The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-03


The officers OF the General Committee shall be
Chairman, one Vice Chairman from each Assem-
bly, district, Treasurer, TWO general secreta-
res and sergeant-atarms.
There shall be an Executive Committee of the
General Committee TO consist of the officers OF
the General Committee and four members TO be
chosen by a majority Of the delegates 10 the
General Committee from each of the Assembly
Districts provided, that for The conduct and
management of the election 10 be held In 1892
the present Executive Committee Of the Com
mi Tee on Reorganization of The Democratic
Party shall be increased so that It shall contain
at least three members from each Assembly dis
trict, and they shall be vested with all the pow
eTs and duties prescribed for the Executive Com
mittee IN the plan OF organization.
The officers and standing committees OF the
Executive Committee shall be: Chairman, Vice
Chairman. Treasurer Recording Secretary, Cor
responding Secretary ana Sergeant at Arms, all
OF whom shall be chosen by ballot; FL
nance COMMITTEE OF seven members, Core.
spending Committee of seven members,
Registration Committee of seven members.
Naturalization Committee of five members,
Printing Committee of five members, Auditing
Committee OF three members, Resolution Com
mlttee OF five members
The powers OF the Executive Committee shall
be the consideration of ali matters relating to
tho organization OF the Democratic party. The
call OF The primary elections and conventions,
and the conducting of primary, general and
special elections; and shall In their discretion
have power OF revision aud substitution of all
nominations hereafter made by conventions or
committees whenever the honor, preservation
ana integrity Of This organization shall require
hucl action. l0ey sDAli also authorize all n6c6S
saTy uiSUur seInenIs and approximations.
When lie membership of the Committee on
Reorganization vi the Democratic parry reaches
the uumter of 1900, or as soon thereafter as
practicable, the members of the committee resi-
DENT In the several Assembly districts, under
The sup vlson OF the Executive Committee,
shaN gaulZe Assembly district committees OF
the Democratic party 10 be designated by
the number OF The districts. The EX-
ecutive Committee snail name the Chair
man, two Merchantmen, TWO Secretaries.
a I eGsuler and 4 CauyaSsng Committee of five
members IN each district, whose powers and
terms Of Office shall be defined by The Executive
Committee.
Upon tie organization OF the Assembly Dis
tlict Committees enrolment shall be made
thereby. subject 10 The supervision OF the Exec
utive Committee.
CONVENTIONS.
convention consisting of $50 members, pro-
pOrtioHaIe from each Assembly district, Shall
whose duty 1t shall be to convene and organize
al the proper time, and under Call of The EXecu-
i've Commit ee, for the purpose OF eecllng del
eeatrs to Tie Democratic Stale Convention
of 1892.
Delegates to the municipal and district con-
yentions shall be elecied by the Assembly Dis
lict committees, who Shall act in conjunction
with fl y-four delegates TO be appointed at large
by The Executive Committee Ia the nomination
OF municipal aud district candidates for the
general election 1882; provided that the
names OF all nominees for election delegates
to said conventions from the several districts
shall be reported 10 the Executive Committee at
least ten days before the date set for their cleo
HON. provided further, all elections of delegates
shall, as far as practicable. be beld under the
laws OF California governing primary elections,
Including the general law on balloung known as
tie Australian system, adopted by tie Legs
lature OF 1891.
The following resolution, introduced by Judge
James q. Mcguire, was also adopted:
WHEREAS, For many years the mem bers OF the
San Francisco Fire Department have VIGOROUSLY
been compelled as the condition which alone
they could retain their employment to serve and
assist the local political bosses of both Republi
can and Dem cratic parties In carrying primary
elections, regardless oil the means employ ed: aud
whereas, the participation OF that large army OF
public employees, moved and animated solely by
their Immediate Decuniary interests. in local
primary elections, involving the frequent
sort to violence and other vicious means for
the carrying of such elections, has entirely de-
feated the primary purpose OF such elections
and has rendered them than farcl-
cal. and whereas, the best interests OF the
Democratic party and OF the community require
that al members OF the said Fire Department Ue
rigidly excluded from participation in party pri-
mary elections and from organizations for the con-
duct OF such elections and for ;he Sc ection OF
delegates to nominating conventions and partisan
committees; therefore, be 1t
Resolved, That peTs employed In any capa-
city in the San Francisco Fire Department shall be
eligible for membership in this committee for the
reorganization OF the Democratic party, in any
club which may be organized under its auspices
and no person while so employed shall be ELI sibie
to membership In any convention or committee or
ganized u der the auspices OF this committee.