The San Francisco call., 1896-07-03
SUBMERGES
DEMOCRACY,
roOnstnued 5ron First paoe.l

and West are honest. They do not want
to see the National honor questioned. 1t
is only such men as Mr.. Whitney who talk
that way. We are all for silver, and we
are going to have silver platform. Mr..
Whitney and his crowd can rail. rave and
tear their hair as much as they like. They
will have to get in the silver band wagon
just the same, or else get out of the Demo
cratic way"
While Judge Barnes was denouncing
Whitney many silver men who were clink-
ing glasses about the tables of the bril-
lianuly illuminated cafe listened atten-
lively, and at the conclusion of the little
speech there was generous applause.
Then the colored waiter stepped up to the
Judge and remarked: BOSS, yuse done
spoke immense"
"Do you know John P. Irish out in Cali
fornia?" inquired an Iowa delegate of me
to-day.
l confessed to an acquaintanceship with
that cravatless statesman, orator and
naval officer. and he then repeated an
amusing incident in the career of the Cali
fornian
"It was in the early days." he said,
when Colonel Irish was young man.
He was resident of Iowa. We all liked
him for his genial ways and many talents.
One of his chief gifts, you know, is his
capacity to tell story, and this one he re-
lates of himself. 1t seems that he had
been invited over to canvass the district
OF friend who was running for Congress
from Indiana. Even in his younger days
he was splendid orator and his speeches
attracted much attention. He made
many converts to the cause of Democracy,
and the result was that his friend was
elected by an overwhelming majority.
When John returned home to Iowa his
friends turned out and gave him an ova-
ton. He was escorted through the streets
with brass band and torchlight process
sion. Naturally he was delighted with his
reception, and it inspired him to do even
better work for his party. Two years
later, when his Indiana friend was run
ming for Congress, he canvassed the dis
trict, bat instead of victory there came
defeat, and John returned home with a
heavy heart. There was no crowd at the
depot to welcome him, no fireworks and
no brass band. The train slowed Just be-
fore it got into town and let him off and
he walked home through an alley and
went into retirement
The hotel corridors are swarming with
excited people, and all trains arriving
here tonight bring hundreds of additional
delegates and visitors to swell the multi
tude. Men distinguished for party ser
vice and others no less conspicuous in
various walks of public life are here in
large numbers.
John r. Mclean, who will be named bv
Ohio for the Presidential nomination, was
a conspicuous figure in the rotunda of the
Auditorium, so was Senator Blackburn of
Kentucky. Both are looked upon as Vice
President possibilities, as they are not
considered sufficiently strong to secure
the first place. Ex- Senator Walsh is here
from Georgia, and Francis NJ. NewIands
is another late arrival. Senator Tom
Johnson and Henry George, of New York,
are looking over the field, while thousands
of prominent Democrats from every Sec
ton of the country are swarming about
the hotel corridors discussing the situa-
tion.
Excitement is running high. Heated
arguments between gold and silver men
are heard at every hand. 1t is like
wheat nit when the market is panicky.
There are many men, young and old, with
funny things in their bonnets.
FRANK MCGUIRE.