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10 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 1896. OPEN REPUBLICAN PRIMARIES GO, The County Committee Will Have Charge of the Election. SPRECKELS WINS AGAIN. The Fifth Congressional Com- mittee Acts in Hearty Accord. CLARKSON AND PARTY LEAVE. The Allison Boom Has Found Fruitful Soil in California and the Pacific Coast. The Republican affairs of the Fifth Dis- trict relating to the State Convention were harmoniously and definitely settled ata meeting of the Congressional committee of that district yesterday forenoon. The committee unanimously referred to the county committees of the district the selection of delegates to the State conven- tion, deciding with practical nnanimity that this was the wisest and fairest course and the one most in harmony with the spirit and methods of the party. This action was another decided victory for John D. Spreckels and the policy Leis endeavoring to carry out in the interest of clean politics and party harmony. The representatives of Santa Clara and San Mateo counties in this committee and the State Central committeemen repre- senting those counties were inclined at first to constitute a faction by theinselves, and there was last week some danger that a lack of barmony in the committee would result. Yesterday, however, they joined with the friends of John D. Spreck- els in all that was done. The committee met at 11 A. M. in the law office of John E. Richards in the Crocker building, and the meetng lasted a little over an hour. Six of the seven members were present, as follows: Chairman J. W. Rea of Santa Clara, Secretary John E. Richaras, Robert L. Toplitz, A. L. Stetson and C. S. Laumeister of San Franc 3 W- B. Lawrence of San Mateo. William Moir of Santa Clara was represented by Louis Montgomery, proxy. The minutes were approved and then the resolution referring the matter of the selection of delegates to the county com- mittees, which was informally discussed the first meeting, last Saturday, w sented by John E. Richards. C. 8. Laumeister offered an amendment | to the second section of the resolution, the amendment providing that selection of delegates be under the exclusive manage- ment of the individual county committee- men from the respective Assembly di tricts. Discussion showed that the amend- ment would take all power and supervision from the county committees. The repre- sentative of each Assembly district in this City, for instance, would have exclusive control of the seiection of delegates. The amendment was defeated by six votes, Laumeister’s being the only affirmative one. The original resolution wasthen put and carried six votes, The resolution is as follows WHEREAS, At the meeting of the membérs of the Republican State Central Committee from the Fifth Congressional District of the State of California, duly and regulariy calied and held on the 12t ch, 1896, at Redwood City in thre county of Si Mateo, State oi Cali- fornia, at which saic eting all of the said members from said district were present, & resolution was duly and regularly adopted providing that the following named seven persons, electors and residents of said Fiftn Congressional District, should be and were thereby appointed &s the commilice of seven persons from the residents of such district who should act as Cong ressional committee thereof, to wit: Robert L. Toplitz, John E. Richards, A. L. Stetson, C. S. Lau r, W. B. Lawrence, James W. Rea and William Moir; and whereas, &t the said meeting a resolution was also duly and regulariy adopted providing‘‘that it is ths sense of this committee that the manner and supervision of the selection of delegates to the State convention should be left in the hards of the county committees of the several coun- ties”’; and whereas, it is the sense of said com- mittee that local -government should be maintainea and accorded to the electors of each political subdivision of this State and district within which elections are to be held, and that the management and_control of such elections should be placed in the hands of the regularly constituted committees of the Re- publican party within such aistrict, subject only to the supervision of this committee and in accordance with this resolution and call of the Republican Nati ommittee and of the State Central Committee duly and regu- Inrly passed at the Tecent respective meetings thereof, now, therefore, it is hereby Resolved, First—That it is in harmony with the principles of the Republican party of the State of California, and it is essential to its success in the coming State and National cam- paign, that every effort should be put forth and every means adopted. by the regulariy or- ganized agencies and committees of the Re publitan