The morning call., 1894-06-14

delegations at his back, and unless the
oelegates from the city should be pro-
grammed Tor some one else he VIII nave
many supporters among them. John ID.
Spreckels is friendly to the young San
franciscan, and be stands good chance
Ia Inc event of city slate. Other names
mentioned are: George f. Neal OF San
FRANCISCO. Native Son and practical
printer; K. NJ. Swssey of Redding. and
Robert Nixon of YreSa. 1t is said that
NUMBER or printing firms in this city Will
nave candidates for the Office If 1t should
appear that the city delegation may vote
Independently.
For State Treasurer. Henry Hook.
cashier or the Custom-house during the
harrison administration and a former
member of the Assembly from Contra
Costa County. is a candidate. Mr.. Hook
expects to have the delegations OF Contra
Costa. Marin and Alameda counties to
start In with. The name OF ID. >.
Ostrander OF MERGED is also spoken of in
connection with the same office.
L. b. Cornwall of San Francisco may be
president OF the convention and 1t is said
that after its adjournment he will be put
forward for the Republican nomination
Tor Mayor. Colonel Dan M. Burns is
named as his supporter. George A. Knight
mas also been mentioned in connection
with the presidency of the convention, but
IL Is now thought that he will remain on
In the Fifth Congressional District the
nght has practically narrowed down to
Eugene 4. Loud and Julius Kahn. though
there are still in the field Alfred Bowler
and Delegate Block of San Jose.
Il. w. Church of Oakland, w. H. Root,
assistant chief wharfnger in this city. w.
II. Reynolds and T.. +. Curry. also of San
Francisco, and Thomas S. Bonneau, County
Clerk OF Marin County, are the men who
hope to receive the nomination for clerk of
the Supreme Court.
The regular Republican Club of the
IWenty-eghth Assembly District met at
shelr hall last evening and Endorsed p. l..
Archibald for Sheriff. Seventeen new
members signed the roll. The meeting
then adjourned with three cheers for p. l..
Archibald.
The Democratic committee on rules met
last night in the Baldwin Hotel ana con-
tinued its discussion of the postoffice
plan of conducting primaries. There
were many speeches made, and
the committee worked itself into
a state of great excitement over
the proposed innovation. Mr.. Hassett,
who has been reckoned friend of the
plan, put a hard question 10 Chairman
Pepper, which he said he offered as one
of the objections to the pOst0ffice system
that 1t might be well for them TO grapple
so as to be prepared when they should 20
before the general BODY. He then argued
that the system would favor bribery in
primary elections. The men who under
the old regulations were often prevented
from buying votes by the narrowing I'M
certainty as TO whether the goods would
be delivered" after they had been paid for
would have what in Democratic COM
mittee rooms is called "a dead moral
cinch" After the ballots had been
issued 10 the voters the man with
the sack could buy them up and put them
In his ncI0p pOplaf IN ha toll %
in the privacy of his own room and fxed
mp 20 suit himself and then mailed. The
purchaser would be sure of his bargain.
The goods would have been delivered
when the briber had pocketed them, and
there would he no buying of promises
never intended 10 be fulfilled. This Mr..
Hassett considered the strongest objection
which could be raised TO the plan.
Committeeman Condor grew very indig-
nant over the suggestion. Els chief plant
was that 1t came from an avOwed advocate
OF the plan-a man who under The guise of
friendship stabbed the BODY of the plan.
de attempted TO argue the objection away,
but it still stared the committee in the
face.
Thomas Chandler stoutly opposed the
plan. he said he did not want TOO much
reformation at once. and he was not favor
ably impressed with the whole thing.
Chairman Max Pepper made a speech in
NbiCb HC Wbilc luS SlStpiu HlISIJ
not be perfect, it would at least do away
with fighting at the primary polls which
lost many votes at the following general
election. He thought the man who would
undertake 10 buy many votes would have
very troublesome task before him. Mr.
Pepper also impressed upon the committee
that this was not Pepper PLAN" as
many had called it. He wanted that con-
sideratiOn eliminated from the matter
He had no personal interest to subserve,
and did not care whether or not he re-
manned chairman of the committee ten
minutes longer.
After a long debate it was decided to
submit the plan to the general committee
at its meeting tonight, together with a
written statement of the respects in which
il was superior to the system now in vogue,
and MesOrs. Pepper. Cnsick and Hassett
were made committee to prepare the
tatement.
Clitus Barbour submitted a plan to
adopt the preferential system of voting at
the primaries. This will also be sent to
the general committee.
The original rules adopted by the COM
mittee TO govern the primary before the
post office plan was proposed Will also be
handed in. so that the general body will
have plenty of rules. old and new, to dis
cuss when it assemblies. The time Is grow
ing short for the Democrats, and they must
act at once in order to complete their work
under the plan of organization.