The San Francisco call., 1896-06-05
WILL EXTEND TEN YEARS
Great Scope of the Terms of
Harmony in the Third
District.
William R. Davis Gives a Condensa.
ton of the Basis of RepubIi.
can Reunion.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL,
90S Broadway. June 4.

90S Broadway, June f.
The two Third Congressional District
committees have brought their differences
down to very narrow point. William R.
Davis, who led the primary mems fight
at Sacramento and who has since been the
moving spirit in the fight for harmony
since his contest for principle was won,
outlined the negotiations to date as fol-
lows, when seen to-day:
The negotiations which have been held
daily for the past ten days have been for the
considering of plans that affect the tire Con-
gressional District This is necessary, the
Alameda County delegation is the majority in
the whole district, and split or difference
here necessarily runs through the entire dis
trict and makes it more than local matter.
I There have been differences in the party Tor
the past TX eight years, and if the old diff
ferences and the recent ones are not justly har-
moniZed now ii is likely that the dissenslons
will continue Tor four. six or eight years more.
The efforts being made to harmonic matters
represent the party in the entire district and
their effect viii extend over period OF from
six 10 ten years in the future. With this i'm
portance OF the subject in view, myself and
others have bestowed upon the question long
and laborous consideration. 1t is not a ques-
tion OF one candidate, 1t is not a question of
one office, it is not question OF temporary
decision. 1t is much larger than any OF these
These negotiations that have continued over
ten days are plans for adjustment OF the diff
-,
present Congressional Committee, of the old
Congressional Committee, and OF the seven
county central committees with special ref
erence to the County Central Committee OF
Alameda County.
In the provided plan for the district and for
the seven different counties and their political
situations there were involved probably fifty
different questions. When in the actual ma
| chlnery for carrying out the adjustment it will
be acknowledged that it Is fair and will be ap-
proved by all sides, and in itself ii is complete
in every detail.
Down to to-day all of the numerous questions
and details, with the exception OF two only,
have been agreed upon. Those two are the
place TO hold the convention, whether in Val
| lejo or elsewhere, and the number of Repub-
ican votes which shall be the basis of the poll
ing precincts for the primaries. am satisfied
after further conference held to-day, since
| the adjournment OF our meeting last night or
/ this morning rather, that these two points will
be adjusted satisfactorily.
There is every reason TO believe SO to-day.
/ That done, the entire plan and its provisions
/ would be agreed to by the members OF the new
! Congressional committee by those OF the old
! Congressional committee and the members OF
! the County Central Committee. Before such
an adjustment no member OF the party could
! stand out against such fairness, comprehen-
! siyeness and political power in the party rep
| resented by the adjustment so harmonlously
! arrived at.
| We would then have one Congressional con-
! vention, one Congressional committee elected
/ at it 10 conduct the Congressional campaign
! and one candidate supported by united
| party, and the future in friendly and AMIGA
! BILE condition as we approach it in succeeding
| campaigns.
You'll observe by the foregoing that there is
nothing whatever to do with the county con-
! vention or county politics. The matter in
hand is the district welfare of the party and
nothing else, local county matters being a
separate matter which Will care 1or themselves
in the usual way this fall.