party to secure an honest selection of delegates to the State and District -Repubiican conventions of th ate of California, and to the Republicar: National Convention. Second—That to that end it shall be and is nereby ordered that the Republican County committees in the several counties, and por- tions thereof, constituting the Fitth Congres- sioual District of the State of California, shall be and are hereby given the power and discre- tion to determine within their respective coun- ties the manner and supervision of the selec- tion of delegates to the said State and district conventions, and to provide for the selection thereof by appointment or by primary elec- tions- within their respective counties as in their said discretion shall seem best, in order to carry out the foregoing purposes. Third—That the {est for voters at such pri- mary election as may be held shall be: “I be- lieve in Republican principles and indorse the Repeblican policy, aud intend to support the nominees of the Republican party.” Fourth—That & Congressional district con- vention of the delegates 10 be selected asabove set forth shall be and is hereby called to meet at the City of Sacramento, State of California, on Tuesday, May —, 1896, for the purpose of selecting two aelegates 1o the Republican Na- tional Convention to be held at the city of St. Louis, in_the State of Missouri, on Tuesday, June 16, 1896, and to represent the said Fifth Congressional District of the State of Califor- nia in such convention, and for the selection of 1wo alternate deiegates to act in case of the absence of the delegates first chosen, and to do and perform such other business as may come before said district convention, Fifth—That the details of holding and con- ducting such above ed primary elections as may be held in various election pre- cincts of the said Fifth Congressional. District, and of appointing and eauipping the election officers required under the law to conduet said election within said_district ‘and of pro- viding all necessary assistance to such election officers, and the bailot-boxes. ballots, registers and other material and paraphernalia for the proper conduct of such primary election shall and is hereby delegeted and intrusted to the members of the present Republican County Central Commitiee of the the counties of Santa Clara and San Mateo respectively, and to those members of the Republicsn County Central Committee of the City of San Francisco from the several Assembly districts within said Fifth Congressional Distriet, said Republizan County Central commitiees, or portion thereof, respectively, to conduct said primary election within their and each of their respective coun- ties under the general supervision and control of this committee, aud that the said members of the county committee, respectively, shall be and are hereby authorized and empowered to provide for the time and place of holding and to conducet said primary election within their respective portjons of said district and to cer- tify the vote cast et their primary election from the various election precincts within their respective counties in said distriet and the names of the delegates selected in their re- spective counties and portions thereof to this committee, which wiil act as & returning board thereon and will certify the result there z]n the aforesaid State and district conven- tions. Sixth—That all contests arising out of or concerning said primary election must be filed with the secretary of this Congressional committee in writing, with a full statement of the ground of contest, at least fiftecn days preceding the meeting of said Siate Conven- tion, and this committee shall determine such contest and shall have the power in its dis- cretion to call and hold another primary elec- tion in such contested precinctsand to can- vass, declare and certify the result thereof. The feature of the above resolution, which gives the power to select delegates to the county committees, was in part sug- gested by J.”W. Rea of Santa Clara and George C. Ross of San Mateo. The sug- gestion embodied in_the resolution above quoted was adopted last Thursday on mo- tion of George C. Ross at the meeting of State Central committeemen in Redwood City, at which the Congressional commit- tee was appointed. : The secretary was instructed to officially notify the county committees concerned of the action taken and to instruct them to promptly transmit to the Congressional committee returns of primary elections when any such elections are neld. There was considerable discussion of the question of the number of delegates to the State convention and their correct appor- tionment. Samuel M. Shortridge, who was present, called attention to the uncer- tainty of the apportionment, and