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The San Francisco call., 1898-08-18
IGNORED THE CLUB.
The Dewey Republicans Not Recog
 nized by the County Committee.

A special meeting of the Dewey Gen. tral Republican Club was held last evening at the Headquarters in the Co., Iumbia building to hear the reports of the district representatives and the committee on political action to secure representation at the primaries for dele gates to the State convention
 The committee reported that it had called upon the proper delegated authori- ties of the State and County Republican organization, and requested representa- ton in the selection of delegates to be voted for at the primaries, and were igno- miniously ignored and their request de- nied.
 resolution as the sense of the Dewey Central Republican Club:
 "Vhereas, The county organization of tne Republican party of San Francisco has has delegated to Itself the, right to select and nominate Its personal friends to be placed on the ticket to be used at the primary for delegates to the State con- yention at Sacramento, and thereby fg- nores the voice of the district club or ganiZation and whereas. the Dewey Central Republican Club Is composed of well known and loyal Republican voters taxpayers and old residents of the city
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GILLESPIE
 AND GATOR Secretary Of the Pop uliStS CritiCizeS the
 Anti-FuSi0niSt. Says That His Law Is Bad and Charges Shanahan With
 Being Maudlin.

SACRAMENTO, Aug. r.-To the Editor of The Call-Sir: We have recently been favored by published interviews, manifestos. letters of accept
 ance, etc., from the so-called "middle-of-
 the road' Populists, probably the most
 important of which was from the Hon.
 Thomas V. Gator, who, to all appear ances, has been appointed by that august
 body to do the mandibular portion of la Dor incident to a campaign of good nor als, good law, sweet brotherly affection and pure political methods. While I have
 every respect for MT. Gator as an able
 attorney at law and a perfect gentleman
 In social affairs, I feel 1t not only my
 privilege but my duty to compare his
 present attitude with his past political record from a Populist standpoint; there fore I beg leave to answer through the
 columns of your valuable paper few of the statements enunciated by that gentle man.
 MT Gator says: 'tThe question that
 will arise when the certificates of nomi- nation of the two Populist State conven-
 tions are presented for filing is not new and in my judgment, is not a matter of doubt The law defines a convention as an organized assemblage of delegates rep resenting political party, when they are sent under a call to nominate a ticket egates represents such political party If 1t nominates candidates members of the party, but if such asSemblage of dele gates, instead of so doing, appoints con- ferences and divides up the ticket and
 nominates members of other political par
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SANTA BARBARA FLAGS
 FLYING AT HALF-MAST I

