The San Francisco call., 1896-09-21
Bourbons Unhappy Because Gator
ard Baker Are Conducting
Their Campaign.
CANNOT GET ANY SPEAKERS.
Their Eastern Orators Are for McKin.
ley and They See the Tide
Turning Here.

Yesterday was a busy day among the
many factions of local politicians, and a
day of sad reflections TO a number of
Democrats who have been hopeful of
sweeping everything west of the original
thirteen colonies for Bryan and free silver.
Senator Stephen NJ. White, who spoke
at Oakland Saturday night and who con-
ferred with a number of Iroquois braves
during his sojourn. is not so hopeful over
the outlook as he was. His distrust and
forebodings apply not only to the result
in the State but to the general result for
Bryan as well.
Senator White told me he was sur
prised at the absolute lack of the party's
organization up this way" said promi-
nent Democrat last night, land there are
reasons for believing he does not have
much faith in the way Chairman Jones is
conducting the National cam paign."
One of the things thas are greatly worry
ing Democrats is that the State campaign
is out of their hands. Thomas V. Gator,
Populist candidate Tor United States Sem
ator, seems TO be handling the State
fight. Dem ocratic headquar ers at the
California Hotel are almost deserted, "and
the Democratic politics not beng one by
Gator" the kickers say. sis being looked
after by Colonel George Baker of the silver
wing"
However much this arrangement may
please Chairman Afford, the young man
from Visalia in charge OF the State fl ht.
1t looks like kindergarten politics to some
OF the old warnoGses OF the Democracy.
Many of these interested themselves at
the hotels yesterday by discussing the
outcome likely TO be the reward OF the
CAMPAIGN. AS a result they are very
lukewarm IN their support and are cha
al rpQ QF,ic
peals for coin.
The Democrats are much afraid that the
coming of General Ben iamin Butte rworth
and Ex-Governor Foraker will cause a
stampede 70 Mckinley such as has over
taken the East, but they have appealed in
vain for good speakers from the East.
The one stereotyped answer that comes is
that all the able Democratic speakers are
for Mckinley or Palmer. Goaded TO des-
peration by their failures, the Democrats
have at last prevailed upon Senator White
to follow up General Butterworth with
the hope OF repairing. as far as possible,
the damage he will do.
Colonel II. g. Shaw returned from
Yountville yesterday, where he made
speech TO 700 people Saturday night. II
have been speaking at many places for
weeks" he said, "and I lind the McKin-
ley sentiment growing everywhere. Me-
chanics and workingmen in general are
coming over to US by scores. The more
they study the question the clearer do
they see the fallacies of the silver craze.
Men who were for BRYAN a few weeks ago
are now unreservedly for Mckinley and
protection, and we are making gains
every day"
Chairman Streining of the Sonoma
County Central Committee came TO the
City yesterday. He is delighted over the
outlook In his county, of which he said:
Mckinley is the one hope OF our people.
Our convention at Sebastopol few days
ago wac one of the best we ever mad, and
this campaign is organized and effective
all through the county. We have fine
men on the local ticket, and there is every
reason to believe that we will sweep the
county. Bryan men are growing scarcer
every day, and wholesome reaction has
set in"
Charles w. Weston of Los Angeles ar
rived from a trip through the southern
part of the State yesterday, and he has de-
cided ideas Of the campaign. Speaking of
the outlook, he said: "The so-called
Silver Republican Club down our way is
weakening every day, because men see the
error they are making by deserting the
Republican party for the chimerical
dreams OF the Popocrats."
The Junta wing oil the Democracy is
working diligently on the slate, and a re-
suit will probably be reached in few
days in all the assembly districts, but until
the matter is settled bad blood between
the two wings of the BourDons is likely to
continue.