the call adopted by the State Central Committee left the matter somewhat indefinite. - This call provides that each Assembly district shall be entitled to one delegate, and inad- dition one for each 200 votes cast for M. M. Estee for Governor or a fraction of 100 votes orover. There was a discussion as to the proper authority to_officially dectare the apportionment, and it was decided that it was the executive committee of the State Central Committee. The secretary was in- structed to request the executive commit- tee t0 make the apportionment. The committee then adjourned to meet at the call uf the chair. By the action, then, of this committee vesterday the county committees of the Tifth District are given full power to select delegates in any manner they deem best— either by primary elections or by appoint- ment. In Santa Clara County there are three Assembly Districts and San Mateo County 1s one Assembly District. The Fiith pistrict includes seven of the eighteen Assembly Districts in_the City and County of San F v are “the Thirty-f -fifth, Thirty- sixth, Thir eighth, For- tieth and Forty-first. The County Com- mittee of San Francisco will not have jurisdiction as a whole over the selection of delegates from thesedistricts. The bus- iness will be done by that portion of the committee representing Assembly districts in the Fifth Congressional District. For this purpose the seven county committee men from the districts named will practi- cally constitute a county committee. manage the selection of delegates in that portion of the City lying in the Fifth Con- gressional District are: Thirty-fourth Dis- trict, John Jackson; Thirty-fifth, I. H. Thompson; Thirty-sixth, C. W. Manwar- ing; Thirty-seventh, James Alva Watt; Thirty-eighth, Grove Ayers; Fortieth, Jesse E. Marks; Forty-first, C.G. Clinch. Whether the County Committees of San Mateo and Santa Clara counties will ap- point delegates or hold a primary is not definitely determimed. The County Committee of San Francisco will proceed to hold an open primary for the State Convention or, more accurately, the aggreeation of seven Congressional | conventions. The members of the County Committee, John D. Spreckels and the lsrge majority of the Jocal party favor this plan without reserve. The County Com- | mittee will be officially'notified at once of | its powers and duties ‘as expressed in the resolution adopted yesterday. The com- mittee will hold a” meeting during the latter part of this week or early next week to issue a call for a primary and to other- wise prepare for the election. As the regular Congressional committee of the Fourth District has already referred the selection of delegates tothe County Committee, this committee now hLas the primary for the entire City in its hands in | the regular and usual way. policy and method will be pursued un- doubtedly in both districts, but the united sentiment and decision of the committee will be officially segregated between the officers. —_— A CLUB WITH A RECORD. The Howard Republican Club Is Booming and Ambitious. The Howard Republican Club held a rousing meeting in the largest hall of Pytbian Castle at 909 Market street last evening. There were more numbers pres- ent than there were chairs and genuine Republican campaign enthusiasm was dis- played. The main features of the evening’s pro- ceedings were addresses by Colonel T. V. Eddy and others, songs by Messrs. Gal- lagher, Barrett and others, and the adop- | tion of a strong resolution in favor of an | open primary election. Speeches, songs | and resolutions were vigorously applauded. | The resolution was as follows: Resolved, That it is the sense of this club that it is for the best interests of the Republican party and essential to harmony and succe: that'in the selection of delegates to the N tional, State and Municipal conventions, open primaries be held with equal representation to all parties. The Howard Club is one of the oldest, largest and best known Republican clubs in the City. Itwas orzanized twelve years ago by Phil Crimmins, and for some time its membership was largely confined to the district south of Market street. It has grown, prospered and widened, been a strong factor in every Republican cam- paign for years, and now its 300 members represent nearly every district in the City and include a large number of leading Republicans. It proposes to be the lead- ing uniformed club of the City during the coming campaign, and to be a central club rather than one representing any particu- Plar section of the City. It includesa ereat many of the friends of John D. Spreckels, and its members unanimously indorse the policy which Mr. Spreckels is endeavoring to see carried out in the party. The club resumed its bi-weekly meetings