The San Francisco call., 1898-07-28
THE ALAMEDA
 CONVENTION Third District Repub1i- cans Will Meet ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 20 APPoRTIoNMENT OF DELEGATES
 SAME AS STATE. The County Committees to Determine Whether There Will Be Sepa-
 rate Primaries and
 Delegates.
ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 20
APPoRTIONMENT OF DELEGATES
 SAME AS STATE.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,

Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
 sos Broadway, July 27.
 The convention of the Republican Third Congressional District will be held in this city Saturday morning, August 20, at Il o'clock This was decided upon by the Congressional committee this forenoon at their meeting held in the office of Robert Edgar, 969 Broadway. The com mittee consists of the following named gentlemen:
 At large-W. H. Friend.
 Forty-sixth Assembly District-George OakeS.
 Forty-seventh-T. w. Lydecker.
 Forty -eighth-C. L. Ingler.
 Forty -ninth-W. w. Morrison.
 Fiftieth-J. E. Farnum.
 Fifty-first-Robert Edgar.
 Glenn County-J. K. Hendricks.
 Solano County-J. J. Luchsinger.
 Contra Costa County-W. A. Hall.
 Colusa County-J. w. Browning.
 Yolo County-E. H. Archer.
 Lake County-W. B. Collier.
 They were slow in getting together. MT. Edgar held the proxy of w. A. Hall Of Contra Costa County and MT. Frienl that of J. w. Browning of Colusa- The absentees were T. W. Lydecker of the Fortyseventh and c. l.. Ingler of the Forty-etghth Assembly Districts and w. B. Collier of Lake County. The room con- tained many politicians, who dropped in to see what action would be taken. Among them were Messrs A. E. Bolton, William Nat Friend, Emil Midsummer, W, Ii; 1J,nn HenshaW, H F. C. Gift; "; "; Cam c: D: Metcalf, R. J. Boyer, T. T. Dargie, Charles Mautalen. G. A. Rudolph, c. H. Miller. Paul Schaeffer and Frank Arm strong.
 mittee had been called together in re- sponse to the action of the Republican State Central Committee, and Secretary Edgar read the proceedings of the State ran Tn ha Congressional Committee and its powers. MT. Friend announced that the only thing to be done. was the fixing of the time and nlace for the convention and the apportionment of delegates.
 MT. Luchsinger of Solano su~gested that the committee should determine sional convention should be the same as those to the State convention This caused considerable discussion, put it was tacitly agreed that the matter was one for the County Central Committee to act upon.
 The place of meeting called forth quite a contest. W. w. Morrison named Oak land. suggesting that as Alameda County had 67 delegates she had the greatest number to accommodate. Mir. Hendricks of Glenn expressed the idea that Oakland wanted everything. including the candi- dates He believed it would be wise to hold the Congressional convention at yention: It would be a saving of ex- pense, he said, as many would serve in both bodies. MT; Hall of Contra Costa, nomination, and Mir. Archer named Wood land. MT; Luchsinger presented the On the first ballot Oakland received 4 votes; Sacramento, 2; Martinez, l; Wood land, 1; Vallejo, 9 Messrs. Oakes, Mor- rison Edgar and Farnum voted for Oak land; Messrs. Luchsinger and Browning for Vallejo; Messrs. Friend and Collier for Sacramento; MT. Archer for Wood land and Mir. Hall for Martinez. On the second ballot Messrs. Hall and Friend changed to Oakland, giving this city, six votes, a majority. Vallejo received three and Sacramento two.
 The date was made Saturday, August 20, at Il a. m., on motion of MT. Luch- singer, by unanimous vote.
 The question of apportionment of dele gates caused another discussion. MT. Morrison moved that it be the same as for the State convention. one delegate for each 200 votes for Elector Mckinlay, but none at large. Mir. Hendricks moved to base the apportionment on Hflborn's vote, and that delegates at large be allowed from counties as under the call for the State convention.
 'I don't think Alameda County should want 1t all!' exclaimed MT. Luchsinger of Solano County, as he claimed dele gate-at-large from his county As a sub- stitute to the prior motions he moved that the apportionment be the same as adopted for the State convention, and it was unanimously carried Glenn County hay ing elected it's delegates, the action was ratified.
 The county chairmen will be required to send in returns from the primaries or caucuses for the election of delegates so that they may be in before the 18th.
 Nc formal recommendation was made to the county committees regarding to date of primaries, although it was sug- and place as those for delegates to the State convention are