The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 29, 1896, Page 1

:i -This Paper not ‘ ' to’ be taken from i ' the Library.++++ "VOLUME LXXX.—NO.. ‘121. SAN FRANCISCO, TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 29, 1896. PRICE ' FIVE CENTS. VISTTORS CARRY Callers. at’ Canton Continue ~-‘to :Show Unabating - Patriotism. - " POPULAR ‘PILGRIMAGES. Delegations Jouiney to Exhibit Their Loyalty to the Cause of Protection. - MAJOR ‘MWKINLEY'S. SPEECHES. . Particu'arly Pleas d With the Greeting ¥ of fhe Afr.can Methedist Epis- 3 copal Ministers. - CANTON, Osio, Sept. 28.—Major Mo- Kinley began the active work of the week with two speeches to-day. Both speeches were sliort and both were received with enthusiasm. The first caliers were from Lisbon, in Columbiana County, and were some of Major McKinley's former con- stituents, The delegation numbered sev- - eral hundred, about sixty ludiés aceom- - panying .the party. The men all carried . smajl American flags.. After a song from . :a glee .club, Céngréssman R. W. Taylor, . who represents, Major McKinley’s old dis- trict, made a short-address.- Major Mec- -~ Kinley,:replying, 5aid’in pant: . "I need not sa¥ (o you that I am 8eeply moved by this call on this inclement day from my old constitiients and from the.home where my sricestors.lived. I am’ glad,.indeed, to have béen connected with a-piece of National legis- lation that give to tiie town,of Lisbon an en- terprising tinplate: plant which gives employ- ment,’as I am informed, to more than 325 peo You farmers and merchants and busi- nhess men, know -how valuable that plant has been .o their community, and county, and I submit to-you. no msttérwhat may hgve been your'polities it the pest, whether ‘you would Rot préder to have that tinplate factory in your county.and {n ypur State. than to haae it in Great' apolause and cies of “Rightl #aidthousands. upon thousands of :times by the stafesmhen of the past and by the -leaders of the present; that'the more factories you can havéin any communtity, the better-will be the iess conditions and the better will arket forthe farmer. [Applause.] But.itis nigt my purpose, gentiemeén, to ad- ss you upon political questfous this aftés- s tlfisto,me is more in the nature of & : ‘om oldand valued friends, and as such I'address you, icannot-forbear to congratu. . late-you upan, the splendid choice you have “Ms. Eaylor. gressipnal district does the right'thing. whe it sends a young mah to the tional Hoyse6j Represéntatives, and as you selécied-onc so able and o experienced, I sm:sufe. €very:- interest of yours, large or siball, ‘wrilbe.carefully guarded. [Applause.] nce hére indicates that ‘you have Republican principles, and us much concerned, if not n their triumph this year ave ever. been. I will not venture -political ‘discussion’ this after- certain that the good old county iana hak already determined that alibe given for a sound currency, National credit, an American prote Ffft-4nd reciprocity, the supremscy of law ahd for tne-peace and order of spéiety. [Cheers.] : : The stcond delegation arrived” about 2 " o’clock from Cleveland. It was' made up of about 300 olored voters: Among them were the clergymen and delegates who have been attending the Northwestern Ohio conference of the African-American M. E. Church. StateSenator J. H, Green introduced Bishop 8: F. Lée, who.in turn - introduced Bishop B. W. Arnett. Bishop Arnett made a spirited address, and after Major McKinley had finished speaking he stepped forward, ‘grasped the candidate’s hand and said: . ¢ - % ; “Major McKinley, I'have sliaken hands with every President ffom Lincoln down . andI want the honor of conferring the Presidential-successioch upon, you.” 3 In his speech Bishop Arnett -said-to McKinley: “Eight ‘millions’ of colored people look upon. you as the star of hope for their race and for_thé¢ country: Major McKinley in.rerly to th man’s words of greeting gaidi : * Bishop Lee, Bishop Arnest and iy feHow- ‘citizens: “This is to me’a most interesting'aud inspiring talt I appreciate .the kind words, the eloquent words, spoken by Bishop Arneft, They move -my soul. They inspire me with confidence. I wjsh his voice and his jatriotic sentiments, so well “expréssed, might have’| “been henrd by thousands rather than the few . hundreds .gathered about me to-ddy. [Ap-|. plause.] " 4 5 