in December last, and on December 57 elected the following officers for the en- suing year: President, C. E. Newman; first vice-president, Fred Fry; second vice- president, Ernest Litchen; third vice-presi- The county committee men who will | | the selection of delegates from this City-to | The same | representatives of tne two districts, each | body issuing a call and appointing election dent, Thomas McDermott; recording sec- retary, Thomas F. Graham; correspond ing secretary, John W. Koch; financial sec- retary, D. J. Crowley; treasurer, Fred Eggers; marshal, John F. Kelly; direc- tors, W. J. Blattner, George Bryant, B. Dougherty, Frank Cornyn, Thomas Fel- lows, J. J.Grieff, Thomas J. Tully, Thomas Fleming. Permanent and commodious headquar- ters will soon be engaged. HOW “JIM” REA STANDS. Approves the Leadership of John D. Spreckels and Foresees Party Success. James W. Rea of San Jose, chairman of the Fifth Congressional Committee, was asked by a CALL reporter after the meeting yesterday how the action of the committee ana the sitvation in the Fifth District suited him. “I am pleased with the situation,” he said. ‘'At first I was not inclined to join the forces of Mr. Spreckels, but after hav- ing talked with him, and become more fully acquainted with his plans. I found that he was for clean, straight politics, and that headvocated open primaries, thereby recognizing local self-government by means of which a full exvpression of public sentiment may be had. “‘And beyond this, I recognized in Mr. Spreckels a man of education and trals ing, fit to lead the forces of the Republi- can party; a man possessed of great force of character and successful in large busi- ness enterprises. He has displayed in whatever he has undertaken the qualities of leadership. ““The politics of the State of California has long needed such a leader, and, recog- nizing his abilities in that direction, I have concluded to join forces with him. He has come up logically as the leader of the Republican party in this State, and it is universally admitted that he possesses character and ability to treat all interests fairly and justly, and harmonize all-ele- ments of the party.” ' ““You are pleased, then, with the condi- tion of the affairs of the Fifth Congres- sional District?'’ “Very much, indeed,” said Mr. Rea. “I am satisfied that the people will approve of the action of the committee, ana that the Republican party will carry the dis- trict by a large majority.” AR e GEN. CLARKSON DEPARTS. Goes North With His Party to Talk Business and Allison. General J. 8. Clarkson of Towa and | his party, consisting of State Senator W. | H. Andrews of Pennsylvania, Major Ford of Des Moines, Iowa, and E. W. Barnes, stenographer, departed for Portland last evening. B. F. Allen of Los Angeles, an old Iowa friend of Mr. Clarkson, who accompanied the party northward from Los Angeles, will return south. Oa’ the northward trip the party will be accompanied by H. A. McCraney, deputy clerk of the State Su- preme Court, and one or two other friends, The stay of Clarkson and his party has been brief, they having arrived on Sunday. The members of the party have worked a little pleasure into their busy hours, but their time has been mainly occupied in re- ceiving callers and attending to private business matters, those of Mr. Clarkson re- lating to his California mining interests. During Sunday, Monday and yesterday there was a constant stream of visitors to the Palace Hotel quarters of the party. The visitors included nearly all the lead- ing Republicans of the City and a great number of Iowans and others who called | as friends of General Clarkson or Senator | Allison, or both. Many Pennsylvanians | too called upon Senator Andrews, who is | hanasome, magnetic and politic. General Clarison has fil;(x)nly lanted in California the Allison boom, which he is looking after as he proceeds on his tour. | What he has said in the course of the in- | terviews with him published since his arrival in the State has been widely noted, and the wisdom of the main things he has said has been generally recognized. Mr. Clarkson’s discussion of Senator Allison as a strong Presidential candidate has somewhat brought out the extent to which Mr. Allison is esteemed on the Pacific Coast and the immense number of personal friends and admirers he has out here. “1 have found that the Pacific Coast States and Territories contain friends of all the men most prominently talked of as Presidential candidates,’ said Mr. Clarkson as he stopped to talk a minute before leaving; ‘‘but thereis also a gen- eral disposition to wait and see what is best for the party. I think that seven of the Pacitic Coast States—those of the Rocky Mountain region and westward— will send unpledged