The herald., 1898-05-29
DEMOCRATS IN SESSION
LAY THE FOUNDATION FOR FU-
TURE SUCCESS
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Harmonizes Factions at the Metrop-
oils and Makes Some Progress to
the Fusion of Forces
Special to The Herald.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 2s-The session
of the Democratic state central committee
today brought important results. The
difficulty in the San Francisco Democracy
was settled with less friction than was an
ticipated. The report Of the committee of
nine on organization and welfare Of the
party, consisting Of Governor Budd, At
torney-General Fitzgerald. Chairman Al
ford, Messrs. Gould, McNab, Cassin. Irwin,
Dempsey and Maddox. was adopted after
much discussion and several attempts at
amendment. This provides for a county
committee for San Francisco. consisting
of one hundred members named by the
state committee, which shall control local
party affairs.
The names selected give general salts
faction except few of Rainey's men. The
result as a whole is considered most ad-
vantageous to Phelan, and the whole
proposition Is considered as much anti
MdSulre as dnll-hdlneys
One of the events Of the meeting was
when Governor Budd. in discussing the
report of the committee, declared that un-
der no circumstances would he be a can
didate for governor or United States SEN
ator and that he would not accept either
nomination If rendered him. He further
said in his speech that he was for whoever
was nominated and would like to support
his good friend John W. Mitchell Of Los
Angeles, who would make a good COVER
nor" The recent strained relations of the
governor and Mitchell made the remark
pertinent.
The fusion conference committee made
report to the committee on the result of
the recent conference Of the representa-
tives of the three parties. and on motion
of Mitchell of Los Angeles, the chairman
of the fusion committee, the report was
laid on the table until special meeting Of
to give the time and place Of holding the
convention.
AS to the time and place Of holding the
convention, the sentiment seems to be for
a late convention in San Francisco. The
fusion committee will continue its efforts
to get the Peoples party and Silver Re-
publicans to meet at the same time and
place as the Democrats with a view to
complete the harmonious union Of the
three parties opposed to the Republican
machine.
The campaign Of the gubernatorial can
didates will commence now with vigor.
The recent charter election victory gives
Phelan strong position and he is consid-
cred more than probable candidate. With
Phelan and Mcguire in a battle royal the
friends of Jeter claim that he will be the
compromise candidate if Budd's adminis-
tration is for him as is claimed
Another Account
SAN FRANCISCO, Nay S.-(By the
Associated Press) An important meet
ing of the Democratic State Cen
trail Committee was held at the California
Hotel today. There was quite large at
tendance of Democrats from various parts
of the State. 1t was understood that the
committee would at this time decide upon
a date and place for the next Democratic
convention.
Mayor Land of Sacramento, at the head
of a committee of citizens, was present to
urge the committee to hold the next State
convention at the capital.
Chairman Afford presided, and in the
absence of Ben M. Maddox, AL McCabe
acted as secretary.
r. L. Fitzgerald, chairman Of the commit
tee on organization, read the report of the
committee, setting forth that neither of
the committees claiming to be the Dem
ocratic County Committee was entitled to
be so considered, and recommending that
a new committee of 100 members be ap-
pointed.
The committees report also embraced a
set of rules to govern the new general COM
mittee.
John W. Mitchell moved to amend by