The San Francisco call., 1898-07-09
THE REMNANT
 TO CONVENE  The POpulistS to Renew Their Fight.
FUSIoNISTS ARE IN CONTROL
A. BRETZ WILL STRUGGLE TO
 SAVE HIS PARTY.
English Has Destroyed Much of the Strength of Maguire-Budd Also Has Some
 Friends.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,

JuS BrOaQWay, July D.
 Tomorrow morning the remnant of the Populists of this county will hold a con- Ventfon in Grand Army Hall for the pur- pose of electing delegates to the State convention. There is no doubt that a ma jority of the convention will be in favor of fusion with the Democrats for the pur- pose of nominating Mir. Mcguire. There are, however, many middle-of-the-road men who will have seats in the convention and as they are all orators lively time may be expected. Never before were the Democrats and the Populists so complete ly rent asunder as at present. Warren R. English has already gathered unto him. self much support in his fight for the nomination for Governor in this and other counties, and his friends declare that ow- ing to the factional feeling that exists in the Democratic leaders of the State, 1t will be a year for dark horse.
 Ex-Assemblyman Bretz is the leader of the middle-of-t the-road men. He declares that there is no such thing as fusion and that any one who is not a Populist is a Democrat and might as we'll be Repuhh- can. He declares that Mcguire is no more of a POpuliSt than Mckinley and MT. BretZ will go to the convention tomorrow prepared to combat every effort made to-
 Mir Preble, on the other hand, is the leader of the Mcguire wing. He also can make a long speech, and the light over the delegates to go to Sacramento for the State convention next Tuesday will be long and loud
 There is still another element among the local fusionists of two years ago that be- Heves Governor Budd is not entirely out of the race for Governor and who would prefer him to either English, Phe- Ian or Mcguire. Alameda county has in il many men who are very close to Gov ernor Budd and should there be any pos sibility of his desiring a renominatiOn he would be greatly preferred to Mcguire, who Is not at all strong in this county.
 For the county offices there has as yet been nothing done by Fusionists, Popu- lists or Democrats, and whether fusion will prevail in county and State matters, remains to be seen. It is probable, how ever, that the POpulists will cOnSentsto be entirely and permanently absorbed by the a scheme are in the majority.
 The delegates elected are as follows:
 Fortv-seventh Assembly District-Fruitvale No 1-J. Aubrey Jones; alternate, J. E. Taylor. Fruitv2le No. 2-H. T.. Harwo0d.
 Elmhurst-J NJ. Moore and R. B. Myers
 San LeandrO-David Cry and M. H. Hackett.
 Alameda-N. J. Manson, '. A. Allen Dr. $. A. loft, s. c. Mitchell, Green Majors, r. H. Jackson, John Santne, D. C. Lyons. W. NJ. Cubery, George R. Read, G. W. Bassett, Elmer Roberts and P. Y. Anton.
 Forty4eigEth Assembly Dstrict-A. Bretz J. DQnes, H. D. Hougham, ". J. Oglesby, P. R. Preble, D. stuart, W. 4. Thompson, 4. M. Stoddard, F. J. Gregory, Charles White, w J. Donovan, J. N. Bassett, D. C. Cameron, l. D. Sheppard.
 Forty-ninth District. West oakland-w. R. Batten. J. Curtis. NJ W. Hodkins. James A. Hennessey A. Tornblom, E. M. Corless. Ed