The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-02
They Nominated Mcguire to
Square Themselves and
Steal Thunder.
TWO ANITA. P. A. RESOLUTIONS
ADOPTED.
The Call Was Issued at Night ana .
Trumps Dropped One by One
From McNab's Sleeve.

The Junta State Convention delegates
from the Fourth District, captalned by
Gavin McNab, jumped suddenly out from
dark place last night, held hurried Con-
gressional convention, nominated James
g. Mcguire and skipped back with de-
risive "Ha! hal" for the Ruckieyites,
whom they had got ahead of.
The unusual bit of strategy by which a
snap Congressional convention was held
surreptitiously two weeks before the State
Convention was piece of Gavin McNabs
brilliant craftiness.
The move was the direct result of the s
turning down OF Mcguire for delegate-at-
large to Chicago the other day at McNab's
behesu. McNab was bound to oppose Ma
guire, because he is a silver ana anti-rail-
road man and an enemy of Daggett.
Mcguire, who has declared from the
start that the Buckley organization was
the legal and regular one, has been idol.
lied by the Buckleyites, and he has been
one of their biggest trumps. The Junta
has recognized the prestige their rivals
have gained through Maguire's stand, and
they could not afford to strengthen that
prestige by boldly kicking Mcguire out.
They know that Mcguire is too strong
and popular for them to oppose. 1t was
seen that the turning OF him down. for
delegate-at-large would hurt their cause by
the prejudice it would produce.
Knowing that in spite of them Mcguire
would be the Democratic nominee, MeNab
planned the coup which was 10 gather Ma
guire to the bosom of the Junta.
| This would neutralize the recent throw.
ing down. Gavin heard too, that the
Buckleyites were going to declare for
Mcguire for Congress this week. To get
ahead of them would be stealing their
thunder. Hence the convention was
called quickly and secretly, that the Buck
leyites might not get in nomination first.
Mcguire was not consulted at all,
The Congressional convention was made
side trick in local politics. Whether the
nomination amounts to anything much or
not depends upon whether or not the
Junta delegation is seated at Sacramento.
The call for the convention was signed
by Chairman Sullivan and Secretary Nc
Govern of the campaign committee. The
call proceeded from Boss McNab.
The notices were posted on Sunday
night at 1 A. M by John Cunningham, and
the secret that Congressional convention
was to be held in the Fourth District was
carefully guarded.
So it came to pass that at $50 o'clock
last night Alex. T. Vogelsang was elected
chairman of body of nice looking men
and others who came to order in the
Junta headquarters in the Flood building.
Secretary MeGovern discovered the pres
ence of sixty-ive of seventy-six delegates.
Gavin McNab was alert. Chairman Sulli-
van sat in a corner. Sam Braumhart
AZ
was luckily there to settle a conflict be-
tween anita. P. A. resolutions. E. B.
Pond, Elliott McAllister, Senator Jonn
Fay, James Denman and a few other
'high joints" sat in silence.
Chairman Vogelsang declared the first
business to be the nomination of a candi-
date for Congress.
jeremiah " Coffey, nephew of Judge
| Coffey, at once offered a typewriter anti
A. P. A. resolution, briefly insisting that
it be considered first.
Chairman Vogelsanlg insisted on the
| order of business and Clitus Barbour
came to the front
"Some twenty years ago." he began, "a
sturdy young lad was hammering iron in
| one of the counties below here and for the
! last twenty wears he has been hammering
| monopolies."
| He mentioned ''the Honorable James G.
Maguire," and there came light and very
| decorous applause. The nominator said,
natural, logical and inevitable nominee"
table, honest and faithful" National
| reputation, "laurel of glorv,:,' and "silver
| lining that appears in the dark cloud"
| P. ]. Tomalty and George t. Marye
briefly seconded the nomination. McNab
moved that nominations close, and the
secretary was instructed to cast, etc. -. .
| The chairman announced the operation
with San infinite degree of satisfaction"
| whereat the gentle and decorous applause
! was repeated.
Then Young Mr.. Coffey called up his
anita. P. A. resolution, which Secretary.
| McGovern read as follows:
Since it mas become notorious that an organi.
zation has sprung from SOME dark and foul =
source endeavoring TO foster religious strife
among our people by prescribing adherents of .
! certain church from participation in the
| civil and political affairs OF the country of :
which they citizens it is right and expedi- :.
ent that the Democracy of this State and
Union should clearly define its relation to this
! falsely so-called american Protective Assoei-
| alton and declare its determined opposition
to the principles, plans, purposes and policies
of such pernieious parties.
| The Democracy has always held it as q prf.
nal principle OF patriotism that the founda-
| tlon of this constitutional Union has been laid
in and its prosperity, expansion and pre-emi-
| upon entire freedom in matters of
! ligious concernment, and no respect of
| person in regard to rank or place OF
! birth, party can justly be deemed
national, constitutional or in accordance
with American principles, which basesits ex-
elusive organization up religious opinions and
| tions and associations, no matter how lofty
their patriotic pretensions, are the deadly
enemies of free Institutions; and we here :.
denounce the cowardice and prohigacy
of the late Republican Convention in
having been dominated and animate