The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-14
An Active Republican Club in
This City Converts Many
Democrats.
NEWS FROM NEW ORLEANS.
A Letter From Southern Business
Man Shows That Mckinley
Will Carry Louisiana.

Those who have solaced themselves
with the thought that the gold Democrats
will be apathetic in this campaign, par
ticularly some of the more hopeful and
blatant silverites, were given severe
shock yesterday when they read such
names as Clay W. Taylor, John Rosenfeld
and ]. J. Valentine in the list of electors
nominated by the Palmer Democrats.
a canvass of the situation yesterday
greatly encouraged the friends of Palmer
and Buckner and they announced them
selves more determined than ever to exert
every effort to preserve the nucleus of a
Democratic party for the future, believing,
as they do, that Bryan will be overwhelm-
ingly defeated, and that the preservation
OF the Democratic party depends on united
action now.
1--WE are busy making plans" said
Chairman Jeremiah Lynch of the Demo
cratic gold party yesterday, land we shall
be in the field in due time in such way
as to be felt"
The great activity of the Palmer faction
has disturbed the Bryan Democrats and
the silver men in general more than any
event that has come to light since the cam
paiTn got well under way. They had not
counted on organization to oppose them,
but had lulled themselves into the belief
that the friends of sound money in the
Democratic party would pursue Iet-alone
policy of passive politics.
They now see beyond all question, how
ever, that Lynch and his friends are at the
helm full OF determination, and that they
will have nothing to do with halfway
measures. The gold Democrats feel conf
dent that they can win many votes that
would otherwise have gone to Bryan.
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BRYAN ana silver forces are correspond
ingly depressed.
John W. Dickinson, a student of practi-
cal politics, reported the result of some re-
cent observations at Republican head
quarters Yesterday. Learning that num-
Der OF clgar-dealers are giving away Nc
Kinley and Bryan badges, Mr. Dickinson
made a canvass among the principal deal
ers on Market street, with the result which
he states as follows:
THE dealers give q customer either
badge according to his preference For
two or three weeks after Brvan's nomina-
ton they could not get enough BRYAN
badges, but now they find the tables
turned. Many who took Bryan. buttons
have exchanged them for Mckinley but
tons and not one man in tour now asks
for a Bryan button, showing that Nc
Kinley is at least far in the lead among
men who smoke"
The friends of J. G. Tyrrell were active
in the Twenty-third Senatorial District
yesterday. The Lincoln CLUB, which is in
the ThIrty-first Asse mbly District, part
of the Twenty-third Senatorial. held
rousing meeting at 10Y Ninth street on
Saturday night. This club is doing active
work and has decided to organize drill
corps Of seventy-tiVe members. They in
dorsed Thomas Graham for Police Judge
and speeches were made by A. Planz and
J. D. Byrne The California State band
ff1g-r had i
recitations by George Reed and J. Spell
man. Twenty-seVen new members signed
the roll, nineteen of whom had always
been Democrats.
The roll is now open for signatures at
115 Tenth street, under charge of Secre-
tary F. J. Klenck.
The Cutting Fruit Packing Company is
in receipt of an encouraging letter from a
prominent business man at New Orleans
The writer is hopeful of Republican sue
cess IN the South. Among other things
he says:
To produce sugar it is necessary to have a
good, round, liberal protection. Rice needs
protection, and cotton manufactured goods
require good liberal protection; and while we
have been voting Democratic ticket for
thirty years, and the State has been carried by
the Democrats for twenty-seven years, we
have been under protection of a goo old re-
liable form OF Government, and three years of
free trade has been enough TO make this State
more than doubt III one
believe that Louisiana is at least 35 600
Republican majority for Mckinley There is
only one thing to prevent it, and that is
ballot-box stufing, which is so common down
here. To what extent this will be carried on
in the coming election is the point that will
decide as to whether the State is Democratic
or Republican. The votes that win go into the
boxes will show a large Republican majority
unless something unlocked for happens, and
they are counted as they are cast.
The revolution in popular feeling is so great
that man seven years ago who voted a local
Republican ticket woui d have been ostracized {.
to-day there are more Republicans in the bet
ter classes of society than there are Demo-
Gratis, and they will vote the Republican ticket
straight.
About two months more of enlightenment OF
what Tree coinage of silver means, and when
the ma sses understand that it does not mean
that they can take 53 cents worth of silver and
nave the Government put Its stamp IL and
then get dollar in gold for it, but that it
will just be certificate that there is so much
silver contained in the piece rendered, SO that
no dispute can arise between people trading
they will be for gold and for Mckinley, which
means sound money.
New Orleans has not gone Republican since
1874, butt think it is safe to bet that in the
coming election 1t will be carried by a Repub-
hcan majority of 10000.
Next Thursday night the Haight street
grounds Will be thrown open to the public,
for on that evening there will be a grand
Republican rally there under the auspices
of the West End Republican Club OF the
Thirty-seventh District. Ben !. Solomon is
the president of this club john Bennett
the secretary. and G. O. Burton, the chair
man of the executive committee.
The speakers who are to address the
meeting are George G.. Perkins, George A.