55 i e Iamglad to meet the ministers of the Afri. -can-Methodist, Episcopal church; thaf -you should hate sef aside the business.of -your an- mual .corierence long ‘enough to pay mea “visit is an honor which I greatly appreciate and shall plways remember. It is a matchless civilization in. which we live; a civilizatién * “tbat recognizes the commfon and universal brotherhood of fnan. [Great applafse.f Itis | & glorious constitution, .the American const . tution under wnich we’ live, that seéures ‘ta every citizen beneath our flag absolute free- dom of religious doctrine and privilege and belief; & constitution that recognizes neither creed nor color, nor race, nor nationality, fior . caste, nor classes [great applause], but protects and defends ell alike and accords.to each civil and religious iiberty, = - . - - : * The history of your race is ofie of wonderful progress under the most trying and difficult ° circumstances. Not only have you been look- . ing carefully after the intetlectusl, but you have not neglegted the moral condition of your race. You have recognized, and properly 50, that good character is quite s essential as good education [applause]; that good morals are more indispeusable than learning. [Re- newed applause.] Both should go together. In twenty years the membership of your church alone bas increased from 174,000 to aboyt 600,000 and your preachers irom 1334 10 4452. Iam giad tonote the pdvancementof any organization which has for its objéct the ele- * vation of mankind and the improvement and betterment of our citizens. [Applause.] You end the race to which you belong havé my hearty congratulations upon the progress you have already made and my prayer for still greater progress in the future. [Great ap- plaure.] Ibidyoun improve the gloriousoppor- tunities with which you are Rlessed. [Ap- plause.} Irecali,asI stand in your presence to-day with peculiar pleasure, that during the great international exposjtion at Chicago at the -It.only illustrates what has been World’s Parliament of Religion, when men of all countries and races ana religions had as- sembled under one roof, your Bishop Arnett was chosen to represent your race. [Great ap- plause.] It wasa high and deserved distinc- tion. - With what modesty and ability he bore the honor; with what cradit to your race and to our country he discharged the duty, every Ohioan knows and every Ohioan feels an in- creasing pride in him and the race he repre- sents. May God bless and keep you all. [Great applause.] Five delegations are expected here to- morrow. R S i COMPLEXIOM OF CONGRESS., Republicans to Hare a Safe Working Ma- Jority in the House. . WASBHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 28.—The first rough estimate of the-political com- plexion of the next House of Representa- tives Has been made at the Republican Con- gressional headquarters, though care 1s taken that the estimate shall not be con- sidered as an official statement issued by the committee. According to this state- ment there can be no reasouable doubt that the next House will be Republican, though it is conceded that it is not ex- pected that the phenomenal and at times unwieldy majority of the present House will be retained. From the fizures now in the hands of the committee a modest ma- jority of only seven isclaimed, but a study of the States will show that in every case there has been claimed only the lowest possible number of representatives. Thus in Indiana, which is now represented in the House by a full delegation of thirteen | Republicans, only nine members are claimed. Similarly only twelve Republi- cans are claimed for Ohio, thoug: there are at present nineteen Republicans ir the House. A spirit of extreme conservatism has been maintained throughout, and the outlook is accordingly that the first official statement issued by Chairman Babcock will be far more liberal in its claims. The following condensed statement will show where the Republicans hope to win their representatives 8 5 Vermont 3 West Virg) 8| Wisconsin. oopwedeitelane A lolllyvi 186. The cons-rvatism of this claim will be canceded by every one. Nothing has been claimed in ths statement from the Pacific Coast, though it is believed that Califor- nia, for instance, will send no less than five Republicans to the next House. Nor are any members claimed from Nevada, Utah, Washington,. Idaho, Wyoming, Nor:h and South Dakota, South Carolina or Virginia, all of which have Republican representatives in the present House. It isstill early for even an approximately accurate forecast, out the foregoing state- ment shows beyond a doubt that the House will have a safe working majority * |'ior the Republicans. ¢ —— ENTHUSIASM IN IOWA, Many Turn Out to Heaw the Specches of the Noted ‘Republican Genermis. MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa, Sept. 28.