The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-01
POPUL|STS WILL
HOLD PRIMARIES
No Fusion Agreement in
Oakland.
DISTRICT APP0RTIopMENT
MUST ENDORSE MAGUIRE AND
THE DEMOCRATS.
District Attorney Shook Denies a
Floating Rumor - Facts Con-
y corning Alleged Fraud
ulent Certificates.
DISTRICT APP0RTI0NMENT
MUST ENDORSE MAGUIRE AND
THE DEMOCRATS.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call.

90S Broadway, Aug. 81. .
The Populist County Central Committee
met tonight in Judge Gifts courtroom
and formulated a call for their coming
| county convention: The date was left
blank as the committee appointed to
confer with the Democratic County Gen.
trail Committee had not been heard from
and as. the fixing of the date at this time
might interfere with the fusion of the two
parties. The call provides for primaries
or mass conventions to be held not later
than September 20, at which time dele
gates to the county convention shall be
elected, apportioned one for every forty
votes cast in each Assembly district for
John v. Webster for Governor in 1894
This gives the Forty-sixth Assembly Dis
trict IL delegates, Forty-seventh q dele
gates, Forty eighth IA delegates and the
Forty-ninth, Fiftieth and F'ifty-first each
q delegates. The Forty,sixth. Forty -sey-
enth. Forty-eighth and Fiftieth will hold
mass conventions in various places in the
respective districts. AS to the Forty
ninth Assembly District. the voters Of
sons Hall, S67 Wood street, while those of
the old Seventh Precinct of Berkeley.
Golden Gate, Bay and Lorin will meet at
In the Fifty-first, Precincts 1, 2, 8, and
of East Berkeley will be accommodated
at various places; Peralta, Claremont
zola Hall, Temescal The East Oakland
wards viii meet at Dr.; childs,' office, Ssl
East Twelfth street. Voters at these pri-
Peoples party club; must affirm their al
legiance to the party platform as enun-
ciated> at ST. Louis in July, 1896. as well
the State ticket headed by Mcguire for
Governor and Hutchinson for Lieutenant
Governor. The county central committee
mary election in their respective districts
and must be satisfied as to the qualifi-
cations of voters. Burdett Cornell re-
trail Committee and Charles Pangburn
was elected In his stead, with j. w. Dut-
ton as assistant. Chairman F. J. Gregory
A ripple of excitement was caused
among the politicians tonight by state
ment published in an evening paper that
withdraw from the contest for State
Senator in favor of Assemblvman Frank
M. Leavitt 1t was also stated that Mr..
Shook would be q candidate to succeed
himself.
Mr.. Shook was seen by Call represen-
tative tonight.
He said: ''There is not particle of
not changed my political course and am
at loss to understand how such story
could have found its way into print"
County Clerk Jordan has replied at some
length to the letter published week ago
by. the Hilborn committee regarding the
issuance of alleged, blank certificates.
The expert on handwriting, Max Gum
pei, has compared the signature of Deputy
Clerk J. B. Dean with the alleged for
gerry and has reported as follows:,.
OAKLAND August 30, 1885,
Having been requested on Tuesday August
30, at 10 o'clock a. m. by Mr. Frank c.. Jor-
examine the signature of ]. B. Dean and hav-
ing for exemplars seven forms of transfer
affdavits containing Mr.: Deans signature, and
comma ring the same with copy printed in the
Oakland Enquirer Tuesday evening, August g.
1885 / beg to state that there is not the slight
est resemblance by comparing the above-named
documents to the signature of Mr.. ]. B. Dean,
and Judging it from copy, in the Oakland
NJ GUMPEL, Expert on Handwriting
Republican League is to hold a ratifica-
ton meeting at their hall! 11b9 Washing
ton street The leagues quartet will
favor the audience with songs and music.
a number of Oakland and San Francisco
speakers have been invited to speak.