The San Francisco call., 1896-03-07
Four Members of the Republican
County Organization
Resign.
ARMIsT1CE DECLARED.
The Riva! Factions Agree to Defer
Action Until Next Thursday
Night.

iican affairs of the Fourth and Fifth Con.
gressional Districts.
An armistice was agreed to by the repre-
sentatives of all the Republican factions al
a meeting of the executive committe of the
State Central Committee. held at 419 Cali
| foruia street.
In accordance with that agreement it is
not likely that any action will be taken by
either of the rival Fourth District com
mittees or, for that matter, by the Fifth
District committee before that time The
leaders of the factions that have appeared
in the local Republican party have as
sented to truce that promises a united
Republican party in the coming campaign
and John D. Spreckels has been one of the
leading spirits in the work which has
effected this armistice.
When the executive committee met q
majority of the members were present.
When the meeting came to order in re-
sponse 10 the call of Chairman P. B. Corn
wall there were present the following
members:
P. B. Cornwall, J. D. SpreckeIs, Wendell
Easton, Isaac Upham, j. II. Mahoney, w.
w. Montague, Leon Dennery, w. C. John
son, David Kerr, Asa r. Wells, w. C. Pal
meri, M. Cooney, A. Ruef Frank Nc
Quaid, James McNab, H. c. Sonntag and
]. G. Daily.
The proceedings all looked in harmony
and the net result of the meeting was a
general agreement by all who could 60 SO
| far as to pledge their influence in behalf
of the rival committees in the Fourth Dis
! trict that no definite proceedings should
be taken by any Congressional district
committee or organization until the next
meeting of the executive committee or
State Central Committee, which will occur
next Thursday evening according to ad-
! journment.
One of the first questions that came up
for the consideration of the committee was
the history of the call issued by the State
! Committee last Saturday afternoon. This
call, which provided for district conven-
tlons, introduced an innovation.
Congressional district conventions in
charge of primary elections had never be-
fore been heard Of and the elaboration
and an explanation OF how this new
scheme came to be presented by the ex-
ecutive committee and by default and
without discussion or explanation adopted
by the State Committee was one of the
early features of the discussion.
1t was explained by j. G. DAILY and
others that the call, prepared, adopted and
referred TO the judiciary committee at the
meeting on the Tuesday preceding
the meeting of the State Cen
trail Committee, was prepared without
appreciation of the new feature introduced
into the call of this year, and that the
paragraph calling for Congressional dis
trict conventions was discovery made
just prior to the meeting of the State
| Central Committee.
The complications In the Fourth and
Fifth districts were the main topic of the
meeting, OF course, and the truce regarding
| the affairs OF those districts was the net
result.
The State Central Committee is com.
posed of representatives of the various
districts, elected in the regular manner,
and also of an executive committee
chosen at large and on general principles.
Judge Coonev early brought up the ques-
tion of whether or not the members Of the
Fourth and Fifth Congressional districts
had right to participate in the election
of member of the new Congressional
committees. A truce was declared on this
| point also.
elected from the respective districts had
any voice and vote, and he spoke strongly
in the interest of fairness and harmony
The discussion then turned on the
question of the meaning and effect OF
| the amendment of Wells of Contra Costa
County to the resolution of Mr.. Sheldon
of Los Angeles providing for the Gre
/
! by mem bers of the State Central Com
mittee; and it was mainly the doubts
concerning the effect of that resolution on
the powers of Congressional committees
which occasioned the adjournment.
Meantime the members of the
regular Fourth Congressional commit
tee will probably await Developments.
| They believe in the regularity of their
appointment and are ready to take up
their official duties as the interest of the
party demands.
| C. C. Bemis, found in his Montgomery
street real estate Office, said: This is a
Republican year, and for that very reason
! the importance of clean politics and the
| iudicious selection of candidates is greater
| than ever. When there is doubt about
results and reasonable certainty of de-
feat. it does not so much matter whom the
party puts in nomination. But this year
| is Republican year. Therefore, we want
to pick "a man for the nomination for Con-
gress, for instance, whom we can send to
| Washington with confidence that he will
do something for the State OF California.
That is the important business that is
now to be undertaken by Republicans. I
shall accept my appointment to the COM
mittee of the Fourth Congressional Dis
trict of course. The committee brought
into existence through the means of a
| forged proxy will not be considered as
having any legal existence"
G.. B. Rode was confined to his home
yesterday by an attack of rheumatism.
When seen he said: 81 was not asked con-
corning my appointment. l am a very
busy man, and so far from seeking this
honor would rather avoid it. But have
been selected, and consider it my duty at
this time to get in and do what can for
good government and clean politics. So /
will accept. 1 have seen no other men,
bers of the committee, as have been un-
able to get out. but learn its composition
from THE CALL. They are all good men,
and will do what they have to do openly
and honestly. What we want is decent
methods, fair ballot in the primaries and
in the convention as well as at the general
election and we must have it."
Nicholas Ohlandt said: .'Ofcourse shall
accept the appointment to the Congress
sional committee of the Fourth District.
With another committee in the field ap-
pointed by fraud and having purpose, it
may be presumed, to commit other frauds.
it is hardly the time to shirk responsible
ties Sure, will accept and work with
the committee to relegate bribery and
Buckley methods to the rear"
Four Resigned.
Four members of the Republican County
Committee resigned at the meeting last
evening held in Shiels hall. They were
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