The San Francisco call., 1896-05-11

between Its members WllnOut the use OF
legal tender money.
Those who are.in favor of a union with
the silver people at st. Louis declare the
conditions which surrounded the birth
and growth of the silver party in Califor-
MIA do not exist in other sections, and
that by an alliance of the kind stated all
the silver votes of the country would be
secured to the Populist party.
One of the things that will be enacted
by the Populists in case of a union will be
the naming of the Presidential candidate,
who must be, first of all, Populist. The
California Populists' favorite Presidential
candidate is Senator Allen of Nebraska.
Another argument against fusion lies in
the fact that the silver convention dele
gates are appointed. givinZ better oppor-
tunity for one-man control than the pri-
mary election plan, which is followed by
the Peoples party in the selection of its
delegates to the various State conventions.
Although but comparatively few of the
delegates came in tonight, the matter Of
Congressional nominees, electors, dele
gates-at-large and district delegates was a
topic of general interest and discussion, as
was also the offering of the convention.
The principal work of the general con-
vention will be the selection of two Pres
identlal electors at large and their al
ternates and eleven delegates at large to
the st. Louis convention and their alter
mates; while the district conventions will
each elect one district elector and four dis
trict delegates to the ST. Louis convention.
California will thus be represented at st.
Louis by total of thirty nine delegates.
For electors -at-large Mayor Sutro of San
Francisco and Colonel E. W. Gibson of
Oakland have been favorably talked of.
Among the possibilities for delegates-at-
large are I. V. Gator, Colonel Gibson, ]. H.
Ring of Humboldt, NJ. e. Dittmar of
Redding, Chairman Wardell of the State
Central Committee, Secretary Bush, j. L.
Ventura, D. T. Fowler of Fresno, J. V.
Webster of San Luis Obispo, George d.
Gillespie of San Francisco, A. W. Thomp-
son of San Francisco, ]. NJ. Moore of Ala
media, Mayor Sutro of San francisco, j..
w. Keegan of Santa Rosa
For Congress in the First District George
w. Monteith is among the possibilities.
In the Second District Burdette Cornell,
Charles Kits of Grass Valley, George
Thresher of Ridley and }. E. Camp, treas
urer of the State Central Committee, are
prominently mentioned.
There are also three candidates being
put forward by their friends in the Third
District. They are Ex-Assemblyman A.
Bretz of Oakland, Colonel Z. w. Gibson
of Oakland, and Sam Stewart of Suisun.
Congressman Mcguire is favorably looked
upon to receive the suffrage of the Popu-
lists of the Fourth District.
Taylor Rogers, the popular secretary OF
San Franeisco's Mayor, is the favored can
didate for Congressman in the Fifth Dis
trict- w. G. Bowman, who ran on the
Populist ticket for Congress two years ago,
and j. V. Webster of San Luis Obispo, are
the gentlemen mentioned in connect ton
with Congressional honors in the Sixth
District.
In the Seventh District the names of ].
L. Gilbert and ]. S. Dore are just now
prominent.
F. L. Waters of sisklyou is likely to be
one of the delegates from the First Dis
trict. In the Third District the district
delegates and district electors will be
chosen from among the following: Ed Ma
guire of Oakland, n. T. Whiting of Berke-
ley, Burdette Cornell of Oakland, W. A.
Vann of CoIusa, Samuel L. Stewart of Sui
sun and NJ. B. Elliot of Lake.
NJ. W. Wilkins and J. w. Hines, both OF
San Jose, are two of the probable dele
gates from the Fifth, and S. NJ. Moulton,
who has already received the Endorsement
of the Santa Clara County Convention for
district elector, Is likely to receive that
honor from this district.
Alameda County is said to have can
didate for the Craftsmanship of the conven-
tion in the person of a prominent member
of the Young Mems Club of Oakland. 1t
is the slated intention to honor a man
from the southern part of the State for
secretary-preferably a resident of Los
Angeles-and w. H. Chapman of Alameda
is slated for assistant secretary.
Although it is the general opinion that
L. V. Gator has cinch on the indorse-
ment of the convention for United States
Senator. he is likely to have rival in the
person of a. H. Rose, whose friends say
they will at least name him for Senatorial
honors.
Secretary r. E. Bush of the PopuIist
State Central Committee was interviewed
on the train, while speeding toward Sacra-
mento. He stated that the headquarters
of the Populist delegations would be at
the State House, at the corner of Tenth
and K streets, as it was within easy reach
of the Capitol. The full number of dele
gates entitled to seats on the floor of the
convention is 349. comprising 286 regular
delegates and 63 members OF the State
Central Committee.
Secretary Bush stated that there would
in all probability be no attempt to adopt a
State platform. Instead, the Populists'
Omaha platform OF July 4, 1892 contain
ing the three important planks on money,
land and transportation would be in
dorsed. Resolutions, however, were almost
certain to be introduced favoring woman
suffrage and direct legislation. Continu-
ing, Mr.. Bush said:
"There may be some attempt to intro.
duce resolutions on the temperance cues
ton, but believe the general sentiment
is that this question should be left alone
until direct legislation is obtained, when
the liquor problem as well as other issues
now under consideration will be rendered
easier of solution"
Are there not likely to be Congressional
nominations made at Sacramento by the
various districts?" asked CALL represen-
tatlve.
81 hardly think that will be the case, u
replied Mr.. Bush, Except, perhaps, in the
First, Second and Seventh districts
These are all 'shoestring' districts; that is
they extend for long distance, embrac-
ing counties which are apart. In these il
may be deemed advisable to nominate
Congressional candidates while all the
delegates are together at the capital"
SOME OF THE DELEGATES.