The San Francisco call., 1897-01-19
OAKLAND'S TWO
1 CONVENTIONS
Republicans Meet, Organize,
Appoint Committees
and Adjourn.
TaIcott Made Chairman, Which
Points TO the Election of
Thomas as Mayor.
Populists Elect Hitchcock Chairman,
but Being l l He Withdrew and
Gregg Was Chosen.

OAKLAND, CAL, Jan. 1S-Only two
delegates were absent when Chairman
Fred Campbell called the Republican con-
vention to order tonight. After a short
tribute to President-elect Mckinley, NOM
inations for temporary chairman were de-
clared IN order.
II. D. Talcott, W. G. Manuel and J. R.
Scupham were placed in nomination.
The voting was very lively. Talcott and
Manuel ran close, and there was some
surprise that the Seventh Ward should
not have gone solid for Manuel, its vote
heing, Manuet u, Talcott s. This placed
Talcott in the lead, and then the Fourth
Ward withdrew Scupham and swung 81
votes to Talcott. The name of Manuel
vas Withdrawn amid great cheering, and
Talcotts election was made unanimous.
A. ". Bishop, the secretary without
whom no Republican convention would
be complete, was again appointed to that
position, and a young man named Cotton
was appointed assistant secretary.
Chairman Talcott Ithen announced that
the appointment of committees was IN
order and one member from each ward
was appointed by the delegation.
was-C. W. Kellogg, 1. 1. Boak, F. NJ.
Walsh, DR.. H. B. Carleton, ]. a. Beckwith,
F. Kahn, a Kayser.
On permanent organization and order
of business-H. o. Trow bridge, NJ. D.
Merrick, E. A. Heron, W. F. Pierce, c. C.
Lombard, I. H. Henderson, H. L. Nash.
On platform and resolutions-C. Burck-
halter, A. H Breed, w. G. Manuel, P. E.
Daniels, c. D. Vincent, DR.. w. J. Wilcox,
Victor II. Metcalf.
After the recess the committee on Gre
dentials reported in favor of the delegates
called by the secretary, with few substi-
tutes. The report on permanent organiza-
ton and order Of business reported the
following:
That the temporary officers be made
permanent; that the order of nominations
be as follows: Mayor, Auditor Treasurer
and Tax Collector, City Engineer, City
Attorney, four Councilmen at Large, foul
School Directors at Large, five Library
Trustees, ward nominations for Council
men, ward nominations for School Direc
tors, one City Com mitteeman from each
ward.
The committee on platform and reso.
lutions chose Walter G. Manuel as chair.
man, and when called upon to report be
said that the time allowed them, fifteen
minutes, was altogether too short in
which to frame a platform for the Repub-
lican candidates to pledge themselves by
4 and asked for further time.
AS nothing further could be done the
I Convention adjourned till tomorrow
night.
The vote for chairman of the con vention
practically settled the vote for Mayor. h.
D. Talcott, the 6. a. R. man, showed that
the conventions cnoice would be for w.
R. Thomas, and as soon as this was seen
Auditor Snow at once announced that he
was candidate to succeed himself only,
''as he has always BEEN" As Mr..
Snow had been unable to tell what Office
he was seeking before the convention
met the public did not quite understand
what kind of a candidate he always had
been," but they know now. He will prob
ably be nominated for Auditor, and il
seems certain that W. r. Thomas, the G.