The morning call., 1892-06-12
POLITICAL.
The Stockton Convention Will Be
Probably RecOnVened.
John c. Quinn Mentioned as an Elector-Ths
Union League Club Drill COrps-A Num-
Der of Political Notes.

The Republicans are going to try very
hard to capture the Fourth Congressional
District. At the last Legislature this dis
trIet was changed, and it was thereby made
a Democratic district. The district now
commences at Leayen worth and Bay streets,
and the line then goes TO Sacramento, to
Van Ness avenue. across Market street to
Eleventh. to Harrison, to Twenty-hrst, TO
the San Bruno road, and out to the county
road. All the territory east OF this llne
comprises She Fourth Congressional DIS
tTict.
The redistrictng made the district a
Democratic one, with majority OF from
1890 10 1000 votes. The redstrcting was
done by a Republican Legislature. III. G.
Dibble was responsible for the work. While
in the Legislature he did il, because he him.
self thought that he would be candidate
for Congress from the Fifth District and In
making the lines he threw into the Fourth
District Well-kuOwn Democratic Localities
in order TO make the Fifth safe for himself.
For this Congressman Loud Will thank him
later, when he QIOud) secures the renOm'-
nation for Congress. DbOle desires the
nomination, but Will not get It Tor two
reasons. The first one Is because OF ms
connection with CrmminS and Kelly and
the famous waSte-paper basket scandal, anu
the second reason is that Loud viii be too
strong for him. LOud's fight is being made
by the BurnS-WllSOl men, who have ma
jOrity of ten in the district convention,
which. as things now stand, Will make the
nomination.
1t is the Fourth Congressional District
which is however, disturbing the ReDubli-
can leaders, and they are looking around
for strong and pOpuaT man to run against
the Democratic candidate, who is eX-Judge
Mcguire. The Republicans have selected
HarbOr Commissioner c. .. Alexander as
their candidate. But Alexander, in view OF
the district being so strongly Democratic,
does not seem inclined TO take the nOmlna-
tiUn. He knows what strong majority be
will have to overcome. His friends, In view
of his popularity, are insisting upon him ac-
eepting the nomination, aud are telling him
90 take of his coat and 60 IN and fight
Mr Alexander IS one of the most popular
members Of the Union League Club, and
stands very high IN the commercial world as
a business mau. As Harbor Commissioner
he has devoted more than the usualamOunt
Of time given to such business, and IN con-
sequence, along the water front. his reputa-
tlOn IS cOeXtnDsiye with the wnarYes Ihe
SteyedOTes' Association recently passed
resolutions indorsing Mr.. Alexander, show
ing his personal popularity with the work
ingmen. If Mr. Alexander desires the
nomination, he can have it.
The only name mentioned IN opposition
90 Mr.. Alexander is the CrmmlnS-helly
candidate, License Collector George Lee,
who lives, breathes and has his being In the
atmosphere OF the Tlird-street bosses. Lee
went 10 Minneapolis with Mike de Young
under the promise that ne would be made
one Of the assistant secretaries OF the con-
ventOn, and thereby achieve a national
reputation. He was made one OF the tem-
pOTaTy secretaries while the Blaine forces
we're in control, but on permanent OTgauiZa-
tiOn Lee was dropped and m0pped out of
existence into the great political obscure.
CTimmins felt such an interest ~ Lee that
he went all the way TO Minneapolis to assist
the License Collector In distinguishing him.
self. The result was that both Lee and
CTimmins were swallowed I'D IN the VIDE
womb of political chaos.
a. any rate the nominations viii be de-
teTmlned by the action OF the State Central
Committee, which will meet Oh June 20
and decide whether the Stockton convention
shall TecOnvene TO select Electors and Con-
gTeSsmen or whether primaries shall be
called for a new convention. Tie latter
course is not thought 10 be probable. The
country members wish q new convention
for the reason that it was not thought that
the old convention was to select Congress
men. The city is inclined to favor a recon-
Yenlng OF the Old convention, and TO avoid
the cost, contest and bother Of another
primary on account Of the effect it might
have on municipal elections.
Should the old convention be reconvened,
which is probable, the Burns-WilsOn wing,
which IS for Loud and Alexander, Will have
majority Of one in the Fourth District and
10 ia the Fifth District. This was tested in
the selection Of delegates 10 the national
convention, when Crimmlns and Kelly put
up Lloyd and Dorm, and Burns and Wilson
plpQf 81 over them Smear and BillshIsrv