The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-10
Republicans Administer a Sharp Rebuke
to Gage and Burns.
Gavin MCNab in Full Control Of the Democratic
WorkS-Rainey Controlling Only. One Hun
dred Delegates in a Minority
and CrimminS Overthrow.

Committee Of One Hundred.
The Examiner had special reasons tor
its anxiety 10 control the Democratic 10
cal convention. The delegates comprising
this convention Will select the county COM
mittee and it will be the duty OF Demo
Gratis comprising this committee TO pro-
Llde Tor the selection OF delesdtes - =.
State or district cOnT entlOns. upon WhoHI
will deVOlye the duty of electing delegates
10 the National Democratic Convention.
The Examiner desires a national deleEa-
ton that Hearst can swing AS Gavin
MCNab is in control Of the works ne VIII
no doubt give careful attention 10 the
duty OF selecting men for the county COM
mittee ir order that untrammeled Demo
Gratis may be chosen to represent the
Democracy Of California in the national I.t q!
convention. AS Mr.. McNab's health IS
improving he is able TO devote some or
his time 10 public duties.
1t may be readily surmised that MI.
McNlb in handling the Teins OF the Dem
OCratic party Will so direct AFFAIRS that
Mayor Fhelans ambition for a place, IN
the United States Senate will receive due
consideration. That ambition cannon Wen
be graUfed until the Democrats elect
majority of the Legislature.
The Citizens Republican party. which
pOlled more than 8 per cent OF the votes
cast II the last general election ana oE
reason of that party strength was per
mitted TO put ticket in the held Ior a 1tItl
gates 70 q nominating convention, poieG
only 20S votes. II appears that several
voters other than the nominees came TO
the rescue Of the party. This accounts Tor
the fact that the number voting slightly
exceeds the number running TOR once
The Citizens Republican party represents
the political following Of eX-Boss Burns
The Peoples party cast 81 votes and the
Socialist Labor party Cos The highest
vote. % EOS. was cast by the Democrats
The Republicans poled il 299 votes;
The official count shows that the TWen-
ty-ninth District did not give its entire
. delegation to Buckley and Rainey. Jo-
seph PiUukett and James J. Maher, on the
ticket OF the Committee OF one hundred
were. elected.
ticket was elected, but Gallagher himse!r
was showed under. Sixteen of the candl-
dates OH the Hassett-C Gallagher ticket
were elected. On the rival ticket, man
aged by Bert SchIesinger, seven candi-
dates, among them SchleSingeT. were
chosen. Judge Wallace received sol votes
but that number was not suTf1ctent 10
elect.
A fierce battle was waged between the
Republican factions in the Forty-third
District. The loss OF general officers in
the regular Republican ranks was unuSu-
ally heavy Among the siam are GENERA
r. II. V arfeId and General 5. W, Back
Us. In battle II often happens that the
bravest fall the first.
The. conventions 10 which delegates
were elected at last Tuesdays primary
are. according 10 the new primary law,
10 be held a least thirty days next pre-
ceding the election Usually 1t mas peen
the custom to call county conventions
some fifty or sixty days prior 70 cleo
ton in order TO give that body plenty Of
time to deliberate. and. after the con
yention has adjourned. 70 let the county
committee have ample time TO make
changes and rectify existing errors. II
there be any.
The conventions are called at dates set
by the Chairmen OF the county commit
tees OF the respective parties. and. as IS
the case in the coming conventions. Jas
per Mcdonald. chairman of the Demo-
cratic County Committee, will call the
Cou1 eutiOu which the Phelan delegates
control while the Republican convention
VIII be called by A. J. Raisch, chairman
Of the Crimmins county committee.
While there IS no doubt that Mcdonald