— Generals Alger, Howard, Stewart, Sickels and Corporal Tanner reached here this afternoon and spoke to a large gathering of enthusiastic anditors. The party reached Dubuque from the west before daylight and were welcomed by a large number of citizens. They remained quietly in their car until 9:30 o’clock, when they were driven to Washington Park, where they spoke for two hours. Hundreds of excursionists from neighbor- ing towns came on nlorning specials, and it is estimated that 10,000 peopie were in line. Senator Allison, Congressman Hender- 890 and Governor Drake joined .the party here. Congressman Henderson presided at the meeting and addresses of welcome were delivered by Senator Allison on the part of the city and by Governor Drake on behalf of the State. At noon the party left for the West, Senator Allison 2ccom- panying the touring generals through the State. 5 At Waterloo the party was given a rous- ing reception, and' the enthusiasm mani- fested at all other points in the State was duplicated. Lo S ey OHIO SAFE FOR McKINLEY. Republicans Will Carry the Stats by One 2 Hundred Thousand. CHICAGO, Iiv., Sept. 28.—A larger number of assignments were made by the speakers’ bureau of the. Republican Na- tional Committee than on’ any previous day. Among the callers at Republican headquarters to-day was -Hon. Charles Foster of Ohio, ex-Secretary of the Treas- nry. He addressed the noonday meeting of the McKinley Commercial Travelers’ Club and predicted that.Ohio will give McKinley 100,000 majority. He says the Democrat$ are for sound money, and that wherever he spoke in Ohio’ prominent ‘members of that party oceupied the stage, Mr. Foster left to-night for St. Louis, where he will speak at many places. Lieutenant-Governor Robert Kennedy of Ohio also called at headquarters. He is ‘on his way home from Iowa, which ftate he declares will go Republican by 80,000 or over. = . 2 —_— COLONEL CONGER CO FIDENT. Says McKinley Wl Easily Win in In- 3 _diana, Ilinois and Ohio. NEW YORK, N. Y., Sept. 28.—Colonel A, L. Conger, Republican National Com- mitteeman from Ohio, was in consultation at the Fifth-avenue Hotel last night with Executive Committeemen Manley, Bcott and Clayton. The colonel has just com- plefed a trip through Indiana, Illinois, Towa and other middle Wester:r States. “Indiana is certain to go for McKinley,” said Colonel Conger. *I make the predic- tion that at least 30,000 ‘sound-money Tgemocrna who are intending to support almer and Buckner will, rather than waste half their apmanition, vote straight for McKinley and Hobart, T expect to see &(’%fley carry the State by from 20,000 to "’;:hxnt oll Immn g . “‘McKinley will carry it by npward of 50,000. A month ago there was gortiinly a very strong free-silver sentiment there, but since then there has been a tremen- dous revulsion. The reséntment against Altgeld and Altgeldism 15 growing dauly more intense.” - Whuat of the reports that free silver is still strong in Northern Ohio?" “That is an invention of the enem 2 Efforts have been made by the Popocratic managers to manufacture political capital out of fhe recent strike and the calling out of the military in Cleveland, mainly be- cause it is the home of Chairman Hanna. Ohio will give McKiuley the greatest lurality. ever given a candidate for the Bmldlnc’" ~ Where “The Examiner” Will Be Found. . Tre Excstnuner / “Tre SOMETHING | HIGHER " Government.” CHECKING ABOOL HAMIDS COLRSE Turkey’s Sultan Must Carry Out All the Reforms Demanded. FRANCE ACTS PROMPTLY Embassador Cambon Informs the Porte That the Powers Will Interfere. PALACE COURTIERS ARE FXILED Suspected of Plotting With the Heir to the Throne to Depose the Cunning Despot. PARIS, Fraxce. Sept. 28.