The San Francisco call., 1896-02-29


would be unaIterably opposed to any idea
that delegates be appointed instead of
elected, and such an idea has never been
even suggested in the County Committee.
This County Committee is quite COM
petent TO take care OF a primary in San
Francisco. and there has never been Re-
publican County Committee in this City
more determined 10 hold fair and open
primary in which everybody entitled to
vote will have an equal show and fair
count. 1t is the policy of this County
Committee to bring all factions in the
party together and any other policy than
the one have in mind would have an
opposite tendency"
John Jackson, secretary of the County
Committee, expressed himself as follows:
"The only plan that | would agree to
would be an open primary, In which every
Republican would have an equal show. l
want TO see the people in the various dis
tricts have an opportunity to say who
should represent them in the convention,
and | want to see that opportunity sur
rounded by every safeguard that can be
provided
Il am Republican who is for clean and
fair politics. said c. G.. Clinch of the
County Committee, 'and no plan but one
which would give every Republican voter
fair and honest show regardless of his
personal affiliations would win my sup
port. | want to see the party united anG
successful, and the way 10 secure those
ends is to have primary election, con-
Quoted by the regularly constituted au-
thorities, which will be fair and square in
its relation to every voter.
81 shall favor nothing but an open pri-
mary. at which every Republican voter
may cast his ballot and have it counted"
said Thomas McDermott, another MEM
Der of the committee. The primary in
this City must be conducted in the inter-
est of the Republican party, and to be SO
conducted it must be an open one, in
which every possible element shall have
fair representation, and one which shall
preserve the unity of the party
Gan open primary andla fair.show to
every body is the only thing that will win
my Endorsement" said Ambrose Watson.
the member from the Forty third.
Il will favor nothing but an open pri-
mary election. in which every ticket shall
honest one, said P. ii. Prendergast of the
executive committee. Clean Republican
politics should and can rule this year, and
that is what we shall have"
G. Bacigalupi, the insurance man, who
is also member of the executive com NIT
tee, was equally insistent in the same idea
Il believe that there is not member of
the County Committee OF San Francisco" :"
he said, who is not vigorously in favor of
an open and honest primary election at
which the will of the Republican voters in
various districts may be fairly expressed
and honestly reported. We are deter
mined this year to have season of clean
politics, in which the participation of all
honest and decent Republicans may be
invited"
81 am for anything in the interest of
purity ana harmony in the Republican
party" said c. c. Morris, the mem Der from
the Thirty-eighth. Il am in favor of any
thing that Will lead to clean condition of
affairs. This is especially urgent since
the defeat OF the new primary law. in the
success OF which was especially hopeful.
Il now want to see primary election in
| this City which will conduce to the inter-
est of the party and give every Republican
an equal show. The present County Com
mittee was created by method which
makes it especially representative of the
people, and tits especially representative
of the interests of the whole party.
81 know that the committee as it is
now constituted is inclined to conserve
| in a broad way the interests of the party,
and one of the chief ways IN which the in
terests of the party can be conserved in
| this City is by the holding of an open
| primary in which the interests of every
element in every district will be pro-
tected."
The proceedings of the committee will
undoubtedly be ended before evening and
tae members will be ready to enjoy the
informal reception, beginning at 9 80 P. NJ,
League Club at Its quarters in the Palace
Hotel. There will be good fellowship a
nice collation. and possibly number of
bearable speeches.
One of the prominent members of the
committee VINO arrived yesterday was
Arthur W. Kinney of Los Angeles, presi-
dent of the League of Young Republicans
Los Angeles who a the Palace
He says there is great interest III Repub-
lican politics in Southern California. The
League of Young Republicans, comprising
250 members, is to meet and hold BAN
quet next Wednesday evening. There will
be lot of brief and direct speeches. Mr.
Kinney says that all over Los Angeles
County there is an intense feeling in favor
of Republicanism. -Four years ago the
ma jority was 1000, but he would not be
surprised if it were 5000 or even more this
year. Both the Democrats and Populists
are coming into the Repu blican ranks
There have been 70 prices for dried fruit
and the orange market has been terrible.
Everybody, SO ne says, has had plenty of
President Cleveland. He said:
There is a strong sentiment down
there TO first lind out Who of the several
candidates mentioned is strongest for Cali
fornia-who is most friendly to Pacific
Coast interests. Down our way it is Cali
| the names mentioned as a possible nomi-
nee of the Republican Convention seems
to be good, reliable timber 20 make Presi-
dent from. We want to look the ground
over carefully and be sure that California
does not get left, as has been the case In
the past, and we think it poor policy to
commit our State to any man before ascer-
tanning what may be expected from him
| and what his chances are of a nomination.
"The question is frequently asked why
California should be put on the rollcall for
a man until that mans position is fully
defined. Why should California pledge in
advance her vote for mess of pottage?
''Is it not fact that the interests of the
Pacific Coast are worthy of recognition?
They never have been as yet, simply be-
cause in times past it has been the rule
for our delegations to start for the conven-
ton unalterably committed to an indi-
vidual; hence being tied hand and foot
and their names placed on the rollcall no
necessity existed to make any promises
for the real interests of California. Other
States more discreet waited until they
/. saw the way 'the cat would jump, and
! accordingly made their trades with the
winner. That is politics.
ave must send the strongest kind of a
delegation to St. Louis this year. We
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