The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-13
Declare That They Alone Have
Power to Issue a Call
for Primaries.
REFER TO STATE COMMITTEE.
More Complications Among the Repub.
lican Ranks of Alameda
County.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL, |

OAKLAND OFFICE GAN FRANCISCO OALI,t
9O6 Broadway, June II.
The Republican situation was handled
by the County Central Committee at a
special meeting this afternoon. Under the
terms of a resolution that was unanimously
passed the call for the primaries for the
Third Congressional District will not be
issued by either of the Congressional COM
mittees but by the County commit
tees of the various counties comprising the
Third District.
This action completely nullifes all the
work that has been done by the two Con-
gressional committees toward promoting
harmony and which has occupied several
weeks. Only yesterday the desired point
between the two committees was reached
and it was thought that harmony was as
sured, as all concerned agreed on the call
that it was proposed to issue.
This afternoon at meeting that lasted
less than thirty minutes an important
step was taken which, if upheld by the
State Central Committee, will totally
undo the work of month.
The committeeman present were Chair
man Mantalen, ]. w. Evans, Phil Walsh,
Al Mcpherson, J. II. w. Rily, J. w.
Striker, John Mitchell, E. V. Bunnell, Rod
Church, Frank Armstrong and E. G.
Haines.
AS soon as the meeting was called TO
order Rod Church stated that it was very
evident to all that the call for primaries
must be issued, and he forthwith intro
duced the following resolution, which
embodies the whole history of the fac
tional fight to date:
WHEREAS, No nomination of a Republican
candidate for Congress from the Third Con-
gressional District of the State has been made;
and whereas. nrOVlSiOn authorized
body for the holding of a convention to nomi-
nate such candidates has been made; and
whereas, the Republican State Committee
which convened on the 9Th day of May, 1896,
at Sacramento, passed a resolution by the
terms of which 1t was provided that Republi-
can conventions should be composed of dele
gates elected at primary elections or caucuses,
which said primary elections or caucuses
should be held under the auspices OF and con-
trolled by the respective county committee OF
the various counties, which said resolution
was in the words as follows, to wit:
RESOLVED, That it is the sense of this conven-
ton that ell delegates to the county, district
should be elected at primaries or caueuses
regularly called by the County Central COM
mittees of the several eoun lies for the purpose,
and that only such delegates as are selected at
such primaries or caucuses should be seated in
the conventions of the party hereafter to be
held; now, therefore be it
RESOLVED, That it is the sense of the Repub-
lican County Central Committee OF the County
OF Alameda, that a call should be issued by the
STATE central committee OF the
State OF California, or the Executive Committee
thereof, for the district convention for the
Third Congressional District of said State for
the purpose of nominating Republican can
didate for Congress from such district, and
such other business as may be lawfully brought
before said convention, to be composed of
delegates to be elected at primary elections
held throughout the district and be it further
Resolved, That ii is the sense of said Repub-
lican Central Committee of the county OF
Alameda that in accordance with the letter
and the spirit of the resolution adopted by the
last Republican State Convention, which said
resolution is herein before set forth, that said
primaries, when regularly and legally called
by the State Central Committee, or the eXecu-
tive committee thereof shall be conducted III
the several counties of said Third Congress
sional District by and under the auspices of
the respective county central committees of
the said counties comprising said Third Con-
gressional District; and be 1t further
ResOLUed, That the chairman of this commit
tee be empowered and instructed forthwith
to appoint conference committee, composed
of members of this committee, to confer with
the several Republican County Central COM
mittees OF the several counties in the said
Third Congressional District for the purpose
OF obtaining their cooperation in gettiug the
Repu b1ican State Central Committee or the
executive committee thereof TO call said Third
Congressional Convention and primaries, in
accordance with the spirit of the foregoing
resolution.
Mr.. Church stated that the State Cen
trail Committee or the State executive
committee could settle the difficulty, and
he hoped the resolutions would be
adopted.
After some discussion the second clause
in the resolution was eliminated, and it
was passed unanimously as amended.
The resignation of John Mitchell of the
Second Ward was then considered Mr..
Mitchell said he had no time to attend to
county affairs, and suggested that A. H.
Breed be elected to succeed him. The sug-
gestion was unanimously adopted.
In accordance with the resolutions
adopted the chair appointed the following
conference committee: Rod Church,
Frank Armstrong and ]. II. S. Riley. The 4
committee then adjourned.