The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-11

he coming Congressional convention 0

the coming Congressional convention Of
the Third District.
Fourteen of the members were present
in the handsome and convenient new
headquarters on the first floor of the Palace
Hotel. 81. Q. Osborne of Los Angeles and
Irving B. Dudley of San Diego were pres
ent from the south. Chairman McLaugh-
lin, Secretary NJ. R. Higgins, John d.
Spreckels and A. B. Lennon OF Santa
Rosa were among the others on hand.
The committee wrestled with the Ala
media trouble for two hours, and then
gave decision that satisfied both sides,
and which win result in harmony in the
district convention called for the Odd inst
in Vallejo, unless the factions break out
again. The trouble presented for arbltra-
ton and the situation out of which it grew,
were briefly as follows:
When the Congressional committee
before the State convention, decided to
appoint delegates from the counties of
the Third district. some of the Republican
leaders and clubs demanded primaries.
The members of the Congressional COM
mittee representing Alameda County
appointed delegates and contesting
delegation was elected at the primaries At
Sacramento the contesting delegation was
seated. Then it neld Congressional con-
vention, at which two district delegates to
st. Louis were appointed and at which the
present acting Congressional committee
was created.
The unseated appointed delegates held
rival convention and elected two contest
ing delegates to the. National Convention.
There the contestants were seated and by
this the Congressional convention which
the State Convention repudiated was
recognized.
Not long ago the Congressional COM
mittee created at Sacramento called a con-
vention for the I'D inst. to nominate a
Congressman and ordered primaries Cd
the 10Th inst. In ali counties supervision
OF the primaries was delegated to the
county committees, but in Alameda
County. where the factional split re-
manned, it was ordered that the county
committee should name but two of the
nye election officers in each precinct, the
Congressional committee to name two
and the fifth to be selected by lot.
This the county committee, a majority
OF which Is controlled by the Denison fac
ton, would not stand. 1t was declared
that the Congressional committee was not
legal one, as the convention from which
1t proceeded had not been recognised at
St. Louis. The county committee pro-
posed 10 go ahead and call an election of
It's own, refusing to recognize the call un-
primary. Various compromise propo-
sltlons were made, but the Congressional
committee refused them and appealed to
the State Executive Committee to take
hand.
So the factions assembled from across
the bay. The Congressional Committee
faction was represented by George L.
Babcock OF Alameda, who was the chief
spokesman: William Laird Hill, George
z. Pardee, w. II. Friend ana by Charles
L. Pierce, w. A. Won Schmidt and w. w.
Knickerbocker, members of the present
Congressional committee.
The county committee faction was rep
resented by M. G. Chapman, Rod w.
Church and Charles Mautalen. chairman
OF the county committee. Eli Denison.
George P. Morrow and w. J. OConneli
also came along.
The case was heard in executive session
In the presence of both sides. After much
argument, and after half hours consid-
Grafton by the committee, the following
decision was rendered.
While not recognizing the Legality of the
call made by the Congressional committee of
the Third District, this committee, in the in
terest OF harmony, recommends that the call
heretofore issued by said committee be carried
out, except In Alameda County, where the
County Committee shall have full authority
maries.
We further recommend that the County Com
mlttce OF Alameda County give equal epresen-
tation to the element represented by the Con-
eanvassed by the County Committee aud GER
titled to the district convention and that the
precincts shall be those lately adopted by the
Board OF Supervisors
The Executive Committee thus avoided
deciding on the Legality Of the Congress