The herald., 1896-08-17

expense, tne cdnta CTuL COuHty ueie-
| gates were absent. their proxies all be-
| ing given in favor of Mr.. Patton
"The necessity for harmony in the par
| ty and fusion with the Populists, If pos
sible on the silver issue was so great
J that 1t was decided best to send dele
| gate down to Los Angeles to attend the
| meeting of the adjourned convention
on Monday next When it was sought
| to arm this delegate with the proxies
of the entire county delegation, which
| was supposed to be unanimous, 1t was
discovered that George Hartman of
| Boulder Creek had already disposed of
his proxy. Mr.. Hartman declined to
meet with the delegates in this city,
| and replied by telephone that he was too
| busy to come down. He gave the fur
| ther information that he had already
granted his proxy to person whom he
| did not know. He presumed 1t would be
cast for Patton, but did not know. He
| declined to consider any proposition to
revoke his proxy or to give any more
| information concerning it."
| There is another proxy that will bob
| up and be questioned. 1t is that of Geo.
Arbuckle of this city. which was held
at Ventura by Harry Brown and voted
| under instructions for George Patton.
PATTON'S KICK
| George S. Patton has made formal
| complaint to the Western Union Tele-
graph company over the alleged fact
that the regular operator employed by
! the convention at Ventura was removed
during the time the convention was in
session in that city, and that the South
| ern Pacific station agent was substi-
tuted.
/ Mr.. Patton does not think that this
was giving him a fair deal, as he claims
that all of his kilograms had to pass
through the hands of an employe of the
corporation whiclS he asserts is bitterly
opposing him.
FUSION NOT LOOKED FOR
All hope of any Endorsement of the
| PopuliSt nominee has been given up.
The selection of Charles A. Barlow by
the Populist convention at San LUIS
| Obispo settles that question, to judge
from the opinions given by delegates
| seen yesterday. Few knew Mr.. Barlow,
and many had never heard of him.
Up to- last evening quite number of
| the outside delegates had arrived. AS
| fast as they came in they were gathered
up by either the Patton men or the fol-
lowers of Mr.. Rose. and taken off for
a quiet talk. The excitement and inter
| est in the nomination that will be made
| toady Is something that has not been
| manifested over the result of a DEM
| ocratic congressional convention in the
| Sixth district for many long day.
WILL STAND BY ROSE.
The following letter from Ex-Governor
| Merrill of Pomona fully explains his
| position. He declines to be Instruct
| ed" and will stand solid for Mr.. Rose:
POMONA, Cal, August, 49, 1896.
j. M. Callan, esq, Secretary-Sir: I
| have the honor to acknowledge receipt
| this day of a resolution purporting to
| have been unanimously passed at a
meeting of the Democrats of Pomona
| on the 18th inst, whereby am request
ed as a delegate to the Democratic con-
vention of the Sixth congressional dis
trict. formerly convened at Ventura, and
adjourned to meet in Los Angeles on the
18th inst, to support Mr.. Patton for
congress as between him and Mr.. Rose.
Probably the statement that the reso-
luton was unanimously adopted is a
clerical error, as am credibly informed
that there was a considerable minority
opposed to its adoption.
1t always affords me the greatest
pleasure to be g peace and in harmony
with all of my friends and fellow DEM
ocrats. and to comply with any reason
able request they may make, but when
the compliance with the request practi
cally calls for the sacrifice of a cardinal
principle of justice and fair dealing,
feel confident such a request would
not be made with full knowledge of the
| facts.
was elected a delegate at large to
| the state and congressional disNrict con-
| ventions by the county convention as
| sembled in Los Angeles on June 18th last,
untrammeled by any pledge or instruc-
| tfons.
Subsequently on convening of the con-
| gressionel district conventionNn Sacra
mento, Mr. l.. ]. Rose was the only avow-
| ed candidate willing to offer himself a
sacrifice in the interests of the people
| of this congressional district.
1t was urged by many, myself among
the number, that it would be better to
| postpone the nomination of a candidate
| for congress until after the convening of
the Democratic convention at Chicago.
| in order that the selection of a candidate
for congress might be person fully in