The San Francisco call., 1898-04-17
Meeting Place of the Conven- ton Has Not Yet Been
 Determined.
FUSION IS NOW FAVORED
A Committee for the Good Of the Party Appointed to Adjust All
 Differences.

were definitely settled yesterday at the meeting of the Democratic State Central Committe It was demonstrated to the entire satisfaction of a number of the members of the local Democratic suicide club that Governor Budd is still factor in the affairs of the party and that 1t takes something more than declaration of intention to make political boss.
 For several days past the leaders of the Sullivan wing of the local Democracy have let 1t be known that they would bring about a test vote at yesterday meeting for the purpose of settling once for all the strength of the Harney Dem ocrats In the State Committee. They were as good as their word. The test vote was taken and the Harneyltes won out In the easiest kind Of fashloh anu with enough to spare to leave no oouot In the minds of their opponents as to what the future holds in store It was Rainey day for the Sullivanites.
 To sum up the situation In few words 1t Is only necessary to say that ail uls- puted questions have been turned over 10 a committee of nine members of the State Committee for adjudication. Ihls SUD- committee Is to be known as the Com mittee for the Good of the Party and IS composed of Chairman Afford. K. M. Fitzgerald, Frank H. Gould, James ii. Budd Eugene N. Deuprey, Gavin McNab, Ben NJ. Maddox, Charles M. CaSsin ana one member from south or the IehaGnt'pss line. not yet named. Into the hanus or this committee have been gwen .l not SiiIy e such matters as pertain to the good or the party" but also the very dlStresSihS differences that are the rocks upon Wlltcn t the local Democracy nus Spnt. 90 lar as results are concerneu, ,iie ~@ oollili.t. .ov ~ Is to be considered as merely necessary formality No matter what US report oH the various questions submltteo to It may he the result will be the same. 1He forces of Rainey and tarney, at Mri1tn s,,ite It the forces of Budd, will accept what sults them when the report Is presented 10 tne State Committee. These things being so, the shrewd ones anticipate an early stamDede of the Sullivan forces lo tne standards of their more forceiul oppo- nents. ,.,,n meeting place for the State conventloh was noe settIed Delegations from Santa cruz, Sacramento and San Jose were on hand to urge the respective merits of thelr towns There were also nunper or Clt- izens present to present the claims or san Francisco as a meeting place Tor the con vention. It is the general impression that when final action is taken santa Cruz or Sacramento will be the place selected;
 Soon after the committee convened Chairman Afford announced the names of the members of the Committee for the Good of the Party, the appointment of which was provided for at the last meet ing of the State committee. The real business of the day was begun by Bro beck of San Francisco, who moved that the six members who had been dropped for the non-payment or assessments De given until the next meeting to snow or, in lieu of money, rendered the party valuable service. This was opposed by McNab, who was in favor of making their dismissal final. Sammy Braunhart
 | AhA ot6 nf n n h and it at once became evident that here was the first of the questions selected as the excuse for a trial of strength be- tween the warning factions. The issue Budd and Major Harney came to the support of Brobeck, with the result that the whole matter was referred to the Committee for the Good of the Party. This was victory No. l.
 John w. Mitchell then offered the fol- lowing resolutions:
 Resolved. That the time and place for holding the State Convention be determined at spe- clal meeting for this purpose, to De De called by notify the members of the committee that at this said meeting of the committee this action will be taken; that all localities desiring the convention be and hereby invited to send representatives to this meeting to present the cians ana proposals or tneir neciaI cogm,ttae of five members of this committee be author ized to confer with representatives of the Pop
 
 view of obtaining a concert of action as to the time and place of holding the State con- ventions of the said parties.
 Cassin, Ostrom and Deuprey opposed the resolution or the ground that the part that related to the Populist and Silver Re- publican parties appeared to be fusion proposition. Governor Budd wanted to know if the Democratic party had ever been able to carry the State without the aid of the Populists and the Independent Republicans. Chairman Afford surren- dered the gavel fin order to take the floor in support of the resolution. When the question was finally put the resolution was adopted. Here was victory No. Z.
 Frank H. Gould called attention to the fact that many county conventions would be held before the State convention. In order to settle all doubts as to the basis of representation he offered the follow ing resolution which was adopted:
 Resolved. That the basis of representation In the next Democratic State Convention be fixed at one for each county and one for each 200 votes cast for William J. Bryan at the last general election.
 McGee then offered the following:
 Whereas. At the meeting of the Democratic State Central Committee held two years ago for the purpose of issuing the call for the State Convention, the time of the committee was consumed in the consideration Of the dis agreements of the San Francisco Democracy, then in a dsorganzed and disrupted condi- ton, and in determining which of rival claim ants should receive the recognition of the State
 
 Whereas It is claimed that the same con- ditions which confronted the State Committee two years ago again prevail in San Francisco, and the same issues will have to be determined by the committee; therefore, be 1t
 Resolved. That the chairman of the Demo- cratic State Central Committee is hereby au- thorized and instructed to appoint commit tee of seven members of the committee who are thereby authorized, instructed and em- powered to investigate the conditions of the San Francisco Democracy, and to report to the State Committee at its next meeting with a recommendation to what should be the action of the committee.
 As this was conceded to be the real fight of the day as far as the local factions were concerned. 1t was decided to take a recess until 2:30 o'clock, in order to give both sides time to bring up their reserves and arrange the order of battle. When the committee reconvened there was some preliminary skirmishing, and then the first big gun was fired by the Governor. who announced that he could not see the necessity of the appointment of another committee when 1t would be the simplest matter in the world to refer the matter to the Committee for the Good of the Party A motion to lay the resolution on the table was lost. motion was then