Los Angeles herald., 1892-03-26
BOSS AND DOODLE.
Synonymous Terms in San
Francisco Politics.
A Bad Split in the Republican
County Committee.
The Matter Appealed to the State
Central Committee.
An Arbitration Committee Appointed.
Maurice Il. Curtis Admitted to
Bail-Other Pacific
Coast News.

SAN FRANCISCO, March Z6.-Ihe mem
bers of the Republican county commit
tee who retired from that body Monday
evening had another meeting last even
ing, and memorial to the Republican
state central committee was adopted
setting forth their grievances. The
memorial says that while they represent
the wishes of the majority OF the Repub-
lican voters of San Francisco, they hap
pen to be minority of the county COM
mittee, and cay their withdrawal from
the county committee was caused by the
refusal of that committee to adopt reso-
lutions calculated to give them a fair
and equal representation at the polls at
the primary elections.
The memorial demands an honest bal
lot and true count of the votes cast !;
that the fire and police departments
keep off their hands at the primaries !;
that fraudulant voting be made impos-
sible.
They also demand the privilege of
naming one half of the judges, inspec-
tors and clerks at each polling place,
and the naming Of part of the returning
board to canvass the vote, so as to pre-
sent the true vote of the people.
The memorial records hostility to
'bossism" and denounces the system,
declaring the words "boss'' and
doodle" to be synonymous in San
Francisco politics. Leaders there must
be, but that word creates the ideas OF
liability, decency, dignity and honor"
In submitting the memorial, the
memorialists say: "We repeat that we
wish to do nothing that will have
tendency to disrupt the party; but we
do most emphatically repeat that we in
tend to stand upon the principles herein
enunciated. That we demand the
natural rights of the Republican voters
we represent. We appeal to your SUI
perior judgment for counsel and for &C.
ton, hoping you may designate some
way by means of which all the Repubi-
can voters of San Francisco may be in
sured fair recognition at the polls and in
the affairs of the Republican party"
This memorial is signed by eightee en-
of the forty-four committeeman.
This morning, upon the receipt of the
memorial framed by the dissenting
members of the Republican county COM
mirtee, last night, chairman Stump is
sued call for meeting of the execu-
tive committee of the state central COM
mittee. A Aquorum was soon found and
the memorial and resolutions were laid
before the committee for consideration
All were in favor of adopting some action
that would harmonize the conflicting
elements and secure Justice to all. After
d short deliberation resolution was
passed providing for the appointment OF
a committe of six to meet tonight.
By the terms of the resolution the
chair was to appoint two members of the
committee from the executive commit
tee of the state central committee. Sen
ator Mahoney of the minority county
committee, was to appoint two, and DR..
Meyers, chairman of the Third-street
county committee, the other two. 1t
was further determined that meeting
of the arbitration committee should be
held tonight.
Chairman Stump appointed Charles
F. Bassett and W. W. Montague to rep.
resent the state central committee.
''The time has arrived" said Mr..
Stump, at the conclusion of the
meeting, 'when the state central
committee is forced to take notice of the
split in the local ranks in order to pro.
tect the interests of the party through
ont the state. So far as the boilers are
concerned, they are in the minority and
have not on that account the prestige in
the party organization that the majority
has, but again. it becomes necessary to
devise some plan OF reconciliation, and
one that will guarantee to all Repub'
licans free ballot and fair count"
Later-Irwin G. Stump, chairman ol
the Republican state central committee
declined today to convene the state ex-
ecutive committee to consider the
memorial presented by the members Of
the Republican county committee who
recently withdrew from that body. In.
stead, he named Messrs. Montague and
Bassett committee to meet two, each
from the majority of the committee, and
the followers of Senator Mahoney. DR.
Meyers, chairman of the county com
mittee, submitted a letter saying that
he had no power to make such appoint
ment without the authority of the com
mittee, and that the whole subject woulG
come up at meeting OF the committee
to be held tonight. The conference
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