The San Francisco call., 1896-06-15
THE RIVAL CAMPS.
Buckley Plan of paign-McNab
Says the Junta Delegates
Are on the Roll.

at the regular Democratic, or Buckley,
! headquarters, at 935 Market street, last
night, there was the usual gathering OF
party workers. The report had gained
currency that the Daggett-McNab dele
gates would be allowed to vote for tempo
rary chairman. The scheme is to give out
| badges or tickets to the Junta delegates
and withhold such passports from the
regulars.
| One of the party workers said: "There
will be lively time if they attempt to shut
us out of the convention hall. Our men,
| to the number of twenty, among them our
| best speakers hold proxies from the coun-
| try, and you may bet all you can borrow
that they will resent such an outrage. The
Junta delegates have no right to vote on
temporary organization.
"If we are excluded from the conven-
| ton, we will organize as Congressional
District conventions, elect our delegates to
| the Chicago National Convention, noml-
nate candidate for Congress in the Fifth
! District, and then appeal to the courts ana
have our claims to the use of the Demo-
cratic ticket recognized by law.
The report was current at these head
| quarters that the Santa Clara delegation,
headed by Sam Rucker, would leave San
| Jose this evening for Sacramento, and
| that the delegates were against Gould for
chairman.
At the headquarters of the Junta in the
Flood building there was an air OF conf
dence. Not the slightest doubt as TO the
seating OF the Junta delegation or the cleo
ton of Gould chairman was expressed.
The delegates will leave for Sacramento
at o'clock this afternoon. The lroquois
will whoop the journey in great style. The
club has engaged a private car and will
make Sacramento blaze with fireworks to-
hron oh with
bers is to be brought into camp.
Gavin McNab, the statesman OF the
Junta, the guiding genius OF the fight
against Buckley, was seen at the Occi-
dental Hotel last night.
He leaves for Sacramento this morning.
When asked if there were any doubts
about Frank Gould's election as chairman
he replied: How can there be doubt
when there is no opposition candidate 2
Yes; our delegation is on the roll. 1t was
placed there by the State Central Com
mittee. Our delegates will have badges
admitting them to the voting floor OF the
convention and they will vote on the
question of temporary organization. Our
delegates were placed on the roll by ohm
Markley, secretary OF the Democratic
State Central Committee
How does your delegation stand on the
silver question ?"
THAT do not know and no one knows.
| The sentiment is changing in favor of free
coinage and the silver men are more ag-
gressive in the assertion of their views
than the other delegates.
No, the Buckley delegates will not be on
the roll as a contesting delegation and
they will not be admitted to the voting
floor of the convention. The counties of
Santa Clara Santa Cruz and Solano are
said to be against Gould, but if our dele
CATION of 100 were excluded Gould would
have enough to elect. OF course, he would
have since there is no opposition-no
other candidate"
Mr.. McNab mentioned as the leading
candidates for egates-at-large Geary
Ostrom, Foote, White, E. B. Pond, ]. v
Coleman, B. D. Murphy and Frank Nicol.
He said if free coinage of silver was de-
clared for that Messrs. Pond and Murphy
would not enter the race.