The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 19, 1896, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNI?AY, JULY 19, 1896. POPULISTS WILL BOLT, Straight Members of the Party Cannot Indorse Bryan. BRIBERY NOT TOLER- ATED BY THEM. “No Trimmings, No. Fusion,” on the Banner of the Honest Champions. DESPERATE APPEALS TO THE WEAK AND CORRUPT, So the Tottering Democracy Will Dance to Death to the Music of a Silver Waltz. ““The Call’s’’ Headquarters, Lindell Hotel, } » Mo., July 18. The tottering Democracy will dance its death dance to the music of a silver | waltz on the floor of the Populist con- vention next week. Bryan will not be | indorsed, say the middle-of-the-road If through any inexplicable pro- | cess of bribery and corruption he should Dbe, the straight People’s party men will walk out of the hall, hold another con- | vention, reaffirm the Populist piatform | and nominate straight People’s party candidates. The middle-of-the-road men are or- ganizing and have thrown out their ban- ners with the mottoes ‘‘No trimmings; | no fusion’ The desperate Democracy is appealing to the weak and corrupt, but there are not many of such in the People’s party. The South is almost a unit against fusion, and there is a very bitter feeling against the Bourbon Democracy, which has reviled and persecuted in vain at the door of the convention hall. JOHN PAUL COSGRAVE. men. ST. LOUIS, Mo., July 18.—Events are | thickening as the delecates begin to arrive | and all indications pointto a severe and | protracted struggle between the straight | Populistsand silver Democrats who are pa- rading in the guise of Populists. It is now admitted that the South will stand up for the principles of the party and will oppose any alhance with the enemy, while the advocates of fusion and inaorsement are strongest in the West. There isa great deal of consultation, mingled with much mystery, around the headguarters of the National committee. There has been much comingand going of men prominent in the councils of the party, and many mysterious meetings behind closed doors and private conferences in accustomed places. Since Chairman Taub- eneck returned from hishurried and silent visit to Chicago he has seemed to have put on the fabled boots of invisibility. | When reporters call he is now always en- gaged and unseeable. Last night Cheirman Rozelle of the Missouri State Populists departed hastily for Mexico, Mo. All these mysterious movements seem to be connected with the question which is now agitating the Populist delegates and silver men, that of indorsing the | Democratic candidate for the Presidency. Up to twenty-four hours ago it looked as though certain leading Populists had been chasing the Democracy all over the country-for the purpose of havine repre- sentatives of their party make some over- tures looking toward a fusion of forces which would result beneficially to both parties. Some of the Populist leaders have been very much alarmed lest a fusion should be agreed upon terms which would strip them of the political power and in- fluence which they now hold within the party, and instead of waiting coyly, finger in mouth, for the Democratic suitor to make bis proposal of undying affection the shameless Populist hussy is betraying her eagerness too publicly, and is actualiy chasing the bashful Democrat all over the United States. Butwithin the last twenty- four hours the pursued has become tired of running and has halted to pop the question. It was given out last night very vaguely and mysteriously that a Democratic emis- sary named Captain Hickman of Missouri had arrived and was in secret conference with the Populist leaders who are already here on the ground. The object of the conference was said to be a union of the forces and a settlement of the terms on which that union mizht be effected, so as to be satisfactory and profitable to both sides. The Democrats have become alarmed at the rapid falling away from their party, and bhave made up their minds not only to make overtures to the once despised | People’s party, but to make almost any kind of concession, for they realize that even considerable sacrifice is better than | total defeat at the polls next November. They have a very hard task before them. ‘While they have the bulk of the Populist delegations from the silver States, they bhave not all its membership, for even in those States there is 2 good sprinkling of | middle-of-the-road men, who are Populists from principle and who do not believe in | making alliances with evil. Then there is | the solid South against fusion or indorse- ment, and the majority of Populists from | the Atlantic States likewise. Another hitch in the programme will be caused by the fact that the Populistic