The morning call., 1894-03-19
REPUBLICANS IN THE LEAD
their Executive Committee TO
Meet This Week.
DEMOCRATS NOT IN A HURRY.
They VIII Wait Until After Chair
man Pepper Returns From His
Eastern Trip.

The next step to be taken by the Re-
publicans in the campaign at hand Will be
10 proceed with the selection of day and
place Tor the psrty's State convention. As
these two points will have to be arranged
by the State Central Committee, the mem-
bers of the Executive Committee have
been notified by Secretary Sappacher to
assemble at the State rooms at Kear2y and
Sutter streets next Thursday afternoon at
2 O'Clock. for the purpose of calling a
meeting of the general body.
1t is thought that the convention will be
set for the 10th OF August. though an
earlier date may be named.
After the convention has been called and
the field cleared for action, the candidates
and their friends will get down TO good
hard work.
lie spite of the promise of formidable
array of candidates there is LITTLE likeli
hood of anything like serious co fliet,
either before or after the convention, for,
although good deal has been said about
the three fac'ions," the feeling between
The heads of the various elements is such
that II is pretty certain that one of them
will divide itself between the other two,
which will then go before the nominating
body with no very bitter fight between
them.
A prominent Republican discussing mat
ters yesterday said: al don't believe tn at
Crimmins and Kelly will figure very largely
IN this campaign, as they VIII be made to
see that they have little show in the chase,
and that the best thing they can do will be
10 join the others and be in at the death.
believe that we are about to have clean
cami aigD. We have no leaders who are
dependent upon politics for a living, and
that is very good thing for the party.
The gentlemen who are at the head would
not Il d IL to their advantage to descend to
questionable methods even II they had no
other reason for ahsIaining. They win
not allow any di>credltable work that
would hurt the Republicans at the POLLS"
1he Democrats are not quite so far ad-
Vanceu as their opponents In their ar
rangements for the State convention.
Chairman Pepper said last night that he
would not call meeting of the State CON-
mitter for the purpose of naming a time
and place until he had returned from the
East. That will be about the 1st of May.
Mr.. Pepper, when asked what city or
town he would favor as place for hold
ing the Democratic convention, said that
he strongly preferred Santa Cruz. ''It has
been stated" said be, that there is fight
between myself and some other members
of the party over this matter. There is
no truth In that. / have no fight with
anybody. l believe in taking a State con-
vention to the country. because | think
the delegates are freer from outside influ-
enee. There are some other members of
the party who want 10 have the meeting
here. Most of these are. believe, gentle
men who hold Federal positions and W ho
would not like to leave their pu>ts to at
tend convention. But whatever the rea-
sons that actuate others / propose to vote
for Santa Cruz if | am the only member of
the committee who does"
who do you intend to select 10 act In
your place while you are away?"
Il have done nothing about that matter
as Yet. don't know that 1t will be neces-
sary Tor me TO nome any che. ] shall be
present al the next u eeiing IF the general
committee, and after that ! don't. think
there will be any occasion for an acting
chairman until i get back. However.
when the committee meets it may be
thought ortter TO choose a chairman pro
tenn. and in that case l shall take the list
oil vice-presidents and select One."
The fact that this privilege has been
given Mr.. Pepper is looked upon as yery
good indication of bis strength in the
committee. When he told the memhers
at the last meeting that he was going away
and suggested that some one be appointed
in his place several vice-presdents were
named and rejected Then when a COM
mItteeman mnved to allow Mr.. Pepper to
make tie selection the motion was carried
The general committee will meet on
Wednesday evening next to take final ac-
tlon on The new plan of campaign.
The plan has been revised until it is be-
ileved TO be satisfactory, and it will prob
ably he adopted this time as ii now stands.
Sam Ralney, who is said 10 again have
political aspirations, was in the city Sat-
urday and was asked by CALL reporter
for Information as TO his future course as
regards politics. He said: Il don't know
anything about politics now. have just
come to lhe city and have no information
on tho subject"
1t has been stated that you are still ir-
tere>ted In San Francisco politics. Is there
any truth in that repOrt?"
Il am out of politics altogether" replied
the eX-Doss. 81 believe that my party has
the wrong enG of the tariff question aud [
am letting the fight alone. | am more in
terested now in the price of grapes. which
Is very low"
Nevertheless. Mr.. Rainey talked politics
with several of his friends. When he
parted from them one of them said !:
w hat Is Sam after this time?"
don't know" said the other. "No-
Dody ever knows what Rainey is after un Gil
he gets what he wants."
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