The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-23
But Leaders May Head Off the
Boom With Platform
Favoring Silver.
B0IES MEN ARE VERY ACTIVE
AND SANGUINE.
Governor Altgeld Will Control The
Convention, However, and Die.
tate All Action.


most significant feature OF the gathering
of the Democratic clans for to-morrow's
State Convention is the strong under
current of sentiment in favor of the
Endorsement of Senator Teller as Presi-
Dental candidate upon an out and out free
coinage platform by the National Con-
vention at Chicago. Sizzling and swelter-
ing under a thermometer that reached
and passed the century mark, the as
sem bled hosts debated this point pro and
con to the exclusion of the merits of candi-
dates for the State ticket and other de-
tails usually assigned to first con-
sideration.
There is no question that were a Teller
resolution introduced tomorrow it would
receive the support of quite a respectable
following, but the suggestion is
antagonzed by the Altgeld machine, and
as a consequence it is not likely to be
heard of on the floor. During the day
Secretary of State Hinrichson, the or
ganizlng lieutenant of Governor Altgeld,
was visited at his quarters by a large num-
Der of delegates in sympathy with the
Colorado Senator and his following, and
who argued with more or less vigor and
earnestness that q coalition OF the Ma
tional silver Democrats with the silver
Republicans would certainly result in the
triumph of the white metal IN November.
To one and all, however, the secretary
had but one reply. He contended that
any attempt toward the Endorsement of
an erstwhiie Republican at Chicago would
result in a bolt of the goId-standard dele
gates; that these in turn would hold
convention OF their own and nominate a
ticket which would be heralded as that of
the simon-pure Democracy, and that such
ticket would receive the support of the
strongest Democratic agricultural and
farming elements, to whom he silver
champions look mostly for support, and
who will be unwilling to swallow Teller
and his lifelong RepubIicanism, even if
baited with silver hook.
Let US nominate a silver Democrat at
Chicago" was Mr.. Hinrichsen's conclud-
ing argument, again and again repeated,
land if the silver Republicans want to
come to US, well and good; il not, let them
nominate their own ticket and carry tn cir
own States. We will do the same, and
silver will fare just as well in the Electoral
College" As to the convention tomorrow,
it is sufficient to say that Governor Altgeld
Is III dOSOlu6S SOHIlOls anu bAdL W oUD VI
more of the thousand delegates his will
is law.
He it is VINO will name the four dele
gates at large and forty out of the forty
four district delegates-the majority being
also tied 10 his post by the operation OF the
unit rule. Likewise will he stand sponsor
for every plank of the platform and desig-
nate every nominee upon the State ticket,
including his own denomination for the
governorship. Finally he will go to Chi
cago with the vote of tue entire delegation
in his pocket, to be cast or not TO be cast
as be may will it. 1t is the story of the
Colorado Republican Convention retold,
with Altgeld in the place of Teller. 1t is
to be one-man convention, and the dele
gates, i'll the proportion of three to one,
seem satisfied with the situation.
The Iowa promoters of the Boies boom
made little impression during the day. al
though they worked hard. Each arriving
delegate and party worker was furnished
with a picture of the Ex-Governor and q
pamphlet sketch of the public life and
public services over the caption: ''SIlyer
must be restored i the issue of '96.'
But the literature lacked potency. Gov
ernor Altseld, when talked to in the IN
terest of the Iowa candidate, was decidedly
non com initial He characterized as an
invention of the ''goldbugs' the story
that he was opposed to Mr.. Boies because
the latter had made a speech justifying
President Cleveland in sending Federal
troops to Chicago during the labor troubles,
but admitted having said that this speech
might react against Boies among the la
boring element in the event of his being
the nominee. On general principles he
thought the ex-Governor's attitude on the
public questions of the day should entitle
him to consideration at the hands of the
Chicago convention.
Lithogra phs of Bland of Missouri were
displayed in the National Hotel this even
ing. but if he had any sponsors they
failed to put them selves in evidence.
as for ex-Congressman Morrison, not
long ago regarded as ''favorite son, his
name was not mentioned even in under
tones The slate for delegates at large
was agreed upon at a conference OF the
Governor and his ieutenants this evening
II is headed by the Governor himself,
with Secretary Hinrichsen, Judge Sam r.
OConnell of Chicago and General Lewis
B. Parsons of Florida as his associates
TIE latter is so years old.
Thomas H Gahan of Chicago has be en-
slated to succeed National mmitteeman
Ben r. Cable. The platform will in the
main be devoted to State affairs, the Ma
ton al planks being confined to declara-
tons for free-silver coinage and revenue
tariff