The San Francisco call., 1896-09-29

District Convention did not confer any
power upon that convention. 1t merely
recognized it as the proper Congressional
convention from that district. He said:
Now, understand that the other side pre-
tends that joint meeting of the Fourth and
Fifth Congressional districts had been called,
but deny that 1 am Chairman of the Fifth
District Convention, and since it made its
nominations / have never called q meet
ing. was never requested to call
meeting of that convention and know that
no such meeting was ever held. Nobody but
I could have called it, because it had ad-
journed subject toathe call of the chair. So
repeat it that there never was q joint meeting
OF the two Congressional districts.
But that is not the ground of our contention
here. We are the legitimate and regular sue
cessors of the County committees for gem
erations past in this City. Mr.. Mahoney,
now with Mr.. Kelly as one of the leaders of
the opposition, went to the meeting which
two years ago created this County Committee
land had good deal to say in naming a lot of
the members OF that committee.
at was Mahoney and his tactics that
sent Sternberg and Day across the bay"
suggested Secretary Rjcard.
Mr.. Watt continued to argue that every
nomination in every county in this State
was made through the jurisdiction of the
County Committee, and if the Congress
sional conventions had the right to make
county nominations then there has not
been legal nomination made in any
county in the State.
Said Registrar Hinton:s "I am getting
this matter in hand and / will write
reply to Major Mclaughlin to the effect
that l will decide this matter irrespective
Of hot hav kob
application to file this certificate was pres
sented to me-"
The gentlemen then Withdrew.
Major Mclaughlin addressed the follow
lowing letter to Mr.. Hinton as a represent
ative of the State Central Committee and
in the interest OF fairness, with desire to
see that justice should be done to both
sides of the controversy:
Hon. William H. Hinton, Reqistrar of Yoters.
City-DEAR SIR: 1t is doubtless we'll known to
you that there are in session in this City at
the present time two Republican municipal
conven tions. Under the law of this State it is
your duty beyond question to decide
which OF the certificates of enomina-
ton that will be presented to you
by said conventions shall be filed. 1 am fully
aware that there can be but one Republican
municipal ticket on the official ballot, and
that you must determine, in case of contest.
which nominations shall compose that ballot
assure you that it is far .from my purpose
to attempt to influence you in any way inpde-s
termining this important point Your stand
ing in this community, both personally and
officially, forbids even the thought and would
do great injustice both to you and to myself.
am actuated IN addressing you by motives
OF fair dealing only. 1t is. my duty as chair
man of the Republican State Central Com
mittee to harmonize, if possible, all the differ.
ences in the party. 1 have endeavored to
perform that dutysin this instance, and, in so
doing, requested both conventions to cease
their deliberations, and to endeavor to come
to some amicable agreement whereby party
unity could be restored and consequently but
one certificate of nomination be presented to
you for filing.
In accordance with my request, one Of said
conventions adjourned until Monday night.
the 28th inst, ana therefore cannot present to
you for fling its certificate of nominations
before Tuesday, the29th inst The represents
atives of said convention have petitioned me
to request you to withhold the fling of any
certificate of nominations by the opposing
convention, should one be resented to you.
until Tuesday, the Goth inst.
Under the circumstances that 1 have de-
scribed, it is but just that 1 accord to them
their request In doing so do not intend in
any way, were such thing possible to- intiu-
regarding which one of the conventions is the
legal one and entitled to have its certificate of
nomination filed.
only ask tnat you delay the determination
of this matter until both certificates of nomi-
nation are submitted-to you, which, am re-
liably informed, will not be later than Tues
day. the 29th inst. Very respectfully,
FRANK MCLAUGHLIN, Chairman
Registrar Hinton's action was of itself
-.
that the Registrar had already made up
his mind to recognize the nominations as
those of the regular Republican party.
The following is Mr.. Hinton's renly:
/ OFFICE OF REGISTRAR OF VOTERS.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, Sept. %, 1896.
Hon. Frank Mclaughlin, Chairman Repub iean
State Committee, ity-DEAR SIR: Your letter of
September 26, 1896. requesting the Registrar