The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-26
SHORT SE6PPY CAMPAIGNS.
Senator Carter Says That viii Be the
Result of The Late Con-
HeHtJOHS

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct Ex-senator
Thomas II. Carter OF Montana, chairman
of the National Republican Committee,
denies that at conference of Republicans
In New York it was decided that San Fran
cisco was ''too far away" and could not
get the eight votes necessary to give her
the convention.
IN othlng whatever was decided" Sena-
tor Carter said to CALL correspondent,
land will not be until December 10, when
the National Committee meets in Wash
ington."
Senator Carter was asked what action the
National Committee would be likely to
take at Its meeting in Washington in De-
cember on the question of representation.
''1n my judgment" he said, "no change
Will be made in the basi, OF representation
to the next National Convention. The Ma
tlonal Committee has pending resolution,
offered by Mr.. Payne making a change in
cutting down the number of delegates
from the South. This resolution will, of
course, come up at our meeting in Wash
ington. The National Committee has au-
thorlty to make change in cases of rep
resentation if it wishes to do 80. All that
WAL DO ACCC6odIy Will DC lOI VIC
to announce in its proclamation fixing the
time and place for the convention how the
delegates shall be chosen.
"But even if this should be done, the
Republicans of the South would probably
ignore the instructions of the National
Committee and go ahead and elect dele
gates under the old regulations. The dele
gates so elected would, of course, present
themselves to the National Convention,
and disagreeable wrangle and contest
over their admission would follow. Per.
sonal interests of different candidates
would be likely to influence the action of
the convention on admission of contesting
delegations. The best way to avoid trouble,
in my opinion, will be for the National
Committee to make no change whatever,
and that is what think will be done.
1.-The call for the meeting of the Repub-
lican Committee indicates determination
on the part of the Republican leaders to
hold their National Convention later than
usual. The Democrats will probably fol-
low this example, and there will be short
campaign in 1885, Had Republicans not
intended late convention the meeting of
the Matte Committee would have been
called for some time early in November.
The Democrats, being the party in
power, will probably hold their conyen-
ton first. There are several reasons why
both parties should want to shorten the
campaign. The business interests of the
country, it is thought, demand that there
should be as little disturbance as possible
The division of sentiment in both parties,
with a prospect of much dissatisfaction re-
sulting within parties from both conven-
tions, and the slowness with which issues
are developing, Is another reason for their
wanting to make the contest short and
sharp"
1t is believed that as soon as deter.
mination in favor of late conventions is
announced by the two old parties there
will be a National Convention called by
the Silver party. to meet in May or early
in June. Both Democrats and Republi-
cans prefer that the Silver party conven-
ton, II there is to be one, should be held
before the regular National Conventions.
1t is thought that the old parties have
nothing to lose from a short campaign,
and that II there should he athree-cornered
fight, the shorter the campaign the better