—A dispatch to tbe Temps from Constantinople says that M. Cambon, the French Embassador, has informed his colleagues that during his audience with the Suitan on Friday last he acquainted his Majesty with the uneasines< that the recent unchecked an- archy in Constantinople caused in Europe. He declared that a repetition of the dis- order would lead Europe to intervene, in consequence of the danger to which for- eigners would be exposed. He advised the Sultan to exercise ciemency, to bring about the pacification of the Armenians and to differentiate the peaceful masses from the revolutionary element. M. Cambon further stated that he had de- manded the release of thousands of inno- cent persons who were in prison, the con- voking of the Armenian Assembly for the election of a patriarch and the execution of the reforms that had been promised by his Majesty. Itis stated that the Sultan promised to convoke the assembly and to extend the promised reforms to the whoie em pire. s LONDON, Exa., Sept. 28.—The Daily News will to-morrow publish a dispatch from Constantinople saying that the Sul- tan tas exiled his second wife and a num- ber of palace courtiers on suspicion that they were plotting with the heir to the throne and his brother, the ex-Sultan Murad, to depose him. Lord George Hamilton, Secretary of State for India, has written a letter on the Turkish question, which will be published to-morrow. An extract from this letter is believed to be indicative of Great Britain’s view on the subject. The writer says that Turkey can be kept together and that her dissolution must result in the ag- grandizement of Russia, whose vassal the Sultan now virtually is. CONSTANTINOPLE, Turkky, Sept. 28. The Porte hasissued astatement rejoicing at the apparent reaction in some of the London newspapers against the excessive anti-Sultan agitation in Great Britain, which it declares is answerable for the terror in Constantinople, the foreign resi- dents naturally fearing the wrath of the Mussulmans at the insults to the Sultan uttered by thespeakers at the public meet- ings and by the journals of £ngland. The statament continues: £ *Despite their organized agitation, vitu- peration and clamorous provocation ema- | nating from London, the Porte has suc- ceeded, by dint of energy and watchful- | Al the Train-Dispatchers on the ness, in proving to Europe that the alarm of its English insulters is unfounded, The Porte does not associate the British na- tion, for which it has the highest regard, with the agitation of a few hot-brained politicians who are led astray by their passions. The moderation of the Euro- pean nations will, far mope than the vociieration of England, fiefp the Porte 1o protect foreigners and Turkish subjects in the capital against the plots of Armenian revolutionists.” TELEGRAPHERS TO STRIKE Canadian Pacific Are Called Out. An Order That May Tie Up the Rail- road From the Atlantic to the Pacific. MONTREAL, Queskc, Sept. 28.—All the train dispatchers on the Canadian Pacific Railway syvstem were ordered out on strike to-night by T. M. Pierson, second assistant grand chief of the Order of Rail- way Telegraphers. The strike is the result of an alleged erievance on the part of the dispatchers. Pierson arrived here a few days ago and met the members of the committee repre- senting this branch of railway employes. At his suggestion the members of the committee waited upon the assistant general manager and the vice-president of the Canadian Pacific Railway. They formulated their grievances, which cover grounds from the smallest to the most important items. There are in many cases demands for increased pay or state- ments that the former rate had been re- duced. The deputation was not received by the two officers named, who claim that the elementary agreement between the company and the men had been broken, inasmuch as the complaint from any certain district snould first of all be referred to the division superintendent in charge of that portion of the system, and then, if satisfaction is not received from him, to the general superintendent and so on to the president himself. An effort was made to reach an amica- ble settlement to-day, but without avail, and at 9 o’clock to-night Assistant Grand Chi*f Pierson ordered all agents, dis- patchers and operators on the system who are members of the order to strike. ‘The order, it is claimed by Pierson, will affect over 700 men and will involve the Canadian Pacific Railway system from coast tocoast. 