The San Francisco call., 1896-08-27
Having Provided for SewaIl, They
Help Themselves to
Congress.
RAILROAD INFLUENCE FELT.
Nonteith, McGlashan. Rogers, Mcguire
and Barlow to Be Turned Down
in the NeW Deal.


rather difficult matter 10 deliver the goods
OF their party 70 their Democratic masters.
Monteith in the First Congressional Dis
trict and McGlashan in the Second are
around town chewing lather and swearing
in q double sense that they will not re-
sign. On the Democratic side is Joseph
Kelly of the Fifth, VINO was turned down
two years ago. Mr. Kelly VOWS that he
triple-heaGed silver plated Bourbon hay
seed junta which is now engaged in max
ing slate for Congressman.
That the Populis.s OF this State have
been bunkoed by the Democracy either
with or without the consent of their
leaders is apparent. For instance, the
plan OF action adopted last Tuesday pro-
7ides that no action taken by the joint
committee shall be valid unIess approved
OF By two-ghlrds OF the members OF each
committee voting for such action. This
viii require ten votes Of the committee Of
fifteen 10 nominate man for Congress.
Such nominations must be approved of by
the State Executive Committees Of the
Democratic or Peoples Party, but two
thirds OF any one committee may object
TO the nomination of any particular man.
and their objection would be sufficient to
keep him OF the ticket.
In other words, two men on the silver
committee may prevent the nomination of
any man whom they do not ike.
The silver portion of the joint committee
on conference was called into existence by
George ". Baker, chairman OF the Bime-
tallic League. Mr.. Baker iS said TO
have had considerable business from the
A~rr-hrrr Pacific f.or- Ia Tr7a
ago issued q circular calling for the nomi-
nation of q silver committeeman from
each Senatorial district in the State In
response TO this call four or five interested
persons got together in each district,
named their committee man, fixed up his
credentials and sent the proxy TO Baker,
who Is, strictly speaking, tie whole OF the
Silver party.
The Populists cannot nominate q man
without the consent of their executive
committee, but they can reject candi-
date even without consulting with their
executive committee.
Colonel Taylor Rogers, Peoples party
candidate in the Fifth, has resigned, in
obedience TO the plan OF action, and the
understanding is that he IS 70 be turned
down and that James Il. Barry, q Dem
ocrat, will get his place. Colonel Rogers
talked a good deal about the American"
type OF face while he was attending the
National Populist Convention IN ST. Louis,
and il is believed that four Democrats,
constituting tBo-thirds of the six on the
committee, viii refuse to accept him.
ShouldIthis be done, their action, being in
accordance with the plan adopted, would
be final ana without appeal.
In the matter Of George ". Monteith's
candidacy Tor Congress in the First Dis
tricL, il is understood that Hum boldt
County is one Of that gentleman's strong
holds, and the Southern Pacific Company,
through its agents, has circulated all kinds
OF stories calculated TO excite popular SEN
timent against him. and as a further in
dUcement 10 head him OF, they nave
offered 10 allow Humboldt County TO
name the Congressional fusion candidate
from the First District.
It was proposed, in the first place, that
in case Monteith refused to commit po-
litical suicide, he should be .assassinated
bv the Democratic convent ton placing in
nomination Judge s. N. Buck of Hum
boldt, q strong Popuiist. By doing this
Iney would place Monteith in the position
OF standing IN the way Of the election Of
another PopuIist.
But this programme was upset by Judge
Buck himself. The Judge saw through
the game and refused 70 be made cats
paw Of The next thing on the slate was
to nominate q Humboldt Democrat with
Populistic leanings, and the leaders Of
the Democratic combine picked out
callow youth named Cutler, boy orator
ana partner OF Judge Buck Then they
brought Influences TO bear upon leading
Popuiists IN Humboldt County to have
them induce Monteith TO resign, but he
has resisted alike their cajoleries and their
threats
This will put Democrat on the slate in
the First District whether Monteith should
resign or not
In the Second District the programme is
to turn down McGlaskan aud let De yries,
q Democrat stand as the fusion candidate.
In the Third District, NJ. T. Iarpey or
William D. English viii be made the frs-
len candidate. Both are Democrats.
In the Fourth District the programme Is
said 70 be TO scratch Mcguire 10 please the
Southern Pacific and TO put up another
Democrat in his place. BY the plan Of ac-
ton Mcguire IS pledged TO support all the
fusion candidates, and he cannot protest
without breaking his pledge. Mcguire,
however, is pretty solid with The manipu-
lators Of his party
In the Fifth District Taylor Rogers viii
be turned down and Barry, q Democrat,
viii be put up IN his stead
C. a. Barlow. the Peoples Party ca1di-
date in the Sixth, refused at first 10 hand
IN his resignation, as he suspected foul
play. but the managers promised that they
would put him back and ne consented 10
resign As two of the Silver delegates or
four of the Democratic delegates can pre-
vent his being renominated merely with
protest. .sthe chances are that he may re-
ceive, not Mr.. Bryau's cross of gold, but
the double cross known to sporting men.
Castle (PopuIist) viii be allowed to
stand in the Seventh. The Democrats
have no hope of carrying that district ana
they viii present 1t to Dir. Castle on a Tree
silver salver.
As the slate now stands the fusion Will
look something like this:
First Dfstrict-A Democrat
Second Distriet-A Democrat
Third DfStrict-A Democrat.
Fourth District-A Democrat.
Fifth ID gtrict-A Democrat.
sixth Distrfct-A Dem ocrat-
Seventh District-A Populist.
This is the silver brick which the Demoe-
racy is asking the Populists TO purchase.