The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-04


CHICAGO, ILL, July 3.-The menagerie
of Populists, Republican nolters and dis
gruntled reformers from the Democra tic
ranks was in full cry to-day, and made the
air in the lobby of the Palmer House as
hot and muggy as that of a steam bath.
The paid spielers were out in the full force
OF their chi2s, each the center of a per
spring crowd, each very hot, very angry
and with very menacing attitude en-
phasized by the brandishing of a clenched
fist in front of the nose of the person adj
dressed.
The name of Jackson or Jefferson is not
mentioned once. The spectators on the
balcony N the entresol catch occasionally
arising from the hubbub the names of Tel
Ter, Bland, Matthews and Hill, but the
word tariff" is not on the Democratic
campaign list this year. 1t is simply a
silver-plated sheet of brass full of sound
and shining which signifieth nothing.
So conspicuous, indeed, is the spurious
and miscegenated complexion of this con-
Ventlon and its hungry camp followers
that IL has become common subject of
remark not only on the part of outsiders.
but OF that of the delegates themselves.
James II. Eckels, United States Comp
troller of Currency. who is here in the in
terest Of the sound money men, says: "If
Democracy Is TO be given over to Populism.
Socialism and Farmer Alliance doctrine it
ought to be run decently and in order. and
Lot IN a manner which makes the outrage
doubly shameful and unprecedented. -
MT. Eckels also deplores the action of the
IlIlhols delegation in bowling down before
the dlctation of Governor Altgeld and
agreeing to rescind the two-thirds rule. and
he predicts that the dictatorial spirit of the
Illinois delegation and of Governor
Aitgeld Will be resented by majority of
the convention. He deplores the fact. also
that more attention is now being paid to
the ADVICE and wishes of undemocratic
organizations and individuals who never
have been Democrats than to organiza-
tlons and individuals who are now and
always have been loyal to the party. He
reasons correctly when he saws that this
introduction OF mongrel element into the
Democratic convention will be repudiated
by all good Democrats at the polls.
Mr.. Eckels is not alone in his oninion of
the present gathering and its methods
By almost universal consent the affair
which is advertised to take place in tho
Coliseum next Tuesday is being called
the hayseed convention. This appellation
is accepted by the friends of the Senator
from Colorado, himself disgruntled Re-
publican; by Senator Stewart of Nevada
a Republican, and Senators Lee Mantle
and Dubois, both of whom were Republi.
cans up 10 the nomination of Major Nc.
Kinley and the adoption of the protection
plank, and who left the party for the
party's good. Otherwise they would never
have had the audacity to intrude their
suggestion into the Democratic party,
much less TO ask that Democratic National
Convention should nominate Republican
as its Presidential candidate. But that is
what they are doing, and nobody seems
to be offended because of this cold booded
proposition.
II seems to be looked upon as a matter
of course that anybody on the outside,
whether Republican, Populist, socialist or
amaze chist, may walk into the Democratic
circus like little man after paying his
money at the door. Hence Mr.. Teller's
friends have pitched their headquarters
near the center of the Democratic ring,
and are Haunting their banners defiantly
in the face OF the Democracy just as !