The San Francisco call., 1896-03-02

spices OF Congressional district committees.
As these committees have heretofore In
most cases been hardly more than NOM
inally organized, been rather perfunctorily
individuals and been speedily forgotten, it
will take a little time and effort to deter
mine Just when, how and to what extent
these committees were organized during
the campaign of 1894. and so what claim
they may have to actual existence.
AS the members of the State Central
Com m ittee, representing the various Con-
gressional district committees, have power
to create new Congressional district COM
mittees in their districts if none now exist,
there may arise contentious as to whether
such committees properly exist or are to
be created. In the Third District the COM
mitteemen representing that territory have
already ignored the committee appointed
by Hillborn and named new one. 1t is
held by some that the only Congressional
committees of the last campaign which
are to be now recognized are the ones
created by district conventions at the time
of the last State convention. In the cases
of some districts the delegates left the
appointment of those committees to the
nominees for Congress. The course of ac-
ton which the Congressional committees
will respectively pursue is another matter
for development.
In accordance with the call issued by the
National Committee this year and the COR
responding one adopted by the State Gen.
trail Committee yesterday, the Republican
State Convention, which will meet in Sac
ramento on May IL, will be rather an ag-
gregation of seven Congressional conven-
tions, each of which will independently
name its delegates to the National Conven-
ton. All the conventions will assemble
as one State convention to name four dele-
gates-at-large.
The Union League Club promises to be
strong factor in the coming campaign.
President Stone and number of the lead
ing members say that they want to see it
made in larger degree than ever before
State club rather than local club. They
want to see it enlarge Its scope and its field
OF work, to continue to grow in member
ship, as it is now doing, and to especially
extend its mem bership in the interior.
In accordance with this policy the pow
ers of the committee on political action
are to be enlarged, giving it more initial
power and independence than it now pos.
sesses under the rules. This committee
will not DE likely to do much before noml-
nations are made, but it is already clear
ing its decks. Day before yesterday the
committee met and extended its organiza-
ton by electing r. B. Carpenter president
and w. B. Hamilton secretary. Irving
NJ. Scott remains chairman. The chair
udu &llu SeCTeLary were requested 20 pre-
pare a plan OF political action to be con-
sidered at meeting to be held in the near
future. The members of this committee
are the following:
Irving M. Scott, chairman; r. B. Car
penter, vice chairman; w. B. Hamilton,
secretary; NJ. M. Hecht. Wendell Easton
III. NJ. Gray, J. B. Barber, NJ. Cooney, S.
NJ. Short, A. B. Lennon, ]. E. Doolittle,
c. O'Connor, 0. A. Hale, Thomas Flint Jr,
ii. u. Osborne. George Stone. This COM
mittee includes a representative of each
Congressional district.
The local Democratic situation remains
one of quiescence on the part of the Buck
leyites, and turmoil and uncertainty in
the Junta. Chris Buckley Is expected to
appear in town to-day, after over a
months sickness and rest at Ravenswood.
In the Junta the differe noes between the
headquarters and the Rainey- -Daggett ele-
ments remain unsettled. That new cleo
ton in the Forty-fourth has not yet been
ordered, and strong efforts are being made
to patch up a compromise with Maxwell.
When the new general committee will
meet for organization is not announced
and is uncertain. The factions in the
Thirty-fourth and the Thirty-seventh are
still waiting to see what Chairman Sulli-
van and the primary committee Twill do
about their quarrels. Sam Rainey is saw
ing wood all the time.