The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-07
SETH MANN
WILL Be THE
CHAIRMAN
Democratic Commit
tee Meets To-Day.
PROTEST FROM THE GERMANS
mcguire TAKEN TO TASK IN A
SUMMARY WAY.
Required to Give a Very Hurried
Explanation Of His Act in APP
pointing DR.. cIax
Magnus.

The Democratic State Central Com
mittee Will meet at the California Ho-
tel at l O'Clock this afternoon for the
purpose of electing a chairman and
transacting such other business as may
be deemed advisable.
Judge Mcguire held a conference
with the Gallaghers, the Manns and
the Leggetts last evening for the pur
pose of selecting a chairman for the
new committee. At the close of the
conference Judge Mcguire stated that
he would not announce his choice until
he had had a consultation with c. c.
Wright and members of the Los Ange-
les delegation. 1t may be stated, how
ever, that Seth Mann is the choice of
the Maguire-G allaghers, and that he
will be selected as the chairman of the
new committee. Al McCabe, whose
duties as assistant secretary of the re-
firing committee, have been particu-
larry valuable, will, no doubt, be select
ed as the secretary of the new commit
tee.
Judge Mcguire will open his cam
paign in this city on the evening of
September Il, at Metropolitan Tenn
pie The demonstration will take the
form of a mass-meeting at which Ma
dresses
Congressman Mcguire and his polit-
zeal advisers from the Clan Gallagher
awakened to the fact yesterday that
they seriously Numbered when selecting
his twenty-one personal representa-
tiYes on the State Central Committee.
They not only sighted the German
Democratic Central Club, one of the
strongest political organizations in the
city, but they added insult to injury by
choosing DR.. Max Magnus who had
heen expelled from the club, as one of
the members of the State Committee.
In consequence there is weeping in the
Mcguire gubernatorial camp, and
James Gallagher Mcguire is at present
doing some heavy thinking in the hope
of extricating himself from a position
that will cost him hundred of votes I'M
less the matter is satisfactorily adj
justed.
When the German Democratic Cen
trail Club met at Pythian Castle Mon
day night the matter of the slight
shown the organization by Mcguire
was taken up for consideration. Many
of the members were in anything but
a pleasant frame of mind and some IA
vored the Endorsement of the State
ticket outside of Mcguire.
Several of the personal friends of
Mcguire went to his rescue and argued
that they were satisfied that no slight
be able to prove himself innocent of
any such intention when he named
DR.. Magnus as one of his committee
men.
After a lengthy discussion a commit
tee was appointed to draft a set of
resolutions expressing the sentiments
OF the club. Fifteen minutes later the
committee reported back as follows:
Whereas, the Democratic Central Club
OF San Francisco is one of the oldest po-
litical organizations and the most influ-
entail among the German voters of this
city; and whereas, the German Demo-
cratic Central Club was one of the first
political organizations indorsing publicly
the candidacy of Hon. James G. Mcguire
for Governor of the State of California
and whereas, certain Max Magnus, hav-
ing been expelled from membership of
the German Democratic Central Club, has
been appointed member of the State
Central Committee in face of such eXpul-
sion and no representation having been
given to our club in said State Central
Committee. Therefore be it
- Resolved, That the members of the
German Democratic Central Club feel
themselves deeply offended and sighted
and be it Furthermore resolved, that the
action of the candidate for Governor In
appointing an expelled member of the
club to the said State Central Committee
has dampened the ardor of its members
and has calculated to interfere with the
clubs active campaign work.
Resolved, That a copy of this resolution
guire. DIR. THIELE.
Chairman Committee on Resolutions.
There was wild scurrying among the
Mcguire Gallagherites yesterday to
have the resolution suppressed, as they
feared that If it was given publicity.
many votes would be lost.
Congressman Mcguire sent word to
prominent members of the club that
he would like to meet them in he
evening at his office in the Mills build
ing. delegation, consisting of Cap
tain Otto Luders, Captain Kumpaof,
r. G.. Wake, Charles Keisel DIR.
Thiele, F. Kosbiel, F. Schilllng and Os-
car Hooks met him at his office, and
for over an hour they discussed the
situation. Mcguire found himself in a
most embarrassing position. He could
not withdraw the appointment of Mag
nus without mourning his enmity and
the displeasure of Magnus' friends. On
the other hand, the resolutions present
ed at the German Democratic Central
Club showed that the Slight would not
go unresented. After pondering over
the matter for a time Mcguire said that
while he had filled all the places at his
dis osal on the State Central Commit
tee, there remained a possibility that
some one might decline. In that event
he promised that the German Demo-
cratic Central Club would have the
filing Of the vacancy. In addition he
promised that If no vacancy occurred
he would appoint a member of the club
on his advisory committee.
The names of six prominent German
Deocrats were then presented to him
for consideration, and the delegation
withdrew. There the matter stands at
present, and Mcguire is still worrying.