The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 22, 1900, Page 12

o ] THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1900. DISGRACEFUL SCHEME OF BOSSES TO THWART REP 1 Futile Efforts of Kelly | and Crimmins to| Defeat an Honest Primary Election. UproariousConfusion | at Shiels Hall Pro- | duced by a Gang of Rounders. S TN thering last ng from a twenty-elght RAPHAELS, i THE FRISCO BOYS, Corner Kearny Street and Union Square Avenue. RS KA X e L BN 1 x A TA A O DATR T AT AT AT A AR A A SA k< e * WWW‘. ¢ FUTILE AND FARCICAL EFFORT OF THE BOSSES. * : ¢ DISGRACEFUL but futile effort was made last night by twenty-five committeemen, wear- : A ing the brand of Kelly, Crimmins and Herrin, to overthrow the plan regularly adopted by 1 the Republican County Committee for conducting the primary election on lines of decency ¥ and lionesty. twenty- The proceedings from start to finish were uproarious and farcical. Before the kickers started in to'make a show of their weakness and subserviency, Alfred Bou-, wier, chairman of the County Committce, duly informed every one present that no meeting of the County Committee had been called and that no meeting would be held. The boss-branded commit- teemen, backed by a howling mob of vounders and loafers, decided, however, to remain. After many calls had been made for well-known members to preside, Augustus Tilden, who is supposed t0 be seeking the favor of Kelly and Crimmins for nomination to the ofice of Justice of the Peace, weas elected to handle the gavel. James A. Wilson, the regular secretary, refused to participate in the conference, hence another man was chosen to act. The roll call was a howling farce. An old list of names was used. As @ name was called twenty rounders in the rear of the hall shouted, “Here.” Several well- knozen and reputable members of the County Committee, who remained to sce the circus, enlivened / by raising points of order. They made a monkey of the chairman to such a de- gree that he lost his temper and used profane and insulting language. He was told that he was hanging his head with shame for the part that he was acting and ed to state frankly if he was not performing the service assigned to him in consideration of a promise from Kelly and Crimmins that they would give him the nomination for Justice of the the proce was ask Peace. Practically nothing was done at the conference. A resolution to appeal to the State Cen- tral Committee weas declared adopted, but notice of reconsideration given by A. Ruef leaves the subject pending. 1When the meeting adjourned the boss sympathizers admitted their defeat and several of them applied for recognition. It is doubtful if the protest from the kickers will be lodged with the State” Central Com- » as the plan provided by the Republican County Committee gives every honest citizen an op- orfumty to vote once and to have his vote counted. The official call, signed by Alfred Bouvier, airman, and James A. Wilson, sccretary, is published elsewhere in this paper. Delegate tickets to be voted for mext Friday must be filed with the County Committec on or before noon to-day. The tickets, uniform in size and color of the paper, must be obtained from the County Committee. Credentials attesting the election of delegates must be signed by the chairman and secretary of the Republicann County Committee. The bosses, Kelly, Crimmins and Herrin, have made a desperate effort to seize the Republican local organization, but owing to the firmness and integrity of a majority of the County Commitiee, plans to prevent as far as possible stuffing and repeating have been adopted. It remains now for Republican citizens to go to the polls and vote the anti-boss ticket. FOASHITASATAD AR DA A A A SRR A ASAE D K< $ K R 0 AR OA TS R OO TS < A TH I TR TSR TR, kS k< *Q*@*’\X—*Q*Q,. that the meeting was not a county com- mittee meeting, but simply a gathering of members of the committee, and insisted on a ruling, put Tilden refused to decide the point. “If this is a meeting of the committee,” shouted J. G. Boyne, “I i call. But it is not a meet only talking among ourselves. George Snarp began a rollcall and Ruef arose to a point of order. Sharp went right on with the rolic b the con- fusion was so great tha! one could hear the names called, and the lobby generous- ly shouted ‘“Here!" in chorus each time. Sharp’s mouth framed the sounds that were not heard. “I insist on my_point of order,/ Ruef shouted, “and no Mr. S from making it. That It {s full of errors, or and dead men's names Tilden ruled t the roll w lar county committee roll. Adrian Smith and A. B. Truman were h on their feet with points of order and Boyne's voice topped all the confusion with de- mands_that they be recognized. Dr. R. C. Myer wanted a sergeant-at- arms appointed, and for a moment it looked as if he and