The San Francisco call., 1896-06-03
The General Committee Will Do
a Lot of Things To-
Morrow Night.
WORKING COUNTRY DELEGATES
Congressman Mcguire Thanks the
Junta for the Confidence Displayed
in McNab's Trick.

The Buckleyites will take the floor to-
morrow evening and the night following
They will whoop things up make fun OF
McNab's Fourth District Congressional
Convention, declare themselves winners,
pass variety of resolutions and do an un-
certain variety of things in view OF the
State Convention.
The executive committee arranged this
programme last night at the party head
quarters, 935 Market street. The room
was packed aud the wheel horses of the
factions were there. Chairman Donovan
was sick and James H. O'Brien and Sec
retary D. NJ. Gavigan directed the general
course of the meeting. When press rep
resentatives were excluded because they
came only to mock there was long and
undoubtedly interesting discussion which
resulted in an order that the 161 delegates
to the State Convention should meet in
Pythian Castle Friday evening to discuss
policies. ways of winning further friends
among country delegates, the election of
Railroad Commissioner James |. Stanton
as chairman of the delegation to Sacra-
mento and the good of the cause generally.
Another discussion resulted in an order
that Chairman O'Brien appoint a COM
mittee on transportation, but, later, the
resolution was reconsidered and the
matter left to the delegation and the
Friday night meeting.
The executive committee will report its
recent doings to the General Committee,
which will meet in B'nai Birth Hall to-
morrow evening, when there will be a big
meeting and probably proceedings OF
interest.
During the meeting last night speeches
Ia hu
Nealon, A. J. Clunie, Thomas Ford, James
II. Q Brien, 7. E. Treacy and others. The
convention of the night before was pooh
poohed' and Gavin McNab received
good deal of uncompimentary attention.
A. j. Clunie said that the A. I. A. had
given McNab permission to denounce it.
The Buckleyites and the McNabors are
talking with greater confidence daily as
the selection of State Convention delegates
goes on throughout the State. The McNab-
ors say that 80 far one delegate favorable
to the Buckley cause has been elected.
The Buckleyites, on the other hand, have
stacks OF letters promising either support
or lair consideration, and their list OF dele
gates whom they surely count on is
long one. The truth is that many dele
gates and many men of party influence
throughout the State have promised any,
body that has appealed to them from
either side, as the easiest way to escape
pulling and hauling.
The Buckleyites have been and are con-
ductlng an effective and most industrious
still-hunt throughout the State, and they
work without talking much. There are
many men of wide acquaintance and in
huence on the side OF the Bucklevites, and
every last Buckleylte. great or small, who
has a relative, old schooimate or friend
among the delegates anywhere or IN infu-
ential party positions, have been writing
,.oI lo4fo 80 4
Many quiet and long trips have been
made. Circular letters have been sent
out and every clever play that can
be made on am bitions, hostilities or any
thing else has been made. Sub rosa COM
binations which may or may not be made
to work have been planned. The coming
convention promises to be one of surprises,
and some OF them are apt TO concern the
local contest.
Congressman Mcguire has thanked the
Junta for its kind attention and amiab bill
ity, without expressing any acceptance of
the nomination for Congress made by Nc
Nab's surreptitious convention of night
before last.
Yesterday Alexander T. Vogelsang, who
presided over the convention, and Secre-
tary John 7. McGovern sent Mcguire a
teIegraphic notification OF his nomination
by the Junta end of the Democracy in his
district. The following reply was re-
ceived from Was ington:
A. T. VoqelsaRg, San Francisco: Your tele-
gram announcing my denomination received
Extend my thanks to the delegates for the
confidence manifested. JAMES G. MAGUIRE.
Mr.. McNab and his friends contemplate
the work of the fy-by-night convention
with satisfaction. They think that thew
have taken Mcguire away from the cham
pionship of the cause of the Buckleyites as
well as "sguaring" themselves for turning
him down as delegate-at-large. What Mr..
Mcguire will do if he attends the conven-
tion and whether or not he will attend
is yet unknown.