The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 24, 1896, Page 1

SAN FRANCIS R - MORNING, JUNE 24, 1896. PRICE FIVE CENT VOLUME LXXX._NO. DESPERATION 0 Must Down the Doctrine Established by Grover Cleveland. SO SAYS GOV. ALTGELD AT PEORIA. Republicans and Gold Advocates Assailed in the Illinois Convention. BIMETALLISM IS DEMANDED BY ITS ADVOCATES. | as standard mo But the Sentiment of the Sucker State Is Not Unanimous in Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana and Texas. PEORIA, Ivvn., June 23.—These are the principal planks of the platform adooted this evening by the Democratic State Con- vention, which met here to-day: We favor the soundest und safest money nd as e known to man, that this consists ¢ t equal rights of coinage and full legal te power, we demand the al of that Rep can snd plutocratic legislation which monetized silver and reduced it to the basis of token m by hali the stock ience has shown with der of reel money, ¢ done by gold doubled it that the farmers and as much work to g 1y had, and found s, interest, taxes and fixed charges, wh not lowered. In this way the marke e things which the me was destroyed, and at down. hanic and laborer the factories had to ma y out of the comme: lood, industry and tra zed and idleness and misery ivilized world. With ric with & most indus es, ious in distress. Three pe over hali the w and almost the ¢ W bond sharks and the men who aisery of their countr, der which republy yng endure T our populatio this Republi prosper are fatten off th These are conditions owr in a moneta e 8id of foreign government benefits of the independence w) geined a hundred voars war for ated upo of tribuu ni 1 + | down to MOCRACY work of the world since the dawn of civiliza- tion, and which was made the basis of the monetary system by Hamilton and Jefferson, is absolu necessary at present to the pros- perity of mankind and that its re-establish- ment will check the present business paralysis, will give to the country a saje and honest cur- rency of adequate volume, will restore prices of agricultural commodities, will encourage rprise and give onr people steady and prof- nployment. Having learned through | cxperience that Wall street has con- lled the financial legislation at Washington, 10wing that every effort will be made to defeat the will of the people, we deem it proper t in our declarations. ted by the foregoing principles and | desiring the prosperity of the people, we de- | mand the immediate restoration of the frec and unlimited coinage of both gold and silver v at the ratio of 16 ounces of ver to 1 ounce of gold, of equal fineness, | with full legal ten fer power to each metal, | without waiting for or depending on any other nation on earth; and the delegates from this convention to the National Democratic | Convention are instructed to use all honorable | means to secure a similar declaration by said | Nationsl Convention and to support only such men for the Presidency as are in full and pro- nounced sympathy with these principles. | We are also opposed to the contraction of the | currency by the retirement of any part of the ( present outstanding treasury notes. We favor a tariff for revenue on re taxes than are neces: nses of the Govern econor y administered. We are unalterably opposed to the revival of any such monstrosity in legislation as that act of Congress which was known as the McKin- ley law, which for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1894, produced a deficit in the United | States treasury of $70,000,000, under which weges were greatly lowered, and which gave a monopoly, while it permitted | 11 their shops with the cheapest kind bt from all parts of the the of cheap labor, brov earth We demand the abolition of government by injunction, that new form of oppression and weapon of the mc ower never petore heard of smong men, whereby a Federal Judge at once became & legislator, Judge and executor. It ve of republican in- | | | robs the American pepple of tne by the constitution. The arbitrary interfer- ence on the part of the Federal Government ocal affairs by ignoring lawful authorities 1 of the comstitution of | the t a crime sgainst free government, & ctive of the very ndations of democratic and republican in- ition to the fact that the Na- )lican Convention, recently in ses- uis, was absolutely dominated by who devour the substance of others, and by those infiuences which have been so prolific of corruption in all branches of the | public service. That convention yielded to | the iron hand of the barons of monopoly and | d as President the author of the most | iniquitous tariff bill ever enacted, and, bowing | the money power, declared in favor | ngle gold standard. = | or an amendment to the Federal con- | stitution permitting the levying and collect- | ing of an income t&x. | The delegates from this convention to the | tional Dempcratic Convention ! N are tn- ! structed to snpport only such men for tne | Presidency s are in full and pronounced | sympathy with the declerations of this plat- | form, and