The San Francisco call., 1896-06-17
|POPPER HAS
A SCHEME.
He Would Incorporate the
Democratic Forces of
California.
ONE WAY OF BEATING
THE REGULARS
His Plan Is to Prevent Bucklev's
Faction From Using the
Party Name.
CONVENTION PROGRAMME rs
ARRANGED.
Recon- mendations Submitted by the
Committee on Order of
Business.
CONVENTION PROGRAMME Is
ARRANGED.
Recon- mendations Submitted by the
Committee on Order of
Business.
THE CALLS HEADQUARTERS, 6l4 K Street,
SACRAMENTO, CAL, June 16.

1HE CALLS HEADQUARTERS, 6l4 K Street,
SACRAMENTO, Cal.., June 16.
| AT meeting of the committee on or
| ganlzation and order of business tonight
in the parlor of the Golden Eagle striK-
Ing innovation was incorporated in the
programme recommended to the conven-
ton. 1t suggested the advisability of in
cooperating the party.
Max Pepper was the instigator of this
idea. the evident purpose being to prevent
the use of the party name by the Buckley
faction should it decide to bolt.
Pepper quietly sauntered into the COM
mittee room while it was deliberating and
said there was considerable talk among
the regulars" of putting up a ticket of
their own in San Francisco If they were
not given seats in the convention, and
then suggested that incorpor oration was the
way to prevent them using the party ap-
pellation for their ticket. The report of
the committee as adopted tonight is as
follows:
We, the committee on permanent organize
ton and order of business, respec ctfully report
follows
First-We recommend that the temporary
manent officers thereof.
Second-Recelving the report of the COM
mittee or credentials.
Third-We recommend the following order
of business:
appointment by the permanent chair
man OF this convention of committee of
thirty-five on platform and resolutions, and
recommend that ali resolutions offered in this
convention be Immediately referred to said
committee without previous reading or de pate
B. Report of the committee on platform and
resolutions.
C. The election of four delegates at large to
the National Democratic Convention and four
alternates therefor.
D. The election of two Presidential electors
at large and two alternates therefor.
E. Receiving reports of the election of two
delegates to the Democratic National Conven-
ton from each Congressional district and
two alternates therefor; receiving the report
OF the selection of one Presidential Elector
from each Congressional district and an alter
nate for each of the same.
f. The nomination of a Democratic nominee
for the office OF LieuteIant-Governor of the
State of California to fill the unexpired term
of S. G. Millard, deceased
G. The election of State Central Commit
tee, two members from each Congressional
district and one member from each Assembly
district, providing that in counties embraced
within one Assembly district, each such
county shall be entitled to one committeeman.
We recommend that the permanent chair
man of this convention be empowered to ap-
point twenty members at large of the Demo
cratic State Central Committee.
We further recommend that holders of prox-
les of members of the State Central Commit
tee shall be member of such committee.
We recommend that the Democratic State
Central Committee be empowered to adopt
such constitution and bylaws as 10 them NAV
be deemed proper for their own government
and the determination of all issues presented
to said committee.
We recommend that the Democratic State
Central Committee Immediately investigate
and take all necessary steps looking to the in
corporation of our party organization, II by
them deemed advisable.
We recommend that the Democratic State
Central Committee chosen by this convention
be empowered to fill all the vacancies occur
ring in nominations made by this convention.
We recommend that all delegates to the Ma
tional Democratic Convention, and all alter
mates thereof and all Presidential electors and
alternates thereof, and other nominees of this
convention, appear before the same and pledge
themselves to the platform adopted hereby,
absentees excepted when properly vouched for.
This report may be amended in some
minor details in the morning, as it Is the
intention of the com mittee to have another
meeting before the convention is called to
order.