The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-27
THE JUNTA is STIRRING.
Preparations for the Primary to
Elect the New Com
mittee.
Arrangements to Be Made Tonight by
Those in Charge of the
Election.

Things are liyening up in the Junta. AS
the impending dissolution of the present
general committee approaches there is be-
ginning TO be some interesting speculation
upon the probable results of the primary
in the latter part of next month. 1t is a
sort OF pleasurable speculation, too, for
| the junta people are not greatly concerned
about anything in the line of disturbing
incidents. They appear to have settled
down with the assurance that the only
possible changes in the present committee
Will not exceed IN numbers the strength
of district delegation. By some mis-
chance they admit the number might run
over twenty-five, but 1t cannot reach be-
yond thirty. If the prediction be credited
the general committee will be pretty much
| the same after the primary as it is now.
Secretary McGovern was busy last night
mailing cards to the gentlemen on the
primary committee and to the chairmen
and secretaries of the district clubs. The
primary committee is to meet in the Flood
building tonight. There are twenty-five
OF them, eighteen representing as many
districts and others selected at large. They
will determine upon date for the primary
election for members of a new general
committee and in a general way make
arrangements for the holding of it. 1t has
already been suggested that the date for
the primary be February "a, ana it is quite
likely that the committee wall act upon
that suggestion.
The meeting of chairmen and secretaries
OF the district organizations has been
ordered for tomorrow night. The idea in
having these officers come together Is to
more completely perfect arrangements for
the primary. The action Of the district Of
hcers will depend entirely upon the work
done by the primary committee tonight
This committees report will be received
and from the recommendations IL it some
line of concerted operation will be decided
upon. 1t is probable that the committee
Will decide to request Denman and Wellin
the former Election Commissioners, to
name the officers of election for the dis
tricts. 1t was understood that they should
do this part of the work when they be-
came members of the commission, and
now, though they are out of 1t, the Junta
Is DESTROYS that they confer such favor.
The headquarters of the Junta were not
abundantly filed last night. Gavin Nc
Nab was around rather early and chatted
with Secretary McGovern until Max Pop
per happened in. Colonel Sullivan and
Sammy Braunhart were expected, but they
failed to get around. Pepper and McNao
had long talk over the arrangement of
details for primary successes, and that was
about all the Democratic party of San
Francisco did in the Flood building last
night.
The members of the primary committee
which IS to meet tonight are as follows,
in the order of their districts, beginning
with the Twenty-eighth: T. A. Rottanzi,
August Tillman, I. Fitzpatrick, James
Ginty, Frank Lester, George Godfrey,
George e. Gallagher, James F.. Smith, A.
d. Lemon, Joseph g. O'Donnell, G. How
ard Thompson, A. T. Vogelsang, NJ. c..
George T. Marye, L. V. Merle, c. Barbour
The members at large are: w. P. Sulli-
van Jr., James f. Butler, James D. Phe-
LAM B. Lenstein, A. A. Watkins, Frank
Hughes and Milton S. Latham.