The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-18

nave only the Republican party to fight
next year." said MIR. Quick. Gail we nave
to do is to keep cool and not get excited,
keep in the middle of the road and we are
bound to win. We want to show the peo-
pie that if we have wheels in our head
they are running all right"
Sergeant-at-Arms Mcdowell of Tennes-
see has heard from his people in no uncer-
tain tones.
''The people of the South" said Mr.. Nc
Dowell to me to-day, ''are opposed to
fusion, and want nothing but straight
Populism. They have written me several
letters to that effect, and have emphati-
callv declared that if this convention in
dorses Bryan they will bolt the party and
vote for Mckinley as a rebnke. One of
these letters says: '.If you folks go to ST.
Louis to sell out to Bryan we Will vote tor
Mckinley and beat you"
'sThe Southern Populists want the Popu-
list platform and their own candidates.
The Democrats have not made US any
offers as yet, and if they don't succeed in
getting our Endorsement they will be
beaten and Mckinley will be elected.
What fusion Populists want is for all the
States to agree upon one-half Democratic
Electors and one-half Populists. Then
whichever party gets the most votes will
have the Presidency and next highest the
VIce-Presidency. OF could we would
nominate a Populist President and Vice
President upon a Populist platform, and
the Democrats would nominate their own
man upon their own platform. The great
est objection which the Populists have TO
fusion is that the Chicago platform de-
clares for free silver, while the Populist
doctrine Is for fat money.
$50 strong is the feeling against fusion,"
added the sergeant-at.arms, "that ex-
Governor Buchanan, after making
speech in favor of honorable fusion, was
tied hand and foot by a non-fu usion pledge"
Cyclone Davis of Texas addressed q
gathering of three delegates in Secreta ry
Rozelle's Office this afternoon.
"If we don't 1ndorse Bryan" said one of
the delegates, mckinley will be elected"
Whose fault will it be?" asked the
cyclone, and the delegate bent his head in
study for while and then replied that he
guessed it was the fault of the Democrats
The Southern Populists have no love for
the Democracy, because away back IN the
Gratis abused the Populists as renegades
and traitors who had turned their backs
politically on their old neighbors and as
sociates, and much bitterness of feeling
was the result. Hence, having no love for
the Democracy, the Populists of the South
will not have anything to do with the old
party and will hold fast to principle. As
most Southern Populists OF to-day have
been Democrats, it will be easily seen that
there is no hope that that part of the party
will entertain any oyertures looking to-
ward compromise.
The Democratic horizon is looking very
squally. The captain, crew and passen-
gers are fast leaving the sinking ship, and
soon the rats will begin to abandon it.
At meeting of the jefferson Demo-
cratic Club of this city last night the
sound-money men, composing one-half its
membership, handed in their designations
and walked out. a movement is now on
foot TO organize the sound-money forces of
the State and put State ticket in the
field.
Ex-Secretary William Whitney, Gov
ernOr Flower and other notable Demo-
Gratis have formally boIted the ticket. AS
ZIG 1AOll are III DOilllCS 1Or
business and not for sentiment they will
not be likely to do anything which will be
likely to lnjure their cause by either the
influence of sentiment or politics. If they
shall find within the next week or so that
there is a prospect for their defeating the
Republican candidate on a sound money
Democratic platform. with sound money
Democratic candidates. they will call a
convention, formulate platform and put
up sound-money Democratic candidate.
But if, on the other hand, the chances of
defeating the Republican ticket seem
doubtful or dubious in the event of a
sound money Democrat being put up
for President the sound money of
the country, irrespective of politics or
party, will unite and cast their votes for
William Mckinley. No matter from which
side the sun may be viewed the prospects
for Republican success are most brilliant
1t must be remembered also that the
Democrats who are desert
ing the ranks of Democracy are not going
to the Populist party and are not going to
sit with folded hands on the day of cleo
ton, but as business men with business
object in view they will vote with the only
of success that will satisfy their ideas and
their interest in the financial question,
and that party is the Republican party.
From all over the country come accounts
of leading Democratic politicians and
Office holders, chairmen of county and
State central committees, and men high in
the councils of the party and influential
with the people, resiening from their
political clubs and repudiating the an
archistic and revolutio nary platform
adopted at Chicago under the sinister aus
pices of Governor John P. Altgeld.
The Sun stands about thus: If the
sound-money Democracy puts gold ticket
In the field, it will be certainly doomed to
defeat, for there are many Democrats to
whom the financial question is of the
greatest Importance. who are unwilling to
take any chances and who will cast their
vote for the Republican candidate. If the
Populists indorse the candidacy of Mr..
Bryan, the defections from its ranks will
be much larger and much more serious
than those now being noted in the ranks
OF the Democracy. The result will be that
the straic htawav Populists would put up