Boyne might have a personal encounter. Sharp kept right on calling the_roll, the lobby doing the ans- wering and Boyne the objecting. “Don’t be a fool, Boyne,™ Tilden said from the chair. “I'm only trying to keep you from mak- ing a fool of yourself,” Boyne retorted. It Was a Lucky Purchase Made by our Mr. Julius W. Raphael, now in New York, having closed out a no official roil ssions, mistakes s the regu- *, | Willlam Metzner made the point of or- manufacturer’s surplus |, \Vijiae Metzme = cail for the meeting | had not reached many of the members o: stock at one = half the e commitice forty-sight hours prior to the meeting, as provided in the by-laws. value. The chair gave no ruling. Needed Sergeants at Arms. George Sharp, from the Secretary’s desk, reported that all the members of the committee were present. He moved that three sergeants at arms be appointed to preserve order. Adrian Smith offered an amendment that ninety be appointed, each a member of the County Central Committee, since they were all there, but Tilden tried to put Sharp’s motion, which had no second. “Whose motion is that?”’ asked A. B. Truman. *“‘Have Kelly and Crimmins promised you a nomination as Justice of the Peace if you put a motion that has not been made? If you get a nomination through Kelly and Crimmins you will never be elected. The Republican ticket is a winner, but not a nomination from Every one of these suits is a bona-fide $15 value, and the special sale price will be has no right to ma such a remark. I insist on an apology . I hls rS Tilden refused to make an apology and t 2 to drown Smith’s voice by pound- ing with his gavel Smith said Tilden Ifck(-d 'ldhc first r:!mm ‘ohf :Zl‘l‘{-‘rqes:gil,hez}l& den sal something al vas 4 A e e e o And indeed they are great values. They com-= prise all new fall and winter weights, in blues and blacks, the new Cx- ford mixtures, the swell Scotches in the new her- ' Tilden responded. “Your remark is unparliamentary and press ungentlemanly,” Smith shouted. ‘“Any it who, will ‘be on one side on Monday night and on the other on Tuesday night Mar.” More confusion followed, and the body gave three cheers for Tilden. Mr, Metzner insisted on a ruling on his point of order that members had not been notified forty-eight hours before the .37 “Kelly came to the front as a parliamentarian by moving that the point of order be laid on the table, and then moved that the privileges of the floor be denied to Boyne, Smith and Tru- man. Boyne said he was there by invita- tion ‘and they would have to put him out if they wanted to get rid of him. “Is this a general or a special meet- 7" asked Ruef. ! A special meeting,” replied Tilden. “Than what is its purpose? s “I will say to you and your abettors— began Tilden. i “You can't apply criminal terms to me,’ Ruef interrupted, and Tilden withdrew the expression, bit said that the meeting was called in good faith to determine the powers of the regular chairman in ap- pointing committees under the call for a s lection. ringbone weaves, hand-| T he i For this meeting sent to ., | members,” Ruef said, “the purpose is some checks. Not a suit | omitted, There is nothing in it that glves the slightest clew to the purpose of this meeting."” The Bosses’ Resolution. Tilden ruled Ruef's point of order not well taken, and Leon Samuels orought things to a crisis by offering a resolu.on in the line worth than $15. The only apology we can less 5 the passage of which was the purpose of make for ’em is the price— | the Kelly-Crimmins people in calling the meeting. The resolution stated that cer- tain powers, which were named, were conferred on the chairman and secretary of the County Central Committee by the resolution providing for the primary elec- tion, and that all others purporting to be exercised under that resolution were in violation of it and “are hereby declared to be null and void and of no effect.” The powers named did not include that of ap- pointing a returning board. 1. J. Truman Jr. reinforced the band of [} obstructionists by declaring that the reso- lution went beyond the purpose stated in the call for the meeting. Ruef made the rolnt of order also that a resolution regu- arly adopted could not be changed sub- sequently by the adoption of another res- olution. ' He appealed to Tilden “as an at- torney of standing and ability.” . Tilden ruled against him, and said he was not acting in his capacity of attor- ney. ““We can see that by your rulings,” Ruef retorted. “But as chairman of a special meeting without a purpese I appeal to you. an a resolution be changed and emasculated in this manner?” The point was ruled not well taken, and amid great confusion a vote on Samuels’ You Know What sort of bargain- givers we are—the early comers of course gather the plums. UBLICAN COUNTY COMMITTEE p can Keep me | ———— Farcical