The record-union., 1896-05-12
GATHERING OF THE CLANS.
POpuliStS to Hold Their State Convention
To-Day.
Politics a New Business to Most OF
Them-Plug Hats Are Seldom
Encountered.

EACO0AUOASNs
The Populfst State Convention will
meet in the Assembly Chamber at 10
O'Clock a. m. to-day for the purpose of
selecting two Presidential electors-at-
large and their alternates and eleven
delegates -at-large to st. Louis Con-
vention, to be held July 22d, and their
alternates
The Congressional District Conven
tions will also elect one district elector
and four district delegates each for the
st. Louis Convention, so that thirty
nine delegates will be sent by the con-
vention to represent the State at St
Louis.
For the last few days weary dele
gates to the convention have been drop
ping into the city at unexpected mo-
ments and from various points OF the
compass. Many Of them have takeS
advantage of the railroad to get to the
Capital, while many others have pre-
ferred to make the trip on foot, on
horseback or by wagon, thereby saving
railroad fare, but probably spending
double the amount for hotel bills and
horse feed.
THE FUSION QUESTION
The question of fusion with the Sill
yer party is one which will receive con-
siderable attention, and as the fusion
lists and anti-fusionists seem to be
about equally divided, it is expected
that some shrewd politics will be in or
der, the question being whether or not
the delegates to the National Populist
Convention shall be instructed for fu-
sion or otherwise.
M. w. Wilkins of San Jose is one of
the recognized leaders of the anti-fu-
sionists, and will conduct the fight on
the theory that the men most promin-
ent in the ranks Of the Silverites are
capitalists, the very class to which
Populists object. He strongly objects
to being dictated to by such men as
Senator Stewart of Nevada
On the other hand, the fusionists de-
clare that to fuse with the Silver party
means to secure every Silver vote for
the Populist party at the next general
election.
Almost all of the delegates had ar
rived last night, and they presented a
varied appearance. Very little has yet
actually been done, though the politi-
clans have been at work on a slate
which may and which may not go
through.
PROBABLE NOMINEES.
While the wire workers are not GER
tain Of anything, they are free to say
that present indications point to the
election of Mayor Sutro Of San Fran
cisco and E. w. Gibson of Oakland for
Presidential electors-at-large, while
among those mentioned for delegates
at-large are T. V. Gator, J. H. Ring of
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Chairman Wardell Of the State Central
Committee, Secretary Bush, ]. L. Dry
den of San Diego, Stephen Bowers of
Ventura, D. T. Fowler of Fresno, J. V
Webster Of San Luis Obispo, George D.
Gillespie of San Francisco. A w.
Thompson of San Francisco, J. M.
Moore Of Alameda, Mayor Sutro Of San
Francisco and ]. W. Keegan Of Santa
Rosa
CONGRESSIONAL
There is very little certainty who will
receive the Congressional nominations
at the different District Conventions,
though Burdett Cornell, who was de-
feated so easily by Grove L. Johnson
the last time, seems to be the most
talked of among the delegates for the
Second District. Charles Kilt of Grass
Valley, George Thresher of Gridley and
j. Z. Camp of Sacramento are also men
toned
George W. Monteith is spoken of as
the choice of the First District, and A.
Bretz and E. w. Gibson of Oakland
and Sam Stewart of Suisun are among
the possibilities of the Third District
Congressman Mcguire will probably
be the nominee in the Fourth, and Tay-
lor Rogers, Mayor Sutro's Secretary, in
the Fifth District.
Jonathan V. Webster Of San Luis
Obispo viii probably receive the nomi-
nation from the Sixth District, though
w. c. Bowmans friends say he has a
fighting chance
In the Seventh District things are
mixed, and who the nominee will be can
only be ascertained after a ballot has
been taken. J. S. Dore and J. L. Gil
bert have been mentioned for the place,
and one of them may bag the prize
DISTRICT DELEGATES.
+. L. Waters of Siskiyou is spoken Of
as possible delegate from the First
District, while in the Third there are a.
number Of names mentioned, among
which are Ed Mcguire of Oakland, NJ
t. Whiting Of Berkeley and NJ. B. Ell
lott Of Lake. Burdett Cornell, w. A.
Suisun are also named for the place.
NJ. w. Wilkins and ]. W. Hines, both
of San Jose, are two Of the probable
delegates from the Fifth, and S. NJ.
Moulton, who has already received the
Endorsement of the Santa Clara County
Convention for District Elector, is likely
TO receive that honor from this district.
SILVER AND SUFFRAGE.
The full number of delegates entitled
to seats is $40, of which 2S6 are regu-
larry elected delegates, and 90 are mem
bers of the State Central Committee
While 1t is expected that no State
platform will be adopted there will be
strong silver and woman's suffrage res
olutions adopted. The Omaha plat
form of July 4, 1892, will be indorsed,
and a resolution on the temperance
question may be looked for
GATORS CHANCES.
The convention will no doubt indorse
q candidate for the United States Sem