the delegates to the National l'(ln-l | yention are instructed to vote upon all mat- THE ANXIOUS HEN AND THE WAYWARD GOSLINGS. wriTnEs (0 - I 1z i (’/, S et ters, including nominations for candidates, &s & unit. This is the State ticket: Governor, John P. Altgeld. Lieutenant-Governor, Monroe C. Craw- ford. Secretary of State, Filis F. Downing. Avuditor of State, W. F. Beck. State Treasurer, Edward C. Pace. Attorney-General, George A. Trude. There were in the neighborhood of seven | thousand delegates and visitors in attend- | ance when State Chairman Hinrichson called the State Democratic Convention to order in the immense Tabernacle, which | was crowded to the doors with visitors, anxious to witness the successful culmina- tion of the effort to commit the Demo- cracy of Illinois to the free silver creed—a policy which was inaugurated in a special convention of the party held at Springfieid | over ayear ago for ihe consideration of the financial question. The thoroughness with which the silver legions have swept the State may be judged from the fact that less than fifty ‘“sound money” delegates have seats in the convention. The usual committees were appointed by the convention at its initial session to- day, and although the body has not as yet formally committed itself, it is a foregone conclusion that free silver resolutions will be adopted and free silver candidates selected to the National Convention. Alexander Hamiltoa Bedl of Carlinville, the temporary chairman, spokeas follows: “The Republican National Convention last week, dominated by the northeastern Continued on Second Puage. AN WS X N\ Horace Boies of lowa, Who Will Be Backed by Many Silver Presidential Nomination. Democrats of the East for the WE ARE GOING TO CARRY CALIFORNIA" Samuel M. Shortridge and John D. Spreckels Predict Re- publican Success. ;PROTECTION THE FIRST ISSUE. When Prosperity Is Rcturned the Money Question Will Soon Be S lved. NEW YORK, N. Y., June 23.—Two prominent Republicans from the Pacific Slope are at the Hoffman House. They | are John D. Spreckels, member of the Re- publican National Committee, from San | Francisco, and Samue! M. Shortridge of | the same State. Sho*tridpe 1s one of the | | younger men i the ‘Republican party ia the far West ana is an aggressive fighter. | He is a candidate for the United States | | Senate and many of his friends tbink he | will succeed Senator Perkins. | *We are going to carry California for | the Republican party upon the piatform | | adopted at St. Louis,” said Shortridge ye | terday. “In our State Convention we de- | | clared for McKinley and free coinage. We | | got McKinley at St. Louis, but we did not | get free coinage. Half a loat is better than | | no bread we are going to take off our | | 2 coats to fight for the ticket, and while it | may be a tremendous fight, yet I think I | can say confidently that the State will go Republican. | | “Protection is the great issue. Califor- | nia is not a silver-producing State. Her | mines are gold mines, but her great indus- try, the one that employs more men than | all others, is agriculture. California is for | free silver, perhaps, first, on account of | | sympathy with other neighboring States; | | second, she is for iree silver because she | | believes that free coinage will do much to | | mitigate the ills that the country has suf- fered. “I contend, and I believe that I am right, that the proper solution of the money question is through protection. | What we want to do first is to start the | mills going and open the workshops that | are now closed. After we once bave em- | ployment for the time then it is time to talk about the dollar they earn. I believe that McKiunley will be elected.” John D. Spreckels, who defeated M. H. de Young for the place on the National Committee, is also confident that the Re- publican party will carry California. He says that protection means more to the people of California than free coinage does and that he thinks they will fight it out for protection first and then keep on the battle for an international bimetallic agreement. Both he and Mr. Shortridge think that such an agreement is to be effected some day. Senator Squire of Washington came to the Fifth Avenue Hotel yesterday. The Senator is from a free coinage State and he was thoughtful when asked about the sitnation. He professed a wish not to en- ter into details of the situation, but did say that he, as a Republican, would sup- port McKinley and Hobart. He believed bis State would remain within the Repub- lican column. e HANNA VISITS McKINLEY. Members of the Notification Com- mittee Will Wait Upon the Stand- ard-Bearer Next Monday. CANTON, Omnio, June 23.