The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-08-21
Smart Democrats Garry Out
the Old-Time Programme
Of Grab.
HAVE oNF-NINTH ADVANTAGE.
Dore of Fresno Declares That the
Populists Will Repudiate Sewall
at the Polls.


ton between the conference committees
of the Peoples party, the Democratic
party and the Silver League yesterday
Dental electors, the Democrats to have
five for Bryan and Sewan and the Popu-
lists to have four for Bryan and Watson.
John S. Dore, one Of the most influential
Populists in this State, refused to agree to
the fusion. He felt that he could not con-
scientiously as Populist take a hand in
any proceeding that would give SewaIl
five-ninths of the Populist vote of Cali
fornia.
The following is the agreement drawn
up by the committees:
This memorandum OF agreement, made at
San Francisco, in the State of California, this
Goth day OF August, 1896.
WitneSseth: That whereas the National Con-
vention of the Democratic party and the
National Convention of the Peoples party
have each nominated William ]. Bryan as
their candidate for President of the United
States, but each of such National conventions
has nominated separate candidates for Vice
President of the United States and as 1t is de-
sirahle to secure for the said candidate for
President of the United States the nine
electoral votes OF the State OF California, and
TO divide the said nine electoral votes between
the respective candidates OF said parties for
and TO this end the State Committee OF the
Democratic party OF California and the execu-
tive committee of the Peoples party OF Cal
norma nave each appointed conference
committee ofseven persons to confer upon and
agree upon this subject matter, with power to
report the agreement to the State Committee
of the Democratic party and the executive
committee of the Peoples party respectively
Tor ratification, and said respective conference
committees having met, and being in session
this Goth day OF August, 1896 do hereby
such IS
lows:
That the said Democratic party of Califor-
mia shall cause the withdrawal or resignation
Of four of its electors of President and Vice
President, and that the said Peoples party of
California shall cause the withdrawal or resig-
nation of five of its electors for President and
Vice-Presdent, and that the remaining nine
electors of such respective parties, not so with
drawing or resigning, shall be made the NOM
inees for electors OF President and Vice-Presi-
dent by each OF SAID political parties respec-
lively, and that the executive committee of
the said Peoples party, or the officers of its
Stste convention, or both, as the conditions or
laws may require, and the State Committee of
the said Democratic party, or Its committee to
fill vacancies, or the officers of its State Con-
quire, Will respectively make, sign, certify and
file, according to law and the terms of this
agreement, all certificates or papers necessary
to the accomplishment and execution o. this
agreement, after this agreement shall have
been ratified by the executive committee of
said Peoples party, and by the State Commit
tee OF said Democratic party.
That after such ratification the papers, docu-
ments and certificates and proceedings neees-
sary to the legal execution OF this agreement
shall be referred TO the respective attorneys
which may be chosen by the executive COM
mittee OF said Peoples party and the State
Committee OF said Democratic party TO pre-
pare all such papers as may be necessary TO
carry this agreement into effect.
On behalf OF the Peoples Party Conference
Committee-E. NJ WardaIl tchairman), Thomas
V. Gator, A. 3. Kline, H. A. Mason, j. A. john
son.
On behalf of the Democratic Conference
COmmittee-M F. Tarpey (chairman), Eugene
\. Deuprey. James G. Mcguire, Woodson Cir !
rard (by William H. Afford, proxyl William |
H, Afford, A. Caminetti NJ C. Hassett
The undersigned Conference Committee of /
the Silver party oil California hereby certify |
that they met in conference with the confer |
enee committees OF the Democratic and Peo- |
pies parties and did not demand any repre- /
sentation upon the electoral ticket and do |
hereby ratity, upon the part OF the Silver !
party, the above and foregoing agreement.
GABRIEL Cohn, NJ A. Hurley, ". P LaWIor /
The conference was held in the Demo
cratic headquarters in the California I
Hotel. NJ. f. Tarpey presided and there |
were present representing the Populists /
John S. Dore, E. NJ. Wardall, T. V. Gator. t
James Asbury Johnson, A. B. Kinne and |
J. Mason. The only absentee of the Peo- /
pies party committee was J. E. Camp of |
The conference was called to order at 2
o o'clock and did not end until P. NJ, when I
an adjournment was taken until 3 P NJ
to-day, at which time, on motion of JOS
eph Asbury Johnson, the matter OF fusion
Oh Congressmen will be taken up.
Most of the time OF the conference was
used in attempts to persuade John S. Dore
hat it was the proper thing to allow the
Democracy to swallow the Peoples party.
They had Mr.. Dore against the wall in a
L. lii
First a bimetallist drenehed him with ora
.ory and sophistry.
Then congressman Caminetti caught
Tim by the coat lapel so that he could not
ret away, repeated a speech that he had
made on the floor of Congress respecting
he virtues of the Democratic party, and
citing forth what a glorious thing, what
glorious change it would be, to kick out
Grover Cleveland and the Democratic
,arty and to kick in w. ]. Bryan and
Arthur BeIaying-pIn Sewall of the First
Bank, together with the same
Id Democratic gang.
But Mr. Dore knew the wishes of his
eighbors. He knew that the Populists of
CENTRAL California would never vote
Dr. Banker Sewall, and he knew that nine
snths of the Democrats and silver Repub-
cans in his district would not vote Tor
ewall.
He was unmoved by sophistry and fol-
,wed the exam pie of the sturdy Texans
the ST. Louis convention, who held aloft
ne straight Populist banner and refused
, assist The perfidious Democracy in per-
etuating for another four years British
lie in the United States
Mr.. Dore not only refused to sign the
yreement, but will present minority re-
ort to the Peoples party State Central
ommittee, in which he will fully set forth
lie reasons which led him to withhold his
sent 10 the unholy alliance.
Mr.. Dore came out of the conference
ith a flushed face. and was joined by his
lend Professor Douglass I. Fowler OF
resno County. Professor Fowler is a
EN- Der Of the Peoples party State Cen
al Committee, and be, like Mr.. Dore, is 1
,posed to pledging the Populists OF Cali /
rnia to give Arthur Sewall five votes for
ice. President and Tom Watson only
ur.
The Populists will not vote for Bryan t
i'd Sewall," said Mr.. Dore to CALL re- s
,rter Immediately after the conferences
sterday afternoon.
II wanted Bryan and Watson electors T
through" he added. "That was the !
,ket we nominated at st. Louis. and that 9
rs the only ticket we wanted. say with f