SANTA BARBARA, Aug. T.-F1ags are flying at half-mast over all pubic buildings in this city to-day out or re- a.nact to the late Hon. Rowland Hazard who died at Watkins, N. r., To et evening. MT. Hazard was the son of Dr. J. G. Hazard Of political economy fame.
 For fifty years MT. Hazard had been o+ tho head of the Peacedale Manufac- turine Company of Rhode Island, eraat woolen manufactory. He was also largely interested in salt and rowder works He was always an aprdant Republican deeply interested In aIl ynatters pertaining to the welfare ae tho neople. MT. Hazard came to Santa Barbara in 1886 and purchased tba Mission Hill property, upon Whlch s h,,iIt a beautiful residence which he occupied for eight months in the veer ever since. He has been warm friand to Santa Barbara, and has done ,r,o,e than any other one man In en- no,,ra eing public improvements. MT. Hezard was the first president or the ao,.,a, carnivals. He was their chief nronooter. and their success has been d,e solely to his personal and financial afforts He was called the Father Of the California Carnivals. MT. Hazard Iaayes an estate valued at $3,OO0, 900. Two sons and three daughters survive him. He was 70 years olo.
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ties, then from that moment its acts are ultra wires. The assemblage then mis- represent. If no protest Is made it's ac- tion may go unquestioned, but if those who protest against the selling of the party to fusion withdraw and organize and protest by nominating a straight ticket of members of such party, then they become the assemblage meant by both in law, and in morals. are entitled to the legal designation of the party. This matter has been so decided by the courts.
 Fusion or the blending and melting away of party Is destructive of party. It destroys the purpose of its members, ing a common political creed, determined if possible to be governed by officers who are members of that body and who nave been adherents thereof, Fusion is what speaking-a fraud-upon the consistency of party-and 1t is not doubtful that all decide against a thing so fraudulent and degrading as permitting an assemblage sent to nominate party ticket to enter into an agreement to do the contrary and place its political opponents upon its ticket. The protesting delegates become the true convention
 It is very apparent that the above inter- view was simply calculated to inculcate in the minds of some honest and we'll meaning people who have set up an inde- pendent ticket that their ticket was the only real Populist ticket in the field, while in fact they must petition to get on the ballot, and then only as independents and reason from analogy, but there is no analogy. It is an unalterable rule in logic that when analogy fails. the con- habit of quoting just so much of law as suits their purpose and then filling In with their own individual o-inions, as- all law instead of some ones personal de- sire that 1t should be the law. The fol- lowing is the exact language, portion and 1T. California Election Law. 1896:
 Section 11SG-Any convention as here matter defined had for the. purpose of also electors. to the number hereinafter specified may nominate candidates for public office to be filled by election within the State. A convention within the mean ing of this act is an organized assemblage of delegates representing party which at the last election before the holding of of the entire vote of the State, county district or other political division for which the nomination Is made: provided trict wherein no general election shall have been held after It's organization convention of any party polling at least composing such county, township. city or district shall have the same power and it's nominations the, same effect as though such county township city or district has been organized before the next preceding
 There is nothing in the law which pre- scribes any method by which a mans political views must be obtained before he can receive the nomination of con- yention That matter is left entirely to the convention Itself. and 1t has a right to nominate any citizen who 1t believes veption representing a party constituency must be Acknowledged as sovereign. or our devotion to Populist principles Is blown away by breath
 The facts of the matter are simply
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and county of San Francisco, who are at least entitled to courteous and respect ful hearing at the hands of the Republi- can State and county organization, which has been denied them, and their appeal for a fair and impartial hearing has been public barroom owned by one of the Re- publican bosses. and language of a sour rilous, unduly and indecent character used by Republican members of the County Committee against the Central Dewey Republican Club, therefore be 1t
 Resolved, That the Dewey Central Re- publican Club, owing to the consideration received from what was recognized as an impartial political body. does hereby re- solve that in future its action as politi- cal organization shall be as free and in- dependent Republicans, opposed to the rule of party bosses, and not catering to programme politics. whereby the voice of the voter Is ignored and ratification conventions are displacing that of nom mating assemblies of delegates chosen of the respective districts.
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San Jose Primary Frauds.

SAN JOSE, Aug. 1.-The Good Gov ernment Club Is gathering evidence to substantiate its charges of fraud at the recent Republican primaries in this county. Affidavits are coming in as to ballot-box stuffing and illegal voting of Democrats and the members of the or ganiZation are confident that its dele gates will be seated. The Good Govern ment League delegates will go to the State convention and make a hard fight for their seats.
 The Good Government League denies the report published that the organiza- ton would fuse with the Democrats and Populists. The matter has never been discussed and no steps have been taken looking to that end. If the State convention sustains its appeal the league will put a ticket in the field.
 The Req forces are disturbed over the coming contest In the State convention. The election officers have been coached as to their little story and affidavits are being prepared. Req says his dele gates will be seated and denounces the Good Government people in vigorous terms. A good many of the candidates disappointed at the Republican conyen- tion are coming out independent. and in this the boss sees defeat for some of his pets. Altogether things are not bright for the gang in Santa Clara County this fall There will be consid- erable opposition to the Req ticket and the better class of voters are deSerting the party. If this state of affairs con- tinues the Republican party cannot win In Santa Clara County and the defeat may cost the party the Governor.
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could not be elected, hence Democra ts were nominated who agreed to vote for him for United States Senator. This was all done for principle, because we thought that if MT. Gator could be elected he would be power in the United States senate to champion the peoples rights But MT. Gator now says 1t was a "sell- out and fraud upon his constituency If fusion means fraud and a sell-out it's dehnition has not not been changed since the campaign of 1896. Was 1t a fraud and sell-out when Mr Gator ran for free holder in the city of San Francisco in December, 1896, upon a fusion ticket composed of Republicans. Democrats and Populists, without any common plat form to stand or run upon?
 He travelled over a large portion of this state and persuaded the county or carnations of the Populist party to do largely as we had done. Anything from Poundmaster to Judge of the Superior Court was sacrificed and traded off for the Legislative ticket in order to send MT. Gator returned from the National Democratic Convention at Chicago via the St. Louis Populist party convention. He said that the national Democratic platform was a substantial victory for Populist principles, and he stuck to that statement until after the election of 1896. when he came to the conclusion that he gould not be elected to the United States Senate, and subsequently wrote a letter releasing future Populist conventions from nominating. him for that office.
 
