The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 21, 1898, Page 1

The to be 'take.n from | the Library.++++ ! PRICE FIVE CENTS. GOVERNOR BUDD SAYS IT IS A DISGRACE Denounces the Acts of Mayor Phelan’s Demo- cratic Committee of One Hundred Job Chasers. The Alleged Convention Declared to Be Injurions to the Interests of the Party in City and State. The Legislative Programme. There was a very warm session of Judge Magulre’s executive committee yesterday afternoon in the rooms of the Democratic ‘State Central Committee in the California Hotel. Governor Budd was there. So was Mayor Phelan and several of the lesser lights of the local and State Democracy. The heat of the sesslon, which was held behind closed doors, was due to Governor 3udd’s strictures on the manner in which or Phelan, “Whispering” Gavin Mc- and thelr select committee of one hundred job-chasers are conducting the affairs of the local Democracy. The Governor denounced the action of the Committee of One Hundred in resolv- ing {itself into a nominating convention | ame and an outrage and an insult Democratic voters of the City of ncisco. He further declared that this action, which he characterized as in- famous, would result in the defeat of the ticket in this city and would very ma- terially injure the chances of Maguire's election. He said that it would hurt tne v in the State as well as In San ¥ Fri cisco, and should not be counten- anced by honest men. He sald much more to the same effect, and Mayor Phelan, Charles W. Fay and some others who instrumental in perfecting the claims of the Committee of One Hundred to the lives and liberties of local Demo- r Bt a very uncomfortable half- dentally, a very material part mme of the self-constituted conver brought to light. The executive committee met osten- sibly for the purpose of considering the made by Francis J. Heney from of the Committee of One Hundred to resolve itself into a nominat- ing convention. The real purpose of the meeting, however, to devise some scheme whereby Heney's protest could and the voters of Mr. be sidetracked the party be appeased and made to be- lieve that the members of the \ommit- tee of One Hundred are honorable men whose sole purpose in life is to bromote the welfare of the San Francisco Democ- racy. Tt WAS While Qiscussing the best plan for putting Mr. Hene~ and hig ap- eal on the shelf that Governor Budd ave vent to his disapproval of the high- ded methods that have up to the pres- ent time marked the proceedings of the Committee of One Hundred. Mayor Phelan rushed to the defense of his lieutenants, but even he could not find it in his heart to wholly approve of their action. He said that it was his opinfon that the Committee of One Hun- dred had not acted with “‘wise discretion” in constituting itself a nominating con- vention, but that the deed was now done and it was the duty of every good Demo- crat to make the best of it. He even went so far as to declare that he was surprised to find that the committee had the power to constitute itself a nominat- ing body. { [ |into the hands of Chairman McGee or Tt was at this point that Governor Budd declared his conviction that the ac- tion of the committee of 1w and its sub- ordinates was an outrage and would work an immediate and lasting injury to the party in city and State. ine Governor | had something else to say. He asked Mr. Fay for some information as to the plan that had been adopted by the man- agers relative to the selection of legisla- tive nominees. Fay replied that the plan was to au-| thorize Chairman McGee to select 2 mem- | ber of the convention from each Assem- | bly District, such members. so selected being authorized t6" name the legislative nominee from the district in which he | lved. It was apparent that this plan put the men who controlled his acts the pow- er to name the whole Democratic legis- lative ticket. It was on this point the Governor had a few words to say. He declared that Chalrman McGee has only | been a resident of San Francisco for a period of seven months and has never voted here; that the proposition to place | such a power in the hands of such a man | was simply sulcidal if it was considered | as a bona fide act. He declared that If McGee was given this power without any strings to it that he (McGee), not having a knowledge of the needs of the city or of the quallfica- | tions of the many aspirations for