piatform does not favor monometallism. It favors money as defined by all the writers on political economy, which is “a medium of exchange or a representative of value, possessing no intrinsic value itself (2na therefore not subject to monopoly) and deriving the quality of ite representa- tion from the seal and authority of the Government.” - The f{fusionists appreciate the odds against them and the magnitude of the fight that is on their hands, and are now devising ways and means whereby the rough edges of contact may be smoothed down, and whereby both factions of the People’s party may unite upon a common plane in extending a helping hand to the drowning Democracy. Many schemes io lhi}cnd are being considered. One isa division of the Presidential electors, an- other is a division of Congressional candi- | bitter enemies. of this fused ticket. The silver men and the Democrats are making a desperate fight. One of the most prominent opponents of the indorsement of Bryan is Senator Mar- ion Butler of North Carolina. He favorsa coalition with the Republicans in his State, the terms of the proposition being that Senator Pritchard should be returned to the United States Senate and the pat- ronage of the Btate should be equally di- vided between the Republicans and Popu- lists, the Populists agreeing to give their electoral ticket to the Republicans. The Bryan men are very much in evidence, and their siren song, with a silvery sub- tone, is heard in all the hotel corridors, while the middle-of-the-road men are grit- ting their teeth in silence and are not wasting much time on words. There is Do programme to be decided mpon by them. They are straight Populists and they will stand by the platform and the vrinciples of the party, and to do that no caucusing or mysterious meetings will be necessary, Nor do they fear alossof individual power or influence, for they say that so long as the principles which they advocate are alive the party itself will continue to thrive and grow. They feel so deeply on this matter, for with them their party is a religion, that I should not be surprised if every wan of them did not bolt the con- vention should the Bryan faction sunceed in delivering the party over to the Democ- racy. As most of those on the ground are sil- ver men who had come early in order to put up jobs and lay the wires, we hear all this talk of indorsement and we see quite a cloud of dust in the air, but when 1t has eettled down we will find that the shins that kicked it up are few. By to-morrow | a large contingent of delegates will have arrived, nine-tenths of whom are against any unholy alliances, and who will make the air bum with the most disagreeable sound in the ears of the Democracy. Texas has announced that not only the whole of her delegation now on their way to this city are straight party men, but that every Populist in that State is bit- terly opposed to any fusion or indorse- ment with the tricky, unscrupulous and rotten Democracy. National Committeeman George Gaither of Alabama arrived this morning and in an interview corroborated a statement which I made in this morning’s CALL to the effect that the Southern Yopulist and Southern Democrats were old-time and He said: “The feeling between Democrats and Populists in Alabama is bitter, for the rea- son we believe that the Democrats had counted us out down there three times. I desire a union of the silver forces, but I am doubtful about the propriety or the honesty of indorsing Mr. Bryan,” The fight will be an unusually stubborn one. The middle-of-the-road men cannot be turned either to the right or to the left to follow behind the brass band of either the Republican or the Democratic parties. They are straight Populists from principle, and it is impossiole to argue a man into fighting against his principles. For that reason I expect that the coming conven- tion will be one of the most important and interesting as well as exciting in the his- tory of the United States. Inthe language of the street, the straight Populist is ‘*hot stuff.” The tottering Democracy having revived her drooping spirits with a Bilver fizz at Chicago, will dance her dance of death on the floor of the Populist convention next week to the music of a silver waltz. Peace to the ashes of the superannuated dame! When she was young and active with the roses in her cheeks, when she chewed snuff and drank whisky, when she stayed out all night at & ball with those haram- scarum blades, Messrs. Jefferson and Jack- son, none was more popular than she to lead the german in the White House. But in her old age she became lazy, cross and, I grieve to observe, immoral. Her motto became ‘““‘Anything for office.” She would even wed that beardless boy, the