 MT Gator was fusionist for PopuIist principles; but who would have thought that in 1898, when the Hon. James G. ulist principles, MT. Gator would become Q retromingent? He has done and stfII nro- = poses to do all in his power to prevent but his efforts will be nil.
 The .propagator. of fusion microbes in 1896 might do we'll to have some cards of l triangular shape printed for the campaien of 189S with the magical words. .4bra- cadabra" on the one side and Middle of the road" on the other, to be worn around roader. These,together with a liberal use of Abraham's balm. would do much ufo fo overcome the epidemic of 1S96
 i MT Gator now claims that the fifty men who organized sham convention at Sac- ramento are the only Simon-pure middle of-the-road Populists: That depends on what kind of a road 1t is If 1t has steel understand the ood ties that bind them to- and sweet brotherly affection" I am and good sense to abide by the rule its of the majority and not by the rule of the vention favors a certain line of procedure and a minority. oppose. yet take part by moving resolutions, voting on same as- adopt the same, nominate candidates fight, plead, vote and die. politically l speaking, and that because they were honestly and fairly outyoted through Populist. means-rnai iority ruled-that mi nority does. the baby act and commits | political suicide by going through the 1 farce of holding a convention. 1 Notwithstanding they could only rake and scrape fifty men, they proceeded to l ale sycamore of Shasta, another Demo- crat. What did you say? Another Dem ocrat? Yes, sir, that is what I said; a | Democrat Not a Democrat of the Ma l guire type, in the first rank of reform.
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r,on,ous and enthusiastic ever held in the county ringing platform % was 6srdse adoPsea a5d np unIor at all times; favor1ng the retention Of au0i aiI lands nd co over which the stars and stripes have been hoisted; further that as the county ..y nsS na Hon. J M. stow is a candidate for the Roard of Equalization for the Second District: Penuh1tcans of Contra Costa in view or the past nnbroken record believe 1t Is entitled to receive and the best interests of the party daand dna no1 fba
 Sr,tra C,oata be given place on the State ticket, and delegates pledged to use all hon hon
 orabe means to secure Mir stow nomnaa,ol, aianta1 orei ne " 2's S Timing, H. V. Alvarado Martinez George A. Wiley, Port Costa: A E. Clark' Danyille: Samuel Brown, Somersv1iie; J. L. ceary IT. Walnut Creek: " Hook: Pacheco; E. l. Hutchinson. Concord. E. HaTkiGson. IT G.Ion Antioch M B. Ivory, Brentwood. F L. GiasS
 ,as Chosen chairman of the County Central Sommittee and Robert B. Borland secretary.
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man, who was famous as a weather prophet. During harvest season his neighbors would go to him and ask his advice about cutting hay on certain day. He would tell them whether or not it would rain and spoil the crop. Well. the old man finally died and the farmers were without weather fore- caster. They agreed that the son or the old Dutchman ought to have ln- herited his fathers gift and they went to him and said:
 Hans, are you as good weather prophet as your father?' and Hans answered;
 "'Yaw. Dot olt man could tell two days before 1t rain, and I can tell two days after.'"
 MT. Gage added: T am very busy cutting hay just now and will tell you all about the convention two oays altef it adjourns."
 Dr. Pardee said: 'I really have noth- ing to say regarding my candidacy. Naturally l am confident Of the result or I would not now be seeking the nomination"
 United States Senator Perkins called at pr. Pardees headquarters ana then went out to get acquainted with MT Gage, whom he had never met.
 Ex-Senator Felton, who is mentioned as a gubernatorial dark horse, mace the rounds at the Palace, shaking hands with old friends and meeting new ohes'
 Thomas R. Flint Jr., who has been in the city several days. was caiieo home dav before yesterday. Ills 1atner Is seriously Ill. Mir. Flint is still Ill the ie race for Governor. He has san Luis Obispo. Monterey and part of San Dlego delegates pledged to support hlm.
 Several of the Humboldt delegates are at the Lick. They are out Tor SeI- wage for Lieutenant Governor ana nave no choice for Governor.
 Judge Swinnerton of San Joaquin called at the State headquarters to see how things are shaping themselves.
 Congressman Loud had a snort con- ference with Colonel Burns.
 A delegate from Butte County came to town yesterday and announced that his associates were solid for Pardee.
 A. B. Lennon of the State Central Committee and chairman of the So- noma County delegation, came down yesterday. He says Sonoma County has no choice for Governor and the delegates are free to act according to their best judgment.
 Henry T. Gage was kept busy shak- ing hands yesterday and acknowledge ing introductions. Among me nrsl to extend the hearty hand and an as- surance of their best support were Major Blenerhasset, Thomas B. Morton of the Afro-A American League ana ms lieutenant, John Wilkins.
 MT. Gage was entertained at lunch at the Union League, and he met many well-known Republicans.
 MT. Gage is a fine-looking man, about 45 years old, with clear-cut. firm, in teIligent features. He has keen quick eye and looks like man who would enter vigorously into any con test He is accompanied by his wife daughter, secretary and stenographer
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CITY REPUBLICAN PRIMARIES.
Delegates to State and Congressional Conventions to eB Voted
 For To-Day.