Legis- lative ‘nominations, could not fulfill his trust. If on the other hand McGee was but the Instrument in the hands of the men who dominated the convention the condition was equally as bad, but for a different reason. “This man McGeee,” sald the Governor, “is my personal and political enemy, and is known to be such, It is also a matter of common belief that I am a candidate for election to the United States Senate, Knowing these things you have put into tually appoint Legislative nominees who are prefudicial to my candidacy. I want to state here and now that I am not and will not be a candidate for election to the United States Senate—and there-are no strings on that declartion lke there are on a declaration recently made by M. H. de Young. “That, however, does not change the fact about what you propose to do. I do not belleve that the Democrats of 8an Francisco will stand such a high-handed proceeding as this, and I for one will not blame them.” The Governor’s criticism was not very palatable to the Mayor and his friends, but this fact did not deter the Governor from giving vent to his feelings on the subject. The net result of the meeting was that Mr. Heney's protest and ap- peal were quietly placed on the shelf. A meeting of the State Central Commit- tee will be called for some time during the present month. Thirty-Fourth District. The Republicans of the Thirty-fourth Assembly District met at Native Soms’ Hall, Seventeenth street, last night and organized the official Republican cam- paign club of the Thirty-fourth Assem bly District by electing the following offi- cers: George Dietterle, president; Percy Beamish, vice president; John I. Nolan, secretary; Frank Zan, treasurer; Thomas J. Dorgan, sergeant at arms. Executive committee—Charles H. May- er, James W. McCabe, R. Schleuter, W al: . W. Baornett, Frank Zan, Hilderbrandt, D. J. ustice, Jam Smiley, George A. Rutz, Willlam Cashman, Wil- Ham W. Whan, C. W. Lingenfelser, Moran, Thomas Learned, E. 1. Robinson, Charles de la Fontaine, John D. Mabhler, George W. Elder, Charles J Truman, Thoma Brown. The following were selected as dele- gates to the conventions: Municipal—E. B. Smith, George Burk- hardt, E. W. Eustice, D. J. Kelly, George A. Ru Willlam Cashman, Willlam W. Whan, C. W. Lingenfelser, James W. Me- Cabe, John _D. Mahler, H. A. Beasle; o R. Kirby, John I. Nolan, Daniel Erwin, James MeTigue, John Holland, George Dietterle, James McDade, Thomas J. Dorgan, Dorsan Nichols, Fred S. Gunn. ]mgal. ative, etc.—Charles H. Mayer, L. ”nug‘vrk‘h, Joseph Beasey, Charles de la Fontaine, H. E. Buttleman, Joseph Tittle, John McEwen, Charles E. Esterbrook, James W. Bonney, Thomas_J. Flynn, Harry Arnold, John Louda, .'7 E. Cart- wright, F. D. Mullins, Frank /mn.(‘-nn_rgg McComb, A. Repert, E. B. Robinson, rge Greenwood, Fred W. Frank, W Truman, Love. s were made by T J. Burnett and John L. —_——— Frank Republicans of the Twenty-Eighth. The Central Republican Club of the Twenty-eighth Assembly District met last night at 121 New Montgomery street, when 20 'members signed the roll. The meeting was called to order by County Committeeman A. Houston. J. J. Dona- hue was elected temporary —chairman, and the vice-presidents chosen were: Chris Dunker, Otto Heins, Henry Kohn, Patrick Ryan. James Brown, Thomas Giimore and Thomas Denahy. 'The per- manent officers clected were: President, J. 7. Donahue; recording seoretary, J. Carroll; financial secretary, H, D. Jer: corresponding secretaty, John - E. O'Brien. The following committees were appointed: Executive—James H. Daly, H. D. Miller, Thomas Denahy, J. B. O'Brien, J. J. Donahuc, A. "Houston, Frank Gasper, T. ¥, Bryant and Vaughn Morgan; finance—Chris Dunker, Jacob Levi Jr., Joseph Spear Jr..' Henry Fohn, John Manderson, N. Ahrens, Otto Heins and John Durnin. —————— The Nameless Party. The so-called’ People’s party or fusion organization is to have a day, the Su- preme Court having decided to give it a chance to tell why it should have a name and place in politics, When the pinto combination applied to Secretary of State Brown for baptlsm the State offi- clal refused to grant the mvlfi'. nn'[ be- satisfied with the paternity of the ‘lm{fllcn'm. Although real?zing that it was o¥ very questionable origin the thought of going through life nameless was too rauch, and an application was made to | F. the Supreme Court for so much of re- spectability as goes with a