The San Francisco call., 1896-04-25
YOUNG MEN WANT POWER
To Be Hard Fight for Control
of the Peoples Party
Convention.
SHORT HAIR VS.. LONG HAIR
County Delegates Will Name Their
Delegates to Sacramento at To.
Days Convention.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALI
QlS Rraad r,ril

OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALI
90S Broadway, April "a.
The Peoples party convention that
will meet in Elite Hall tomorrow morn
ing will develop a fight for the control of
the party in this county. The struggle
has been increasing in bitterness since the
last election and the full armor of both
factions is girded on for tomorrow battle.
The contest will commence with the
election of chairman. The two elements
in the party are spoken of among them
themselves as the "Longhairs" and
"Shorthairs. The longhairs are led by
ex-Assem blyman Aaron A. Bretz, and his
leading lieutenants are ]. Hopkirk, B.
Rosenberg and Major Howe. They are
the original element of the Peoples party
and have been prominently identified with
the party since its birth in this county.
Their plans and methods were too anti
quated to suit the temperaments of the
younger element, the shorthairs, and
Club was formed.
To its banner f1ocked the more youthful
and energetic members of the par ty.
Among them are Adna Denison, T. ].
Roberts of A. R. o. fame, ]. A. Hennessy of
West Oakland, w. H. Chapman, J.. r.
Elley and Leo Robinson. These are dis
satisfied with the old method of conduct
ing the party, and are determined if possi-
bic to obtain control of the party ma
chinery.
The 'longhairs will nominate Bretz for
chairman and the shorthalrs will put
Dennison up. Both sides claim sufficient
strength to elect their man, and which
ever side succeeds will of course name the
man who will 60 to the Sacramento con-
vention.
'The political shears are going to be
used tomorrow" said T. J. Roberts to-
day. 1--WE want to keep the party intact,
buG there must be some shearing done.
We have outgrown the Iong-hair period
and we are intending to cut off the long
locks of the ancients. II they will con-
sent to part with their old methods and
Iong-hair tactics there will be no trouble,
but there must be change. The young
blood in the party will not submit to the
silurian ways that have prevailed for the
last twenty years. We cut our hair and
look decent, and we intend to be felt in
the convention and in the party. They
have dubbed US the shorthairs, but if
they will patronize the political barber
and cut their silurian locks there will
be no 5loodshed."
The old-timers object to ''the boys" run
ming things and predict defeat. 1t is al
most agreed that whoever gets control, E.
M. Gibson and ]. T. McSwain will be sent to
the National Convention. The most MOTTO
able feature in the anti-convention prattle
is that neither Mayor Davie nor Council
man Bassett figure in the discussions on
either side. Eighteen months ago they
were the idols of the party.
The delegates are as follows:
Forty-sixth Assembly District-Haywards
Club. D. Austin, Mr.. Manning; from Castro
Valley precinct-G. Toyne; alternate, C. H.
Christensen.
precinct No. 2, w. NJ. Brown.
Murray-No. 1, Andrew Block; precinct No.
2, William Gregory.
Club-Green Majors, L. S. Robinson, Rev. S. A.
Taft, S. V. Mitchell. DR.. F. Heller, J. W. Rev. j.
G. Hurley, William Davis, G. R. Reade, W. B.
Frnitvale Club. E. Taylor and Thompson
Lane.
Elmhurst club--J. NJ. Moore, o. Hcinroth.
San Leandro-D. Ury and }. Countz.
Forty eighth Assembly District. Mattson,
c. ]. Carlson, w. j. Donovan, l. d. Shepard, g.
l. Broadwater, E. s. Broadwater, NJ. E. Aram,
A. Bretz, R. Reed, L. NJ. Frick, J. Hopkirk, G.
w. swan. Il. Bankhead, G. W. Buttner, A. A.
Denison, P. B. Preble, III. NJ. Shire, Mrs. L.. E.
Drake w. F. Aram, c. G. Kiellstrom and D. r.
Nichols.
Forty-ninth Assembly District. A. Hem
messy, F. T. Hale. J. C. Colnurn, A. p Keinhart.
J. X. Price. ]. B. Henning, 9; A. Martin, Ed
MCGUIRE George Heritage, William Hart, Ed
White, j. Palinbaum, T. NJ. Latimer, R. Stuart,
l. b. Wheeler, w. R. Batten, J. Grimmons, J.
Ford. Peter Skorup, A. Thresher William Far
rell Daniel Mclaughlin and Samuel Fisher.
fiftieth Assembly Districts Goodenough.
A. N Denison, B. C. Allen, w. H. Chapman, j..
r. Drury, B. Kaighan, J. F. McSwain, A.
Hoenisch, e. NJ. Cannon, ]. P. Ennis, J. c.
Brown Dr. R. Hesse, A. Coons. j. r. Pfster, J.
b. McMath b. K. Lowe, G. L. Mathews, j. II.
Lucas, j. S. Roberts, ]. B. Randolph and ]. J..
Naegle.
Fifty-frst Assembly District: Twenty-third-
avenue Club-C. s. Prescott, J. l.. Maynard, J.
H. Nicholas alternates-Frank Chaffe, DR.. j..
II. Loomis.
Temescal CUBA Kruger, NJ. Lesser, ]. NJ.
Madden, George Johnson, J, f. Ford.
Fifth Ward Cuba. 4. Dewey, g. r. Moore
]. G. Buttner /. Van Buskirk, J. G. Chestnut.
Seventh Ward Club-Dr. A. +. Childs, Frank
Smith, j. c. Estey, r. T. Frickstad DR.. r. f.
Marshall, c. S. Frost, Frank Banfean and N. P
West
East Berkeley--R E. Bush, N. T. Whiting. A.
B. Ounekenbush, Edward Huderson, John La
yelle, j. N. Jacobson, s. II. Dikeman, R. w.
Good and Thomas Craigmile; alternates-C.
r. Bryant, John Stutt, John NJ. Do lie and Dr.
Carrie Young.
1t will be noticed that there are several
ladies among the delegates.
The Grand Jury.
OAKLAND, CAL, April 24.-The Grand
Jury had witnesses before it to-day, inves-
tigating the shooting of John R. Perkins
by Albert Menzenmeyer at Lorin on
Christmas eve.
The witnesses had also been summoned