The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-06
ALAMEDA GETS
THE CONVENTION
Republican County Commit
tee Arranges Details
of Primaries.
EVANS RAISES A STORM.
Charges That the Committee at
the Congressional Primary
Showed Partially.
CHURCH ATTEMPTS A DENIAL
Delegates Will Meet in the Encinal
City to Nominate County Candi-
dates Two Weeks Hence.
CHURCH ATTEMPTS A DENIAL
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL

OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL,
90S Broadway, Sept. 5.
The Republican County Central Com
mittee held a meeting this afternoon
10 arrange for the primaries and to elect
delegates for the County Convention. The
primaries will be held Saturday, Septem.
Der 10, and the convention Monday, Sep
TENDER D. at 10 A. NJ. IN Alameda. The
basis OF representation is one delegate to
each 1878 votes cast for NJ. NJ. Estee at the
last gubernatorial election.
This apportionment will make a conven-
ton OF 244 delegates as follows: First
Ward, Il; Second Ward, 10; Third Ward,
Is; Fourth WARD, II; Fifth Ward, IA;
Sixth Ward, IL; Seventh Ward, q; Ala
media, "a; Brooklyn Township, IL; Eden.
10; Oakland, 81; Murray, ID; Washing
ton, TO-
The following, offered by Riley from
Brooklyn Township, raised storm, but
was adopted:
RESOLVED, That each county committeeman
be authorized TO select polllng-placeS ana APP
point officers of election in their respective
wards and townships, and apportion the dele
gates fixed to be voted for IN their respective
wards and townships, as in their judgment
Will give fair representa- ton 10 each precinct
Mr.. Evans of the Seventh Ward, i'll OPP
sat upon by the people a mum Der of times
and they will be again if the apportion-
ment OF delegates is not by precincts so
that every section can be represented.
They will not be smothered with blanket
ticket. The committee has been working
in the interests of certain persons and
along certain lines and not Tor the best In
terests of the people at large"
Mr.. Fletter of Alameda protested
against any such remarks, and declared
that the committee had not worked foI
any person.
Mr. Peters of Washington Township
said the country had been forced two
years ago to be shut out by blanket
ticket, and that now they wanted TO be
given an opportunity to select their own
delegates.
Rod Church of the Fourth Ward de-
clared his honesty of purpose in all that
he had done and denied that the commit
tee had ever worked for any person, but
was doing all it could for the Republican
party.
factions speak much palmer than
words" was Mr. Evans reply to Church )
remarks II say this committee has
worked for certain persons. They elected
delegates to go to convention for a GER
tain person. Did they go? No; not much.
The people sat on the committee IN good
shape. l shall again repeat now that this
committee has worked for the interests
of certain persons, and no one will care to
deny it.
No one offered to deny it.
1t was then decided that the primaries
should be open from L to P. NJ.
Messrs. Riley, Peters and Church were
named as a subcommittee to prepare q
call and make the necessary arrangements
for registering for the primary, and Mr..
Fletter to make necessary arrangements
for the convention In Alameda.