name. Chief Justiee Beatty yesterday took compassion upon the nameless one and directed that an alternate writ of mandate issue, re- turnable on Monday, the 26th inst., at 2 o’clock, when the matter will be argued before the Justices sitting in bank. s R Thirty-Ninth District. Over 300 Republicans of the Thirty- ninth Assembly-District met in Turn Ver- ein Hall last night and organized by elect- ing the following officers: Meyer Jacobs, president; Fred Frey, secretary; James G, Martin, treasurer. Executive committee— Oscar Tolle, Thomas F. *feGee, Willlam Herrin, Willlam T. Kibbler, Charles Mau, Daniel Skillier, H. S. Milizner, Wil liam J. Sullivan, F. D. Worth, T. H. Me- Sarthy. George 5, Strong, Gedrge T. Me. e oK o ddy, J."K. Fitz he following were chosen as : to the munlcipal convention: Themsotes McGee, Hugh W. Fraser, William J. Her- rin, Amos Currier, Oliver Olsen, Daniel English. T. J. Crowley, James Macome Henry Sontag, J. C. Daly. Loweil Howe, Julius Morris, Charles F. Breidenstein James R. Martin, Sanford Plummer. Wil liam Presley, Charles J. Kin, A Jacobs, George W. Lewis, W. W, A Legislative—Henry S. Milizner, Patton, Harry H. Adams, { Conklin, T. H. McCarthy, J. }}'m{?md M:Kenzlc, 5 radford Webster, William T, K William_Caldwell, Willfam H. Léw{»\."f,hnl-?lré Holtz, P. J. Enright, Robert B. Elis | Charles H. Johnson, D. I Reynoids. M. J. Welch, J. W. Burdette, £. A. Coheh, The Forty-Third Club. The following permanent officers were elected at a meeting of the Fort 1 Assembly District Republican Clul George William M. Linstrom, | Morgenstern, ton E. Strauss, president: Joseph B, Stevens, recording secretary; Thomas Kelly, corresponding secretary; executive committee—~John P. Rice (chalrma General R. H. Warfield, Josepn Willord! C. E. Taylor, Fred Lundquist Jonn l?rlen, E. Sawyer, Ed McLaughlin - and George Crosbie.. Resolutions pledging the support of the members of the club to the Republican State ticket and Indorsing all the nominees, and also indorsing the administration of McKinley, were read and adopted. The meeting was addressed by Julius Kahn, candidate for Congress from the Fourth District. B et Getting Ready for the Election. The Republican voters of the Fortieth Assembly District met in Franklin Hall last night and formed a district organ- ization under the call of the county com- mittee. The following officers wer, 3 ed: President, J. B. Carson; sm-rotf\re}}ecl-‘: A. Bullls; treasurer, Sol Cahe rre- sponding secretary, John E. Bery tive committee—Edmund Tausky, Maestretti, P. W. Lannon, O'Brien, L. L. Solomons, A. T, T. W. Hubbard, 8. Peyser, H. 0. Wilson! finance committee — H. Miller, 8 Green, B. D. Pike, Henry Bahr, L. N, Jacobs, E. B. Read, A. O. Colton. — Indorsed the State Ticket. The Twenty-ninth Assembly District Republican Club was organized last night at 14 Third street. Charles Kennedy was elected dd? ;_n, Clkéarles Corey secre- and Sam Taussig sergeant at arms, '—i“"Z members who a|ggned the roll Barnett, | three of the nominations go to men who | Gavin McNab wil find that the work of | bosding the Democracy the hands of this man the power to vir- | MAYOR PHELAN IS - RENOMINATED BY THE PROGRAMMERS Democrats Fear _Disruption, and After Naming Four Judges Adjourn Their Convention. There is dissension among the members of the Democratic committee of one hundred now acting as a nominating convention for the Democratic party of San Francisco. The initial Session of the convention was held Monday evening, and last evening another session was held at which busi- ness was transacted down to the point where trouble threatens. When this point was reached, Master of Ceremo- nies Charles W. Fay, who enjoys the rep- utation of being the mouthpiece of his Honor, the Mayor, moved that the con- ventfon adjourn until to-morrow evening. No one objected and it was so ordered. | Fay and his friends, who have in hand the task of making up the slate, hope that between now and Thursday even- ing they will be able to satisfy the de- mands of some of the members of the convention who object to having two or are members of the committee of one hundred. On the other hand, the ob- jectors declare that they intend to have all the patronage that 1s at the disposal of the convention or they will raise such a row that Mayor Phelan and Whispering requires more than the sanction of the trustees named by the State Central Committee. The net