The San Francisco call., 1896-08-23

announced by Mr.. Tarpey to be further
report of the fusion committee concern-
ing Congressional affairs. 1t was decided
to go into executive session in this matter
and the executive session continued until
nearly O'Clock.
Tarpey presented the fusion commit
tees resolution calling for joint Demo-
cratic and Populist Congressional conven-
tions in the Third District, as given in
yesterdays CALL, and this resolution was
approved after A. Caminetti OF the fusion
committee, Congressman Maguire, who
was present with four proxies; J. w.
Mitchell of Los Angeles, Raleigh Barcar
fusion Wherever the Democratic party had
no ghost of show in the Congressional
fights.
Tarpey presented further ommenda-
tion OF the joint conference committee,
which involved in a general way COM
plete plan of Congressional fusion. The
joint conference com mittee had named
sub-com mittee OF three, composed OF A.
Camlnetti for the Democrats, j. ID. Dore
of the Populists and w. z. Lawlor of the
Silverites, to prepare detailed plan, and
Mr.. Caminetti arrived on the scene from
meeting OF this subcommittee, which had
not completed any detailed plan, which
met again last night and which will re-
port its plan at meeting OF the joint con-
ference com mittee TO be held next Tues
day.
However, Mr.. Caminetti had much to
say along with others ON the broad plan OF
Congressional fusion at issue. This plan
was that there be constituted a new joint
fusion committee of fifteen, composed of
six Democrats, six Populists and three Sill
verites, which should have large jurisdic-
tion, powers and discretion. This COM
mittee was to be empowered 10 require all
the Democratic and Populist candidates
for Congress to present to 1t their resigna-
tions as preliminary.
Then this committee should proceed to
agree upon one joint candidate in each
district. naming either the existing Demo-
cratic or Populist candidate or new one.
II any candidate should refuse to submit
his resignation to this committee, aban-
don his rights given him by the people OF
his district or refuse to abide by the deci-
sion of the committee, then that candidate
is to be repudiated, as far as possible, by
the State au thorities of his party, con-
demned as undeserving OF the support of
the party and the candidate agreed upon
shall receive the moral support OF the
three parties.
This interesting proposition was dis
cussed at great length. Congressman Ma
guire stated that his resignation would
cheerfully ana promptly reach the COM
mittee. Mr.. Mcguire was peculiarly safe
in making this nominal surrender and
sacrifice as the Populists have all along
declared that they would not make an OPP
posing nomination anyhow.
Harry w. Patton, who was nominated
the other day by the Democrats of the
Seventh District, made similar announce
ment. John N. Wood, chairman ofthe
Congressional committee of the Second
District, was present and said that while
he could not SPEAK authoritatively for
Marion de Vries, he believed that Mr.. de
Vries would accede to the plan.
The scheme was approved IN general
way, the appointment of the Democratic
committee of six was provided for, and
the COMMITTEES adjourned to await the
working out OF the hardest deal ever at
temp ed in the politics of California,
On Monday the Populist State Central
Com mittee will deal with all this. A meet
ing of the present joint conference COM
mittee is scheduled for Tuesday, when
further details of the plan will be consld-
cred, and meantime back rooms will be
rife with arguments and connubiating.