The San Francisco call., 1898-06-08
SAY THEY
 HAVE BEEN
 SOLD OUT Democrats Complain
 of Neglect. IMPROPER REPRESENTATION DISTRICT SOUTH OF MARKET WAS OVERLOOKED.
IMPROPER REPRESENTATION
Probability That the State Central Committee Will Decide Against
 Fusion With the Populists
 and Silver Republicans.

The rebellion in the ranks of the local Democracy, caused by the manner in which the new City and County Com mittee has been foisted upon the party, gains strength as the days go by.
 When the McNab-Gould-A Afford con- bination elected to reform the Demo- cratic party of San Francisco and to appoint a committee of political high joints. of their own selection to take the affairs of the party in hand in the interest of Mayor Phelan there went forth a murmur of disapproyal from a majority of the Democrats in the city, none of whom had been taken into the confidence of the professional reform CTS. Since the action of the trium- virate has been considered in connec- tion with the Mayors alleged assertion that he had decided to turn his back on that part of the Democracy that casts its votes in the districts south of Market street this murmur has grown into a roar that threatens to engulf those responsible for the present con- dition of things.
 The investigation that has been made during the past few days shows that those Assembly districts which re- turned Democratic majorities at the last general election are given but a very small percentage of representa- ton in the new City and County Com- mittee. This percentage is so small, In fact. that they have an aggregate of only twenty-seven members in the committee, while the districts which returned Republican majorities have a total representation of Seventy-three
 The banner Democratic district in the city is the Thirty first. At the last general election this district. rolled up a Democratic majority of 919. The Democrats living in this district be- lieved themselves entitled to much. con- sideration when it came to the selec- tion of the men who are to have the authority to direct the affairs of the party. Unfortunately for them the dis trict Is situated on the south side of Market street, and, being so,. was not considered eligible to more than a whisper in the councils of the reformed Democracy. The district was given two places on the City and County Committee.
 On the other side of Market street Is the Fortieth Assembly District which at the last general election returned a Republican majority of S09. From this district seventeen aristocrats were se- lected to serve on the City and County Committee. The Twenty eighth, Thir- ty-second and Thirty-third Assembly districts were given one committeeman each. although at the last general elec- tion they returned Democratic majori- ties of 379, 405 and 174, respectively. On the other side of Market street the Thirty seventh was given thirteen committeeman and the Thirty ninth eleven, although they are both Repub- lican districts.
 The Democratic State Central Com mittee, content with its marvellous paci- fication of the party in this city, is making preparations for a stormy ses- sion next Saturday. The question of fixing the time and place for the hold ing of the State convention is to be de- cided, and the decision will hinge upon the question of whether or not the party will fuse with the Populists and Silver Republicans There seems to be a general feeling against fusion among