result of last night's session of the convention was the renomination of Mayor James D. Phelan and the nom. ination of four Superior Court Judges. Mayor Phelan during his incumbency as the city’s chief executive, “I am an old man,” he said, “but I am still young enough to recognize true mer- it. The man whose name I desire to place before you for your consideration is one whom you all know and whom you respect and honor. Since his elevation to the highest place in the gift of the peo- ple of this city his name has become a household word. He is, besides, a native son. Although a young man he has an old head, and his acts have always been such as would conserve the best inter- ests of the people of San Francisco. Since his incumbency of the office he has been the watchdog of the treasury (laughter) and has saved the city untold thousands of dollars. The man to whom I refer is James G. Phelan. He asks that his every act be seen and criticized.” ' The mention of Mayor Phelan's name provoked great applause from floor and gallery and at the request of Max Pop- per three cheers were given. Jasper N. McDonald, chairman of the committee of one hundred, asked the privilege of sec- onding the nomination of Mr. Phelan. He declared that he would make no speech {and that his only desire was to subscribe to all that Dr. Cole had said. Dr. Cole then moved that the nominations be closed, and on motion of Clitus Barbour the secretary was instructed to cast the ballot for Mr. Phelan. The chair appointed Mr. McDonald and Colonel Sullivan a committee to find and escort the Mayor to the convention hall. est—men who have the interest of the city at heart, and who will have the courage to carry out the reforms which you have planned and the pledges which you will exact. I thank you from the hottom of my heart.” The first number.on the programme hav- ing been carried out without a hiteh, Chairman McGee declared the next busi- ness in order was the naming of four Su- perfor Court Judges. Before any nomina- tions could be made, however, Joseph Nougues moved that each candidate whose name was presented to the conven- tion be requested to make a contribution to the conventlon of not less than $10, the same to be pald in at the time the can- didates’ name was presented. An excep- tion was made in the case of School Di- rectors. A. Comte Jr., who had been slated to make several nominations, and who saw that under this rule he would be required to produce a very considerable amount of money, entered a very vigorous protest. He declared that such action was a relic of barbarism and that in his onin- fon the members of the convention should bear the expense of the conventlon. A standing vote was called for and the mo- tion was carried by a two-thirds majority. Barna McKinne took the platform for the privilege of placing Bert Schlesingerin nomination and had just begun his ora- tion when he was interrupted by a rude request for the necessary $10 entrance fee. Having “produced” he proceeded to enumerate the virtues of his candldate. He continued to speak for fifteen or MR NoLaues Reaos Some May Mis Ars DeTanep To ®inp Tug MAyor. Re SOLUTIONS, Reaps A oM THE Govenor . SN M * Kirreie sSwE Juoee E\‘ BRriveerare: SPeaks AsouT TEMPTATIONS Easy O NoY Pavine. His RenNT MEN" WHO CAUGHT THE EYE OF THE CONVENTION. Judge Willlam T. Wallace, Judge James M. Seawell, Judge Rhodes Borden and Attorney Frank Marasky were the fortu- nate candidates for the Superior Bench nomination. United States District At- torney Bert Schlesinger and F. V. Cos- tello were the unsuccessful candidates. As on the previous evening there was a numerous lobby present and it took such a lively interest in the proceedings of the convention that at times it re- quired the efforts of several policemen to keep things in. working order. Mem- bers of the lobby made frequent calls for the *slate’” and ‘‘programme,” but a4 Chairman McGee declined to respond, tHe interested spectators were compelled to confine their attentfon to oral criti- cism of members of the convention. Although the convention was. called for 8 o'clock it was several minutes past 9 o'clock before Chairman McGee rapped for order. The delay was due to an un- successful effort on the part of the pro- grammers to secure the unquestioning support for the slate of the disgruntled job chasers. The rollcall disclosed the presence of eighty-eight members of the