The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-08-29
POPPER'S CAUCUS.
Arranging to Slate City
Nominees.
DEMOCRATS DISSATISFIED.
Object to Some Men on the
State Ticket.
PEACE IN THE THlRTY-SEVENTH.
Organization of Various Clubs and
General Political Chat on Many
Matters of Interest.

Attent ton is being paid to the coming
Democratic municipal convention now the
State ticket has been disposed of. Much
caneusing is going on and great specula-
ton is INDUCED in on every side. Last
night Max Pepper, Timothy Tracey.
jor Harvey, L. V. Merle and Charley
Armes had a quiet time Of their own in
the Columbia building Much secrecy
was thrown about the caucus, but caucus
it was without doubt, and its business
was to arrange some kind OF slate for the
municipal convention.
Nothing could be learned OF the business
done from those present, but whether its
plans Will be carried out or not is ques-
lion. There will be a great kick, and even
when the Pepper caucus was in full swing
the opposition was discussing in no mild
terms the arrangement.
Democracy seemingly has hard road to
travel this campaign. The State ticket Is
not satisfactory as a whole. While most
are enthusiastic over Jim Budd, many are
opposed TO some Of the minor candidates.
and now that the convention is over are
asking who and what the said candidates
are. Paris did not make the best impress
sion as an Attorney General, while there
Is considerable kick against Jose Castro,
and even the organs OF the party are hint
ing that his Withdrawal would be a meas
ure of safety. Ben Maddox as Secretary
OF State Is about the only one spoken of
as having any chance of success on the
ticket. He is popular and earnest and
better known than most of the others.
The lack of competition in canddature
is lnstanced as a sign OF the forlorn hope
which the DEM cratlc fight Is considered
to be. There was but one candidate for
Clerk of the Supreme Court. and one at
4, 50 Id 81.
names as SuDerintendent of Public In
struction bases his action on his belief
IN the uselessness of the fight.
Who is to be chairman of the Democratic
State Central Committee is a question
much agitaling the party now. Max Pop
per is mentioned as likely to get the DO
sitOn. Gavin McNab's name f1oated around
for a time, but decided kick was made,
led. it is said. by Spelling OF the lroquois
Clnb.
On the Republican side of the field there
was rejoicing last night over the restOra-
ton Of harmony in the Thirty-seVenth Dis
trict. There has been fight between Dom
nelly. COoney and Blattner for the Offices
of the CLUB, Last night the belligerents
came together at the Baldwin and under
the amicable influence of J. +. Clarke
peace was made. There are eighteen pre-
cincts in this district aud q vice. president
goes from each. II was over this bone the
DOnnelly ana CoOney shall have the chOOs-
ing of the -presidencies OF the even
mum bered precincts and Blattner the
others. Attorney Watt will be Ia all prob
ability the president.
The contest 10 the Thirtieth District for
the presidency OF the club seems likely to
go TO Eigeltinger, the coal man. Pohl-
mann has been the favorite OF the workers.
but the quiet citizens have looked to the
other. Now County Committeeman Nor
ris, Frank Grimes and his yeoman, Alex
Truman, have declared for EgeltingeT,
and that will probably settle it. James E.
Jordan is the secretary.
The date of the nominations for the
Fourth and Fifth Congressional Districts,
the Railroad Commissioners from the
Second District and he Board Of Equaliza-
ton has been set for September Is, at l
P. NJ. Candidates for the Fourth Con-
gressional are T. B. Shannon, l.. Z.
Phillips. w. Il. ii. Hart, Il. w. Hutton,
Thomas b. 0Brlen; for the Fifth are
Julius Kahn, E. +. Loud, Colonel Hershey,
Al BOuvier and John l.. Borne. For
Railroad Commit ssioners the signs are out
for John 0. Gail. II. J. Parsons, Charles
Sonntag and Ira p. Rankin. The would
be equaliZers are George j. Smith, Jabez
swan, j. Curley, Sargent Morton, S. w.
Backus and w. Saudersou.
At 419 Brannan street. last night, the
Independent Republican Club of the
Thrty-second District enrolled 525 MEM
bers. and organized with the following
temporary officers: President, T. +. Lon
ergan; yice-president, George w. Kidd :;
secretary. James II. O'Brien; recording
secretary, W.Tully; treasurer. p. Sullivan {;
sergeant-at-arms, W. Adams. They will
permanently organize Saturday week
The Young Mems Independent Poll ical
Club was organized last evening al Il9