2 TORONTO. OxT., Sept. 28.—While it is not known yet to what extent the order will be applied in this division there is a feeling that the situation is critical and the sirike may extend to other branches of the employes. Theconferences at Mon- treal with the division officers have been carried on ail evening. At midnight a dispatcher here and one at Toronto Junc- tion went out. It is claimed that the strike will not affect the passenger service and that on morning trains operators will go out to fill any gaps which have been made. A total extent of the movement cannot be estimated to-night. e SREBELS WOREY THE SPANISH. Cubans. Make Attacks Along thée Line of the Western Irocha. HAVANA, Cusa, Sept. 28 —On Friday night last rebel bands made attacks upon the Spenish troops along the whole line of the western trocha. ; i They were driven off in some places, while in others they retired of their own accord. Tue nuqk- were renewed the next night with the same result, It is be- lieved the rebels had no intention of cross- ing the trochas,but simply made the at- | tacks to harass the troops, From Mr. Hearst’s San Francisco Mouthpiece—* The Examiner is a Democratic paper, but it knows something higher than party in local WHITEY 70 WL MES SO, At.Bar Harbor Tc-Day the ex-Secretary Is to Be Married. PROMINENCE IS AVOIDED Owing to Recent Deaths ard Absence of Family Members Few Are to Attend. THE WIDOW OF A CAPTAIN. The Bride Is Also a First Cousin of Herman Oelrichs and Mrs. William Jay. BAR HARBOR, Mx., Sept. 28.—Hon. W. C. Whitney, former Secretary of the Navy, will be married at St. SBauveurs Episcopal Church here to-morrow to Mrs. E. 8. Randolph of New York, to whom he was reported to be éngaged last summer. NEW YORK, N. Y., Sept. 28.—T. J. Reagan, private secretary to William, C. ‘Whitney, to-might confirmed the Bar Harbor (Me.) dispatch to the United Associated Presses which an- nounces that the ex-Secretary would be married to-morrow to Mrs. Edith Ran- dolph. Mrs, Randolph is the widow of Captain Arthur Randolph of the Fifteenth Hussars, “Queen’s Own’’ regiment, of England. The wedding is to take place at noon to- morrow, almost immediately following the promuigation of the engagement, as Mr. Whitney hoped thereby to avoid any unnecessary prominence being given to the affair. The chief reason for this is because of the death a few days ago of ex-Senator Henry B. Payne of Ohio, tie father of the late Mrs. ‘Whitney. Only half a dozen friends have been invited. The bride and groom will, it is said, remain at Bar Harbor in- definitely. Harry Payne Whitney and his wife, who have just been married, will not at- tend the wedding, as they are to leave Lenox for Yokohama, Japan. Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Paget. the latter Mr. Whitney’'s daughter, are now in the Adirondacks, and because of the expected illnees of Mrs. Paget, neither will be able to be at Bar Harbor. The guests who have been invited have not been made known by Mr. Whitney or Mrs. Randolph. Mrs. Randolph before her marriage to Captain Randolph was Edith S. May of the May family of this city and Baltimore. Mrs. Randolph is a first cousin of Herman Oelrichs and of Mrs. William Jay, wife of Colonel Jay. Wedded at Bussards Bay. BUZZARDS BAY, Mass., Sept. 28.— Miss Margaret, daughter of Charles Jeffer- son and granddaughter of the veteran actor, Joe Jefferson, was united in mar- riage to John McDonough of New York noon here to-day. Mrs..Cleveland, who are personal friends of the Jeffersons, were present, The President and | MUNICIPAL TICKET RECEIVED Nominations of the Audi- torium Convention Are Filed: .. - THIS IS THE REGULAR REPUBLICAN TICKET. Bolters Can’t Get on the Official Ballot by Except Some Other Party Title. : LEGISLATIVE NOMINEES < WITH. HELD FOR THE PRESENT Registrar Hinton Calls Major M'cLéughlin’s Atten- ' tion to the Law Governing . His Duties in-.the Matter. At a late hour last night Registrar Hin- ton announced that he would file as the reguiar Republican ticket the municipal ticket nominated by the Auditorium Con- vention last Saturday night. He announced further that he would hold the nominations of Assemblymen and Senators in abeyance for the present, as he had not vet made up his mind con- cerning them. The conference of the executive com- mittee of the Republican State Central Committee announced to