The San Francisco call., 1896-03-18

board thereon and Will certify the result tneIe
to the aforesaid State and district conven-
tions.
Sixth-That all contests arising out OF or
concerning said primary election must oe
committee in writing, with a full statement OF
the ground of contest, at least hItecn uays
preceding the meeting of said state Cohpen-
tion and this committee shall determine such
contest and shall have the power in its dis
cretion to call and hold another primary eiec-
tion in such contested preclncts ana 10 call
vass, declare and certify the result thereon.
The feature of the above resolution,
which gives the power to select delegates
to the county committees, was in part sug-
gested bv J. w. Rea of Santa Clara and
George c. Ross of San Mateo. The sug-
gestion embodied in the resolution above
quoted was adopted last Thursday on mo-
ton of George G. Ross at the meeting OF
State Central committeeman in Redwood
City, at which the Congressional commit
tee was appointed.
The secretary was instructed to officially
notify the county committees concerned
of the action taken and to instruct them to
promptly transmit to the Congressional
committee returns of primary elections
when any such elections are neld.
There was considerable discussion of the
question of the number of delegates to the
State convention and their correct appor-
tionment. Samuel M. Shortridge, who
was present, called attention to the uncer-
tainty of the apportionment, and the call
adopted by the State Central Committee
left the matter somewhat indefinite. This
call provides that each Assembly district
shall be entitled to one delegate, and in ad-
dition one for each 200 votes cast for NJ. M.
EStee for Governor or fraction of 100 votes
or over. There was discussion as to the
proper authority to officially declare the
apportionment, and it was decided that 1t
was the executive committee of the State
Central Committee. The secretary was in
strCcted to request the executive commit
tee 10 make the apportionment.
The committee then adjourned to meet
at the call of the chair.
By the action, then, of this committee
yesterday the county committees of the
Fifth District are given full power to select
delegates in any manner they deem best
either by primary elections or by appoint
ment. In Santa Clara County there are
three Assembly Districts and San Mateo
County is one Asse mby District.
The Fifth District includes seven of the
eighteen Assembly Districts in the City
and County Of San Francisco. They are
the Thirty Thirty-ffth, Thirty
sixth, Thirty seventh, Thirty-eighth, For
tieth and Forty-frst. The County Com
mittee of San Francisco will not have
jurisdiction as a whole over the selection
iness will be done by that portion of the
committee representing Assembly districts
in the Fifth Congressional District For
this purpose the seven county committee
men from the districts named will practi-
cally constitute county committee.
The county committee men who will
manage the selection of delegates in that
portion of the City lying in the Fifth Con-
gressional District are: Thirty ty-fourth Dis
trict, John Jackson; Thirty-ffth, l. H.
Thompson; Thirty-sixth, G. W. Manwar-
ing; 1hirty-seventh, James Alva Watt;
Thirty eighth, Grove Ayers; Fortieth,
Jesse E. Marks; Forty-first. G. G. Clinch.
Whether the County Committees of San
Mateo and Santa Clara counties will ap-
point delegates or hold primary is not
definitely determined.
The County Committee of San Francisco
will proceed to hold an open primary for
the selection of delegates from this Cityto
the State Convention or, more accurately,
the aggregation of seven Congressional
conventions. The members of the County
Com mittee, John d. Spreckels and the
large majority of the local party favor this
plan without reserve. The County Com
mittee will be officially notified at once of
its powers and duties as expressed in the
resolution adopted yesterday. The COM
mittee will hold meeting during the
latter part of this week or early next week
to issue call for primary and to other
wise prepare for the election.
AS the regular Congressional committee
of the Fourth District has already referred
the selection of delegates to the County
Committee, this committee now has the
primary for the entire City in its hands in
the regular and usual way. The same
policy and method will be pursued un-
doubtedly in both districts, but the united
sentiment and decision of the committee
will be officially segregated between the
representatives. of the two districts, each
body issuing a call and appointing election
officers.