The herald., 1896-08-02
THE POPS ARE STIRRED UP
Trying to Bring Harmony Out Of Recent
Complications
They Claim That MIR. Dillon 10 Seeking MOTTO
riety-Chsrges That Certain Leaders
Have Interior Motives

The recent action of the Populist del
egates to the congressional convention
at San Luis Obispo, on the 18th instant,
in which they declared themselves I'M
alterably opposed to fusion with the
Democrats of this district, has cast a
very decided gloom over the friends of
at least one aspirant for congressional
honors.
The silver delegates to the late st.
Louis convention have been appealed
to, to bring order out of chaos and show
the Democratic candidates just where
they are at"
These silver men are in most amia-
BILE frame of mind toward their brother
Democrats over Mr.. Bryan's nomina-
ton and in consequence they have been
asked to pull their allied silver friends
but middle of the-roadsters'' off their
anti-fusion perch. All day yesterday
these silver men, who want harmony
with large H, were busy in their eff
forts to show the autonomy" Pops the
error of their way. They argued that all
this rumpus has been caused by H c.
Dillon, who wants notoriety, but who
knows he cannot go to congress with
three candidates in the field. This the
pugnacious Populists admit as prob
able fact, but say they must not lose
their autonomy" and that, owing to
the fact that the California delegation
at st. Louis evinced a ready willing
ness to acquiesce in Bryan's endorsement
that the Democrats here should, out of
pure gratitude, let them name the can
didate who is to defeat McLachlan.
The Democrats in their own behalf
say that this new turn of Dillon and his
people has some Interior purpose back
Of cir In~
along that, in the event of an accepta-
Die nomination at Ventura the candi-
date would be endorsed at st. Luis
Ob1spo. Ihese Democrats point to the
fact that four years ago they conceded
the nomination to the Pops who put I'M
Nafloh cannon or Ventura and that il
was no fault of theirs (the Democrats)
II cannon did go off more vociferously
and oftener in behalf of Democracy
than Populism.
Inc Pops reply to this by saying that
arrangement was made to accomodat e
senator White, the net result Of which
is Whites seat in the United States cen
ate; and that honors are even, If in
deed, there is not very large balance
in favor of Populism
The silver men who "abored' with
their cantankerous neighbors over this
matter yesterday We're accorded very
few crumbs of comfort in behalf of
their worthy mission of harmony, peace
of action and final fusion. one irate
silvorite said yesterday evening, after
| hard days toll for unity of action
without results: Unless this action is
prompted by motives to accommodate
McLachlan and the railroad, l don't
understand what it means. If persisted
in that will be the net result, and. rest
| assured, that some of the Pop leaders
| will profit by the deal. 1t was out of
| Difference to the Democrats in this dis
| trict who are in minority alone, and
| who it was understood would name q
! clean man for congress, that the con-
| gresional nomination by the Populists
| was deferred at Sacramento" In the
| meantime McLachlan, Hervey Lindley
| and the railroad people are saying not
| word, but are smiling and saving
| cords of wood