The San Francisco call., 1896-08-25
tense and widespread interest in the move

ment.
The report OF the committee on per-
menent organization was adopted as fol-
lows: President, E. r. Taylor; first vice.
president, E. B. Poud; second vice-presi-
dent, jeremiah Lynch; secretary, Elliott
McAllister; treasurer, A. A. Watkins.
The constitution as adopted at the first
meeting prescribed that any person who
voted for the National Democratic ticket
of 1892 may become member upon pay
ment of q fee of 81.
On motion of Attorney Thomas this was
unanimously amended to read: Amy
Democrat may become member on the
payment OF ST."
On the temporary organization the name
"Sound-money Democratic Club of San
Francisco" was adopted, but on motion
the name was changed to "The Sound
money Democratic League of California"
The organization thus assumed its
on the new league will be a State affair in
the scope of its vigorous work as well as
in its name and membership.
E. B. Pond reported the following thir-
teen nominations for delegates To the
National Convention, and they were unani-
mously elected:
Nathaniel Harris, jeremiah Lynch, Jonn P.
Irish, William Thomas, E. S. Heller, San Fan
cisco; John A. Stanley, Warren Olney, Oak
land Clay W. Taylor, Shasta; Cassius Carter,
San Diego; John Roth, Visalia; J. H. O'Brien,
Marysville; Thomas B. Bond, Lakeport; F.
Lippitt, Petaluma.
Four of the five vacancies were left to
Los Angeles and one, for special reasons,
was left to the future claim of the COM
mittee.
1t was ordered that the committee
should fill any vacancies occurring by
reason of appointees refusing TO serve.
ana it was recommended by resolution
that any delegates who found themselves
unable TO go to Indianapolis should for
ward their proxies III blank to the delega-
ton.
Mr.. Irish announced that 10000 copies
of John G. Carlisle's speech to the work
ingmen at Chicago were on the way TO
California, and that much other campaign
literature OF high grade of merit would
early be on hand for distribution.
The effective permanent organization
will not be com pleted until the executive
committee and its various sub committees
on campaign work are appointed, but
President Taylor announced that the exec
utive committee would be appointed very
soon.
The Sound-money Democratic League OF
California will thus send an able delega-
ton 10 Indianapolis; cond uct an effective
with the intense earnestness that attends
intense devotion to principle.
An adjournment to- the early call of the
chair was taken.
The membership of the league has
greatly increased during the few days since
the first meeting. 1t was found at the
M Getting yesterday that many rolls which
have been in circulation were not reported,
but the following were the additional
names of representative Democrats en-
rolled by Secretary McAIlister:
Charles H. shinn, ]. K. Moffett, Norman Nc
Laren, Frederick Baruch.
Christian Refs, Joseph C. Shinn, James N
ellis, Joseph E. Tucker, w. H. Fisher, j. ].
Mcdonald.
DR.. Luke Robinson, D. C. CantreI, Edward
Pond, J. E. Runcie, William 7. Bell. Dr.. L. A.
George B. Merrill, A. H. VOORHEES,, Warren
Olney, John 7. Carey, R. G.. Medcraft.
Jesse w. Lilienthai, II. w, Hyman. T. 8. Will
liams, Jr.
Walter W. Collin, Marcus L.. GerstIe, Julius
Ach, Marcus Rosenthal.
NJ. Rehisch. Daniel NJ. Kay, John s. Dunn,
Harry East Miller.
L S. Bachman. A Grossmayer, Fred Meyer
F. H. Foilis. E. 8. Heller. T. B. Bishop.
George NJ. Pinckard, j. H. P. Howard.
K. III. Tobin ]. S. Tobin, Alfred Tobin.
Clement Tobin, James F. Pringle, w. +. Berry,
Horace B. Chase, J. B. CARRIER.
Among the letters that were read at the
meeting yesterday was the following from
Farmer G. P. Summers of Yolo County,
who is not capitalist;
YoLo CAL, August %, 1896
Hon. E. B. Pond San Francisco CdI.-DEAR
SIR: should like to help bring about gold
standard Democr attic organization in this
county. Any suggestions you may feel like
Offering will be gladly received. l think that
we have enough gold-standard Democrats in
this county 10 form an organization. am a
plain and simple farmer, but / look upon the
free coinage of silver as National and indi-
vidual ruin. would like to hear from you if you
have time 70 write. ! am, very respectfully,
CHARLES P. SUMMERS.
P. ST. have agreed to debate the financial
question in Woodland in October. Have you
any literature you can send me that will help
the fight for sound money.
The railroad employe who earns 81 IS
day, who wrote the following letter, is not
a capitalist, but evidently belongs to that
portion of the laboring class which thinks
for itself:
TULARE, CAL, Aug. IA, 1896.
;. Hon. E. B. Pond, San Francisco, Calmly DEAR
SIR: take the liberty to address you upon
matter that concerns all good citizens. refer
TO the matter OF nominating real Democrat
for President AS read in the daily press, we
are to have a convention September at
indianapolis. Some seem to think we should
not nominate q candidats, but should all
work for Mckinley in order to defeat Bryan
Kinley?
There are many Democrats in and about
Tulare who will never vote for Mckinley. The
election of Mckinley or Bryan would be, in
my estimation, National calamity.
Some of our delegates at Indianapolis are on
record as saying that the National Democratic
party had no hope of carrying a single State.
l am sorry that any Democrat should so ex.
press himself, no matter what the prospect.
First We must look to the perpetuation
OF the Democratic party, since l am con-
vinced that the Populist wing of our party
can never organize again in convention as the |
Democratic party. They are Populists and
can only live in the future as the Populist
party. ! hope our people will enter the cam
paign with hope. Our prospects for winning
are nil, l admit but would fight as though / |
meant to win. To be sure two gold tickets can |
draw more votes than one. 1t looks like |
Bryan to-day, but within sixty days Bryan
will not "know where he is at.' The malady
affecting our 16 to / Democratic friends |
is temporary insanity. Some of the patients
will develop a permanent form of the malady, |
but most of them will recover possession OF
their reasoning faculties, and win want to
vote against the silverltes; and 1t Is our duty |
TO provide better gold candidate than Nc
Kinley. We can do it, ana If we name the
right man I sometimes think we can win. |
Democrats of the East, as well as Republicans |
favor low tariff and gold standard. I be-
ieve many Republicans would vote with us |
we nominate q better gold and |
tarif man than Mckinley.
an a laboring man--employe OF the South /
.rn Pacific Railroad; salary 81 85 per day. ] |