Appeal to State Committee the Last Resort of Kickers. —_— The Anti-Boss Forces Stand Firm and| Hold Possession of| the Works. —_— resolution was taken and the resolution ! was declared adopted. | Ruef changed his vote and gave notice that he would move to reconsider at the next regular meeting of the committee. In | order to forestall such action, Leon Sam- uels moved a reconsideration at once. The motion was voted down, and Ruef gave | notice that he would move a reconsidera- ton of the motion for a reconsidera- tion. Samuels then offered another resolution, | the purport of which was that provided | the ballots at the primary were of a cer- tain width and of a proper length, they should not be declared illegal because they | had not been furnished by the chairman | of the County Central Committee or by subcommittee. The resolutions were plainly out of order even at this disorde ly meeting that Tilden was forced so to | rule when the point was pressed by I. J. Truman Jr. An adjournment was taken without fur- ther attempt to regulate the affairs of the party. DEMOCRATS FIRE OPENING GUN OF FALL CAMPAIGN The Hon. M. F. Taylor Scores Administration’s Foreign Pol- icy, Roasts the Trusts and Denounces the Boer War. Bryan was eulogized, McKinley was roasted, imperialism was deplored, trusts were condemned and the Republican party and its principles generally were belittled at a Bryan and Stevenson rally in Metro- politan Temple on Fifth street last even- Ing. Democrats and a generous sprinkling of curious Republicans filled the big au- ditorfum to its seating capacity. The speaker of the evening was the Hon. M. F. Taylor, who stumped the principal cities of the United States in 1596 for Bryan and “Sixteen to one.” A couple of big bonfires on Fifth street and the blare of a brass band attracted a crowd and as early as § o'clock the temple was pretty well fllled. Red, white and blue bunting was festooned around the gallery railing and back of the stage : American flags tastefully draped around a silver shield, which was sur- mounted by the head of an eagle. Al- though 200 invitations were sent to promi- nent Democrats to occupy seats on the platform only about fifty responded, and they marched in at 8:30 o’clock to the strains of “There’ll Be a Hot Time.” Among those on the platform’ were Cap- tain C. H. Maddox, J. J. Valentine, County Attorney F. K. Lane, Assessor ADVERTISEMENTS. iy § NEW GOODS. This week we wil quantities of NEW departments, and ¢ 1 show enormous GOODS in all our all special atten- tion to the following six lines. Poplins, Brocatelles, Ple Wool Matlasse, Venetla Cloths. 4 cases PRINTED FRENCH stripes, and small, large 2 cases LADIES' BLACK SI both Taffeta and Peau de Weaves of Wash Ribbon: NOTE. write for samples of dark grounds, small and medium dots, assorted 2 yards. 8 cases NEW RIBBONS, in Merveilleux, Satin Liberty, 7 cases BLACK IMPORTED DRESS FABRICS, in Figured rolas, Jacquards, Silk and n Cashmere and Amazon FLANNELS, in white and and medium figures. LK SKIRTS, with corded ruffles, Spanish flounces and accordion pleated, in Sole. 1 case LADIES’ FEATHER SCARFS, in all the new shades of gray, also natural and black, lengths 1, 13, 13 and Satin Florentine, Brilliant Ottoman and New S« 1 case LADIES'’ NECKWEAR, in Jabhots, Ties, Scarfs: also a large importation of NEW EMBROIDERIES, in ail widths, both edgings and insertings. Our customers in the interior are requested to our NEW FALL GOODS. we are now taking up issues of an in-| ternational color. | Washington Dodge, District Attorney | Lewis ¥. Byington, W. B. Croux, J. J. Dwyer, Seth Mann, W. Reed, Judge | Sullivan, Judge Iivans, Charles Gilday, J. | A. Jones, Charles H. Swelgert and e Foster. In the absence of ex-Governor | James H. Budd, who was detained by {ll- ss, Senator J. C. Sims presided. he would simply ring up the curtain and announce the prologue of the play. | He paid Mr. Bryan a flattering tribute, which elicited applause. Bryan, he said, should be supported with enthusiasm, not because of his stalnless integrity and purity In life or of his conspicuous fitness to discharge the duties of President, but ause he'ls the standard bearer of those iples calculated to perpetuate and preserve the nation and its great insti- tutions. I o Taylor’s Speech. Hon. M. F. Taylor was then introduced, | and he spoke for an hour and a half, touching upon all the main issues in the | campaign, besides giving his views on the | China situation and the Boer war, the | latter being made at the request of u_ni uncertain individual in the audience. “I shall never forget my first introduc- tion to a California audience,” he began. 