committee of one hundred. . The resignation of Edmund Godchaux was read and accepted, after which the secretary read a resolution declaring that all of the labor at the disposal of the convention and its nominees should be given to the members of the- Allied Trades Council. The report of the commit- tee on platform was then called for. The report was read by Joseph N. Nougues and was accepted by the convention. The platform, which is printed in full in these columns, denounced boss rule In politics, pledges the nominees of the con- vention to carry out all sorts of reforms, besides approving of the result of the late war with Spain. This having been disposed of Chairman McGee announced that nominations for Mayor were in or- der. - Dr. R. Beverly Cole had been selected as the person to place the name of Mayor Phelan before the convention. He made a short but a very appropriate address, 'he 250 pledged thelir loyal support to the entire Rep\'ibllun State ticket. in which he eulogized the work done by His appearance was greeted with an- other season of cheering and handclap- ping, during which he bowed his appre- clation and smiled * s thanks. He said; “I thank you sin' erely for the nomina- tion you have just given me. I am not unfamiliar with the history of this con- vention (laughter) and I desire to signify my approval of the action of the gov- erning body of the Democracy of this State In its effort to take the party in this city out of the hands of corrupt bosses. “You, gentlemen of the convention, rep- resent in its best sense the Democratic party of San Francisco. No honest man can say that this convention does not come from the highest authority of tne party in this State. It was brought into existence in order that the people of this city might be relleved ot the rule of corrupt bosses and that they might have a voice in conducting tne affairs of the party. The affairs of the party may be trusted with the people because the great mass of people is always right. “Affer your deliberations have been concluded I am sure that you will pre- sent to the people of San Francisco a ticket composed of good and honest men whose election will insure an honest ad- ministration of the anairs of the munici- pality. For these reasons I feel grateful at recelving at the hands of such a con- vention the nomination which you have given me. “1 know that the Supervisors and School Directors who were elected two years ago have not done their duty, al- though the Democratic party pledged them to reforms. While this {s to be de- plored, it cannot now be helped, and it is your business to purge the ticket of the men who have been false to their pledges in the past. 1 do not desire to engage in a general condemnation of the men with whom I have tried to work anu will not do so at this time. “You have, I. understand, adopted a good platform which, if carrfed out, wil] rid this city of the abuses that have marked the conduct of its government. But the platform alone will not do the work. You must name men who are hon- twenty minutes and concluded without having named Mr. Schlesinger, an omis- sfon of which he was reminded in a very pointed manner by members of the lobby. He was followed hy A. Comte Jr., who presented $10 and the name of Frank, J. Murasky to the convention. He declared that not a member of the convention had been solicited to vote for Murasky. Some one in the lobby proposed three cheers f8r the candidate and the outsiders had a little noise-making of their own. Emil Pohli next took the floor, handed up a twenty-dollar note, received $10 change, and proposed the name of Judge James M. Seawell. The next speaker was W. B. Cope, who had concealed about his person the name of Judge Rhodes Borden and a ten-dollar note, both of which he produced between interruptions from the gallery. Judge E. A. Bridgeford, having first pald his ane. presented the name of *‘a young man who possesses all of the Jeffersonian qualifications,” F. V. Costello. A. Comte Jr. found another ten dollar iece, and after separating himself from t was permitted to place Judge William T. Wallace In nomination. Jerome Deasy wanted to second the nomination of Judge Wallace, but cut his speech short when some one in the lobby shouted “That fellow owes me rent.” There being no further nominations the convention proceeded to ballot. It was observed that Francis J. Heney had re- fused to