Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-05-15
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CALIFORNIA.
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THE TWO FACTIONS STILL
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LOCAL ELECTIONS.
AearneyisRu YOttering.
LOCAL ELECTIONS.
SAN FRANCISCO. Nav IA.


Your correspondent interviewed the
leaders of both factions of the Work
ingmen's party. this morning, regard
ing the prospects of the state COnven-
ton which is 10 meet here Thursday.
There will be two conventions, though
kearnev asserts there will be but one,
as he has entirely ignored the County
Committee, as also have the Work
i~ngneu's clubs of the city. He will
reCOgN3He them in no other way, II
will hire his own hall and hold the
State Convention regardless OF any ac-
tl0u On their part. He GAINS that the
so called County Committee has no
legal existence; that members have
been recalled by the clubs which elect
ed them, and that the only Organiza-
lion having any authority to act for
the W0rkingman's party is the Pro.
viSi0nal Committee formed by the
Presidents OF Ward Clubs. The
County Committee take an entirely
different vieW of the matter; they deny
that they have been recalled by any
persons or organizations having au.
thority to do So; they claim that Out OF
a membership of about 5000 in various
clubs Of the city, that more than half,
and probably two thirds, are with
them in this fight; that the recall OF
member, of tire committee by clubs
is more apparent than real; that Hear
nev has conSunlmated that action by
making it his bu-iuess with 20J oc 300
followers al his back to attend club
meetings, take possession, out vote le-
Ultimate members and carry all propO-
aifions Illegally in his own interest.
They say that for some time previous
to the break between kearney and the
County Committee, the attendance AT
club meetings had greatly fallen off,
owing to disgust felt by men bers at
kearney'S arbitrary action, but that
now the original members of clubs
are coming back in great numbers, eff
Iecting new organizations, or rather, in
act, reviving old mes, and arraying
themselves on the side ofthe committee.
officers ofclubS, who have been eNpell-
ed or have Withdrawn from packed
meetings on account of their oppOSi-
ton to kearneV, have AIKEN with
them the records OF h clubs, and
next, by formed organizations, will be
really the original ones, and will out
number kearney's adherents. Meas
ureS are now being taken to effectual-
" prevent any further bull dosing by
Kearney's followers, and maintain the
integrity of their organization. AS 10
the fate of the State Convention, they
admit there will be two conventions
held. and that the supremacy of one
or the orther must be determined by
the action of county delegates. They
claim an organization in 33 counties Of
the state, intending the larger and
more popuious ones. 1t Is feared,
however, that many OF these
viii not be represented i'll the
convention. The feeling among in
terror organizations, they say, has
been mainly against Kearneyism, and
many of the counties would not send
representatives to Kearney's Couven-
ton, but schism in the party has Daen
too recent for many of them to have
time TO make arrangements to cast
their lot with the County Committee
wing. From any deficiency in delega-
tons they will therefore argue CORES.
ponding opposition to the kearney
faction. They state that they are in
receipt Of gratifying assurances from
many counties Of sympathy with
their side of the fight, but that She
question of preponderance of strength
can rot be settled until the convention
assemblies. Ii. l.. Knight, who is
most prominent, perhaps, in the
County Committee, frankly expresses
the opinion that the conflict between
the two factions is likely to result dis.
~astrously to the party at large in the
coming election.
HEALDsBURG, Cal, May IA.
The entire Citizens ticket was elected
here yesterday by sweeping ~najorities