take place at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon for the pur- pose of considering the application of ‘Martin Kelly and Senator Mahoney to be allowed to break their way into the Re- poblican party did pot occur. The com- mittee met and, at the request of Major McLaughlin, adjourned without taking any action. x It was decided to refer the matter to the State Central Committee, which will meet at 2 o’cloek this afternoon. Chairman Thomas D. Riordan of the Republican County Convention yesterdsy filed the certificates of the candi- dates of the convention with Registrar Hinton and asked to have them placed on the official ballot, Mr. Hinton replied that he would take the matter under advisement until 5 o’clock in the afternoon, he being desirous of consulting his attorney. At the hour named Messrs. Thomas D. Riordan, J. Alva Watt, An- drew Branch, W. W. Bausman and Secre- tary Ricard called upon the Registrar. The Registrar said that he was not then ready to do anything in the matter. He added: “I have been so busy with the matter that I have not had time to take my meals. I will say, however, that what- ever my decision will be it will be upon the merits of the case as it stood when it was submitted to me, without regard to anything which may have happened since that time. Mr. Spear has filed with me a request that I place upon the ticket the names of ihe Assemblymen nominated from the Fourth Congressional District. He says that the Republican County Com- mittee had no authority because it was created by the municipal convention.” Mr. Riordan laughed sarcastically at this claim. 2 “If you wish [ will discuss that ques- tion,” said Mr. Watt, =5s Mr. Watt then made the following state- ment: . The County Committee which created this convention {8 the successor of the convention of 1892. We can go back through & longseries ot years with the same result. In 1892 the convention doubled the County Committee that was elected. That was the convention which Martin Kelly and Phil Crimmins were supposed to comtrol. The committee con- tinued in existence until 1894, Just about that time Colonel Dan Burns made his appearance in municipal politics, and secured control of the County Committee and laid Kelly and Crimmins on the shelf. Colonel Burns enlarged the committee, and that committee called a convéntion in 1894, which met and elected a County Committee for the succeeding two years. The committee so elected has continued in existence until this time and is still in existence, and no question whatever as to the legality or regu- larity of these committees or conventions has been raised. % We are the regular successors of the pre- ceding County Committee. Our County Com- mittee called this convention this year in accordance with the precedent, not only of the Republican party but of all the parties. We held primaries in the usual manner and the call adopted for this convention was precisely the same as that of two years ago, the validity of which no one questions. The same prece- dents were adopted and the ticket was elected in the same manner. ¢ *On what ground did, Michael Henry get in his work with the National Com- mittee—l mean M. H. de Young?” said Mr. Hinton. “That is another story,” replied Mr. ‘Watt. “It is municipal volitics we are talkineg about now. 8o far as their right to nominate Congressmen and Presiden- tial electors is concerned in the Fourth District there is no dispute. They were right in that matcer as we!l as in the Fifth Congressional District. In that district, after we had finished the business for which the convention had been cailed, we adjourned. The Kourth District Conven- | tion, instead of doing likewise, assumed to constitute a municipal convention.” Mr. Watt continued and explained that the certificate from the National Commit- tee recognizing the Fourth Congressional | District Convention did ‘not confer any power upon that convention.