The San Francisco call., 1898-08-09
HARD WORK ID
 FIX 4 SLATE Whispering GaVin's Men Not Good Politicians. SOME VERY BUNGLING WORK
SOME VERY BUNGLING WORK
BRAUNHART THOUGHT HE DIS COVERED A BU CKLEY JOKER.
Another Meeting Will Be Necessary to Select the Remaining Pro- gramme Names for the
 Coming Convention.

The Alford-Gould-M -McNab Democrats who have without warrant assumed the right of appointing delegates to the Democratic State convention at Sacra- rnento to indorse the Populist nomination of James G. Mcguire for Governor, met last night to continue the work of putting up the slate. The meeting was called for the purpose of "electing" 5 delegates to fill up the required batch of 153, the com mittee of 100 having previously selected a man apiece.
 A call of the roll showed a quorum pres ent and Chairman J. Placehunter Dunn announced that it would be first in order to fill any vacancies in the ''personaP' ap pointments
 Secretary Welsh announced that Ru- dolph Herold had sent in the name of T. F. Tracey from the Thirty-first District.
 The point was raised that Herold lived in the Thirty-eighth District, and conse- Quently was not entitled to delegate In the Thirty-firSt District.
 It was finally decided to allow Herold until tomorrow noon to name man from his own district.
 E. P. FeigeI, William H. Nelson and J. T. Stanley were next added to the list of ''personap' appointments.
 An examination of the list showed that several members of the committee of one hundred had failed to avail themselves of the privilege of making a personal appointment.
 The announcement was then made that the delinquent members had declared that they would not make the appoint ments given them. Among those who declined to appoint were F. A. Denicke and Tax Collector Block
 In the hope that these gentlemen might afterward decide to change their views relative to making appointments they were given until Wednesday noon to make known their choices, If they have any. In the event of their remain ing steadfast in their refusal, the entire committee, at a meeting tomorrow night. will proceed to fill the vacancies
 Joseph C. German of the Thirty-frst District refused to longer work with the committee and his resignation was ac- The manner of "electing'' the fifty three delegates was then taken up for consideration. Some of the committee men believed that they should be voted for a district at time
 Francis J; Heney said that, the district . plan was the only safeguard against a Slate T do not say that there is slate, ' said he, and l hope there is none. If we are to vote for the fifty-three at one time a slate could be easily put through" :"
 The discussion over the district plan was protracted and tiresome. The only thing to enliven the debate was a dis covery made by Braunhart. who said that on the printed list of nominees handed him he discovered that there were two names from the Twenty ninth District any member of this committee nominated either of the men" said he. let him stand up. A Joker mas M eVidentiy f5,I aiy, been Rainey methods here"
 T think that in all fairness" said pr. Clinton, i've should refer to the minutes of the last meeting The member who nominated them may not be here to- night"
 Secretary Welsh said that the list had been printed by him, from lists handed In at his desk at the meeting before. Some of the lists" said he, did not contain the signature of the member presenting Gn minutes the Information desired by Dr. Clinton"
 J3raunhart moved then that the names be stricken from the list
 ''I object to any such procedure, said . Joseph Leggett "It would be unjust to take any such action. In order to put an end to this discussion, 1 now formally place the names in nomination"
 A recess of fifteen minutes was taken to allow the members of the committee time to prepare their ballots. The friends of James H. Barry and w. F. Lawlor, who