The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-04
BIC DEMOCRATS COMING,
Speaker Crisp Will Head a
Party of Statesmen to
This City.
Evidently Feel the Need Of Playing
an Aggressive Game Next
Campaign.

That the National leaders of the Demo
cratic party entertain grave apprehensions
concerning the prospects of party success
in the West in the next Presidential cam
paign, and that they have arrived at the
conclusion that the most strenuous efforts
will be required to regain the ground that
has been lost during the Cleveland adj
ministration, or to even maintain the
present prestige of the party, is evidenced
by piece of news received in this City
Yesterday. 1t was to the effect that a
grand effort will be made the coming fall
to rehabilitate the party throughout all
the Northwestern, the Pacific and South
western States by sending party of dis
tinguished Democratic leaders on tour of
the sections named, to speak in all the
principal cities.
The news came in the form of letter,to
Franklin K. Lane, of the law firm of Lane
& Lane, from the secretary OF the National
Society of Democratic Clubs at Washing
ton. 1t stated that party composed OF
Senator Morgan of Alabama. Private"
John Allen, Com ressmau from Missis-
sippi Chauncey f. Black of Pennsylvania,
president of the National Society of Demo-
cratic Clubs; Speaker Crisp of the House
of Representatives ana perhaps one or two
more prominent Democrats, would start
on a tour of the West early in September,
and that beginning at st. Paul they would
speak in all the leading cities of Mime.
sofa, Dakota, Montana, Washington, Ore
gon and California, returning East by
way of the Southern or Central Pacific rail-
roads. The letter further stated that the
tour would not be made in the interest OF
any particular Democratic candidate for
the Presidency, nor especially III the inter-
est of any particular feature of Democratic
policy but rather for the purpose OF arousing
the interest and enthusiasm OF Democrats
generally in an endeavor to effect a
stronger organization OF the party, that it
may be the better prepared for the cam
paign next year. No announcement of
the projected tour has yet been made in
the East, nor is the itinerary definitely
arranged, but the letter to Mr.. Lane comes
from q source which furnishes assurance
that it will be undertaken. The party will
speak in San Francisco under the auspices
of the various Democratic organizations
and will visit several other cities of the
State.
Mr.. Lane has an excellent standing
among Eastern party leaders, and has
been for some years a counselor of the
Washington State Democracy whose
opinions were much valued. He has only
recently returned to California after long
absence, and why he should have been
selected to receive the first apprisal of a
move which means so much to the De-
mocracy is a matter that is causing many
OF the faithful, who have been accustomed
to being among the first to receive such at
tentions IN the past, to scratch their heads
and think. Among some of the latter it
seems to be the opinion that the heads of
the party in the East will make an effort
to get out of the old rut and place the Cali
fornia end of the National campaign in
new hands. This phase of the situation
will cause the old line Democrats of the
State to await further Developments in
the matter and the arrival of the Eastern
celebrities with great deal of interest.