The morning call., 1893-04-16
WILL NOT INDORSE
The Democrats Reconsider
Their Decision.
CONGRATULATIONS TO WISE.
White and Geary Attend the Demo-
cratic State Central Committee
Executive neeting.

The Democratic State Central Committee
met in executive session last night at the
Grand Hotel.
Senator Stephen NJ. White, who had been
specially invited to attend, came up from
Los Angeles especially to be present, and
was met at the ferry by some of the COM
mittee. who escorted him to the meeting
The meeting opened shortly after 9
o'clock with Max Pepper In the chair and
X. p. Troy secretary. Thirty-f1ve members
were present
he nrst business transacted con sisted of
protest against the Democratic City Com
mittee OF San Jose in reference to the action
OF the county in indorsing the applicant for
the pOstOffce without sufficient votes
LII was decided that a copy of the resOiu-
tlon passed at the previous meeting of the
State Central Committee, providing that
committee should lake no action in reference
10 the postoffice. exceptin such cases where
Republicans had indorsed, be forwarded.
A committee consisting of p. J. Sullivan,
j. U. Flynn and j. l.. Franklin was ap-
pointed to look into the dispute in San Luis
Oblspo in reference 10 Endorsement of
Republican for Postmaster at San Miguel
The appointment OF John H. Wise for
Collector of Customs at the port of San
Francisco was eagerly discussed during the
evening. and Secretary r. Z. Troy moved
the following resolution, which was
adopted:
WHEREAS. The President of the United
states has lhls day appointed John II. Wise for
Collector or Customs at the port OF San Fran
cisco, therefore be It
ResoIUed, That the executive committee OF the
Democratic State Central Committee of Cal
ifofnia, in view Of the active and
consistent etLIs devotion to Democratic pTin-
ctples, the sterling integrity and the high
executive ability that have characterized the
life OF Hon. John II. WISE extends 10 him ITS
hearty congratulations on being so highly hon
ored by the chief executive OF The nation. And
be 1t further
Resolved, That copy OF this resolution be
entered upon the minutes OF this committee and
th&t . copy Of this resolution be lelegTaphed TO
Hon. John II. Wise.
After a long discussion the principal
business for the transaction of which the
committee had met was brought up for con-
slderation This was the matter of indorse-
ment of applicants for Federal positions.
ms brought about long and OCCASION
ally heated discussion, in which Senator
White, Congressman Geary. Max Pepper
Raleigh Barcar, Gavin McNab and others
took part
Senator White delivered a long and able
address against the question, and his re-
marks had great weight in peTsuading the
doubtful members as to the course they
should take. II ended by the committee
vious meeting whereby it decided to indorse
applicant 5 for Federal positions, and ab-
solved each member from the pledge he
took before the election to sign no petition
for any candidate for office.
Senator White and Congressman Geary
addressed the meeting upon the political
situation and on what had transpired at
Washington. Senator White said that the
President had told him that he would like
to appoint Wise for the Collectorship and
would prefer the delegation TO indorSe him
for that position.
Congressman Geary concurred in this,
ana stated that he and Senator White had
mentioned that they would certainly not
oppose the appointment OF Wise.
The meeting broke up much soopar than
was expected. and Senator Whites mary
friends then had an opportunity to greet
him. He was. however. much fatgued, and
took an early opportunity to slip away with
X. Z. Troy, and Immediately went home to
his mothers house on Haight street.