1 came here four vears ago, broken down | in health and almost on the verge of my rave. Judge Lawlor brought me around | here one night and told me to talk to| you twenty minutes and not say anything. I had been used to talking an hour and not saying anything, so it was a treat for | me_ that night. I faced a big audience and that occasion began one of the pleas- antest experiences I ever had. I brought to you then the name of William J. Bryan and 1 am back again_ to-night with the same name, and if God gives him life we will be back with him again and again until you have dealt with him as he deals with You. In the last campaign the sues ere mainly national. There was practically no differen = positions of the two parties, excepting on the money i The controvers has S. S. Stewart Banjos Geo. Bauer Guitars and Mandolins These famous makes are played the world over by professionals, teachers and amateurs, and are recognized the finest instru- . They have gained popularity solely through merit—the tone, durability and fin- | ish of the instruments being per- fection itself. Every instrument is individually made, régistered and guaranteed. Farland, the banjo virtuoso of the world, plays exclusively on a Stewart. Knell,” the greatest American ||| mandolin piayer, plays solely on a Geo. Bauer mandolin. Fiset, the most noted exponent of guitar playing, uses a Geo. Bauer ||| Instrument exclusively. The judgment of these men is worth your consideration. Sherman, Clay & Co., Steinway Piano Dealers, Cor. Kearny and Sutter sts., S. F. Cor. 13th and Broadway, Oakland. T | gress | an imperialistic contest, fighting | ritory that our constitition forbic | title to this land in the Philippines? | man was capable of se! | the California Theater this and to-morrow “1 say that when the Paris Commissi et and the treaty A agreed upon the ending s reached, and that ending far as our rights re rights 8 - we fin ion | ain | by Con- have been T hed in concern But | and | st of r ter- s that ourselves in the D we should acquire. “They tell us that CaMfornia people are for imperialism because it is going to open your ports and increase your com- merce. I insist that the love of this coun- try and its sacred traditions are dearer to the Californian than the possible ac quisition of an extra corner lot or a few more ships of commerce. Cannot Hold Philippines. | “The United States Government is a | government under a written constitution. I'll go one step further. Under that con- stitution this nation has no power to hold the Philippine Islands. | Mr. Taylor then took up the trust ques- tion and said if Rockefeller, who is giving money to institutions and establishing new haespitals, desired to pos a philanthro- | pist he could use the remainder of his | fortune In a manner a thousand times nore acceptable by bringing about condi ions where so many hospitals would not ¢. This love of money and th has cursed and destroyed the beginning of the world. The speaker then paid California a rosy tribute and incidentally boomed the can- didacy of W. P. Lawlor to succeed him- self as Superior Judge of this city. Mr. Taylor was on the point of retiring when a voice from the audience wanted to know how about the Boers, to which query the orator replied: ““The heart of this nation is in sympathy with the man who fights for his country and home. The progress of human civ ilization is oftentimes unutterably cruel. | The Indian held this country, he roamed it free, the graves of his fathers were he treated the white man with kind- | d welcome, but where is to- | And so it has been. As the sun s and sets, so it is the destiny of a people to efther sink or rise. | In regard to the Chinese struggle Mr. | Taylor sald that the attempt to hold o | to our - Eastern possesslons has opened | the door to the entanglement of politics present | is of Asia_and all England. The policy of this administration, he said injurious at home and absolutely destru tive of this nation abroad. In reply to a question, ould it be right to give up what we have got in the | East?’ the speaker replied: | ““We sald at the beginning that this war | was not to be for acquisition. Who holds | It there be anything in the spirit that said | -government this | covntry ought to be ashamed to reverse | this doctrine anywhere on this earth. I | am opposed to holding any i Jection, be he black or yellow.” Special Corset Sale. Another lot of travelers' samples ang odd corsets, all colors and sizes, value | from 75c to $450, will be sold for half | price and less. Also 100 dozen T5¢ “Coutil" | corsets—five-hook, spoon steel, silk flossed—at _2%c per pair. Chestér F. Wright, 6 Geary street. corner Kearny. + — T " Will Have Boxing Matches. | The Golden Gate Amateur Athletic Club | met last evening and arranged for a box- | ing exhibition to be held at the cluns | rooms on Stockton street August 29. Thers | will be ten four-round goes, and the list | will include A. 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