The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-13
COAST RATIFICATOINS.
Silver Men Express Their Satisfac-
ton With the Chicago Con-
VentIon'S Work.


SEATTLE, WASH, July 1.-THE Seat
tie News, an evening Republican paper,
on the ground that tree coinage of silver
is for the bes. interests of the country,
yesterday declared for the National
Democratic ticket. Regarding Mr.. Bryan
it says:
He fully represents the youth, vigor, indie
pendence and inspiration of the great West,
toward which the star of empire has been
moving for century He is in touch with the
industrial masses, with the producing classes,
and the platform on which he stands is as sig
nally lucid in its declarations of basic Demo-
cratic and true Republican principles as the
bill OF rights; as strenuous for manhood and
liberty as was the emancipation proclamation.
There can be no doubt as to the duty of every
citizen.
Ex-Postmaster Griffith Davies, a life
long Republican, who held Office during
the Harrison administration, in discussing
the ticket and the campaign, said:
This will be struggle between wealth.
| users and wealth-producers of this coun-
try, and 1 believe the weaith-prod ucers
will win
OF the action of some metropolitan
papers in boiling the ticket, Mr.. Davies
observed: at is well known that the
financial policy of six or seven leading
papers of New York City has for years
been directed from Lombard street.
London"
| EUREKA, CAL, July 12.-Democrats
turned out en- masse last night to ratify the
| nominations of Bryan and Sewall. Silver
| advocates from all over the county were
present and joined with the Democrats in
enthusiastic demonstrations. J. F. Coonan,
chairman of the county executive COM
mittee, in an Introductory speech eulo-
| gizeg the party's choice and endorsed the
Chicago platform.
| Other speakers of the evening were S. I.
| Allard, a candidate for Presidential Elec-
tor; H. L. Ford, E. L. Mahan and D. K. 8.
| Sellers.
Davis Evens, a prominent lumberman
and an old-line Republican, took the. stand
and enrolled himself in silyer's cause.
Attorney Coffey of San Francisco spoke on
the financial plank adopted by the Chicago
convention.
he reviewed the history of the two
metals and said he believed the free coinage
of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1 was the only
way out of the present industrial depres-
sion.
During Chairman Coonan's remarks
great excitement was created by JEFF
knight, Populist leader, who exclaimed
in loud voice: You have insuIted the
Populist party and they never will afiil-
late with such corruption. Eleven time:
your party has downed silver. Now you
come too late" He was led out of the
| crowd by policeman and the disturbances
was quieted.
SPOKANE, WASH, July PA mass
meeting called by the Republican free
coinage party of this State was held at the
Auditorium last night to discuss the tinan.
cial question. It resolved itself into 8
monster ratification of the platform and
candidate of the National Democratic
Convention. Silver Republicans, Demo
Gratis and Populists all advocated union
of forces in support of the Democrat,
ticket
| CoLUSA, CAL, July IAN enthusiast
tic ratification meeting was held il Coluss
last night to celebrate the nomination O
| Bryan and Sewall. Hundreds of people
| lined the streets. and between the strain.
of band music, the booming of anvils ano
the bursting of bombs listened to the
| speeches of Democratic leaders, anon
them Hon. Z. A. Bridgeford, III. NJ. AL
berry and General w. s. Green and others
CARSON, New, July 12.-Forty-hyt
cannon salutes were fired by the Carson
silver men last evening in honor OF Bryan
and Sewali- Since the nomination tn,
county, Republican in the last election
has become almost unit for silver. TIL.
nominations are pleasing TO Nevada. anc
the blmetallist and Populist delegation!
uhfeh 10 ~
to indorse the Chicago nominees.
| PHOENIX, AR1z., July 12.-Democrat
ratified the nominations OF Bryan ant
SewalI last night. 1t was the creates
demonstration of it's character ever wit
messed IN this city. The pyrotechnica
display was magnificent. Thousands
thrcnged the streets. carrying transpa
rencies, on which was EN- blazened
"Bryan, Silver and Statehood" Repub
lieans and Populists united with til,
Democrats to do honor to the champion
of the silver cause.