The San Francisco call., 1896-04-13
DR.. Harmon's Brother.in.Law
Weds a Goddess of
Liberty.
WHY PRIMARIES ARE WANTED
The Man Who Co.'s to st. Louis Nav
BE- Heard From When Federal
Patronage Is Distributed.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALI

COS Broadway, April II,
Rarely does so much matrimony occur
IN one family as the numerous weddings
that have taken place in the Harmon
Corwin families during the past three
weeks. The Harmon divorce case is barely
a month ole, yet DR.. Harmon is an
other womanis husband, his divorced wife
is also again wife, and last Wednesday
afternoon Cecil Corwin, who is a brother
of the first Mrs. DR.. Harmon, married the
young lady who was the Goddess OF Lib
erty at the last Fourth OF July celebration.
DR.. Harmon is doubtless doing lots of
thinking just now in his home in British
Columbia. He told a pathetic story of
ingTatitude before he was divorced
He said that he paid for Cecil Corwin' 8
dental education and fitted up his offices
for him and that as soon as there was moth
ing more to get out of him Cecil swore out
g complaint against the doctor for disturb
ing his wife's peace, Mrs. DR.. Harmon be-
ing Cecil Corwin's sister. Then came the
divorce and Mrs. Harmon got So 600 in
cash and the pretty San Leandro home,
which she is now enjoying with her sec
ond husband. DR.. Harmon was given his
freedom and had about $4,000 more. with
which ne captured another bride. Young
Corwin caught the fever and is now on his
wedding trip and the doctors friends de-
clare that not one of these three marriages
would have taken place had DR.. Harmon
peen poor man.
The demand for primaries in Alameda
County Is not wholly understood. L he
personality Of the man who shall go to
ST. Louis is minor matter with those
who are ardently working to preserve the
old order OF things. The bone of conten-
tion is that the six committeeman shall
have the authority to foist upon Republi-
can voters whom they please as delegates
to Sacramento, and also because the ma
lority of the six does not suit the ideas of
the primary advocates. One other factor
enters into the fight, though so far it has
been subordinated to the principle that
every voter should assist in naming the
delegates. The side factor is that there is
no doubt in the minds of Alameda County
Republicans that the st. Louis delegates
VIII certainly nominate the next President.
Should this be so the delegate will surely
be heard from when the distribution of
Federal patronage takes place. This adds
TO the bitterness OF the fight, especially as
it is stated by Eli Denison's opponents
that he has his eye on the Mint.
Senator DenisOn is not the man TO show
his hand 50 early in the game, and any
talk about the Mint has certainly origina-
ted with his political enemies for the pur-
= pose OF using it as campaign capital. The
doubt as to whether the delegates ap-
pointed by the committee will de seated
by the convention, or W ether those elected
at primaries will be recognized at Sacra-
mento cannot be foretold and will keep the
matter Of a st. Lonis delegate in doubt till
the convention assem- bIes.
The present makeup OF the County Gen.
tral Committee Is mostly responsible for
the schism in the Republican party of Ala
q
the choice OF the party. neither is he the
choice of a majority of the committee, but
owing TO political tactics well understood
in this city it has been found impossible
TO oust him. Mautalen is an agreeable
fellow personally, cut he no more repre-
sents the party than does ex-Assem III bly,
man BretZ. Ii the committee were to
meet another chairman would be elected
forthwith. but as a rule exists that eight
mem bers form quorum and be has enough
friends TO prevent eight OF the thirteen
meeting at one time ne still holds his
o flee though long since persona non grata
TO the bulk OF the party.
The First Congregational Church lis
tened 10 an Eastern preacher this morning
and many were disappointed. 1t was not
the fault of the preacher, but the disap-
pointmeht was due 10 the false estimate
placed on anything simply because it
comes from the East. Rev. Charles G.
Jefferson is very pleasant speaker and a
man who can think. He can deliver a
sound sermon and did so this morning.
But his audience had been led to expect a
Beecher or Talmage, and to that extent
the somewhat youthful preacher labored
under a disadvantage. After the sermon
opinions were about equally divided as to
the merits OF Rev. Mr.. Jefferson. Some
thought him the ideal successor TO DR..
Mclean, others did not. There are hun
dreds Of other preachers, native sons, who
are fully the equal of the Massachusetts,
divine, and there has all along been a feel
ing with some that home talent should be
encouraged and that 1t is a false policy to
send East for pastor with so much avail
able material on hand. If Mr.. Jefferson
succeeds DR.. Mclean there is certainly no
reason why the $1,000 per year should 60
TO an Eastern man" S. w. B.