The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-07-28

when Democrats knew no difference be-
tween the head of the ticket aud the rest
OF II. He remembered, he said, when
carriage had been drawn through the
streets by men, carrying Milton ).
Latham, who had been elected Senator
When yet very young man; and then Mr.
Topper took occasion to combat the fire.
qpent assertion that no man could be
elected TO the Senate until he had made a
vast fortune with which to buy his way in,
citing Stephen NJ. White as an IN
stance. He asked whether IN the
history of the Fourth Congressional Dis
trlct the Democrats had ever had man In
the House TO represent the district before
James G. Mcguire had been elected. ms
ELECTED applause. and then returning from
his little fishing excursion Max Pepper
said: "GeptIemen. we owe that election
to the Reformed Democracy. might go
on and enumerate many other cases. linen
| saw are YOU ready to surrender what
you have attained? If [ had not be-
lleved that the influences OIL which
| have spoken were at work would not
have acted as | nave cone. uat 10 my
justification. | appeal TO you to support
the principles for which you nave con-
tended and to vote for this motlon. In
conclusion let me say that no matter
what the result, [ want to deny here that
the gentlemen who said that intended 10
organize any movement in opposition to
the Democratic party were authorized
tn saw what they did, and that no action or
mine could ever lead to that assumption. .
There were then calls of Question, !"
and without further debate the commit
tee proceeded to vote. The rolcall re-
suited in the indefinite p0stpoaement OF
the primary by vote of 2S4 to 81.
The members who voted in the mega
tive were D. j. Sullivan and Joseph Nc
Ardle of the Thirty-frst District; George
Code of the Thirty-t third; Robert Boyd,
James Z. Kenney, r. J. Luttringer and
John Rooney. of the ThIrsy-fourth; John
Collins and E. C. Harrington of the
Thrty-sixth; f. K. Foley of the Thirty
seventh; D. NJ. GaVigan. Samuel Coleman
and Eli Landry, of the Thirly-ninth; C..
j. Murphy, Ed Lannigan and j. j. Terry,
of the Forty first; +. v Flynn and George
T. Radford of the FOrty-sec0nd; j. j.
Walsh and Thomas Foley of the Forty
fifth.
a motion to adjourn. subject to the cali
of the chair, was then carried.
The action OF the committee certainly
heads off the Buckley movement 10 cap
ture the primary. The man in whose ON
impotence the Democrats seem to believe
cannot win If there is DO contest. But the
committee has left itself ia Quandary.
Ii may refuse 20 elect its successor, but
it must elect delegates to the party conven-
ton, and how this Is to be done, II they are
afraid to venture a primary, is question
which none of the leaders were, astnight,
prepared to answer. 1t has been proposed
to enlarge the general committee to the
proportions of convention and then pro-
coed to nominate delegates, but this is
objected to on the grounds that it is I'M
| Democratic. The votes cast in the mega
| tive last night were cast for that reason.
| with one or TWO exceptions. Max Pepper
! admits that such an action is not Demo
/ cratic, but he sees no other way. 1t may.
| on the ground stated. be decided to hold
| a primary later on after the roll-purging
| has been completed. but at present all is
uncertainty.
J. II. Fenton, who was opposed to the
postpOnement of the primary, was moi
present at the meeting last night, and
neither be. Merle nor Mcdonald signed
| the primary committee report
Max Peppers rooms were filled higt
with rolls and citation lists last night anC
clerks were busy trying TO arrange tbeu
! in order. They will be kept and further
| purified in case there should be primary
All the fuss and preparation for mex
/ Mondays voting has thus come to naugh
! and the Democratic party is out a prett,
| sum. And all on account of Buckley.