The morning call., 1894-06-10
SOUNDS AN ALARM
Max Peppers Warning to
Democracy.
BREADS BUCKEYES POWER
influences at Work to Drag the
Party Down.
RADICAL PREVENTIVE PROPOSED
The POstoffice Plan to the Rescue
Two District Rows Finally
Disposed Of.


settle the disputes in the Thirty-second
and Thirty-1ifth districts; to pass upon the
report of the committee on rules for the
approaching primary and incidentally to
name the day.
Max Pepper threw the committee into
turmoil at the outset by proposing an in
novation. which would revolutionize pri-
mary tactics, and at the same time warned
the Democracy of an attempt about to be
made to wrest the control of affairs from
the county organization.
He called j ames OCOnnor to the chair,
and then submitted the following resOlu-
ton, for which the members of the COM
mittee were in nOwiSe prepared:
Resolved. That a committee OF eighteen, one
representing each district. be selected TO con-
slider the virtues or adaptabilty of the plan TO
mall the ballots to members of the clubs TO vote
under The poStofhce plan and return the same,
eliminating the present system of using ballot
boxes and thereby assuring order and deCoTum
to govern at the primaries conducted under the
auspices OF that committee.
Mr.. Pepper then said that this would
probably be considered very extra
ordinary innovation in the conduct OF
primaries, and 1t was one that had never
been considered in this city. But at Los
Angeles it had been proposed, and one
side had rejected and the other side
adopted it, the result being that the side
which had rejected had been turned
out of power by the people. 1t
was probably ahead of it's time,
but Mr.. Pepper said he had deter
mined TO present il for the consideration
Of the party here as method of improving
the system in vogue. ''SOme of the gen le-
men," he said, may laugh at it as being
impTacticable and unnecessary, but l tell
you there is an influence at work in this
city to defeat the wishes of the Democratic
party at the primaries, 1t has come TO
this, that there is an influence here that is
more potent than this committee and IT'S
chairman. l do not claim to be a prophet,
and do not profess TO know more than
others, but | know what has been going on
during the past few weeks in the city and
county of San Francisco, and / tell you
that it is necessary that we adopt some
such plan. or we will have the will of the
people defeated"
Mr.. Pepper failed to state what the in
f1uence he feared would usurp the rights
of the organization was, but he continued
to urge with great eaTnestnesS the advis-
ability of adopting some method to prevent
the catastrophe to which he vaguely
alluded.
Andy Clune said that he wanted to see
the plan sent to committee for investiga-
ton. He differed from the chairman as to
the condition of the Democratic party In
this city. The party was on a better basis
than it had ever been. He had heard A
coeTce The Democratic party. but he did
not apprehend that the rights vested in the
organization were about to be usurped.
Clltus Barbour made speech in which
he declared that he did not hesitate to
name the men who, it was being said, in
tended to seize the Democratic primaries
as well as the Republican. The men were
Christopher a. Buckley and Samuel
Rainey. Now" said Mr.. Barbour. 1--WE
have dethroned one king. and as Byron
said, he lowered between a dungeon and
throne. he has come back and allied
himself to the Republican party Let
them have him" Barbour advocated the
reference of the resolution to q committee.
An amendment was offered that it be
referred to the committee on rules. and
Clitus Barbour presented another amend
ment that the committee on rules be in
stIucted 10 consider at the same time the
question OF proportional representa- tion
in the State Convention. After a lengthy
discussion the resolution was referred to
the rules committee.
The special committee TO determine the
contest in the Thirty. fifth District over a
place on the district committee submitted
two reports. TIE majority report stated
that the committee had examined fourteen
witnesses, and that the evidence showed
that j. Ii. Robinson, a mem Der of the dis
tTct committee. had gone to Europe and
his place on the committee had been
appointed to fill the vacancy. Upon his
return 80 the city Mr.. Robinson had waited
on the district committee and asked to be
restored. AT meeting of the committee
its action had been regularly rescinded
and MI Robinson duly reinSlaled. The
majority report recommended that Robin
son be recognlz ed as a member of the dis
trict committee and of the general CON-
mittee. This report was signed by Com
mtteemen Sullivan, Luttringer, Treacy
and Raglan. Major Harvey sent in mi
nority report favOring Herman.
Samuel Newman of the special commit
tee sent IN second minority report, in
which he dealt with the contests in both the
Jhirly-tifth and Thirty-second districts
In the Thirty-fifth District The question
was as to three places on the district COM
mittee. Messrs. Bcasley, Bartlett and
ckey had been absent from the meet
lngs Tor long time and their places had
been declared vacant and the vacancies
filled by Messrs. Lester, Quigley and Reavy.
This change had been accepted without
protest, as Bartlett had been paralyzed.
Hinck1ey had been sick for sixteen months.
and Beasley did not want 10 engage in
politics for business reasons.
Supervisor Dundon, who is interested in
the fight for Sheriff in the Thirty-secOnd
District, saw chance to strengthen his
cause by having Beasley. Bartlett and
Hinckley restored. A minority of the
special COMMITTEES reported in favor of
that disposition of the case. The major
ty, consisting of Messrs. Sullivan. Int
tringer. Treacey. Ragan and Harney.
favored the retention of Lester, Reayv
and Quigey.
The general committee wrangled over
these questions for several hours. and
finally resoated Robinson in the THIRTY
NTH and retained Lester, Reayy and
(9ulgley IN the Thirty-seeond. thus defeat
Ing supervisor DundOn's plans.
MT. Hassett of the COMMITTEES on rnIes
urged the committee to take up the rnIes
LOT the primary, as he said that if they did
NOT act at once they would not be able to
nave the election within the time enioined
py Tue general plan of campaign. But
the ueD Dates on the other questions with
"hlch the body had grappled in its Demo-
cratic way had occupied the COMMITTEES
nntii nearly II O'Clock and the members
were rapidly leaving the hall. When a
vote on motion To begin enrolment In
the districts on the Goth of June and con-
tinue IL Tor i've days was taken 1t was
Iound tnat there was no quorum present
ana point OF order was raised on that
issue. The chair ruled the point we'll
taken ana the committee adjourned in
:. There Will be meeting OF the Repub-
mean County Committee in the Shiels
oullaiog on OFarrel street tomorrow
evening. Chairman Manwaring issued
me can al the instance of a number OF the
members OF the body who thought it
would pc we'll to give the newly admitted
county committeeman chance to get into