People’'s party, and wreck his happy bright young life on the silver reef of her ambition. The middle-of-the-rcad delegates have sworn that she never shall wed their party. Her time has come to lay by her boxes of rouge and lily powder, her perfumes and her rabbit foot, and to take her chair away from beside the window-blinas, call in a chaplain, repent of her sinsand die in the twilight of 1898. The headquarters of those out-and-out Populists were opened to-day in the La- clede building, and two of the most stal- wart members of the St. Louis police force were required to keep the gangways clear for passers-by. They wrangled with Bryan men over questions of political economy with as much noise and violence of ges- ture as did the students of Balamanca in the days of the wicked Gil Blas, and from beginning to end they reveated that they were going to reaffirm the Populist plat- form and nominate thoroughbred Popu- lists for President and Vice-President whether the conuention indorsed Bryan or not. *No matter how few of us may be left,” said one of them to-day, ““we will walk out of the convention, hold a Populist’s con- vention under the old platform and pre- serve the party. We will appeal to the people and fight it out on the lines of principles. The truth will®preyail in the long run.” Editor Gilstrap of Visalia said: “This isa critical time and the work of the convention will decide the faith of both parties. If the Populists indorse Bryan the Democracy may obtain a new lease of life. but Populism will be set back ten years. If Bryan is not indorsed the Democracy will die the death, and four years hence, when the people shall have become tired of McKinleyism and goid, the Populists and Republicans will be dominant parties and we will sweep the Republicans off the face of the earth.” *‘Middle-of-the-road headquarters” is the sign at' the Laclede House, and the mot- toes hoisted up are ‘no trimming, no fusion, up with the banner of direct legis- lation.” As fast as the straight Populists arrive they are taken to headquartcrs and organ- ized. They are told that there must be no compromise with the powers of darkness, but not one of them yet has needed to be told that. The chairman of the Texas delegation wrote to headquarters the other day that the Populist platform and Populist can- didates would be presented to the people even if there were no one left to do it but the Texas delegation. “Put it there!” shouted Editor Gilstrap, in red ink, in reply; ‘‘California is solidiy with you.” The proceedings of the coming conven- tion will go down 1n history and be quoted for many and many a year to come. Bryan will not be indorsed. I do not believe that there is a sufficient number of trimmers and political traitors in the convention to commit such an act of infamy even for thirty pieces of silver. Joux PavuL CosGRAVE. Sk L Indorse the Demoorats. KNOXVILLE, Texs., July 18, — The Populists of the Becond Congressional dates, and a concentration of the strength District met here to-day and passed reso- lutions instructing the delegates from this district to support Bryan and Sewau and t0 use their influence for the indorsement of the Chicago platform. i i STEWART AND PEFFER. Both Are Working for the Indorse- ment of Bryan and Sewall by the Conventions. 8T. LOUIS, Mo., July 18.—Of the Sena-. torial contingent which is expected to at- tend the conventions Messrs. Stewart of Nevada and Peffer of Kansas reached here to-night. After dinner they mingled with the Populists and Bilverites already in the city at the Lindell, where a reporter for the United Press found them. Both are for the indorsement of Bryan and Sewall by their respective conventions, Stewart be- ing a delegate to the Silver Convention and Peffer to the Populist Convention, and they were industriously advocating and impressing their views upon the dele- gates and others abeut them. To & re- porter for the United Press Senator Stew- art said: ‘“The nomination of Bryan was not ex- pected nor desired by the managers of the Chicago convention; he nominated him- self by that speech to the convention. But having been nominated and standing upon a platform declaring for the free and unlimited coinage of silver at 16 to 1 by the United States alone, he should re- ceive the support of all the silver men. I believe he will be indorsed by both con- ventions. Anyway, the opportunity pre- sented by his nomination to wrest this Government from the hanus of the Eng- lish wreckers into whose hands it has fallen is one that the people of the coun- try are not likely to ignore. They will be heard from in this campaign, and what they say and do will result in the election of Bryan.” Senator Peffer said : “The situation here is one demanding