sit in the convention, and when his name was called he arose from his lace in the lobby and declined to vote. he ballot resulted as follows: Borden 70~Wallace 65, Seawell 63, Murasky 63, Schlesinger 55, Costello 43. ~ Borden, Wal. lace, Seawell and Murasky having ceived the highest votes cast were de- clared the nominees of the convention. This _business having been disposed of Bart Burke of Santa Cruz moved that in future no nnmlnatlnf speech should ex- ceed five minutes in length. This having been agreed to the convention was. just settling {tself down in anticipation of the fexpected row over the other nominations, when Charles W. Fay bobbed up in his seat and moved that the convention -ad- Jjourn until Thursday evening. -No objec- tion was offered and the adjournment wag ordered. It is expected that some exciting caucuses will be held between now and the ‘féme when Chairman Mec- | Gee raps for order. to-morrow evening. MAGUIRE POPULISTS STILL IN THE FIELD The Kinne-Gillespie Contingent Decided Last Night to Hold a Local Nomi- nating Convention. They Accuse the “Middle-of-the-Roadsters” of Shamelessly Keeping in Close Communication With Reputed Railroad Lobbyists. The Magulre-Gallagher-Gillespie-Kinne wing of the Populists met last night and held a little consolation party. The mem- bers are still feeling sore from the severe fall glven them by Becretary of State Brown, when he decided a few days ago that the middle-of-the-roadsters who repudiated Maguire and fusion at Sac- ramento were entitled to the Ropulist party designation on the State ticket. ‘When it was announced by Brown that he would recognize the ticket headed by T. W. Shanahan, the “tall sycamore of Shasta,” who Is now designated by his former bewhiskered brothers as “a bolt- er,” the Maguire Populists had all sorts of chills. ‘When the warring local factions return- ed from Sacramento and the middle- of-the-roadsters left the old organization and formed a new county committee, they held on to the records. Dr. W. N. Gris- ‘wold has been aching for an opportunity to express himself in “caustic verbiage” since that time. The opportunity was afforded him last night and he took ad- vantage of it. After the committee was called to or- der by Dr. Miller, and Secretary Clough reported a quorum present, Dr. Griswold presented the following ‘statement of cold facts"”: The majority of the San Francisco delega- tion to the recent Populist State convention have been several times publicly charged with having violated the instructions of the county convention. The charge is again repeated by Secretary of State Brown in a decision which has given him no enviable notoriety. The facts regarding fusion, according to Populist records, which show these charges to be mendacious, are as follows: The national committee met Tecently at Omaha and resolved that for the year 1508 the policy of fusion should be left to the discretion of the States. The State committee met in October, 1807, and discoursed as follows: ‘'Political parties have an honest existence when they represent and squarely contend for their platform de- mands and they can only exist by supporting candidates who favor, accept and advocate their platforms and by fearlessly opposing litically all who reject and refuse to accept heir demands.” This sentiment i repeated in other forms, and the address ends thus: ‘‘We therefore conciude there can enly be an fontr< able and effective union of those who Lelleve in the sameé principles, an t “henc: no gther Kind o ‘nfon: aleuld ibe considered by the - e's’ party.”” This Addresa looks steadlly toward fusion or union on given conditions, In April, 1898, the State committee again met. Fusfon with Democratic and Silver Republicans on the Oregon plan was openly invited and a committee appointed for its promotion. This invitation was not accepted. The action of the State committee was subsequently approved by the county committee. The San Francisca county convention met July 5, and knowing at.the time that fusion on the Oregon plan had failed, instructed its delegates thus: Be it resolved by this conven- tion that we Indorse such resolutions of the State committee and adopt the same; and that we favor a unfon of all who will unite with the People’s party by adopting and accepting its platform, and we demand that the State convéntion refuse to consider fusion or any unfon, by whatever name called, save