The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-23
DON'T OPPOSE 1T.
Budd to Take His Seat
as Governor.
CONTEST TO COME LATER.
Manwaring Thinks a Recount
Hopeless.
CONTEST TO COME LATER
COMMITTEE OF SEVEN DIVIDED.
A Lively Struggle Against Burns
Over the County Committee
Craftsmanship Impending.

There will be no attempt to prevent
Governor-elect James III. Budd taking the
oath OF Office and his seat, If the views or
Asa r. Wells. one of the committee OF
seven. on the gubernatorial contest. be
correct.
II do not think it has been at any time
the idea of the committee to attempt to
prevent Mr.. Budd taking his seat as Gov
ernor, or to endeavor to have Governor
Markham hold over until the contest is
decided" said Mr.. Wells. "Mr. Budd will.
when the times comes, be sworn in and
take his seat, suppose. The contest will
be carried TO the Legislature and recount
of the vote of San Francisco will be had.
We believe that the recount will show
that frauds have been perpetrated. Thai
was the idea when the matter was brought
before the Supreme Court, but that trl-
bunal held contrary to our views as to the
course of procedure, and now we shall take
the matter to the legislature. Meantime,
pending he determination of the legisla-
tive committee which may be chosen, Mr..
Budd, l presume, will hold the Office"
a division exists in the councils Of the
seven who are arranging for a recount
before the Legislature, Charles w. Man-
waring, one of the committee. goes so far
as to say that he is fatty opposed to the
whole plan, and intimates that the COM
mittee may decide to hold its meetings
without him.
Il am satisfied that public sentiment is
against contest and recount" said Mr..
Manwaring. II am also satisfied that a re-
count would not elect Mr.. Estee. OF late
l have gwen some attention TO this subject
of recount. | have found by personal
investigation that many Republicans voted
fnr a ipof Of Eofa oyaH hot TO
accounts In part for Budd's great majority
in this city. / believe that frauds have
been committed to some extent, but
believe that they were where votes for
Webster were counted for Budd. I do
not think that enough votes were fraudu-
lently given to Budd in this way to make
any change in the r. suit"
Mr.. Manwaring did not attend the last
meeting of the committee. 1t may be that
he will not attend the next one.
He replied that he did not know when
the next meeting would be held. He had
received NO notice OF one being called.
When asked ii he would receive notice
to attend, his answer expressed a doubt
which may be considered as very signifi-
cant of the breach in the committee.
Manwaring and Burns have fallen out.
MaDwaring wants to be chairman of the
county committee again. and Burns does
not want him TO have the Office. So very
lively little ngbt IS being arranged for
Tuesday night, January s, when the
Burns cohorts and the anti-Burns element
in the Re, ublican party will struggle for
the control of the city organization.
81 have been to see Burns several times
lately, but he has always been too busy to
see me-" was the frank statement of Mr..
Manwaring 81 shall not go to see him
again. He does not wish me to be elected
chairman of the committee. l shall make
fight for the place. OF course, cannot
say what will be the result of the fight,
but think | will be elected. ana | believe
that there will be powerful factor In op-
position 10 Burns. which will come as a
great surprise to the public"
Registrar Evans. after a visit from sew
eral of the Grand Jurors on Friday, for
warded the returns to Sacramento, and
Democrats, who have always said such
unkind things of she Registrar, profess 10
feel relieved from alarm
1t was arranged that there should be a
meeting of the Republican municipal
campaign committee last night, but no
quorum was OBJ aimed and the meet ng
went over until next week. The object
CT the meeting was TO sign the report
which will be sent to the County Clerk
showing the expenditures of the com
mitte0.