The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-19
mittee which will chiefly assist Mr.. Afford

mittee which will chiefly assist Mr.. Afford
during the campaign was left,
Alter many motions and much discus
sion the chairman was authorized to also
appoint committee OF ten on registra-
ton, committee of seven on speakers q
committee OF seven on Senatorial and
Legislative matters, a literary committee
OF seven, and finance committee of fif-
Teen. In appointing the last two com nit
tees, the chairman was authorized to 90
outside OF the State Central Committee
On motion of J. w. Mitchell it YVES or
oered that the State Central Committee
shonld meet regularly every third sue
cessiye Saturday, and that twenty-five
snouid constitute quorum.
Ihen 1t was decided that the chairman
should appoint committee of seven to
arrange reception to the California dele
CATION TO the Chicago convention, and on
motion of Gavin McNab the COMMITTEES
man and secretary OF the San Francisco
County Committee.
Nv. +. sullivan and John T. Meow
ern, put in Samuel Braunhart 70 identify
the Junta as 1.-The" County Committee.
Somebody called for ''White!" as the
Senator was seen about the rear door, and
a special committee escorted Senator
White TO the front, where he was Justify
cheered before he said:
"Gentlemen of the Committee: / am
| much obliged for this kind reception. l
am not going to detain you with speech.
know that all that can be done to make
this campaign a success Will be done by
this committee. In the money centers We
find Democrats renouncing their allie
glance to the party.
MANY of these have been members of
the party, it is true, but victory under
| their leadership could not be anything
but transient. We can afford to
lose any Democrat who is unwil-
| ling to accept the decree of the
duly authorized party authority-,he
party National convention-ehosen by the
people. The Democratic party has been
! the party of the people. We have always
| claimed to do justice 10 all, and it was 10
conserve those principles of Government
more necessary to the poor than the rich
that the party came into existence and un-
der the leadership of Jefferson was called
into power.
The necessity of the hour is the dis
semination of literature carefully and
truthfully setting forth the facts and argu-
ments underlying the financial issue.
| Every speaker who goes upon the stump
| should be provided with such speeches as
those of Senator Daniel anu Senator
Cockrell. These are too long, perhaps,
for general distribution, but presentations
of the case in smaller form should be put
into the hands of every voter in the State,
and to this end little communities should
be formed in every precinct in the State"
Raleigh Barcar, who has labored for
four years to get the State party organiza-
ton 10 adopt printed constitution and
bylaws, again presented the matter and
this time with good prospects OF success.
The matter was referred to the next
meeting, and in the mean time each men,
Der will receive a copy of the proposed
laws.
The selection of permanent headquar-
tiers was left with the chairman, and then,
after an unsuccessful attempt to find NJ.
+. Tarpey and secure a report from him,
the com mittee adjourned for three weeks,
leaving Chairman Affords hands quite
full of business.