The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-05
Chosen by Democrats, but Must
Abide by the Conferees'
Decision.
TALK OF A THIRD NOMINEE.
Both Vann and the Vallejo Winner
Likely to Be Thrust
Aside.

VALLEJO, CAL, Sept. A handful of
members of the Third District Democratic
Congressional Convention adjourned with
a rush at 4:20 O'clock this afternoon to
catch the boat for San Francisco, and they
had no candidate in nomination for Con-
gress. Warren B. English had been
chosen by a vote of 45 to NJ. F. Tarpey' s
II and Edwin Swinford's 10, and then his
fate was left in the hands of a conference
committee appointed by the convention.
This committee met with a similar
number OF men representing the Peoples
party in this district, who had been ap-
pointed at the Populist convention in
Benicia week ago. The joint session was
held on the stage of Farragut Hall, and
with the stars and stripes above them
and the portraits of Bryan and Sewall
beaming down upon them the conferees
argued and argued for fusion without
avail. The committee coming from the
Demo cratic convention had not been given
the same power accorded the Populists-
to place third candidate in the feld-and
thus lay in the dust the hopes and am
billions of Vann and English.
Chairman Leake raped for order at 4
o'clock and advised the committeeman to
expedite. matters, as they had but few
minutes to stay. Chairman Montgomery
of the conference committee announced
that the com mittee had failed to agree /;
the Populists' representatives insisted that
this com mittee should be given the same
power, as they had to vote upon third
nominee. Many objections were made to
this proposition by the adherents of Mr..
English. That gentleman gained the
floor and in an eloquent speech said he
was in favor of the selection OF any person
-h.r rOrly fOv- ell md
port the upholders of the silver doctrine.
William J. Bryan and Arthur Sewall. The
| delegates cheered his speech. and while on
| their feet ready for run to the boat Dele
gate Montgomery moved and IL was car
ried that the matter of nominating can
didate be left with the fusion committees
of the three parties, Silver, Democratic
and Populist. Then q rush was made for
the boat.
Tha twelve disciples of Populism who
came here with the intention of bringing
the Democratic party TO their terms and
succeeded we're: j. Monroe. J. f. Ford,
Green Majors, K. Z. Bush, of Alameda; S.
Stewart, D. F. Parker, OF Solano; ]. r.
Mitchell, T. a.. Gallup, of Yolo; Nj. B.
Elliott of Lake; J. NJ. Doyle of Glenn;
Jesse Poundstone of CoIusa; E. A. Bunce
of Contra Costa.
The twelve delegates appointed by the
Democratic convention 20 bring the Popu-
llSIS 10 IneH1 were. AQQTeW hOCca OF
Lake, w. II. Kelly of Glenn. w. II. Buster
of Colusa. S. f. Montgomery of Yolo, G.
| w. Downing of Solano. Robert McKillican
of Alameda, J. Rossiter of Alameda, C. F.
Montgomery of Contra Costa, j. r. Pine
OF Colusa, Bryan Ball OF Yolo, Z. c. Dozier
of Rio Vista.
The platform adopted by to-day's con-
| vention was short and brief The State
and National platforms were Endorsed.
and it declared for the reconciliation of
silver independent of England or any
other foreign nation, at a ratio of Is TO 1.
In the vote for the nominees, Alameda
gave 16 to English and Is to Tarpey; Glenn
gave to Swinford, Lake 2 to English and
2 to Swinford, Yolo pumped at English,
| Colusa gave Swinford 7, Contra Costa was
loyal to English with votes and Solano
gave IL for English and 1 for Tarpey.