The herald., 1896-03-14
Will Entertain the Democratic
Convention Delegates
LOS ANGELES NOT ANXIOUS
There's Bigger Game to Kill Two
Years Hence
Fight Will B. 1ade for the Presidsnttso
Vote IS the Basis OF Rep.
res:ntation
Special to the Herald.

Special TO the Herald
SAN FRANCISCO, March 13.-The contest
for the Democratic state convention il
between Sacramento and Stockton. with
both cities tonight running neck and neck
and Los Angeles holding the key to the
situation. The members of the state con.
trail committee from districts south of Te.
hachepi have so far been only prospecting.
They will act as unit at tomorrow's
meeting. That fact has been determined,
and so far nothing else. Sentiment app
pears all for Los Angeles, and the convon-
ton would go there if the delegation from
that county will 60 to the trouble Of pick.
ing the fruit from the tre,. W. Il. Blrks
about made up their minds to withdraw
Los Angeles from the reckoning entirely
providing there is all absolute assurance
that two years hence, when a full state
ticket is to be nominated. the southern
metropolis will be the only place to be con.
sidered for the gathering of clans. This
assurance the boomers from both Stockton
and Sacramento stand ready to give. tho
W. n. English, w. W. Foote and others.
En- glish said today: "I'm with you folks,
but what do you get if you are successful
this year? The convention is to be only .
one-day affair. The only real gamer. if II
is held at Los Angeles, will bs the railroad
company which will carry the delegates
down there at a rate of $4,000 WORTH OF
transportation. Two years Lence tho
meeting will be one worth having. Ride
your time until then and you'lf win.
The meeting of the state committee to-
morrow prom ses to be nothing but tame
affair. The re is the usual hight on between
the Buckley swas,ibucklers on the one hand
and the purists on the other for the con-
troll of the party organiza alton in San Fran
cisco county. Each faction will have .
committee on hand to prove that it's indi-
vidual faction is the real party in this end
of the state. The general disposition is to
throw all hands out with the advice that
the proper place to settle their differences
is before the party as whole i'll regular
convention assembled.
to adopt an anti-funding bill resolution.
The sentiment on this subject is that the
party already stands committed in the
most emphatic manner agains5 funding,
aud that the state committee is not reso-
oluting body. This is question which
tomorrow bids fair to draw more red fire
than anything else.
An attempt is to be made to fix the basis
of representation to the state convention
at one delegate at large for each county
and one delegate for each 200 votes. or
fraction, cast for James II. Budd for gov
ernor. If this succeeds Los Angeles county
will have thirty-nine votes and San Fran
cisco l6l, and the country Will as a unit
oppose the scheme and will insist upon the
vote cast four years ago for Grover Cleve.
land for presden as the basis of appor.
tioament. The latter Fl cure would give to
Los Angeles county lager and San Fran
cisco a correspondingly muller represent
tation than indicated above.
Sacramento and Stockton will each open