The San Francisco call., 1896-05-05

an informal open meeting.
There was considerable discussion as to
the best means of obtaining the support of
q sufficient number of State Convention
delegates to insure victory. The PROPOSE
ton that meets with general approval was
to make the fight on legal as well as senti-
mental grounds. In pursuance of the pol
icy to show that the delegation selected by
the twelve Alameda State Central Com
mitteemen is legal the following appeal
addressed particularly to the other men,
bers of the Third Congressional District
was freely circulated among the city and
country delegates:
Gentlemen: The delegates elected to repre-
sent the Republicans of the county OF Ala
media in the Third Congressional Republican
Convention respectfully call your attention
to the following facts:
3 First-The calls of the National and State Re-
publican committees provide that delegates
to the different Congressional conventions
shall be selected in the same manner as the
nomination of a representative in Congress is
made in such districts"
Second-It has always been the custom in
the county of Alameda to elect delegates to
the Congressional Convention by open pri-
maries.
Third-The members of the State Central
sional District refused to obey the directions
of the National and State Central committees,
and instead of calling primaries in the county
of Alameda, appointed delegates to the Con-
gressional Convention.
Fourth-The Republicans of the county of
Alameda demanded that the State Committee
men from this county should call primaries.
Their demand was refused
Fifth-The Republicans OF Alameda County
then requested the County Committeeman 10
call primaries. This request was refused.
Sixth-The Republican clubs of Alameda
then took the matter in hand and appoin ted
members to represent them in an executive
committee. This executive committee then
called primaries in strict conformity to the
calls of the National and State committees.
The primaries were held and 1000 Republicans
voted at them. This vote is greater than that
cast at the Republican Congressional primaries
four years ago.
Seventh-The delegates elected at these
primaries met in convention and elected dele
gates to represent the Republicans of the
county of Alameda in the Third Congressional
Convention.
Eighth-These forty-seven delegates thus
chosen by the votes of 1000 Republicans of
Alameda County respectfully ask that you IA
vorably consider their request that you vote to
seat them in the Third Congressional Republi-
can Convention; and in support of their re-
quest they point to the fact that they represent
1000 Republican votes cast in open primaries.
They also call your attention TO the following
words of Chairman Carter of the National Re-
publican Committee:
"The call for the National Convention re-
quires that delegates from Congressional dis
trfcts shall be elected in the same manner as
candidates for Congress are nominated. If in
given district the party candidate for Con-
gress is nominated by committee then it would
be proper 10 elect delegates to the National
Convention in the same way; but in ali cases
where candidates for Congress are nominated
at primaries or by elected delegates in conven-
ton assembled delegates to the National Con-
vention should be elected in the same man
ner."
Congressman have always been selected in
the Third Congressional District by delega-
ton elected by primaries in Alameda County.
Believing that You are not in favor of dis
franchising the Republicans of Alameda
County and depriving them of the right to a
voice in the selection of the Republican nom-
fnee for President of the United States we
appeal to you to aid the primary delegates
from this county in securing seats in the Third
Congressional District and State conventions
And we further respectfully request that you
take no part in the proceedings of any conven-
ton of the Third Congressional District until
our delegation has been heard
E. A. Won SCHMIDT,
Chairman Alameda County Delegation.
MURRAY LAIDLAw, Secretary of Delegation.
Speaking of the stand taken by his dele
CATION, Chairman E. A. Won Schmidt said
to-day:
within Alameda County we have a
vast preponderance OF the Republican
voters with US. This is revolt against
the Napoleonic methods of the State Com
mitteemen who have repeatedly, and, as
we consider. without authority, constitu-
ted themselves Congressional Committee
There are twelve of these committeeman,
and the regular Congressional Committee
should consist of but seven; yet these
men have undertaken to consolidate their
twelve personalities, SO to say, into seven,
most absurd and untenable position.
SIN addition to the legal phase of the
situation, we believe we have strong senti-
mental grounds on which to appeal to the
convention and the people. We believe
in the principles OF Lincoln, that the
nearer you come to the people the better
you are able to represent them honestly
and truly, and we claim to be the real
representatives of the Republicans of
Alameda County, our delegation having
been either chosen at the primaries or
ScAOOtOu VA tuc pcbAtiOu VI tue VOLerS IN
districts where the short notice we were
forced to be contented with did not allow
OF primaries being held. Such selections
were made by the duly elected primary
delegates.
"To show how broad-minded the delega-
ton is, just want to call your attention
to the fact that we received a petition
from the voters of Dublin, in the Forty
sixth Assembly District, asking the selec-
ton of Fallon, the delegate already ap-
pointed by the State Committeeman, and
we at once made the selection"
Shortly after it became known to the
delegates of Alameda County appointed
by the State Central Committee that the
primary delegates had issued an appeal
they issued circular as a counter move,
giving what they designate the findings of
the Third Congressional District COM
mittee relating to contests in Alameda
County. 1t is as follows:
WHEREAS Under the call for State ard 5ys