The San Francisco call., 1896-06-11
His Friends Doubt That HI
Will Accept the Convention
Craftsmanship.
MAY STILL SOME TEMPEsTs.
The Delegation Is Against Gould and
Likes neutrality-suspicious.
Politics.

LOS ANGELES, CAL, June 10-Prepa-
rations are going forward auspiciously for
the home reception to Senator Stephen M.
White which will take place next Friday
afternoon and evening, provided the distin-
guished gentleman arrives on schedule
time.
The general reception committee of
twenty has been holding meetings daily
with the view of making the reception
work complete in every detail. A full
complement of subcommittee has been
appointed, and all are working barmoni-
ousIy. This will be non-partisan demon
stration, and will be hearty, genuine and
full of earnest zeal.
Great political significance attaches to
Senator Whites return at this time. The
reception itself has no political signifi-
canoe. 1t is a spontaneous tribute to a
United States Senator who has stood with
the great body of Los Angeles business
men in the great harbor contest.
But this return will be on the eve of the
County Convention OF Whites party,
wherein all manner of strife and divisions
seem imminent. The Senator, with his
usual pacific hand, is expected to pour the
sweet oil of peace upon these warning fac
ton and to fuse them into one harmoni-
Gus unity.
He will get Los Angeles County's in
dorsement for chairman of the State con-
vention, if he will take it, but leading
Democrats of both factions believe he will
oppose such a move. His friend, Patton,
will be chairman of the county conven-
ton.
This convention will adopt unanimously
strong resolution instructing its dele
gates to Sacramento to instruct in turn
the State delegates to the National Con-
vention to use all honorable means to Sc
cure the nomination of Senator White for
the Presidency.
A consensus of opinion among leading
Democrats of the "purist" faction on the
question of the Craftsmanship of the State
convention is that some neutral man other
than Frank Gould of Stockton should be
selected for that position, which suggests
Senator White, but, as before stated, a
majority OF them think he will decline
this honor, since he expects to be one of
the delegates-at-large to the National Con-
Yention.
1t is now thought that resolution will
pass in the County Convention instructing
the delegates TO the State Convention to
stand for the admission of both sets of
delegates from San Francisco. "Bily"
Foote has many friends among both fac
tions for delegate at large to the National
Convention.
There will be no resolution in favor of
Foote, but it is believed that the thirty
nine delegates will be solidly for him. A
pronounced silver and San Pedro resolu-
ton Will go through with a whoop.
Owing to the harbor fight, which en-
gendered so much hostility among certain
elements here, the Congressional contest
promises to be one of the warmest ever
known to Southern California.
An interesting feature of this fight is
that the Populists have so far made no
nomination for Congressman, which means
that they will indorse an acceptable nomi-
nee of the Democrats. George S. Patton,
who is of strong silver tendencies, would
be very acceptable to the Populists. So
too, would II. g. Dillon, attorney of the
Salt Lake Railroad, which will seek to
reach tidewater at San Pedro.
Not only the Populists, but labor organi-
cations throughout this district are favor
able to San Pedro. The foregoing indi-
Gates what Mr.. McLachlan will have to
contend with in the coming canvass.