The morning call., 1893-04-17
SENT THEM AWAY.
Disappointed Democratic
OffiCe=Seekers.
The State Central Committee Returns
Load of Petitions After Decid-
ing on No Endorsements.

There was considerable discussion among
Democratic politicians yesterday, regarding
the action of the Democratic State Central
Committee, at its executive meeting on
Saturday night, and little knots of enthusi-
astc followers OF Cleveland. gathered in
the hotel corridors weighing the force of
the meetings outcome.
The chief interest was centered in the COM
mttee's refusal to indOrse any candidates
for Federal positions, as a committee,
although the individual right of mem bers
was not interfered with.
The reason of tho meeting being called
was that the Congressional delegation in
Washington had, except in one instance,
failed to unite on any recommendation to
the President, the single exception being
that of o. NJ. Welburn. for Collector OF In
ternal Revenue.
Through their chickering's and differences.
California mad lost all chance of any foreign
missions. This caused strong pressure to
be brought to bear on the executive COM
mittee, as the managing body of the Demo-
cratic party in this State, to furnish In
dorsements which the delegates had failed
to give.
When the committee assembled 1t was
apparent that the members were as mucn
divided in their preferences as had been
the delegation, and that unless the unit rule
was applied, which the members would not
consent to. it would be im possible to secure
unanimous Endorsement of anybody. Be-
sides this WAS the feeling that the delega-
ton had better be left 10 find its way out
of very bad situation, and there was no
reason for the State committee rushing into
difficulties from which it would be impossi-
BILE to extricate itself with any degree of
credit
For these reasons the motion not to in
dorse was opposed by only five votes. That
ends the matter.
1t illustrates how hopelessly the delega-
ton is divided, it is only necessary 10 cite
the case of the SUPPLEMENTARY of the mint.
Senator White is vigorously supporting
Barry Baldwin. Congressman Mcguire is
pushing James II. Barry. and Congress-
man Geary is aggreSsively advocating the
claims OF john Daggett.
For the other offices the delegation is much
in the same condition, and the outcome is
hard to determine. The appointment of
Wise was not In any sense the work of the
delegation, as Mcguire was the only man
originally for him. The api DIN tment is r.
bitter disappointment to Bosses Dwyer and
Sullivan and the machine. Wise has an in
tense antipathy to both those politicians,
and any one who gets into the Custom house
by their favor, Will steal in in disguise. 1t is
said that the fact that Wise was not in favor
with the local machine was con sidered by
the President strong pOint in his favor
At the State Committee meeting, Senator
White remarked that Cleveland had said to
him, that lie wished to appoint WISE, and
that lie desired 10 have the delegation iu-
dOrSe him. He said they took the hint
promptly, and indorsed him.
Congressman Geary said substantially the
same thing, and furthermore that there
were great misconceptions as to the import
ance OF delegations. A Congressman who
appeared veIy large in California might be
very insignificant in Washington, and the
President would do about what he thought
the people wanted. Appointments could
not be thrust upon him by Senators and
congressman, and such thing as making a
slate for MIR. Cleveland was an impossibil-
ity,
Geary further says that In the matter OF
securing appointments to subordinate posi-
lions, under the heads of departments, the
COngTesSmen would use their Influence to
have party service rewarded, aud 10 har-
monte and unite all elements of the party.
A whole lot OF petitions were handsd to
the committee by hungry applicants for
places on Saturday night, but when the final
decision TO withhold Endorsement was ar
rived at the secretary was Instructed to re-
turn Them 10 the senders, each one of whom
has added another 10 his list of disappoint- T.
ments.
Senator Stephen NJ. White very quietly
left the Palace Hotel yesterday afternoon
and took the evening train for Los An
geles.
During the greater part OF the afternoon
the Senator was in private conference with
General Dimond. and the number of times
hold over" and mint were mentioned in
| the rotunda could not we'll be enumerated
An expectant thr0ng of newspaper men
and local politicians waited In the Office in
the expectation that the Senator would call
on the clerk before leaving. He managed,
however, to get his bill recepted through
the medium Of go-between and made his
way to Montgomery street without being
| discovered, and was on the Oakland
pier before the watchers knew he had left
| the hotel
Senator White denied himself during the
day to all callers save few inIimat te
| friends,