The San Francisco call., 1896-08-22
He Claims a Majority Of Dele
gates in the Third
District.
GARRITY BADLY TREATED.
His Friend, the Labor Commissioner,
Said to Have Forgotten a Little
Promise.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, |
9O8 Broadway. August 81.

OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL,
908 Broadway, August q.
Some very curious and highly interest
ing Democratic history is being brought
to the surface in the fight between M. f.
Tarpey and Warren B. English for the
Congressional nom ination from the Third
District. This city being the logical center
of the district, the various elements in
tie contest are naturally more in evidence
here than elsewhere.
Tarpey, as is well known, was candi-
date as delegate to the Democratic Ma
tional Convention, and was also very
friendly with Robert Fitzgerald, who is
the recognized leader of the Daggett wing
in this county. As Mr. Daggett was not
anxious for Tarpey to go to Chicago, Dag
gett's friend, Fitzgerald, could not work
for him, and, as result Tarpey felt that
he had been thrown down and that his
semi-traitors. AS result, Tarpey was
beaten. and received but few votes. A
neat little scheme, it is said, has now been
outlined to salve the feelings of Mr.
Tarpey.
The plan is, as has been known for sew
eral days, to put up Tarpey for the sole
purpose of beating Warren English, and
Tarpey being the most available man, is
being used by Daggett for that purpose.
When the matter was first broacneG to
Tarpey he declined to be the candidate of
any faction and refused to enter the con-
test except Warren English would support
him and he could also get the Populist in
dorsem ent.
AS Daggett controls the State Central
Committee he was in a position to instruct
Mr.. Afford to place Tarpey, as chairman,
on the committee which has charge of
the task of looking toward the fusion of
the Populists and Democrats.
Tarpey was then in position where he
could dictate and make terms.
At yesterdays conference the Populists
demanded that they be given four of the
Presidential electors. Tarpey made a
speech, saying that he was in favor of
giving them everything they wanted. He
stated that the Populists had been advo-
Gates of silver longer than the Dem ocrats,
and that as silver is the predominating
question at the coming election it would
do no harm to give the Popuiists all they
ask for: The plan was then proposed that
the Populists indorse Tarpey for the Third
D istrict in return for the Democratic in
dorsement of the Populist candidate in
the First.
Tarpey believes that he can now get the
Populist nomina ton. Warren English.
who has recently gone all over the dis
trict, declares that he has more than
majority of all the Democratic delegates.
Green Majors and Judge Gibson are both
anxious for the Populist Endorsement and
are not particularly anxious that the Dem
ocratic State Central COMMITTEES should
have anything to say in the matter, and
it is regarded as certain that the fusion
proposition will fail and that both Popu-
lists and Democrats will nominate in the
Third District.
Warren English and Tarpey had a con-
ference to-day and it is limited as among
the possibilities that Tarpey will with
draw and that Warren English will not
make any strong overtures to the Popu-
lists, hut will run on straight Democratic
ticket, in which he will have the support
of most of the local silver party.
This afternoon another development
came to life, and it is not altogether un-
likely that Tom Garrity may apper in the
field against English. In the last fight