—Major Mc- Kinley met his famous manager, Mr. Hanna,vesterday for the first timesince the triumphant conelusion of his labors of the past six months at St. Louis last Thurs- | day. There was nothing theatrical nor demonstrative about it, neither of the gentlemen being inclined to exhibit emo- tion even under the most trying condi- tions. Mr. Hanna came down on the Valley Railroad in his private car, accompanied by Mrs, Hanna, Hon. Henry Clay Evans of Chattanooga, Tenn., Mr. Hobart’s most formidable opponent for the second place on the ticket nominated at St. Louis; Colonel and Mrs. Fred D. Grant of New York; W. M. Osborne, a cousin of the major’'s and ex-Police Commissioner of Boston, and Messrs. Myron T. Herrick and Sylvester Everett of Cleveland. Major McKinley was at the station and he met his guestsin the car. The greet- ing to and from Mr. Hanna was marked with a cordial grasp of the hands. The L major said, "I am glad to see you,”’ and | proved to be a very burdensome law. Shelby County, where the nephew of Sen- | attorney this year, I am told, will amount Mr. Hanna responded, “‘Major, I am glad to see you.” Alighting, Major McKin- ley took Mrs. Hanna, Mrs, Grant and Mrs. Evans with him in the family carriage, and, drawn by the staid old white horse, they proceeded sedately and securely to the house. The gentlemen utilized public conveyances. Mr. Evans was his usual frank, enter- taining seli, and responded readily to the suggestion of an interview. “What do you think of the ticket now that it does not include the name of Evans?’ he was asked. “I think it is a first-rate combination,” was his hearty answer, “and a sure win- ner. It will go well in our part of the country.” “Is there any chance for carrying Ten- nessee?” i “Indeed there is; much more than a fighting chance, too. Our Governorship contest will give us votes. The Democrats nominated Bob Taylor as the only man they could possibly elect. He served two terms and made a very popular Governor. He cannot point to a single measure in- augurated during his four years’ adminis- tration which benefited the people in the least, while we can specify several abuses which originated in that period. Possibly the worst of these is what is known as ‘the county back-tax attorney’ law. That provides for the appointment of an attor- mey, or ome so-called =t least, 1o each of ‘the ninety-six counties of the State, who are authorized to institute suit for | the recovery of unpaid back taxes. It hbas In ator Harris was appointed, the fees of the to over §50,000.”” A fter lunch Mr. Hanna came out on the porch with the other visitors and chatted most affably with the newspaper men who made that their camping place. “Anvthing important bring you down here to-day ?’’ was asked Mr. Hanna by the United Press representative. “No, I can’t say there was,” he replied. “I returned from the convention only | Saturday and naturaily wanted to see | Major McKinley at the first convenient opvportunity. That was to-day.” ‘“What about the committee on notifica- | tion ?” “The members will gather in Cleveland | and leave there by special train next Mon- day morning for Canton, returning later | in the day. The speeches will be made | early, so that the ceremony can be con- cluded by lunch.” BOIES OR BLAND WILL LEAD. “Have you selected the members of the executive committee?” : ©] cannot say that the selections are all made, but I am at work on the subject and will announce the names in a few days. Imay say that all publication of names in connection with the composi- | tion of the committee have been wholly unauthorized.” “There has been much said about the financial plank of the platform, Mr. Hanna, and the reason for its adoption in its present form. What have you to say ?” “Only this, that the assertion that it was in any sense forced upon the com- mittee or convention by the delegates from the East or any particular part of | the East is untrue.” | “Then it is satisfactory to you?” “Personally speaking, entirely so.” “What shape or direction will the cam- paign take, tariff or finance?”’ | **Oh, iv will be strongly tariff; you may be sure of that.” | Later Mr. Hanna was closeted with Mr. | McKinley, remaining with him until tramn | time. While these visitors were at the | house they were joined by W. M. Hahn of Mansfield, formerly member of the Na-| tional Committee from Ohio, and Colonel Henry I. Kowalsky, a delegate from San Francisco, en route to Pittsburg, where he will address the ratification meeting to be held in Carnedie Hall. The colonel takes | 8 roseate view of the situation in the | West. “California,”” he said, ‘“is vitally inter- ested in the maintenance of the principles | of protection and upon that issue the Re- | publican party will triumphantly carry the State. The money question will cut: no important figure. [ think the condi- | tion of things in Colorado warrants me in | saying that Wolcott will defeat Teller and | that the Centennial State will remain in the Republican column. I haye talked with Major McKinley and he is of the opinion that several of the silver States, so called, can be carried this year on the | protective tariff argument. Mr. Hahn spoke in the same strain. “You haveto make your campaign,’’ he said, “‘upon your whole platform. This year it is protection and sound money, and by that we will win. The people nom- | inated McKinley and the people will elect | him. Every man who