as herein specified. Be it resolved that our delegates are instructed in accordance with the foregoing resolution, and : yirst—Against /adjournment of the conven- on. Second—To vote for and favor the nomina- tion by our State convention of a complete straight Populist State ticket, and against any proposal to leave places vacant. Third (In_substance)—Any committee filling - vacancies shall cause the substitute candidate in writing to accept the Pgpulist platform. The above are the instructions of the County Convention. Subsequently, by the vote of the entire State Convention, including the bolters, the time when all candidates should sign the platform was placed for those in the State at fifteen days after their nomination and for those out of the State at fifteen days after their re- turn, The cold facts are here substantially stated. Fusion was permitted by the National Com- mittee; conditional fusion was recommended by the State and county committees and in- structed by the County Convention, and the State convention unanimously. favored it by an extension of time that facilitated its accom- plishment. Under such instructions for fusion the fur- ther instruction to nominate a straight Popu- list ticket could be complied with only by se- lecting from the Democrats aad Silver Re- publicans such of their number as were able and willing to accept the Populist platform. This was done. The instructions of the County Convention were followed by the majority of twenty-six from beginning to end, as literally as any im- perfectly drawn instructions could be fol- Towe What did the minority of three do? Ignored and opposed these instructions from first to last, and when overcome by a strong majority rebelled against the fundamental law of organization—majority rule—and in de- fiance of a State statute which makes it a “Telony punishable by fine and imprisonment, precipitantly organized what they termed a State convention and adopted the same plat- form of principles as that abandoned by them. In this latter action they were joined by other anarchistic and law-defying members. On returning to San Francisco this minority of three, joined by others of their kind, formed a new organization, took the books of the regu- lar County Committee from their accustomed place of deposit and secreted, and against all demands for their surrender, retained them. Up to the present they have chamelessly kept close communjcation with reputed railroad lobbyists, and thelr extraordinary expenses, it is belleved, are being paid out of the funds of the Soniteen Pasific Compans. .. Ao Surely_such men understand license and. 1ib- erty to be svnonymous terms. 4 Will the forty or fifty thousand Populist vot- ers of California be satisfied to place the affairs of the party in the hands of those who, determined to rule or ruin, choose to ignore and dare to defy all restraining law? Let their votes in November answer. The sentiments expressed were unani- mously indprsed and Dr. Griswold looked pleased and happy. On motion of George D. Gillespie it was decided to hold a Municipal, Legislative and Judicial Nominating Convention on the 28th inst., at some hall to be selected to-day by Gillepsie, Kinne and Dr. Gris- wold. The convention will consist of 144 members. Each of the eighteen Assembly Districts in the city will be allowed eight delegates each, such delegates to be elected by the district clubs. STORY OF SUFFERING AND ILL-TREATMENT The soldiers who arrived from Hono- lulu yesterday on the Australia, on #fr- lough, tell hard stories of their treat- ment, not only on board the transport Lakme, but in camp near Honolulu. Their grievances began with embark- ation. - It was originally intended that only 160 men should be taken, but when the steamer sailed there were 340 pri- vates and fifteen officers on board. The results, according to their accounts, were that aside from lack of sleeping accommodations they were not half fed. Those who got nearest the pro- vender first appropriated it all and the unfortunate outsiders went hungry. Complaints were of no avail. On one occasion a box of crackers was spilled on the deck and there was a regular football scrimmage to secure them. Bread, salt medt and coffee constituted the bill of fare for six days, and there- after they subsisted on hardtack and coffee. Army regulations require 1000 cubic feet of air space per soldier. On the Lakme