the exercise of diplomacy in its handling, but I have all confidence that it will turn out satisfactorily. But I believe that with careful and considerate discussion there will result an agreement of all the anti- gold forces of the country, which shall tell at the polls against the candidate of the gold-standard policy and in favor of one candidate upon a free-silver platform.” Toward midnight Chairman Taubeneck, in company with Senators Stewart and Peffer, “Cyclone” Davis of Texas and other leaders went into private confer- ence. Mr. Taubeneck said he had no expecta- tion that any definite programme or agree. ment would be the result of their talk. The annoying complications over the fund contributed by the Business Men’s League to cover the expenses of the two conventions was happily adjusted to- night. The $10,000 fund was turned over to the People’s party chairman several days ago by the Business Men's League, this being an acquittal of their contract. The National Silver party thus found themselves without funds or guarantee of expenses. To meet this exigency a score of prominent citizens to-night subscribed to a fund to pay the Silver Convention ex- penses. Dr. Mott, chairman of the execu- tive committee of that party, thus pro- tected, is completing his arrangements for the meeting in Music Hall. WORKING T0 SECURE BRYN'S INDORSEMENT, Silver Men Argue With the Populists as They Gather at St. Louis. BUT BITTERNESS INCREASES, Some Concessions May Be Secured, However, After the Arrival of Senator Jones. THE CALL'S HEADQUARTERS, Horer LiNpeLL, sr. Louts, Mo., July 18. } The silver situation here is unchanged. ‘While the white-metal people are as de- termined as ever to force the indorsement of Bryan before both conventions the Populists are equally determined that they shall not succeed. < In fact, the bitterness between the two parties is increasing rather than abating, and at this time it is quite apparent that there will be a lively fight in the conven- tion hall next week. Bryan men are pour- ing into town rapidly. So are the Popu- lists. As the new arrivals register at the hotels they are buttonholed by the different factions and are made to swear eternal loyalty to one or the other, as their respective partisanship demands. The Populists are better organ ized than the silver men. In fact, the commanders of the silver army are not yet on the field. George P. Keeney, organizer of the Na- tional silver party, is about the only person of recognized authority in the silver ranks on the ground. He is active, shrewd and determined, and his ability as an organizer hag been recognized by lead- ing silver men of the Nation. His plan is that when the two conventions meet there shall be a joint conference committee ap- pointed, and that this committee shall make a report upon the common demands of both bodies. “If this can be done, I believe,” said Keeney, *‘that within two days an agree- ment can be reached which will favor the indorsement of Bryan. If this is not done, then it may be agreed that the silver men shall go ahead and nominate Bryan as if he had never been mentioned before. Itlooks from present indications that this will be the action of the silver men anyhow.” “Do you think the Populists intend nominating a straight ticket?” “That is not the idea 6f many influential men that I have talked to, but there is a feeling of no surrender, and especially with the Southern delegates in States like Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee and Texas, where war has been bitterly waged be- tween them and the Democrats. It is not 8o with the Western, Eastern and most of the Northwestern delegates. They favor the indorsement of Bryan and success and have no fears of disbanding or disorganiz- ing their forces in State and county elec- tions. They are patriotic enough to subor- dinate their views on National candidates in order to allow their views on the great- est of National issues to forge to the front.” Dr. Mott, chairmsn of the National Committee, who, since his arrival in St. Louis, has been averse to discussing the prospects of the Populists and silverites indorsing Bryan for President, had this to say upon the situation to-day: “In my opinion the silver convention will indorse Bryan. The free coinage of | NEW TO-DAY—CLOTHING. LOSE! IT TAKES A WHOLE PILE OF GRIT T0 DO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO. It takes a whole lot of nerve to face the fact that yow're going to lose money---and a whole pile of money on a sale, but that's what we’ve made wp our mind to do. We say to you, come to the big store. and, take the pick of any of'l ouwr choicest big corner window is choclk-a-block with Suwits or Overcoats, and owr ‘em---the choicest