The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-05
FUSION NOT WORKING.
Well-Laid Plans of Willy Demo.
Gratis Ganging Agley
Very Fast.
Probability That Both Rogers and
Vann Will Be Turned With Their
Faces Toward the Wall.

G. A. Barlow, Populist nominee from
the Sixth District, is spending his time in
Chairman WardalPs office in consultation
with members of his party, who are ad-
vising him not to withdraw unless his
withdrawal be accompanied by pledge
of the fusion committee that he will be
made the fusion candidate.
1t had been given out that Mr.. Barlow
was not one of the recalcitrants and that
his withdrawal was in the hands of the
committee, but that it was conditional.
Mr.. Barlow said yesterday that this re-
port is not true and that his withdrawal
is unconditional like the rest.
Mr.. Barlow is in receipt of a notifica-
ton from the committee on speakers OF
Labor day from the Federated Trades ask
ing him to speak at their celebration next
Monday at Los A ngeles as their candi-
date for Congress from the Sixth Dis
trict. All things to the contrary it would
seem that the 81 xth District nominee will
be a Populist, notwithstanding the
prophecy that all nominees who refuse to
withdraw Will be turned down. In other
words the fusion committee will not be
able to fuse, so far as the Sixth District is
concerned.
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nor the Second, nor the Third, nor the
Fifth, nor the Seventh. Monteith, Nc
Glashan, Vann, Kelly and Maddox will
not be turned down. The conference
committee has no legal right to ceclare
their places vacant. Neither have the
State Central Committees
The fusion is turning into a fizzle.
Much work is being done underground
by the willy Democrats looking toward the
displacing of J. Taylor Rogers and the
substitution of James II. Barry, Demo-
crat and editor of the Star. The manip-
ulators of the fusion believe that Barry
would be much stronger candidate than
Rogers, the latter being extremely unpop-
ular with very large class OF citizens
in his district. Besides that, Barry
is a Democrat, which is about the most
potent reason why he should be made the
fusion candidate.
The mem bers of the Populist State Cen
trail Committee had been led to belle We
that the Third District would be given to
Vann, the Populist candidate, but since
the war-horse of the Dem ocracy, Warren
B. English, has been made the nominee
it is likely that Vann will be turned down
for English. Should this be done, there
will be considerable dissatisfaction among
Vann's friends, and they may insist on
his remaining in the fight, notwithstand-
ing the candidacy of Mr. English.
George w. Monteith, Peoples party
nominee from the First District, denies
the reports that he has withdrawn or thar
he intends to do so. He says that he is be-
ing bounded by the Southern Pacific Com-
pany; that he is a poor man and cannot
afford to make as vigorous a cam paign as
he would wish, but that his honor and his
pledges to his constituents are at stake
and that he will remain in the fight at all
hazards.
The fusion committee is evidently dis
heartened at the failure of its work, and
there is feeling that at its meeting this
afternoon it will decide not to do anything
1urther in the matter. 1t may, however.
put up Its ticket, as stated by THE CALL a
week ago, consisting of six Democrats and
one Populist.