The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-13
Denounce the Chicago Platform
and the Men Who Ruled
the Convention.
DEMANDS FOR AN OPPOSITION
TICKET.
Bryan Likened TO Graceful
DanSeuSe Who Pirouettes Her
Way to Fame.

DETROIT, MICH, July 12-The Free
Press, the leading Democratic newspaper
OF Eastern Michigan, to-day announced
that it will not indorse the Chicago plat
form or candidates. The Free Press says:
Waving any discussion as to the methods
used in securing the adoption of that plat
form, we denounce the monetary utterance as
un-Democrati and fraught with serious men,
ace to the country and its prosperity. Believ-
ing this, there is no alternative course possible
for the Free Press but the sacrifice of honest
conviction, and that sacrifice we cannot make.
The Free Press declares itself to be hereafter
free from any party connection.
The Detroit Tribune (R.) had previously
boiled the ST. Louis platform and de-
clared for free silver.
The Grand Rapids Democrat, the lead
ing Democratic newspaper of western
Michigan, which favored gold before the
convention, accepts the platform, declares
that the platform is the accepted creed of
the party for this campaign and says
Democrats who don't like it can find COM
fort and company on the Republican side
OF the fence.
CHICAGO. ILL, July 1.-THE Chicago
Chronicle (D.) in double-leaded editorial
says:
1t is necessary that the Democrats of
the United States should call another
convention. The one held in the Coliseum
st Cbicsgo has been controlled by the
Toes OF commerce, of labor, of sound
finance and of Democracy. 1t has no
claim to the title Democratic The duty
devolves upon the Democratic leaders who
have been ignored, reviled and scoffed at
by the enemies of Democracy in the
Coliseum gathering to issue call for a
real Democratic convention. Ample time
remains for the assem- bling of such con-
vention. With proper concert of action
among the leaders of Democracy in the
various States the preliminaries can be
arranged at once and the convention can
be held not later than Septem Der L. The
Democrats of the country have not been
represented at Chicago. They have been
delivered into the hands of their enemies.
They must meet and organize against
their forces. Let another convention be
called"
NEW HAVEN, Conn, July 1.-THE
New Haven Register saws concerning the
Bryan nomination:
II was characteristic performance from
ali points OF view The platform, which is
mass OF reckless statements and false con-
clusions, disclosed as nothing else could the
responsibility of the majority. 1t required
but graceful dancer to whirhgig upon 1t to
impart to it the atmosphere of romance and
passion, which ii lacked of itself. The ac-
complished dancer came in the person of Mr..
BRYAN. His graceful and sensuous movement,
the charming poise OF the limb, the flash OF
the eye and the music OF the voice set the
audience on fire.
1t turned to him from the older and sitter
dancer with the ardor and desire OF fickle
n .s1-- I-v,
seuse. Mile. Bland. who for SO many years
twirled on her silver toes TO the uproarious
delight OF these same advocates of the political
ballet.
DAVENPORT, Iowa, July IL = The
Davenport Democrat will not support the
free-silver ticket. An editorial printed to-
day says:
1t is painful to see party which ,esG than
four years ago was indorsed by such an over
whelming majority in the election of its leader
to the Presidency now abandon the principles
which led to this most signal triumph.
OGDEN, UTAH, July 12.-The Ogden
Standard, the first paper in the then Ter
ritory of Utah to advocate the obliteration
OF Mormon and anti-Mormon factions in
politics and the dividing upon National
lines and the paper which gave birth to
the State Republican organization when
the division came, this morning places
the name of William j. Bryan at the head
of its editorial columns and announces its
allegiance to the Democratic party.
NEW YORK, n. Y. July 12-The Sum
day Union, the Irish society organ in this
city, in an editorial says:
''The Union is in close contact with the
industrial masses of city and country and
the almost universal disposition among
working and industrial classes is to support
Bryan square, straight and vigorously for
the Presidency"
LACROSSE, WIS, July 12--This morn
ing's Chronicle CD repudiates the Chi
cago convention. 1t calls for another con-
veDtion and ticket.