The morning call., 1894-05-10
CHAMBER TOO SMALL
Preparations in Progress for the
Convention.
LOCAL POLITICIANS CAUcUSINo.
The County Committee Will Be
Embellishments Will Meet
Next Monday Night.

The Republican State Convention. which
is to meet at Sacramento on the 10 h OF
next month, will be held in the State Fair
Pavilion in the Capitol grounds instead Of
in the Senate chamber, as at first pro-
posed. Assistant Secretary Steppacher of
the State Central Committee has Just re-
turned from visit to the capital, where
be had conference with the local COM
mittee having charge Of the arrangements
for the body.
Mr.. Steppacher said yesterday that the
citizens of Sacramento intend making very
thorough preparations for the event and
are already at work. Theodore Reichert
is chairman of the executive committee of
the citizens committee. "I found" said
Steppacner, that the Senate chamber
would. not be large enough by any means.
There would be no room for the reporters
and the crowds of spectators who would
want TO attend. The Sacramento people
readily agreed 10 secure the pavilion.
which Will answer the purpose much bet
ter. 1t will hold 2500 people and will be
nicely fixed up and decorated"
From the capital also comes the an
nouncement that Theodore Reichert had
declared his candidacy for Surveyor
General.
At the State Central Committee rooms In
this city the calls for the State and district
conventions are being issued as fast as the
clerks can get them out.
The document gives all the resolutions
passed at the recent meeting of the State
Central Committee, and much valuable
information for the guidance of the county
committees throughout the State. The
State and district conventions are re-
quested 10 delegate their authority to fill
vacancies tina, may occur by reason of the
resignation. death, or any other cause. of
any nominee for a State of1ce or nominee
Of a district convention" The provisions
of the purity of elections law as to the
requirements of candidates and delegates
are quoted, together with sections of the
reform ballot law relating to conventions.
The apportionment of delegates to the
convention from the various counties is as
follows:
Alameda 60. Alpine ., Amador 9. Butte 16.
Calaveras 10; Culusa 8, Contra Costa IL,
Del NOrte 8, FL Dorado 9, Fresno II, Glenn
5. Humboldt II, Inyo 4, Kern s, Kings 8,
Lake 5. Lassen 3, Los Angeles 90, MADEIRA
5. Marin 9. Mariposa 4. Mendocno y,
Merced 6, Modoc 4, Mono 5, Monterey u,
Napa 13 Nevada 13 Orange 8, Placer u,
Plumas 3, Riverside 13, Sacramento 30,
San Benito 5, San Bernardino II, San
Diego q, San Francisco 164. San Joaquin
Il, SIN Luis Obispo IL. San Mateo s. Santa
Barbara II, Santa Clara 80, Santa Cruz 13,
Shasta 8, Sierra 6. Siskiyou IL. Solano II,
Sonoma q. Stanislaus g. Sutter 6, Tehama
z. Trinity 4. Tulare 10, Tuolumhe G, Ven
tura 10, Yolo 10. Yuba g; total $40.
Secretary Manwaring of the County Com
mittee has Issued his call for meeting of
that body at Crystal Hall. Pythian Castle,
on Market street, near Fifth, and Regis
trar Evans has prepared list showing the
apportionment of delegates to the conven-
tion from the various districts. The ap-
portionment was published in THE CALL
several days ago.
There has been considerable canvassing
of late among the members of the County
Committee who are in favor of indepen-
deEce from the control of leaders" and
the result has shown that there is little
danger of The committee being captured
by any would-be boss. Tuesday night a
large number of committeeman assembl
in room on Ellis street to discuss this
tldtlcI du0 oSCCl tdAn Juob uOW bHC sdiiuu1
members stand. The fact that the meet
ing was in progress was quickly reported
TO a friend OF one of the men who is said
to be seeking to gain control Of the body.
While the caucus was in session note
was received by one OF the gentlemen
present advising him that the caucus had
been 'plped of" So after the meeting 2
about half Of those present went in body
to the saloon kept by the man who had
had the ''piping" done and took refresh
ments at ;he bar, by way of letting him
know that they were not in hiding.
Members of this caucus say that all that
has been said about formidable factions in
the committee is now known to have been
without foundation. The meeting of the
committee will show that nobody is stroDg
enough in the body to control it, and there
fore harmony of action is looked for.
There is possibility that the Democrats
of The Thrty-slxth District may lose the
services Of Andy Clunie in the General
Committee. Andy is thinking of moving
over into the Forty-third, which is Sam
Newman's stronghold. OF course this step
is attributed TO Mr. Clunie's fear that bis
popularity in his present locality has
waned to such an extent that he Will not
BE- able to secure his return TO the body at
the primary soon to be held to elect new
General Committee. This would deprive
the body of the pleasure Of hearing Mr.
Clunie's voice in its councils, and to OBJ
Viate that misfortune he is said to have
decided to go over into Newman's district
and be elected there.
Chairman Max Pepper has chosen Me-
tropoliian Temple for the place of meeting
for the General Committee on Monday
night next. 1t is not likely that the Demo-
cratic primaries will De arranged at this
meeting, as it will be necessary to wait
unul the basis of representation in the
State convention has been established and
and day selected for that body to sit.