The Republican primaries to elect delegates from this city to the State and Congressional conventions at Sac ramento next week are held to-day. Polls will be open from 6 a. m. to D. m. There are no contests and the ticket is virtually a list of delegates. The men named are:
 Van R. Paterson, delegate at large.
 Twenty-eighth Assembly District - Jo- seph Spear Jr., Jacob Levy Jr., Peter Quinn, w. Kennersen, John Larkin, N. H. Twenty-ninth Assembly District-Ed- ward J. Smith. R. H. Williams, E: H. Thirtieth Assembly District-Reuben H. Lloyd, N. B. Engle, Charles Coleman, G.. F. Twomey, Charles Metzever, James Thirty-frst Assembly District-J. B. Cole, J. J. Collins. Thomas Doherty, Har- Thirty-second Assembly District--John A. Hoey, Daniel Sullivan, James c. Sy- mons, Samuel Hamilton, Joseph Pisani, Jeremiah O'Shea.
 Wadsworth Frank J. Mitchell, George A. Raabe, $. H. Brown, John c. Welch. Charles Ratio, T. J. Lemon, Barney L. Grave.
 Thirty-fourth Assembly District-L. J. Truman, John J. Moran, Charles H. May CTS, Percy Beamish, John N Nolan, a Frank IlS
 
 Thirty-ffth Assembly District-John D. DaIy, George W. Debenham, c: w. Tabor, J. T. Graham. J. J. Guilfoyle.
 Thirty-sixth Assembly District--J. M. Thomas, M F Tayhlori i F. noBaaiE3er Banning, A. 4 " Pierce, Nj. Dunn, A. F. Chapman, J. Sheridan, G. D. Graham.
 Thirty-seventh Assembly pistrict-P; B. w M Abbott, I. Zellerbach, Frank Me Gowan, G. c. Wentworth, M: Cooney. J. P McMurray, James Ava Watt, Lyman
 Thirty-eighth Assembly Distrtct-A. c. Hagedorn, Max Goldberg, M. Lewis. C. F. Kinsman, P. 4. ,Bergerot. F. H. Aigeil- ASil David Bibbero, Luke Battles.
 Thirty ninth Assembly RistriftmLIowe5 dS rIas eral A. L. Hart, Thomas, F. McGee. " J. Herin, Frank D. Worth, J. G. Terrill Henry s6nntag gaISh,j and J. BpTdett effict Emile Bauer. Edmund Tauszky, W. E. Cole, j. M. Wilkins, Edward Coleman, John E. Carson, John J. Cassidy, Thomas EagaIT | Charles A. Green. George R. Fletcher, F. A. Maestretti and John c. Nobmann1;
 Forty-flrst ,A1ssegmbly p pistEictEJ M r,oT C. GIampofH; f,ebsr h.; M hFrhsl CarTera M Y | Kydd, A Hauser, Frank H. Powers, H. | c. Dihble, Sydney Vernon and George A.
 Forty second Assembly District-Van | R. Paterson, W. O. Banks, Al Berthier fF s. Chadbourne John NJ Chretien, Dr. George Drucker, Harry N: Gray, Al Li- | henfeld, D. D. Lustig and Thomas D. Ri l ordan.
 Forty third Assembly District-Martin Brady, Joseph Daily, Leon Dennery, Fred | Lundquist, Austin Langford, John Lack mann, J. G. Severance and Charles Tay- l Tor.
 Forty fourth Assembly District . F, Arata, E. M. Buckley, Thomas F. Ora. ham. T. C. Pafmieri, A. Ruef. M. A Smith, Aouis Strohl and John Sohl.
 Forty-ifth Assembly District-William Joseph King and Dennis Mccullough.
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MONTEITH
SHAKES

