The San Francisco call., 1896-04-30
The Party Is Not Getting Up
Any Enthusiasm About It,
Anyway.
CARLIsLE's FEDERAL BRIGADE.
Leading Local Democrats Have All
Sorts of IDEAS and No Ideas
About Candidates.

no general enthusiastic wave of favor for
any man who might be exalted to the seat
which Jefferson and Jackson and Grover
have occupied if this were Democratic
year.
Local Democrats don't know whom they
want for President
In that they are Ike the Democrats of
the entire country. 1t is remarkable and
yet not remarkable that here at about the
lst OF May no Democratic boom for any
favorlte son has caused enough stir in
Democratic waters to rock a ship.
The Democratic party is not displaying
any particular hurry about anything, feel
ing any severe itching for the Chicago con-
ventlon or any deep thrills over the ap-
preaching election.
Among local Democrats we may easily
get the impression that the party realizes
that it is going to be banged, and that it is
going to make the best of it. 1t is making
about as much fuss as clam in a clam
dlgger's tin pail. Most of the local Demo
cratic politicians feel that there is nothing
to be gained in National politics this year,
and so they are turning their ambitions
and energies to the local situation, in the
hope of being able to capture few muni-
cipal Offices. The active interest in the
coming State Convention is due to it's in.
tiuence on the factional fortunes of the
local party in municipal politics. On this
cff-Democratic year few are aspiring to be
sent to Chicago to spend several hundred
dollars and vote for a loser.
There are of course still other reasons
for the general party stolidity in refer
ence to Presidential candidates, though
this is the main one. The Republicans
are to move first at St. Louis, and the
| Democrats will want to see what is done
there. Then the financial question is one
from which the party is yet shrinking.
and about which it is early to tell what is
best to be done. The strongly threaten
ing danger of wide-open split in the
National Convention, the uncertainties
that yet attend many State conventions
and the uncertainties of what will come
and Its late National Convention at ST.
LOUIS are also things that repress any for
wardness in Presidential booms
Cleveland seems reliably out of the race.
Iowa will present Boies or at least the
silver element of the party will. Pattison
will be Pennsylvania favorite son. Mas
sachusetts has set up its young executive,
Russell. Morgan is talked of amid the tele-
grams about his possible death. whitney
looms up with perhaps especial strength
and promise. Secretary Carlisle has long
been in the field, and the Federal brigades
|
him or not against, and David B. Hill is
not without many admirers. The silver
question brings opposition to many of
these in California and elsewhere.
One will chase around some time in San
Francisco before he finds three Democrats
of both any mind and the same mind on
Democratic candidates.
John Daggett. superintendent of the
Mint, is for Carlisle with all his teeth and
his ten toenails, but he wouldn't say so
for publication yesterday.
81 do not wish to discuss the matter" " he
said. II know nothing about Presidential
candidates and haven't heard any talk
about them."
Others of the Federal brigade were
about equally non-committaI when inter-
viewed. The uncertainties of the State
Conventlon-or, perhaps, rather the GER
tainty-that it will have majority for
silver while practically all the admins
tration forces in the State will back the
) gold end. may have something to do with
, the reluctance OF Federal office-holders
: to talk just now.
II am for the nominee Of the party"
was the way the Collector of Internal
Revenue, O. NJ. Welburn, discussed Presi-
Dental candidates.
, Said District Attorney III. S. Foote:
81 will support the nominee of the party.
, L have no choice for the nomination. /
; am not thinking about men. There are
plenty OF distinguished men in the Demo-
cratic party capable of filling the great
office of President"
"4 on are asking me question, my son,
3 that / cannot answer" said John II. Wise
Collector os the Port, when spoken to on
, the subject. Carlisle is good man. a
!. great man and brilliant statesman, but
just whether he would be acceptable to the
entire California delegation or not don't
know. Personally have no choice in the
| matter, and therefore cannot express an
I opinion. As to Cleveland and the third
term proposition that is all nonsense
Cleveland does not want the nomination
and would not take it if it was offered to
l him. lie will retire into private life at the
end OF his administration, and if the out
: cry NAV be somewhat against him now he
Will be revered generation hence"
, Carlisle will never be the choice of the
+ Democrats of California" said K. L. Col
non, president of the State Board of Har-
Dor commissioners. yesterday. HE is q
great man, very great man, but his rec
, ORD On the money question is against h im
! and the people of this State VIII never
, tolerate him as Presidential possibility.
: We have lost confidence in him owing to
, his change OF front, and confidence once
!, lost takes long time to restore Russell
Pattison and Boies are all great men, and
stand high in the estimation of their coun-
, trymen, but they are all in the same boat
with Carlisle. Not one of them will sat
isfy The majority of the Democratic voters
, OF Cdl11Ornla.
, eff Russell Pattison, Boies and Carlisle
: are not available, who in your mind is the
! most likely candidate ?" was asked.
Morgan of Alabama" said President
, Colnon without moments hesitation
, He is sound on the money question, and
from my point of view the money question
,, overshadows every other issue. As said
= before, Carlisle will never be our choice
! feel strongly on this subject and / am con-
! fident that man who will stand UP for
! sound money will get the nomination"
Bert Schlesinger, second assistant
United States Attorney, said: s'I favor
any man for the Democratic nomination
that can carry the labor element of the
country with him and who will deal with
the corporations with 1mpartiality'
Louis Loupe, Chief Deputy of Internal
> Revenue, said: "My individual choice for
j the nom mination would be Carlisle"
/ whitney and Morgan or Hill and Nor
gan or Whitney and Hill for first place.,
said DR.. Joseph Pe.cia, ''or almost anv