Soods that skill and money can prodwce. Take the pick of any of these Suits or Overcoats for —-$81 O.00---- None reserved, none taken out---just as they were last night when we closed, they’ll be Monday morning. We may as well be frank with youw. We want a whole lot of money by the 1st of August, or otherwise we would never dream of making such an offer to you ; that's our reason for holding this sale---none other in the world. The goods are as choice as the looms can produce. They're up-to-date, fashionably cut and trimmed, but we want a whole lot of money by the 1st of August. The Suits. It takes more space than we have at our disposal to attempt to describe, being located on two floors. Picture to yourself what a drand choice you have and @ choice from the choicest and finest fabrics. Pretty Overplaids in Cheviots, no end of Wors- teds, Cassimeres, in blue, black, grays, a bewildering assortment of high-class Suits, fashionably tailored, Jjust as they were when we closed last night; original prices on ’em, with this dif- ference---Mon day take your pick of any of ‘em for --$10.00-- 'The Overcoats Represent all this season’s newest creations; the fab- rics are choice; the cut of the darments is new, the colorings the very latest. The English Box, strap- |\ped seams, Tan Coverts, | Kerseys, Meltons, in blues, blacks, tans. A bewildering assort- ment, just as they were Ewhen we closed, Saturday night, only this difference ---yow can take the pick of any of “em for —$10.00— Two months later, when the Fall season opens, many of ‘em will be $20. Now’s your harvest. 7 ~ =l = = A = o } U MW A 7, s Y SAN FRANCISCO HOUSE, RUN BY FRISCO BOYS. UNDERSTAND US---ALL YOU NEED PAY IS -$61 0.00-- NO QUESTIONS ASKED. MONEY IS W'.AJVTEi) ---THAT’S OUR REASON. RAPHAEL’S INCORPOR.ATHD). 9,11,13 and 15 Kearny Street. | AIN’T AFRAID TO LOSE MONEY ’ WHEN THEY NEED IT. silver is what we stand for. The Chicago candidate and the Chicago platform suit us. The only point upon which any fric- tion may arise is the preservation of our party organization. We are not as deeply interested in this perhaps as the Popu- lists, who have a record and solider or- ganization, but we shall demand it. No basis of agreement between the silver men and the Democrats has been agreed upon. It has been sugpested that the relative strength of the Democratic, Populist and Silver parties in the States be estimated and the votes of the electoral college be distributed in proportion. Another plan is to give the Democrats half clear through the States, and divide the other half be- tween the Populists and silver people. *The Democrats are striving for the election of their ticket. By the adoption of either of these plans the Democrats would have everything to gain and noth- ing to lose, and I believe the succeesof the Democrats assured. In the event that the Democrats refuse to make any concessions I believe that the silver people will name separate electors. But our party is an intermediary, conciliatory party. We want to harmonize all the silver fagtions. ‘We shall not assume the role of a dictator. ‘We are fighting solely 2 silver battle and hope to win.” Senator Jones, chairman of the Demo- cratic National Committee, 1s expected to arrive here from Washington to-morrow morning. He telegraphed Governor Stone that he would be in the city only two hours as be is anxious to reach his home in Arkansas. His coming has greatly ex- cited both the silver meu and the Popu- lists. The leaders of both parties are anxious to see and confer with him. They want to know just where the party 1s going to stand in its relation to the Populists should the latter indorse the nomination of Mr. Bryan next week. The Bryan men in the Populist ranks are at sea just now. They are not in a position to offer the middle-of-the-road boys any conces- sions until Jones has spoken. Itis known that the chairman of the Democratic National Committee is an ultra-partisan. He is anxious tor fusion with the Popu- lists only that it may serve the ends of his own party, otherwise he would crush them as he would a worm, but Bryan is out to win this election, and, if possible, he wants to weld all bodies and unite all forces. It is understood that he will sug- gest to Senator Jones the advisability of making some concession to the Populists. | He realizes the absolute necessity of ac- quiring this additional strength in order ‘0 make his stand before the people as formidable as possible. Mr. Bryan is nothing if not a shrewd politician. If he cannot secure an out-and-out indorse- ment he will ve glad to make a combina- tion with the Populists with the view of securing their vote in the electoral college. The National Silver Convention will be held in Grand Music