these: A committee of gentlemen gam game from the Democratic State Central Com mittee, and also a committee from the Silver Republicans to wait up9n ,,,. tue seject- % ed by the convention for the purpose oa | forming a plan upon which all who agree upon certain opportune Iunoampentai nps eapinst pt1 those who are determined to deSpoH the producers of wealth and who have al ways sought to divide the reform forces in order to conquer them, but 1t was thoroughly understood that these com mittees, or the committee as whole, hau spective conventions; 1t was simply moral agreement that they would try ana prevail upon their respective party con ventions to see the wisdom of unifying vided that the Populists should nominate any Democrat for Governor; on the con- trary, the Democrats did not favor nomi- mating a Governor at that time; But the Populist Convention fully realized that there were many well-known Southern Pacific attorneys and lobbyists who were assiduously opposing the candidacy of the Hon. James G. Mcguire for Governor, and delays were dangerous, for he was the man wanted above all others, therefore the convention arose in its might, threw aside all other matters, and nominated the Hon. James G. Mcguire, our next Governor.
 This was done because he was univer- sally regarded as an honest man, inVul- nerable to any attack of corruption, be, a tried ability, because he was known to be a Jeffersonian Democrat in the very first rank. because we knew, through his rec. ord, that he was the very embodiment Of Populistic principles. hence his nomina- ton by the State Populist Convention would, before the people of California; offer the stronPest living lesson in behalf of the principles set forth in the platform of the Peoples party. True Populism means to do good, and in order to do good we must be broad-minded and not hide bound Parties are valuable only as they are the unselfish handmaids of patriot above the fog in public duty and in pri- vate thinking, not more of large profes- sion and little deeds. but men who can stand before demagogue and damn his treacherous fiatteries without winking men who will be true representatives Of the people and not mere cringing tools for corporations.
 call against good morals, politically speaking a fraud, upon the constituency
 "Oh! Consistency thou art a jewelv" Had the ge1tleman diseGveped the ''of selling out the party to fusion" while he was candidate for office his present attitude would be entirely consistent and worthy of consideration But since he is no longer a candidate his ethics may be questioned and requires more elab- crate explanation.
 During the campaign of 1896 Mir Gator called most all the leading Populists of lecture to them. He asked in order to help his candidacy that he be allowed to name the entire legislative ticket of San Francisco. This was conceded. He did select and name all the members for the Legislature that the Populists nominated in said city. Only one straight Populist was chosen. His reasons for so doing were that straight Populist
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"CALLS" LIGHTNING SPECIAL TRAIN.

The footing of the locomotive of The Calls lightning special train going the of mile minute along the level stretch thirteen miles leading into the village of Washington the left bank of Sacramento e announced yesterday morning that The Call was up date usual with the of the Democratic Conven- for the people of Sacramento to read before breakfast The rival special greeted with enthusiastic cheers hundred citizens who waiting at the railway depot get the first copies of The Call
 Delegates from different parts Of the State and the citizens Sacramento pose in their expressions of admiration the enterprise Of The Call presenting the reliably and pedIiousY
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Only One More.

Sunday. the 21st inst, will be the last open day at Ell Campo TOT the season of .oe Although numerous petitions from ,artons organizations not caring to spe- ciallv engage the grounds have poured ;,, ,,non the management to have Fl Campo kept open another month, month, Sun been cnmnosed this year of the best peo- psen pie in 1of the community, and for several weeks the Ukiah has carried phenom- enal loads. but the, rapid increase in regular traffic, now the war Is over, taxes the passenger facilities of the road. Next Sunday. therefore. if one wishes to see thousands of home parties !n picnic att tire. Fl Campo will prove source of gratifcation.