The San Francisco call., 1901-12-04
WINTER JUNkET
NOT DEMANDED
Occupation Of the Exclu-
sion Committee
Is Gone.
Budd, Phelan and Beale May
Remain Here to Enjoy
the Climate.

The Oregon Supreme Court holds that
the primary election law of that State Is
constitutional. The law was enacted by
the Oregon Legislature after the Supreme
Court of this State had declared the
Stratton primary law unconstitutional
and it differs but little from the present
primary election law of California. 1t
contains what is known as the party tesr
or the provision which requires the voter
to designate the party ballot The poll
tical bosses in this State who are schem-
ing TO overthrow the present primary law
contend that the so-called party test pro-
vision renders the act unconstitutional.
They boast that our Supreme Court will
declare the act invalid on the ground that
it violates the secrecy of the ballot. Re
cent activity of the bosses to get possess
sion of the County Committee of San
Francisco created the suspicion that
scheme had been Matched to assail the
law and pave the way for the appoint
ment of delegates to the next Republican
State Convention. In the light of the Orc
gon decision touching the constitutional
ity of an act similar to the California
law there is good reason for predicting
that the bosses and not the primary law
will be knocked out if the case goes to
our Supreme Court.
Chinese Exclusion Settled.
The Democrats must bring forward a
new issue for the next campaign in this
State. The question of Chinese exclusion
A law prepared jointly by Mr.. Powderly,
Commissioner Of Immigration, and the
California delegation in Congress will be
passed early in the session and secure
the immediate approval or the chief exc
cutiVe of the nation.
The folly Of the chairman of the late
Exclusion Convention in garbling the
message wired by Representative Need
ham is now obvious. Had the dispatch
in it's true form been presented junket-
ing committee of five to visit Washing
delegates were led to believe that bitter
fight against exclusion was inevitable.
Mr. Needhams telegram in its true test
gave just the contrary intelligence, but
the assuring clause of his message was
withheld from the convention.
No Use for Junketers.
AS there is no opposition in Congress
to exclusion of the coolie Chinese it Will
not be necessary for Gearys committee
of four Democrats and one high toned
Republican to proceed to the national cap
| ital at the expense of the public. Elk
Governor Budd may be delighted when
he reflects that he will not be obliged TO
| neglect for even day his arduous duties
as attorney of the State Board of Har-
Dor Commissioners. He can stay right
where he is on the water front ana advise
| against the ravages of the teredo
| Truxton Beale will not be constrained
| to foregu the pleasure of life in Burlin-
! game during the holidays. He can remain
here in the fullest enjoyment of the Cali
fornia climate nat; With pfGfecf aiw assurance that
| Mayor Phelan will not be Obliged to
abandon his preparations for a foreign
! tour in order to assist the President of the
| United States and the members of the Sen
ate and House of Representatives in deal
| ing with the important subject of foreign
immigration. On his way to Europe, at
| his own expense, Mr.. Pnelan may have
| nY1nOrfl1nffV of visiting washington,
| paying his respects to President Roosevelt
! and ongratulating the latter on the re-
! enactment of exclusion. In bestoW1ng
| credit where credit is due, the Mayor, OF
course, will not neglect Senators Bard and
Perkins or Representatives Loud, Need
ham, Metcalf, Kahn, Woods, Coombs and
| McLachlan.
The Souvenirs Remain.
Members of the junketing committee ap-
! pointed by Mr.. Geary have beautiful SOU
venirs of the promised expedltion Each
| committeeman can place in a gilded frame
| the commission issued to him by Gov
| ernor Gage In the future the commission
! will call to mind that Gage was Governor
of the State. To preserve the harmonies
] to resemble a gold brick, and then II time
| should dim the signature of Gage the
| sign of the brick would attest the genuine
character of the souvenir
Geary Names Committees.
Thomas ]. Geary has selected finance
and press committee to assist in the fight
which is being made against Chlnese I'M
migration The committees are as fol-
II Finance-A. Sbarboro A. G. Fisk, E. E.
Schmitz, Ed Rosenberg; M p SNYDER
John D. Spreckels, Hugh Hume, R. A.
Press9walter 9emet Macarthur, Thomas
Barry; e E. Leake' E3 w Woodland S,,a tS !: h.