delegations to the National Convention and will wield there | a power they have not wielded before. | The Regubhcan party is going to be guided this year by sense instead of senti- ment, as General Williams of Indiana said | to me recently. Nobody will be nomi- | nated on the first ballot. McKinley will get between 280 and 300 votes on the first | ballot—not more than 300. There have | been 100 delegates elected in_ the South |and he has not got more than half of | them. Well, the time will early come, | when the hurrah .subsides and the fire- rks are out, that the convention.will se- | riously think of what is best for the party and be guided by that judgment.” ‘I observe that Allison 1s very strong in this State,” said H. A. McCraney, who is Towans in California there is a great number who have great admiration and esteem for him and who recognize his worth and the many things that would ‘l;\-tl:e him & popular and available candi- ate.’ Allison buttons have been dispensed in ‘wholesale quantities to callers at Clark- son’s headquarters. The party will visit Tacoma and Seattle, then go to Montana, (r}e{urmng to Chicago by way of Salt Lake ity. L The McKinley Club. The McKinley Club of the Forty-first inviting prompt co-operation in an effort 0 arouse early interest in the broad issues of the coming campaign. The apgenl urges party harmony in the interest of the prin- ciples of the party and states_that though the club was given the name it bears in its organization three years ago it has no pre- ferred candidate. It invites attendance at a meeting to be held to-morrow evening in Pixley. Hall, corner of Poik and Pacific streets, at which speeches will be made. H. C. Firebaugh is president of tne club and John 8. Daley secretary. COMPANY F'S ELECTION. Lieutenant Nippert Is Promoted and Private Masury Rises. The Historic Company That Has Fur. nished Many of the Superior Offi- cers of the National Guard. The members of Company F, First Regi- ment, N. G. C., Captain Jobn A. Miller, met in the armory of the Nationals on | one of the Californians from Iowa. ‘Mc- Kinley and Reed have many friends, too. | There are a good many Maine men in this | State, and they are naturally friendly to | Reed, while he has many other admirers | through the party. “But the Siate is fullof Allison’s friends, especially the southern part. There are thousands of Iowans here. In Pasadena and neighborhood alone there is an associ- ation numbering 2600. Every Iowan is with Allison from the jump. **A very great number of them have known him personally, and everybody that has every known him loves him. He has.a Erent big heart in him. When he says that he will do anything for a friend he will probably do more than was asked, and hels always loyal to his triends. No man in public life has so unblemished a record. His life has been clean. Heisa statesman, a man of intellect and character, loved by those who know him personally and respected and ad- mired by others. 8o besides the The upper floors containing 100 rooms are designed for use for hotel or rooming house purposes, The ground toor is one A. W. WILSON'S NEW FIVE-STORY. BRICK BUILDING ON MISSION STREET, NEAR FOURTH. : large stcre. It is finished in first-class style thrcughout ard is supplied with all modern conveniences, including elevator, | F. A. Nippert, First Lieutenant, Company F, First Regiment, N. G. C. (From ¢ photograph.] Ellis street last night and elected two lieutenants. This company, one of the oldest in this City, is the historical one of which Captain Bacon was the first commander. Previous to the reorganization of the guard under the present administration, it and Com- pany K formed part of the Second Artillery Regiment, and these were merged into the First Regiocent. When this was done the companies decided to lgave the armory at Page and Gough streets and quarter with the Nationals in the Ellis-street armory. By the consolidation of regiments and the many changes following the company found itself without lieutenants, and for that reason an election was called for and Captain Wegener of Brigadier Warfield’s staff was detailed to preside. Ninety members out of ninety-nine answered rollcall last night, and the result W. A. Masury, Second Lieutenant, Com- pany K, First Regiment, N. G. C. [From a photograph.] of theelection was the choosing of F. A. Nippert for the office of first Fleutennm, promoted from second lieutenant. Private W. A. Masury was elected to second lieu- tenant. Lieutenant Nippert has been connected with the company for six years. After the first year he was appointed corporal, the second year he was promoted to first ser- geantand in September was elected sec- ond lieutenant. 