex- pressed, I am willing to bet the major was sorry he hAd spoken. Major Har- ney had been praised even by those who were opposing him. If there was any praise in the Mayor's remarks I did not hear them aright. There was a mo- mentary scene of confusion, but so uni- form had been the dullness up to the time of Phelan's appearance, that a fight on the floor would have been a positive relief. At this point up rose AriostoMecCrim- mon, one of the professional good men from the south. He thought there was no occasion for more talk, he said, and to prove it kept on talking. He shook a finger of warning at the Harney camp, and let evervbody know that Los Angeles was pained and shocked to note the sinful ways of the metropolis. In his opinfon the delegates already knew which way to vote on the sub- Ject. Mr. Foote brought out the Zact that Los Angeles had caucused and had reached a decision before taking its eighty-one seats in the convention. He charged them with having done this, and they would neither deny nor affirm. Detected in the meanest act of the session they were ashamed to confess and afraid to plead innocence. I do not esteem this particular brand of re- formers. Finally when hard pressed Patton went to the platform and tried to justify the course taken. That he did not justify it need hardly be said. The gag rule he defended on the ground that they were afraid some black sheep of the Southern Pacific might stray into the fold of Los Ange- les lambs, and the lambs did not pro- pose that this iniquituous sheep should be permitted to say “B-a-a."” He did not tell what plous perscn had the privilege of removing the gag, or who had put it in. In fact the de- fense set up by Los Angeles was worse than none. That habit of shying every time the Southern Pacific is mentioned, of looking under the bed for the South- ern Pacific and pretending to view it with the disfavor similar to that the devil holds toward holy water is gen- erally a pretense, but when it is used for the purpose of perpetrating a fraud it loses even the aspect of virtue. For one, I have a8 much respect for the big Southern Pacific rcgue as for the little anti-Southern Pacific rogue. will pass over the rest of the speeches, because that is the only prof- itable thing to do with them. g‘hey consisted of encomiums to the worth of somebody or other, and the speaker who could find no one else to crown with laurel laid a wreath on his own ulging brow. Perbaps he got laughed at and perhaps he did nct receive so marked attention. There was a China- man in San Francisco who shot his uncle a few months ago, and who ex- plained when asked: *“Why, he too muchee talkee.” I am sorry they hanged that Chinaman. He ought to have been at the convention to-day. Governor Budd made a fair presid- ing officer, and did much to relieve the tedium of the creeping hours.. He might have refrained from making an | address after the permanent chairman | had assumed the gavel, for people were | tired and hungry. Budd had already declared that he would not be a candi- | date for any office, and as to what he had accomplished while in office there was nothing to be told. Besides, Per- manent Chairman Cassin had just made a speech, which I do not suppose was of his own composition, and which might have been omitted without seri- ous loss. Cassin is not a man of fine | presence. His voice was never intend- ed to charm, his enunciation is bad and I do not see why he was chosen unless because of the opposition of the Ex- | aminer, which is of course equal to an | indorsement from decency. MecNab wanted Dockweiler as permanent chairman, and was overruled. He did | not want Cassin, and was overruled again. I suppose that Cassin was a part of a programme as thoroughly prepared in advance as that which de- feated the Harney wing. Doubtless a little time will show whys and where- fores. Cassin was ready for business the moment the committee had report* ed in his favor, and drew from his pocket a list of the committees he was to name. He had thoughtfully been saved the trouble of making out the lists himself, and really did not seek to know whom he had selected until he had consulted the memoranda. I had always supposed that a permanent chairman had the privilege of choosing committees, instead of merely naming with no more personal judgment than manifest in the utterances of a phono- graph. In the smoothness with which this matter glided along there was a touch of genuine purity—Los Angeles brand. I venture the prediction that the Democratic ticket will be buried, deep; that not a man whose name may be upon it will come near to election, and that Maguire will go down to defeat with the rest. The Democrats act as those without hope. They do not view the coming contest with an appearance ness and a presiding officer able to dis- tinguish between a gavel and a point of order 1d not have permitted it. Cassin was rattled. I am afraid the free und untrammeled Democrats who elevated him to his station put up a job on him TARPEY’S CRUEL JCKE. Resolutions to Purge the Committee of One Hundred From a Stigma. CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, Aug. 17.—One of the amusing incidents of the convention proceedings to-day was a resolution Introducted by [ SRR -Tarpey of Alameda. | ‘He prefacea it, with an impress ow- ing of sol “It _has charged,” he sald, “that members of the Committee of One Hundred, are seeking office, that they have entered s with a_self- them in purging themselves of this stigma, and such is the. purpose 5 of the resolution I am about to introduce.” With the utmost gravity he then read the resolution, which was in effect that no member of the committee should be deemed eligible to office, and that the convention should make formal declara- tion embodying this sentiment. The res- olution w greeted with laughter, being regarded a delicate sarcasm, and no actlon was taken upon it. To-night suspicion is stronger than ever that Tarpey was indulging in irony. Chairman Dunn_ of the committee has been nominated for a place on the Board of - Equalization. Still nobody affirms that his one hundred came to Sacramento with any such purpose in view. Certain- 1y not. to t —_—————— THEY FUSED. Democrats Get the State Board of Equalization. CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, Aug. 18.