The San Francisco call., 1896-03-12
The Republican Fifth District
Congressional Committee to
Be Created.
THINGS MOVE IN THE FOURTH
The Mahoney Kelly Congressional COM
mittee Champions Itself and Gets
Ready for Action.

The Republican political proceedings to-
day of greatest interest will be the meeting
at Redwood City this afternoon of the
State Central Committeeman representing
the Fifth District.
Up till yesterday it had remained un-
certain whether or not this meeting would
occur according to the somewhat petulant
adjournment taken by Messrs. Aver, Ross
and Dawson last week, when they met in
ignorance of the postponenlent of the
meeting announced by Chairman Corn
wall. 1t had been supposed that some
arrangement would be effected by which
the meeting would be again postponed in
accordance with the tacit agreement
reached at the last meeting of the execu-
tive committee of the State Central Com
mittee that nothing should be done re-
garding the affairs of either the Fourth or
Fifth districts until after the next meeting
of the executive committee, which will
occur to-day. But yesterday it became
certain that the Fifth District meeting
would be held to-day and that all OF the
eleven committeeman of the district would
be there in person or represented by proxy.
I: IS understood al so that the meeting will
likely be harmonious. 1t is probable that
the Congressional committee for the Fifth
District will be appointed to-day.
The Mahoney-Kelly Fourth District COM
mittee Unexpectedly held meeting yes
terday forenoon and took what is regarded
by many to be snap action. AS has been
stated, the leaders of all elements con-
cerned with the affair of the Fourth and
Fifth districts agreed last Thursday at the
meeting of the executive committee that
everything should remain In statu quo Tor
bqr
a view of bringing about a settlement OF
the tangle, if possible.
In disregard of this understanding four
of the seven members of the Fourth Dis
trict Congressional committee appointed
at that snap Saturday night meeting at
the Baldwin Hotel held meeting yester-
dav afternoon and made an effort to for
tify their position. This is the committee
that was created by the votes of two OF the
eleven State Committeeman, one legitl-
mate proxy and two forged proxies.
Those present yesterday were: j. 5;
Spear Jr., A. Bernard. A. 7. kearney and
W. F. Howe. There was introduced and
adopted a long resolution reciting por-
ton of the proceedings of the meeting OF
the State Central Committee and the pro-
ceedings OF the Baldwin Hotel meeting
and declaring that committee the only
regular and legal one. The resolution also
stated that the committee had been Off
mlttee.
1t was then decided that the committee
should 90 right ahead with the issuance OF
the call for Congressional convention
and the holding of primary election. A
committee of five to prepare the call and
supervise election proceedings was ap,,
pointed, consisting OF those present and
n. J. Williams. This committee will meet
again this afternoon and proceed to do
| som ething further.
| The committee brought forth still more
evidence of its regularity, legality and
purity. 1t was contained in long affl-
| davit by Martin Kelly. Kelly's affidavit
was devoted to denial that the proxy of
| John Martin, State Central committee
man from the Forty fifth District, voted
| by Senator Mahoney that night, was
| forged. 1t was Kelly who procured the
alleged proxy, according TO his story, and
| it was Senator Mahoney who voted it.
! With the forged proxies of Messrs. Mel
| sing and Martin, Mahoney and Kelly were
| able to exhibit their majority, and it will
| be remembered that Mr.. Martin has made
| affidavit that he gave nobody his proxy,
verbally or in writing, and that if his
| proxy was used 1T was forged. kelly's
| affidavit states that he met Martin that
night and that Martin verbally gave him
permission to use his name. Kelly used
| this proxy by telling Mahoney to use it.
This committee has endeavored to for
tify itself by conveying to Chairman Corn
wall of the executive ommitte, who is
| friendly to it, formal report of its crea-
| ton and organization and by receiving
| from him ''otficial'' acknowledgment of
| the report and his recognition. This is ex
pected TO look well and to give the COM
| mittee little prestige, but the committee
might as well have received official recog-
milton from Governor Budd. The call
adopted by the State committee, provid-
| ing for the Congressional committees,
makes them supreme. The executive
committee or its chairman have no juris-
dicton over them in any degree, and Mr..
Cornwall's recognition amounts to moth
! ing.
| The executive committee of the State
Central Committee will meet this after
noon at 419 California street. There was
yesterday no prospect or promise of just
what would be done or attempted to be
| done.
| The County committee will hold spe-
cial meeting tonight, which will be de-
voted mainly, if not entirely to the cleo
ton of successor to NJ. J. Donovan, de-
| ceased.
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