The San Francisco call., 1896-08-22
AN UNPOPULAR FUSION.
The Populist Vice.Presidential
Candidate Sacrificed to
SeWall.
VOICE OF THE PARTY PRESS.
Democracy Now Proceeding to Euchre
Its Ally on Congressman Helped
by the S P. Co.

conference committee of the Democratic,
Peoples and Silver parties resumed their
session at o'clock yesterday afternoon in
the California Hotel. E. M. Wardall,
chairman of the Peoples party State Com
| mittee, and John S. Dore, National Com
| mitteeman, represented the Populists, NJ.
| G. Hassett and A. Caminetti the Demo-
Gratis and G. Cohn and w. P. Lawlor the
Silver men.
| The chairman stated that the object OF
| the joint meeting of the above sub
committee was to make such recon 1nenda-
tions concerning the First and Third Con-
gressional districts as would produce a
| union of the Peoples and Democratic
parties in presenting candidate for Con-
gress in each of the said districts.
Mr.. WardalI moved as to the Third Con-
gressional District that the following reso-
luton be adopted:
RESOLVED, That 1t is the sense of this commit
conven ton of the Third Congressional District
ought to be postponed from the 10Th of August
to the 4th OF September, 1896, and that said
convention be held that day in the city of
Vallejo; also, that the Democratic Congress
sional convention Of the Third District should
be held a. the same time and place. in order, if
possible, that union be effected between said
conventions in the selection OF a candidate Tor
Congress mutually agreeable to both the
Peoples party aud the Democratic party con-
ventions. And be it further
Resolved That a copy OF this resolution be
forwarded Immediately to E. M. Wardall and
William Fl. Afford, chairmen respectively of
the Peoples party and Democratic party State
Central committees. with the request that they
inn n diaf fa1v ac
they may deem necessary to effect the objects
herein set forth.
The resolutions were carried.
Mr.. Dore moved as to the First Con-
gressional District hat no action be taken
until a general plan of union on Congress
sional candidates applicable to all dis
tricts is adopted by conference commit
tee of the Democratic, Peoples and Silver
parties. Carried.
Mr.. Dore moved that this subcommittee
recommend to the conference committee
that provision be made for the appoint
ment OF joint committee to formulate a
plan Of action providing for a union on
candidates for Congress in all the districts
of the State. Carried.
John S. Dore, A. Caminetti and w. P.
Lawlor were appointed the joint com nit
tee and will meet at 10 o'clock Tuesday
morning.
The State executive committee of the
Peoples party will meet on Monday at
P. NJ. to consider the proposal to fuse on
electors.
John S. Dore, the Peoples party Ma
tional committeeman who refused to ac-
quiesce in the Demo-Popuhst fasion
received several dispatches yesterday
from influential Populists in the San Joa-
quin Valley commencing him for the
stand he has taken, namely, that Bryan
and Watson are the nominees of the Peo-
ples party National Convention at st.
Louis, and that any combination with
Democrats or others that will cast the
majority of the Populist vote in any State
for Sewall for Vice-President is treason to
the party.
The terms of the fusion proposed by the
Democrats last Thursday provides that
when Populist casts his ballot at the
polls he will give Sewall five votes and
Watson only four votes. Fortunately for
the integrity of the Peoples party the
fusion has not been accepted by the State
Central Committee of that organization.
1t will be considered at meeting to be
held next Monday morning, on which oc-
casion Mr.. Dore will file his minority re-
port, which will fully set forth the reasons
which have actuated him in voting against
a fusion which would have the effect of
depriving Thomas Watson of five out of
every nine votes.
of light on the subject before they meet,
and If they ratify the unholy marriage
they will do so with open eyes and with
full knowledge of the sentiment of the
mi asses of the Peoples party, not only in
California, but all over the rest of the
United States.
Three-fourths of the Populist organs
published in this State have protested
against the sacrifice of Thomas Watson
upon the altar of the am mbition of National
Banker Sewail, and those newspapers are
the most influential of their class, as a
glance at the list will show:
The New Charter, San Jose. NJ. W. wilkins.
Merced Daily Sun, ]. Radcliffe.
Visala News and Tulare Citizen, w. 81. Gil
strop and G. P. Manchester.
Equity Santa Bar bara, Melvin Snow.
Industry Oakland, j. c. Buttner.
CIVIC Review, Los angeles, R. E. curran.
The Keystone, Fresno, George H. Matter.
Mr.. Matter has left the name of the can
didate for President blank, with an inter-
rogation mark at the end, and prints the
name Thomas Watson" in big letters.
Ex-Congressman Caminetti is fearful
lest some reader of The CALL might sus-
pect that he said he was in favor of kicking
out Grover Cleveland and the rest of the
Democratic gang and kicking in w. ].
BRYAN and the rest of the Democratic
gang. Nobody has accused Mr.. Caminesti
of saying so, but he is assisting in the
work just as hard.
Advices are pouring in from all parts of
the State to the effect that Popolists and
many Democrats are declaring that they
will vote only for the four Bryan and
Watson electors, and that they will not
cruelty Bryan and Sewali on their Austria
liam ballots with the red rubber stamp.
The County executive committee of the
Peoples party held a meeting last night
in DIR. G. w. Daywalts Office in the