The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-09
new ELECTION BOARD,
Nomination of Castle and
Foster to Be Con-
sidered.
THE REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE.
Meeting for To-Day, Which Is Called
by the Chairman, p. B.
Cornwall.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, july 8. 1885.

| SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, July g, 1895.
Dear Sir: There will be q meeting of the
| executive committee of the Republican State
| Central Committee tomorrow tuesday after
| noon July g. at 3 80 O'Clock at room 81, 419
| California street. Political business of i'm
| portance will come before the meeting, which
will be prompt and brief. You are earnestly
requested to attend Yours respectfully,
p. B. CORNWALL Chairman.
A copy of the foregoing letter was sent
yesterday afternoon to every member of
| the executive committee and it is expected
| that fair attendance will be secured at
| the meeting to-day. Several members of
| the committee are out of town and cannot
return in time to attend the session, among
| them John D. Spreckels and D. M. Burns.
| The attendance of majority of the COM
mittee can, without doubt, be secured.
The committee will consider the nomina-
ton of Messrs Castle and Foster as Elec-
ton Commissioners.
| From general talk at the Union League
| Club and other places where Republicans
assemble to exchange views, the impress
sion is formed that no opposition to the
appointment of Colonel a. e. Castle will
| be manifested at to-day's session. In re-
gard to the appointment of Samuel Foster
there is some diversity of opinion and it is
probable that an effort will be made to in
| duce the committee to signify to the Mayor
that the selection of Mr.. Foster is not
| agreeable.
1t is not easy to determine the exact
grounds of the hostility to Mr.. Foster.
! Some Republicans assert that he is in SYM
pathy with the Populists, but men who
know him best and longest declare that he
is straightforward Republican and an
honest, capable man. Certainly the senti-
ment of the Union League Club is largely
| in favor of Mr.. Fosters confirmation by
| the committee.
| 2. B. Cornwall, chairman of the COM
mittee, does not feel justified at present
in expressing an opinion as to the merits
of the men nominated by the Mayor. He
will make known his views at the meeting
| to-day
the idea that l am opposed to Mr., Foster.
l am for him because believe he is an
honest man, but l understand that he was
no. for me in the last election. | am alto
gether out of politics and take no interest
in this beyond desire that good men
should be appointed and elections honestly
| conducted"
the committee will confirm both Castle
and Foster. The latter has legion OF
friends who are jealous in his support.
Next Monday evening the Union League
Club will give dinner to the four new
Election Commissioners. Mayor Sutro
has been invited to attend the banquet.
The invited list includes other leading
men who are not members of the club. 1t
is expected that several representative
Democrats will attend the feast.
Mr.. Cornwall would have called the
meeting of the executive committee
earlier, but he was out of town enjoying
summer solace at his farm in the Santa
Cruz Mountains. His chief guest was one
no less distinguished than Rev. DR..
Horatio Stebbins, and during his sojourn
the weather was delightfully."- cool. Near
Mr.. CORVALLIS place is the farm of ex-
! Congressman and ex-President of the Uni
versity Horace Davis, and so one may i'm
agine that intellect and piety were in the
| atmosphere of the mountains.
In the Democratic camp there seems to
| be little or no opposition to the appoint
ments of Messrs. Denman and Wellin as
commissioners of election. Senator Fay
said last night at the Baldwin that he
had heard of none. Max Pepper, who is
posted in such matters. has not heard of
any dissatisfaction to speak of. The Dem
ocratic committee may not be called
together as a body to express an opinion.