The San Francisco call., 1896-07-26

eSteu IN, because 1t makes election OHenSes
felonles, and the Junta in particular does
not want anything to do with primary
that will give the party voters free
cnance to say for the first time in SIX years
VINO snail compose the County Committee
and the municipal convention.
heed upheld the constitutionallty IN the
opinions Of d. M. Delmas and Joseph
Leggett, and urged the fact that II the
democrats wanted to create party COM
mlttee and municipal convention ac-
cording to the wishes of the party voters
tunity.
Reed recalled a speech made by Gavin
McNao, the Junta leader" Novem Der Is
last, at Pioneer Hall, at which he declared
that the hrst pure and high grade primary
tne party had ever known in San Fran
poIitical organization is seeking power 1t
calls Tor a fair primary; when it gets
power IL wants no fair primary.
Mr; Reed got off som ething from Jeffer-
son that Is pertinent to the local situation
Wnen ne quoted that departed statesman
as writing: IA party is democratic in pro-
portion as every member composing it has
equai voice In the direction of its concerns
ehrougn representatives chosen at brief
intervals"
Il say, IN all candor and truth" said
heeo, that there has not been fair Dem
ocratlc primary in San Francisco for six
years, and, in fact, hardly primary at
How will you make the party come out
to voter asked P Nj. Wellin.
There will enough come out to beat
you, put in Robert Boyd.
heed answered that the respectable
voters did not vote at primaries, first,
because they knew that the element in
conlrol would win anyway through the
election officers, and, second, because they
knew that there would be lines of men
formed In the interest of bosses, which
%ould Keep them waiting for hours If they
do not get black eye for presuming to
vote.
Reed said that the primary held four
years ago by the reorganizers in the name
OF purity was 1.-The most vicious ever held
In San Francisco
Max Pepper followed Reed. He ex-
plalned the difficulty or impossibilIty OF
getting men OF character to serve as elec-
tlon ofhcers and made plea for his posi-
once primary plan, which is calculated to
prlng the primary to every mans door.
he doubted the constitutionality Of the
Porter primary law.
Reed-The organization you represent
mas power to hold a fair primary and Sc
lect honest election officers.
Popper-True. But if YOU knew the
pressure that comes with the Sc
lection of the election officers.
That's where the dog lies buried-in the
Character OF election officers. / favor
anything that will bring about an honest
democracy, but don't want it broug t
about so that power shall not be concen-
trated In one man. / love my party and
Its principles, but 1 will hold to evils |
know of rather than fly to those 1 know
not Of
George ii. Francouer took hand by
saying: Everything human is a choice
between evils. Shall we submit to dis
honest primary or to few men controlling
the Democratic party? You cannot legis-
late honesty and Democracy into any
man. Shall we hold primary as decently
as we are able to do, or shall we agree to
let few men say for whom we shall vote 2
s. P. Mead, E. P. E. Troy, Samuel Nc
kee, George a. Cabaniss and others put
in their say, but when the meeting ad-
lourned the Iroquois Club had made no
i'm preston on the tangled local party
situation.