The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-05-11
DEMOCRATS ORGANIZE.
Initial Meeting OF the General
Committee.
The Organization Perfected and Officers
Chosen-The Members Of the Exeou-
tive Committee.

There was fun and wordy fracas at the
first meeting of the general committee of
the Democratic party in Irving Hall last
night. The room was crowded, the floor
being reserved for delegates and the gal
leries being occupied by spectators.
The committeeman were seated by dis
tricts. j. ]. Dwyer called the meeting to
order and briefly outlined the work in store
for the organization.
The following committees were APP
pointed:
Credentials. NJ. Ferris, TweDty-eighth I;
John O'Donnell. Twenty-ninth; John P.
Cough, Thrtieth; Joseph Gogle, Thirty
first; p. j. McElroy, Thlrty-second; Thomas
b. Slevin, Thirty-third Robert Boyd, Thir-
t}-fourth; Joseph Leggett, Thirty-ffth; s.
j. Crowley, Thirty-sixth; j. L. Cosgrove,
Ibirty-seyenth; Eugene McFadden, Thirty
eighth; Samuel Haskins, Thirty-ninth; ID.
w. Donohue Fortieth; 7. w. Doyle, Forty
first; D. j. Gordon, Forty-seeond William
Henders on, Forty-thir d /; J. j. Harrington,
Forty-fourth; j. NJ. Klein, Forty-fifth.
On permanent organization and order Of
business Zone from each Senatorial dis
trict)-Samuel Braunhart, Seventeenth;
+. Fitzpatrick, Eighteenth Anthony Qui ii.
Nineteenth; James Denman, Twenty-sec-
ond; James +. Tevlin, Twentieth; G. How
ard Thompson, Twenty-frst; j. f. Sulli-
van, Twenty-third; John House, Twenty
fourth; Otto Keeper. Twenty-fifth.
Andy Clunie of the Forty-ffth District
secured the eye OF the chairman, and being
recognized presented a petition from Ell
ward Austin. j. j. Harrigan, Joseph
Keeny and John O'Neil asking that they
be seated He offered an amendment to
80 tka tfoIo ou,if 70
that effect.
The amendment was defeated and the re-
port Of the committee adopted.
Judge J. f. Sullivan submitted the report
on permanent organization and order of
business. 1t provides that, inasmuch as
new election has been ordered as to four
members OF the general committee in the
Forty-ffth Assembly District aud the
executive committee OF the party has or
dered that the election Of vice president and
members Of the executive committee from
said Assembly district be deferred until
after the result of said election is aseer-
tanned, that the election of vice-president
and members Of the executive committee
for said district be deferred until the next
meeting of this general committee, on Sat-
urday evening, the 14th inst.
1t is further recommended that cand-
dates-at-large be nominated for delegates
to the State convention to be held
in Fresno on the 18th inst Inasmuch
as the delegates to the State conven-
ton from San Francisco are empowered
also TO act as nominating e0nven-
tons of Congressman from the Fourth and
Fifth Congressional districts respectively,
it is recommended that the IS delegates ap-
pOrtioned to the General Committee by tie
Executive Committee OF the party be di-
yided between the Fourth and Fifth
Congressional districts in proportion
to the number Of Assembly dis
trfa haf 10 70
that eleven-eig of the delegation t Q
selected by and from the Fourth Congress
Sional District, aud seven-eighteenths by
and from the Fifth Congressional District.
Discarding fractions this would entitle tie
Fourth District to 20 deegates-at-large and
the Fifth District to 10 delegaieS-at-large.
A committee on resolutions was then APP
pointed. John J. Dwyer was elected presi-
dent by reclamation and ). Fl. Daniels and
Frank Z. Hughes were elected general sec
relaries and Isidor Cutie treasurer.
The following Independents were
chosen: Henry Haley, Twenty-eighth;
Samuel Braunhart. Twenty niuth; J. p.
Bower, Thirtieth; r. A. Barry, Thirty
first; P. F. Dnndon, Thirty-second;
James B. Hughes, Thirty third;
p. F. Ward, Thirty fourth; w.
f. MsCaF5ay Thirty skin vd Berry
Thirty-eighth; Robert Haight Thirty
ninth; NJ. j. Mcdonald, Fortieth; Charles
w. Hayden. Forty-frst; ID. J. Gordon,
Forty-second; Joseph ROthschd, Forty
third; L. V. Merle, Forty-fourth.
The executive committee was chosen by
the district delegations as follows;
T. +. Maher. James Sutton. Martin Healy and
Andrew Wood, Twenty-eighthi j. }. Mccarthy
W harrington P. H. Stanley ana NJ
wall, Twenty Dintn A. Fitzpatrick, Nc
Creagb, Cough aud Broderiek, sThrtieth;
Patrick OConnell, G. II. McGIeayy John
Sbafkey, James J. McTtenau, Thirty-first;
Timothy Donovan, T. b. Cronan, Joseph Mag
Harris, NJ. +. 0Conn0r q. Code, Thirty third;
James +. Kenny. w. A. Burns, John X. Morton
J. Nj. Sullivan, Thtttyfourth; Lawrence Dolan,
Flank Hoburg, John Hunt, Joseph LeggetI,
Thirty-hlth; John Byrns, John Collins, a. J.
Clunie, Ihlrty-siXthi John +. CoSRraye. j. b.
Ivory, William Clark, f. Deadly Thlrty-seVenth;
James j. 0'Brien John Z. Gully, Joseph A.
Coyle, j. j. Bowling, Thirty-eighth; Marcus
ROsenhai j. L. sullivan, James u. Mcguire,
Samuel Coleman. ThiIiy-nlnlh; Henry Etchoff
Farrell, ForIieth; &. j. Murphy T. r. Drink
house, Z. j. Smith, J. G.. Terry, Forty-first;
Fred j. Flynn, +. NJ. Graney Nell BeggS
joseph z. Hays, FOlty.seeond; Samuel New
Fottythird; j. j. Harrington, Il. L. Acres, g.
Gillin, IT, h. Stout Forty-fourth.
Andrew Clunie introduced a resolution
ind0lsing the Traffic Association, condemn
Ing the Southern Pacific monopoly and re-
quiring AL delegates to the State conyen-
ton TO pledge themselves to secure, If pos
sble, action by the Democratic State con-
ven'on In accordance with the plan of the
Traffic Association Of California
About 200 members were nominated for
delegates at-large to the State convention
and the committee adjourned shortly after
O'Clock this morning.