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Brigadier Last of the First Brigade, Brigadier Muller of the Third Brigade, Colonel Macdonald of the First Regiment and Lieutenant- Colonel Duboce have all been members of this company. JENTH OF J C, ST, ‘A Pioneer Who Had Much to Do With Developing the Lum- ber Interest. 3 A Hyacinth Thief—An Editor and a Politician Almost Come to Blows. ALAMEDA, Car., March 17. — James Crawford Smith, a pioneer, died yesterday at his home, 2252 Central avenue. of cancer application., Address BUALATA AR AR ANANANANATANALANAMANANANAANAMANAMATSMAVAVRMATANAVAMAANAATIRNAN b~ =2 v oo oo e 2o e 2o . T T S T T T T T see, and 67 years of age. He came to Cali- fornia in 1849 by the isthmus route, and settled at first in the Santa Clara Valley. He was for years interested in the lumber business in the Santa Cruz Mountains, residing at Saratoga. He was a partner of Doughtery, also well knowp in the lumber business of Santa Cruz. In 1865 they transferred their base of operations to ‘Trinidad, Humboldt County, and in 1872 Mr. Smith returned to San Francisco and for eight years thereafter controlled the lath business of the coast. When in 1880 he retired he was accounted to be worth half a million. Owing to unfortunateland investments in Contra Costa County and in an unremunerative stock farmin Fresno this fortune was dissipated, however, so that he aied a poor man. He was very active in politics in his active days, and was largeiy instrumental in securing the nomination of H. H. Haight for Governor a quarter of a century ago. He also spent money like water to secure the election of J. H. Rudd 'to Congress in the memorable buckboard eampaign of 1882. Mr. Smith’s circumstances ivere so limited ‘that he sought a political appointment of Governor Budd a year ago, and was promised one, but the promise, his friends claim, wag ignored. Almost to Blows. of the liver. 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Every one is invited to call and inspect the work, or sample pages will be furnished on thoroughly appreciated, highly valued the subscription price of which is$42, on £ THE PACIFIC COAST NEWSPAPER SYNDICATE, 36 Montgomery Street, San Franciseo. AU AR TSRO E LIRS AT LRI BRSO DA R IS rayment please designate Ly Yy Yy Yy T Yy Y Y Y YT YT TV Thomas Carpenter and E. L. Marshall, proprietor of the Telegram, had an alter- cation on the street this evening that almost came to blows. Marshall has been saying harsh things of Carpenter’s Ameri- canism, as Carpenter is prominent in the A. P. A. agitation. Carpenter jumped from his buggy on Park street as he espied Marshall at the southeast corner of Park street and Santa Clara avenue, and made for him in a menzcing manner. The two men jawed and called each other names for awhile, when Carpenter drew off as though to strike Marshall. The latter drew back and declared that if Carpenter struck him he would be sorry, and then the quarrel was dropped and the parties went their respective ways. Attempted Suicide. ALAMEDA, Car., March 17.—A man named Hayes attempted to commit suicide to-night by swallowing a dose of carbolic acid. The man’s rash act was caused by despondency, brought on by drink. He conducts a plumber’s-shop on Park street. His identity could not be learned. Dr. Zeyn pulled him out of danger. Do Not Relish It. ALAMEDA, CAr.. March 17.—Alameda does not relish the idea of having the “nasty’’ cases of Oakland brought here for trial. J. B. Morrison; a sailmaker, charged with assaulting a young girl named Stella Dietrich, was arrested on a warrant issued by Justice Morris, sworn to by Mrs. Prescott of the Society for Prevention of Cruelty. to Children. "Mora rison has a sail loft on the Oakland side, near Alice-street. bridge. - Warrants are out for two other men, one of whom is a sailor on tne Electra and the other ‘a mo- terman. None of the parties reside in Alameda, ner were the o?ienses as alleged committed in the city limits. Hyacinth Thief. % ALAMEDA, Car., March 17.—Alameda is worried by a flower thief who has a penchant for hyacinths. He goes around in the dark and with the unerring instincts of a gopher discovers and despoils the finest plants though in the dark. He may have taken note of and marked the places where there were the finest plants before nightfall. At any rate he is worrying the householders who have gardens. = Ope in- dignant gentleman offers $20 for informa- tion that will lead to the apprehension of the miscreant. School Census Marshal. _ALAMEDA, Car., March 17.—J. J. Bal- lintine was unanimously elected by the Board of Education at its meeting to-night school census marshal. There were seve- ral applications in for_ the place. Ballin- tine has occupied this position before, serving several terms. The lation of Mexicoistwo and one~ half fimfihu of Canada.