The San Francisco call., 1896-04-21

days primaries, met in Germania Hall
this morning and transacted the business
for which they were called.
The most noteworthy feature of the con-
vention were resolutions that the Third
Congressional District send an unpledged
delegation to St. Louis, and the fact that a
new County Central Committee was not
appointed as anticipated.
Their hall was one of the most interest
ing political studies seen in Oakland. The
delegates. under the leadership of W. H.
Friend, and with George G. Pardee q
prominent figure as chairman of the COM
mittee on resolutions and platform, trans
acted their business under the eyes of
nearly all the old-line leaders and follow
ers. Several county officials and members
of the old County Central Committee were
present, carefully watching the progress
of events.
Everybody realized that a bitter fight
was on for the control of the party, and
that it is war to the death. Much of
t he sinew of the old Republican organlza-
ton has tired of what they consider the
high-handed methods of the old leaders,
and among the delegates were men of
power and influence. The result of Satur-
days primaries had greatly encouraged
the boilers, as it was an average Republi-
can primary vote, and in the Seventh
Ward only three less votes were cast than
when Fred w. Henshaw was nominated
for Supreme Judge. On that occasion the
officers of election were all paid and there
was lively campaign. Last Saturday
there was only gratuitous help employ ed,
and as the old-liners stayed away from
the polls the vote Is considered very large
Chairman Friend of the executive COM
mittee called the convention to order and
nearly all the delegates answered to their
names. The list of delegates is study in
itself and shows that many who were
hitherto considered as loyal to the party
machine have joined the new movement
The delegates were printed in Sundays
CALL.
In his opening speech Chairman Friend
said that there are many who think they
should apologize for daring to convene,
but the primaries of last Saturday showed
that the feeling against the course of the
Congressional committee is widespread
among the Republicans of this county.
"This is not one-man movement" he
said, "but movement in favor of the
principle of self-government which lies at
the foundation of our Government"
The chair appointed the following com
miutees:
Platform and resolutions-First Ward. E. NJ.
Long; Second, ]. A. Sands; Third, H. G. Walk
er; Fourth, J. E. Fowler; Fifth, Mack Weber:
Sixth, J. n. Valentine; Seventh G. c. Pardee:
Brooklyn, E. Cafes Eden, Mr.. Clawiter; Oak
land, W. W. Knickerbocker; Alameda, G. C.
Babcock.
Credentials-First Ward, J. C. Ellsworth:
Second, n. S. Douglas; Third, A. p Leach:
Fourth. F. Laidlaw; Fifth, C. Roeth; Sixth, ].
NJ. Valentine; Seventh, i, /. Boak; BROOKLYN
X. B. Bane; Eden, Mr.. Webb; Oakland j. r.
Morrison; Alameda, T. w. Leydecker
Permanent organization and order OF bust
ness-First Ward, o. c. Hyatt; Second c. A.
Fawceit; Third. Ross Morgan; Fourth NJ Laid
law; Fifth, NJ. Robinson; Sixth, A. L. Davis;
Seventh, n. W. Spaulding; Alameda, E. A. Won
schmidt; Brooklyn, Albert Rhoda; Eden Mr.
watkins; Oakland, p. n. Lowell.
After recess the temporary chairman
was made the permanent president of the
proceedings and the following gentlemen
were named as vice presidents: DR.. B. A.
Rabe, First Ward; F. w. Fry, Second; III.
M. Van Arman, Third; C. l.. Pierce,
Fourth Mack Weber, Fifth; A. L. Davis,
Sixth n. W. Spaulding, Seventh; E. A.
yon Schmidt. Alameda; Robert Edgar.
Berkeley; Robert B. Balm, Brooklyn;
Socrates Huff, San Leandro; n. T. Man.
ming, Peralta; w. w. Knickerbocker. Te-
InescaI; Ed Clawiter, Eden