—It was after midnight when the committee on fusion adjourn- ed. The sessfon had been a very harmo- nious one, although there was some ef- fort put forth by the Democratic mem- bers to save a few more nominations out of the wreck for their State convention of interest. They are too apathetic to quarrel - save .in a sullen, glowering ! way, and though a few .epithets are | bandied among them the assailed are | too dazed to resent. The party is | hampered by the exposure of its own methofls and it has been hypnotized by | the sword-swallowing Populists. To-day, as yesterday, ' there were ladies present and they stayed through to the bitter end. On behalr of suf- ferers who stayed because they had to I desire to thank them again. It/ puzzles me that they should consent to martyrddm. Perhaps the committee of | citizens furnish them as part of the | decorations. | At the evening session the first cir- cumstance to become prominent was | that Chairman Cassin is incompetent. | He could not hold a turbulent crowd | in check. He is not well informed as to parliamentary usages, and unless the person whose duty it is to pull the strings shall keep constantly on duty, Cassin will get the convention in a tan- gle. Once in a tangle he could not straighten it out in a thousand years. The second circumstance thrusting it- | self upon attention was that the fusion plan is not being nurtured in the Demo- cratic breast with anything approach- ing affection.-. - In -fact, a few short, snappy speeches were made lndlcaung“ plainly that the fusionists are to have a rocky road to travel. The idea of Democrats seems to be that they would rather be licked as Democrats than as partners of the Populists, so long as | | piped till a wave of laughter engulfed | There was considerable fun, a pleas- ing change from the day's solemnity. One gentleman with megaphone vocal equipment set the banners fluttering, and another, with all the forceful vol- | ume of a cracked piceolo, squeaked and | they must be licked. | | him. Nobody cared what either was | talking about. Delegates yelled for recognition and the chairman said “All right, go ahead.” Then the member went ahead until somebody who could outyell him[ cut him off. \ Rogers of Los Angeles was numer- ous. He seemed to suffer from a| chronic state of dissatisfaction with the fact that San Francisco exists and was apparently near the point of moving to | wipe it from the earth, thereby render- ing a number of return tickets value- less. I am glad he did not go to this extreme. The interesting theme of the evening was the discussion of proxies. Frank Gould pleaded for the return of the proxy system, and after all the whole matter was laid on the table. Some of the members did not think so, but the chairman did. Just before this vote a gentleman having been duly recognized ascended the platform when a clamor for the putting of the question sent him back | to act upon. The Populist brethren wero loath to make any concessions, but they finally, after listening to more or les pleading from the Siiver Republican: agreed to give the Democracy a litt better show than it was originally planned. In the Sixth Congressional District Bar- low was not satisfactory to all the Demo- crats but_he down thelr throats, and the committee agreed > port in favor of giving the Sixth Di to the Populists. This carri Barlow and the notorious Brook In the Seventh Congressional Dr. Castle was acceptable to both Demo- crats and Populists, and the district was given to the Populists by unanimous con- sent. Originally the Populists were given ona member of the State Board of Equaliza- tion. This they gave up, and the Demo- cratic Convention will name Equalizers in all four of the districts. In every other feature the fusion p: designed in J gramme as originally ¢ was agreed to, and the convention will so report. —_——e—— Mutiny in the Camp. SACRAMENTO, Aug. 17.—The mutiny in the Democratic camp is spreading all directions, and tc ght it locks though it would involve every cou the State. By promises to about e aspirant for office whose name will go fore the convention, the whispering sol ist saved himself from annihilation to- day, and even now he is plotting to break his pledges to the men who succored him. San Diego’s twenty-one delegates came here with a candidate in the person of Judge Hughes, who aspires to a seat on the Supreme Bench. They also came di- vided in opinion on the San Francisco fight. Last night Gavin whispered to them that in return for their twenty-one votes, he would give Judge Hughes the vote of the San Francisco delegation. the goods, but to- night the delegates are apprehensive that McNab will not reciprocate. And not without cause, for the fiat has gone forth that the ticket must be braced all along the line, and if Judge Coffey can be in- duced to allow his name to go before the convention, Judge Hughes is to be thrown in_the discard. Madera is in identically the same posi- tion as San Diego. Judge Conley is her candidate for Supreme Justice, and Mc- Nab secured her five votes under pledge that he would support Conl this in de- flance of the fusion deal, which gives one position to the Silver Republicans. 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