carries a tin pail— and we must have them to win—is think- | ing of the tariff as the acency which con- | trols the condition of affairs and makes it possible for him to keep his dinner pail filled, or prevents him from filiing it.” A delegation of 250 citizens from Zanes- ville and Muskingum County visited Ma- jor McKinley to-night and in greeting them he said: “We have had some experience in the last three years and a half. Experienc: has superseded prophecy and cold facts have taken the place of prediction. We all know more than we knew three years and 2 half ago, and we are el ready and anxions to get back to the period of 1892, | when this country was enjoying its high- | est prosperity, with the largest domestic | trade it ever enjoyed, and the largest for- i eign trade with the nations of the world. J We want to get back to that policy, my | fellow citizens, which will give to us work | and wages, give to agriculture a home market and a good foreign market, which was opened up by reciproeity legisiation ! of the Republican party. We have come to appreciate that protective tariffs are better than idleness and that wise tariff legislation is more business-like than debts and deficiencies, and all feel the sooner we can change that policy which increases | the debts of the Government to the policy | of ‘paying as we go.’ the sooner we will reach individual and National prosperity. | And, my countryjnen, there is another thing the people are determiined upon, and that is that a iull day’s work must be paid in a full dollar.” [Cries of “Good’’ and loud cheers.] CLEVELAND, Onro, June 23.—M. A. | Hanna said this evening that he had not vet selected the secretary of the National Committee, and refused to say whether it | would be Major Dick, his private sscretary. l HENRY OF NAVARRE, AUGUST BEIWMONT’S At Sheepshead Bay yesterday this great thoroughbred won the thirte:nth Suburban handicap, with Griffin up and carrying top weight. He is conceded by all good judges to be the peer of any horse that ever won this historic event. P KING OF | find Morrison in the But There Are to Be Many Other Candidates at Chicago. CHOSEN SONS OF THE STATES. Much Oratory in Order When the Nominations for Presi- dent Are Made. A VERY LONG CONVENTION PROMISED. Proposed Policy of the Gold Men to Divide the Field as Much as Possible. WASHINGTON, D. C., June 23.—Poli- ticians are now figuring that the Chicago convention will be in session ten days or two weeks. They believe that the matter of a platform willnot take up much time after the convention gets to work. The platform, if there is no change in the pro- gramme of the silver men, will not be long, not half so long as that of the St. Lounis convention. The tanff will be touched lightly and if there is anything like a straddle anywhere it will be on this question. But judging from the present outlook no candidate for the Presidential nomination will bave as much as 150 votes to start. Boies or Bland will lead. It will bea great day of oratory when the time for nominations is reached, and there will be so many candidates that along time will be consumed in placing them in nomination. Towa will present Boies, Missouri will put forward the name of *‘Silver Dick’’ Bland, Indiana will present Matthews, Ohio will say Campbell is her favorite, Stevenson | will be put up by delegates from different States, California will present the name of Senator White, South Carolina will show up with the name of Tillman, some of the silver men will agree to put Teller in nomination, Kentucky will enthusiasti- | caily present Blackburn, Pattison will be the choice of Pennsylvania, Russell will be presented by some of the New England men, Whnitney and Carliste will find friends, and there are Senator Gorman, Senator Morgan, Senator Harris, Governor Altgeld and a large number of possibili- ties. In fact, the field will be-an unlim- iteit -one, and it would not be safe to pick the favorite and place money on him against the field. it is said that it will be the poticy of tha gold-standard men to divide the field as much’ as possible. They will have three or four men in nomination and will scat- | ter their votes until it is seen that the sil- ver men are beginning to concentrate on a certain man; then they will go to the man most likely to receive votes from the silver delegates. Campbell 1s said to be the man seieccted to make the last race against the strongest silver candidate. His popularity among Southern men may make him a formidable candidate. If Campbell is not the most available man there 1s Stevenson, and a last resort may race. He did not say in his recent telegram that he did not want his name presented at Chicago. He simply asked that nothing be done to secure the indorsement of the Illinois con- vention for him. It is said here that there is no likelihood that Campbell will get the full vote of Ohio. The full fledged silver men there like the Governor well enough personally and as a Democrat, but they think his conversion to silver is only partial. This THE AMERICAN TURF.