The morning call., 1894-08-21

crowd which has not yet concentrated on
anybody or anything. 1t will vote in the
convention by districts, and If it has
chairman at all he will prove very much
Of a fgurehead. The roll viii be called on
ali questions, and the mem bers will dc
well if they vote solidly by districts even.
Each sub-delegation will hold its own
caucuses and lay out its own plan of
action.
But for this state of things there might
have been more order. San Francisco
might have proved a nucleus about which
other delegations could gather. and its
preferences might thus have indicated the
probable action of the convention. But
the every man for himself policy has
knocked all that on the head.
To-day the convention will probably ar
complish very little. 1t will be called to-
gether by the chairman of the State Cen
trail Committee. and then there will be
vote for the selection of chairman. Com
mittees on credentials and platform will
be appointed and the convention will then
adjourn to await the report On credentials.
II is doubtful if it will hold another session
during the afternoon. The settling of the
dispute as TO which of the two delegations
oShb NUN AOoCA ahGutV euail DG S6dI6U Will
| probably occupy the time of the committee
on credentials for some hours, and as the
Baldwin Theater is not available in the
evening, The reconvening Of the general
body will not take place until tomorrow
! morning.
! Sacramento comes TO the conven ton
with bitter fight on its hands, and one
that will require all the resources of the
! committee on credentials, perhaps the con-
ventlon itself, to settle. There are two
factions. the regulars, or old liners, ana
the reorganiZers. Each loudly declares.
We are the people, by gOshW And each
also claims the sole and absolute right to
represent Sacramento County in the State
convention. The reorganiZers are anti
mon opolists and anti railroad men, while
1t is claimed that the other side is domi-
! mated by Southern Pacific Influences, have
been for years and work in harmony with
| Frank Rhodes, the Sacramento Republican
| leader.
The regular delegates are: II. NJ Lame,
| Peter Flaherty. Thomas Fox, w. II. Law
ton. f. I. Van Fleet. c. Oliver, Joseph
Hahn. w. F. johnson. w. A. Gett Jr.,
! Felix Dunn, l. Alexander, j. Carroll.
James Davis, Joseph Routier. P. Fl. Nc
Grath, ellis Doty, Granville Furnish
John Rooney, j. E. Harris.
The anti-railrOad reorganizers consist of
| Fred Cox, Ed Rego, Frank Ruhstaler. !.
II. Sull, Hugh McClosky, William Nc
! Laughlin, n. II. Williamson, Edwin F.
! Smith. Charles Taylor. j. M. Stephson, r.
d. Stephens, r. Ii. Singleton, w. d. Law
! ton. w. y. Farrell, George White, w. j.
! Belcher. Mat Coffey. c. w. Clarke.
The thirty-eight men were in town and
actively engaged among delegates submit
! ting their claims and reasons why they
should be seated in the convention. A
singularly similar tale was told by each
side-that they were for pure politics
represented the people, were by all right
| justly entitled to vote in the convention,
and that the other side was no account
anyhow. Neither delegation is on the
roll.
! w. d. Lawton, president of the Board
of Sacramento Trustees and a delegate,
led the reorgsnizers' fight. 1--WE are here
with full delegation" be said, making
fight in the interest OF purity and the
better element of cur county. All we
want is for the convention to decide
whether the OLD liners or we are Demo-
Gratis and entitled TO represent Sacramento
| County. If we are not admitted we'll buy
our tickets and return home. We are not
pledged to any candidate or candidates.
We want first TO get into the convention
| and In that case VIC will work with it to