The San Francisco call., 1896-04-15
THE CALL ISSUED.
Ward Republicans Take Steps to EIec
Their Own Delegates to the
Sacramento Convention.

OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALI,l
90S Broadway, April 13.
The ward Republican clubs who have
decided to hold primaries have issued the
call. The convention to nominate the dele
gates to the Sacramento convention will
consist OF 128 members and will meet
April 20.
The full call is as follows:
WHEREAS, The Republican State Central Com
mlttee OF the state OF California at q meeting
held in San Francisco, February 90 1896 for
the purpose OF calling State and District Con-.
gresslonal conventions to select delegates to
the National Convention at ST. Louis on June
10, 1896, acted under the following instruc-
tions from the National Republican Committee
to wit; That the Congressional district dele
gates snail be chosen at conventions called
by the Congressional committee of each
said district in the same manner as
the nomination OF Representative
in Congress is made in said district; and
whereas, the said State Central Committee at
us aforesaid meeting and in said call provided
tnat the basls OF representation in said con-
vention should be as follows: One delegate for
each Assembly district within the Congress
slonel district, one delegate for each 200 votes
cast Tor the Hon. NJ. NJ. Estee, the Republican
candldate for Governor in 1894, and one dele
gate lot each traction OF 100 votes or over; and
whereas, IN accordance with the said last
named provision Alameda county is entitled
10 ~ delegates in seid State and district con-
Penuons; and whereas, pursuant TO those
lhStrucnons the State Central Committee has
called State Convention to be held in the
city OF Sacramento on May s. 1896, and
thelr instructions to Congress ssional COM
mlttees are in the following words:
''The selection of the delegates to the Con
gresslonal conventions shall be under the di-
rectlon OF the Congressional committee of each
district, and all primaries held for the election
OF delegates shall be under the exclusive man.
agement and control OF the Congressional COM
mlttee' Whereas, They also direct that the
test lot voters at primary elections shall be:
II pelleve IN Republican principles, and in
dorse the Republican policy and intend to
support the nominees OF the Republican
party"
what, has the Congressional committee of
the 1hlrd District done in obedience to their
instructions? Answer: Ignored them and de-
hed reputable members of the party who have
earnestly urged that no deviation from usual
methods be inaugurated We find that "our
Csesars nave been eating something that has
made them unusually fat and independent"
whereas this failure of the committee to call q
primary election places the members of the
party within the conditions anticipated by the
state central Committee when they formu-
lated the following: provided that in any
Congressional district where there is no Re
publican Congressional committee the Repub-
l1can State Committee shall appoint from the
residents OF such district committee for the
purpose OF calling district convention TO
elect district delegates" and justites, ii no
other reason does, the sumption by the
people OF the powers which their creatures re-
fuse TO exercise, 10 wit the calling of pri-
mary election. Therefore organized bodies of
Repu bllcanS sent their representatives TO q