® It merely recognized it as the proper Congressional convention from that aistrict. He said: Now,'I understand that the other side pre- tends that a joint meeting.of the Fourth and Fifth Congressional districts had. been calied, butldeny that. I wm chairman,of the Fifth District Convention, and since it made its nominations I havé never called a meet- ing. I was never requestea to cail a meeting of that convention and I know that no such meeting was ever held. Nobody but I could have called it, because it had ad- journed subject to'the call of thechair. So I repeat it that there never was a joini meeting of the two Congressional districts. But that is not the ground of our contention here. We are the legitimate and regular suc- cessors of the County committees for’ gen- erations past in this City. Mr. Mahoney, now with Mr. Kelly as one of the leaders of the opposition, went to the meeting which two years ago created this County Committee -and had a .good deal to say in naming a lot of the meémbers of that committee. It was Mahoney and his tactics that sent Sternberg and Day across the bay,” suggested Secretary Ricard. Mr. Watt contigued to argue that every nomination in every county in this State was made through the jurisdiction of the County Committee, and if the Congres- sional conventions’ had the right to make county nominations thea there has not been a legal nomination made in‘any county in the State. Said Registrar Hinton:. “L am getting this matter in"hand and I will write a reply to Major McLaughlin to the effect that I will decide this matter irrespective of what may have. taken place since the application to file this certificate was pre: sented to me.” The ventlemen then withdrew. Major McLauaghlin addressed the follow- lowing letterto Mr. Hinlon as a represent- ative of the State Central Committee and in the interest of fairness, with a desire to see. that justice should be doné to both sides of the controversy: Hon. William M. Hinton, Registrar 2f Voters, City—DEAR SIR: Itis Qoubtless well known to you that thereare in session in this City at the present time twq Republican municipal conventions, Under the lsw of this State itis your duty beyond question o decide which of the certificates ‘of -nomina. tion that will. be presented “to you -by said conventions shall be filed. Iam fully aware that there can be buj one Republican municipal ticket on the official ballot, and that you must determine, in case of contest, which nominations sfiall compose that ballot. I assure you that it is far+from my purpose to attempt to influetice you in any way in’des termining-this important point. Your stand- ing in this community, both personally and officially, forbids even the thought and would do great injustice both to you and to myself. Iam actuated n addressing you by motives .of tair dealing only. It is. my duty aschair. man,of the Republican: State Central Com= mittee to harmonize, if possible, all the differ- ences in the party. I have endeavored to perform that duty-in this instance, and, in so doing, requested both conventions to cease their deliberations, and {0 endeavor to come to some amicable agreement whéreby party unity could be restored and gonstquently but one certificate of nomination be presented to you for filing. . | S In accordance with my request, one of said conventions adjourned until Monday night, the 28th inst., ana therefore cannot present to you for filirg its ‘certificate of nominations before Tuesday, the-29th inst. The represent- atives of said convention have petitioned me to request you to withhold tht fling of any certificate of nominations by the opposing convention, should one be iresented td’ you, until Tuedday, the 20th inst, Under the circumstances that I have de- scribed, it is but just that I accord to them théir request. In doing so I do not intend in any way, were such a thing possible, to. infip. ‘ence you in the least degree in your decision regarding which one of the conventions is the legal one and entitled to have its certificate of nomination filed. Ioniy ask tnat you delay the determination of this matter until both certificatts of nomi- nation are submitted-to you, which, I am re- liably informéd, will not be later than Tues~ day, the 29th-inst. Very respectfully; FRANK MCLAUGHLIN, Chairman. Registrar Hinton's lio%n was of itselia reply to this communication, and showed that the Registrar had already made up his mind to recognize the nominations as those of the regular Rerublican party. The following is Mr. Hinton’s renly : . _ OFFICE OF REGISTRAR OF VOTERS, & SAN FrANCI:CO, CAL., Sept. 28, 1896. Hon. Frank McLaughlin, Chairman Repub ican State Committee, (ity—DEAR SIR: Your letter of September 26, 1896, requesting the Registrar Continued on Fifth Page.