Hall and the interior of the building will be handsomely decor- ated for the occasion. Money and pains will not be spared in order that it may be beautified in a manner to satisfy the esthetic temperament of the silver barons of the country. A great eagle will sur- mount the vestibule as though to welcome the delegates and visitors. The National bird will be represented in its usual de- fiant attitude; in either talon he will hold three flags of the United States, vhile be- neath will be the inscription: “E Pluribus Unum.” There will be a canopy of blue in the background. It will be dotted with silyer stars, thus giving character and em- phasis to the convention and the 1ssue it represents. In fact, the whole interior will be draped with bunting and hung with National colors. Each of the sixteen iron columns will be adorned with Amer- ican flags in thie shape of a shield, while the balconies will be h;nlmt:“pkmu of ex-Presidents of the tes. The ten private boxes will also’ be deco- rated with flags. The decorations of the tage will be elaborate. Directly over the i chairman will be a circular piece twelve feet in diameter, showingan eagle holding an immense silver dollar in one talon and the National coat of arms in the other. Above the bird will be a large canopy, dotted alternately with forty-five golden and silver stars, reoresenting the States of the Union. A branch of laurel gives a touch and freshness to the picture. FrANK McGuire. Debs for Vice-President. PITTSBURG, P4, July 18.—The County Convention of the People’s party which adjourned May 23 reconvened to-day. The committee on resolutions reported : Resolved, That the delegates to the National Convention indorse leln and Sewall condi- tionally, so that the identity of the People’s party be sustained. A lengthy discussion followed, the ob- jection being against the indorsement of Sewell. The name of Eugene V. Debs was suggested as the nominee for Vice- President. Objeccions to this occasioned a further discussion. The question was finally decided by allowing the delegates to exercise their own discretion in the choice of Vice-President. B st Ll GIVEN AN OVATION, Governor Matthews Addresses a Democratic Ratification Meet- ing at indianapolls. INDIANAPOLIS, Isp., July 18.—The Indianapolis Democrats held a ratification meeting to-ni. ht, which was presided over by Governor Matthews. There wereabout 2000 vpeople in attendance, and Governor Matthews was given an ovation when he was introduced by Chairman Holt of the State Centrai Commitiee. Holt had' been a gold Democrat, but declared from the vlatform that they were all Democrats and bowed to the majority. Governor Matthews said in part: A *‘L assure you there is no room for feel- ings of regret, discontent or dissatisfac- tion. The platform adopted and the ticket selected are both good, and to both I give and will continue to give my cheerful allegiance and most earnest support.’’ Sveaking of the character of the conven- tion he said: “It was not a gathering of anarchists, traitors, repudiators or sectionalists, as our Republican friends, in the frenzy of fear, proclaim, but a coming together of patriots alarmed for the welfare of their country; of honest, earnest men, ani- mated by a great cause, and of American citizens cherishing their rights and liber« ties, determined to maintain them. It ig this year supremely the people’s fight— their struggle against the most miserabla and debasing enslavement that can be cone ceived by man., “In despite of the nearly unanimous opposition of the metropolitan press of the entire country; notwithstanding the un- grateful crusade against it by certain hired meun, professing to be Democrais, aye, even claiming to be certain Democratic leaders, but in truth Hessiansin the camp; in despite of the ery of the alarmist or the sordid appeals of avarice and greed, the great. cause has grown and will continue to grow.”’ Senator Turpie and ex-Secretary of State Myers also spoke. The latter was one of the leaders of the goid faction. He had, he explained, changed his views to agres with the majority. In the course of his 8] h he declared that they would send atthews to the Senate for the next four years, saying nothing about Voorhies. —_— Candidate Bentley’s Campaign. LINCOLN, Nesr., July 18.—With the homecoming of the Democratic nominee, Lincoln’s other candidate for tbe Presi- dency, Rev. C. E. Beatley of the bolting Prohioitionists, to-day left the city. He will §odimt to Columbus, Ohio, where a meeting of the N-fionnl‘uzmh to be held. ter he will invade Hanna’s own stronghold at Cleveland, beginning his campaign in that city and making a number of speeches throughout the Buck- eye State. He may also in Indiana and Illinois before b