The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-19
An Unlimited Advisory" Com
mittee Is to Be Named
by the Chair.
TO MEET EVERY THREE WEEKS
Senator White Wants the Party's
Stump.Spsa kers Fed on Daniel
and Cockrell.


mittee met for the first time in the bill.
liard-room of the California Hotel yester-
day afternoon and organized for the cam
paign.
Seventy-five of the 123 members were
present, quite number being represented
by proxy. The first meeting developed no
fights because nothing calculated to
arouse serious contention came up. There
was a somewhat strained effort to display
campaign enthusiasm at times and the
business of the meeting was interlarded
with some Bryan eloquence.
When P. NJ. came no candidate in OPP
position to w. H. Afford of Tulare had
been sprung, and shortly after the meet
ing opened he became the leader of the
State campaign. Afford was first brought
TO the front by Gavin McNab and he is
supposed TO be inclined to take the side of
the Junta in the local fight should there
be any demand for the services of the
chairman of the State Central Com mittee.
But the local fight has not had sine to get
definitely into the new State Central Com
mittee.
The meeting was called to order by
Frank II. Gould of Stockton, chairman of
the last committee and of the last State
Convention, and Al McCabe of San Fran
cisco proceeded to act as temporary secre-
tary.
Nearly all the San Francisco members
and the twenty members at large re-
Gently appointed by Gould were present
end there was quite large representa-
ton from the rest of the State. There
were: d. A. Ostrom of Yuba, John w.
Mitchell of Los Angeles, ]. a. Filcher of
Placer Raleigh Barcar of Vacaville and
other old warhorses of the party in the
crowd.
Mr.. Gould said simply, Gentlemen, the
first business is the election of q chair
man to take charge of the coming cam
paign," and then Eugene n. Deuprey
came forward, according to arrangement.
and nominated Mr.. Afford, the young Tu-
lare lawyer who was described as of a
vigorous and determined disposition, yet
wise and capable of grasping all require
ments and so on.
Every body was ready to make Afford
the party chief, and there was a burst of
applause; and then John w. Mitchell, as
representative of the south, found pleas
ure in vigorously seconding the nonii ma
tion as one OF man who could stand on
every plank in the platform and one
Identified with the chief issues of the
party.
J. NJ. West OF Tehama and the North
and Charles Edelman OF Orange said more
nice things about Mr.. Afford, and then, on
motion of ]. w. Mitchell, Mr.. Afford was
elected by reclamation.
The handsome, black haired, open
visaged and quite brilliant young and new
party leader was escorted to the chair by
Eugene n. Deuprey, ana in the course OF a
ready speech said:
81 appreciate the splendid compliment
paid me by the Democracy of California.
/ assume the responsibility perfectly aware
that the election OF a President may turn
on the electoral vote of California.
promise you that when the electoral coll
Iege convenes, every vote from California
shall be cast for Bryan and Sewall.
ut is true that in this cam paign silver
will be arrayed against gold, but silver is
but symbol and the outcry for its free
coinage is wall from those whose rights
have been denied. l favor silver for itself,
but more because the herald of freedom is
shod with silver sandals to-day"
The new chairman received applause
and awaited their pleasure, wherein Frank
II. Gould, on motion of Samuel Braun
hart, received the first thanks rendered
him for his management OF the last cam
paIgn, the late secretary, John Markeley,
being included in the thanks.
"Gouldp' they cried, and Gould made a
quite eloquent speech of thanks and of
party advocacy. He praised the new
honor, man OF ability and brilliancy and
a representative OF the sentiments of the
Democracy of to-day.
Gould got three cheers and then Raleigh
Barcar and d. a. Ostrom became two vice
chairmen of the committee.
On motion of Gavin McNab the chair
man WAS authorized to appoint two
secretaries.
On motion of Max Pepper, NJ. G. Has
sett of San Francisco was elected treas
urer.
1t was also on Peppers motion that the
chairman was authorized to appoint a
sergeant-at-arms and assistants. 1t has
6anf 1oH h.
shall be J. P. Devereux.
The committee organization, the i'm
portant feature of the proceedings, occa-
stoned much discussion. The sentiment
of the committee was largely against the
creation of an executive committee which
should proceed 10 run the campaign to
suit itself.
Eugene n. Deuprey started the trouble
by moving that the chairman be author
lzed to appoint from the State Central
Committee a campaign committee of fl
teen 10 have immediate charge of cam
paign work.
J. w. Mitchell vigorously objected, and
urged that every member of the State
Central Committee liked to feel that he
was a part of the campaign machinery.
The work Of a campaign committee was
best performed BY the whole committee
Politicians were always scram bling for
committee positions TO gain political ad-
vantage.
Deuprey urged that the campaign work
should begin at once, and that such
committee was needed to act between
meetings.
Charles EdeIman wanted to make the
committee twenty-five in number, but f.
H. Gould championed small committee.
and one with which the chairman could
readily consult.
Gavin McNab explained that the pro-
posed committee was not an executive
committee representing the whole COM
mittee, but one representing the chair
man.
D. A. Ostron took hand in favor OF
DeuDrey's committee. and then Deuprey
offered 10 merely call the new committee
an advisory com mittee, and after ]. A
Filcher had argued the necessity OF proper
committees from a practical, com mon
sense standpoint it was ordered that the
chairman should appoint an advisory
committee of fifteen from among the
members OF the com m ittee.
lalf hour later, on motion of ID. A.
Ostrom the chairman was given discretion
TO increase the committee from any source
he sees fit, and thus the advisory" COM