the quarters afforded sixty-five feet per man, and to make matters worse the hold was very damp. Arrived at Honolulu conditions were as bad or worse, according t¢ the com- plaining soldiers. “There seems to have been plenty of food,” said W. D. Andrews, “but it was for some reason not issued, and we were supplied with less than half ra- tions per day. This state of affairs continued until the New York Regi- ment and the engineer corps refused to perform the regulation drill, and one company was placed under arrest. As a compromise the drilling time was re- duced to two hours a day—one in the morning and one in the evening. Owing to the heat and scant food this was all the men could stand. “The Red Cross Society is doing splendid work, but the male nurses appropriate the special food pro- vided for thesick and eat it. The con- valescents are required as soon as they can get out of their cots to wash dishes, sweep and scrub floors and do police patrol duty. In the engineer corps about thirty men men answer to the ‘sick’ call every morning and are sent to the post hospital. Usually they are returned the next day, whether fit or not. “The New York men are in particular suffering from the heat. They have no canvas suits, and while drilling must work with their coats buttoned, which causes them much suffering. This reg- iment is preparing a petition to the President to be mustered out. Their plaint is that they ‘do not want to go to the Philippines after the treatment they have received on the transports and in Honolulu.'"” It is also asserted that the hospitals are located on “low, swampy ground that in the wet season is flooded,” and will be uninhabitable. These conval- escents are on thirty days’ leave of ab- secne, and they declare that they mor- L. D: tally dread to face the conditions that will confront them on their return to duty. On the other hand, General Merriam states that the health of the troops at Honolulu is exceptionally good and that they can be properly cared for if no more troops are quartered at that place; furthermore, that no complaints of lack of food or ill-treatment have reached him, notwithstanding it has been a part of his duty to acquaint himself with the conditions of his men and to see that they are properly cared for. SLAYS TWO OFFICERS BEFCRE HE IS TAKEN Murder Done by a Man Who Sought to Deprive His Father of a Home. GARRETT, Pa., Sept. 20.—E. P. My- ers this morning took possession of a house left to him by his mother, Mrs. Christley Myers, who died five months ago. The deed was not signed by his father, who had a life tenure in the property. When Christley Myers ar- rived this morning he found the house barricaded, his son refusing him en- trance. He at once went to Somerset, swore out a warrant for forcible entry and detainer, and on his return here sought service for the writ. Young Myers fired at the approaching Consta- ble, fatally wounding Michael Kearney. Then he fled to his boarding house, im- mediately adjoining, whither Constable Nelson Lenhart and his brother, John Lenhart, followed him. He fired again, killing John Lenhart instantly. g *Sheriff Martin Hartzell of Somerset in a short time arrived with a posse. A crowd of infuriated citizens was guarding the boarding house, in the cellar of which young Myers was hid- ing. After an hour’s waiting a raid was made. A dozen shots were exchanged. Myers was finally overpowered and while being taken down the steps of the house was struck by a gun in the hands of somebody in the crowd. He was knocked unconscious, but later re- covered and was removed to Somerset. Michael Kearney died about 10 o’clock. John Lenhart, the other vic- tim, was scarcely recognizable when found, the entire front of his face have ing been blown off. —_—— The Thirteenth Republicans. At a meeting of the Regular Republi- can Club of the Thirtieth Assembly Dis- trict the following officers and commit- tees were chosen: Chairman, Dr. C. L. Morgan; vice chair- man, I. Erb; treasurer, James Gilleran; secretary, John Devany; sergeant at arms, D. Shea. Executive committee—H. Jackson Jr., I. Erb, Dr. D. McNeil, C. F. Metzner, D. J. Crane, Benjamin, L. K. Hagan- kamp, J. Roach, J. F. Twomey, R. Russ, J. P. Hayes, N4G}lll.le&nngle, J. Horn, L. A. D maign committee—A. Brady, 3. 3. Morehouse, E. Heldenrich, T. Lynch, 8, Do [gan, Charles Coleman, H. Jacobs, J. Cronin.hD. ‘W. Shea, J. Levy, A avis.