The San Francisco call., 1896-07-04

to the convention. OF course they are
out-and-out silver men and nothing less
than free and untrammeled declaration
for free coinage of the white metal on a
reasonable ratio will satisfy them.
1--WE are not in favor of any particular
candidate" said Mr.. Clark, "but will
accept any man who is for the free coinage
of gold and silver with the ratio of 16 to i.
We will accept no overtures from the gold
men. We have the convention in our
grasp and propose to hold it. How about
David B. Hill as temporary chairman OF
the convention? We don't want him, we
will nominate silver man for that place.
Why should we concede anything to the
gold people? Why should we concede
anything to the enemy? There is no ne
cessity for it. We are in the majority
Besides, they will make no concessions to
us. Montana has declared absolutely and
unequivocally for silver. All the delegates
will be here next Sunday morning In ad-
dition to 200 members of different pi-
metallic clubs of the State, headed
by the Montana band. l want to say
to you that this is one of the best bands IN
the country. 1t will give several concerts
here, and the people will be able to Judge
of its merit. Montana proposes to do
everything it can to swell the rising tide
for gold and currency, and the people of
that State believe that silver platform
with silver candidate will result in a
silver victory
Mr.. Clark is a keen, active little man
and wears a bunch of whiskers on his
chin.
DR.. Mullinix of Oregon is making an en-
ergetic canvass In the interest of ex-Gov-
erhor Pennoyer of that State. The doctor
says he will present the name of the Web
foot statesman to the convention in the
most eloquent speech of his life, and it
may be said right here that the doctor
is a good silver talker. He is not averse
to Stephen NJ. White of California for Sec
ond place on the ticket, but says that Pen
noyer will accept no compromise. In a
preamble which DR.. Muilinix hands out
to the delegates to the convention he pre-
sents the history and virtues of the ex-
Governor of Oregon in the following lam
guage;
"Pennoyer of Oregon-a Democrat of the
Jeffersonian school - born in the State
of New York in 1881, graduated at the
Law School, Harvard, in 1854, came to
Oregon in 1856. eventu ually engaging in the
lumber business. Elected Democratic Gov.
ernor in 1886 by $500 plurality; re- elected
in 1890 by over 5000 plurality; elected as
the regular Democratic and Populist can
didate for Mayor of Portland June l, 1896,
by a plurality of over 1000. After
being elected Mayor without previous
pledge or promise, ne voluntarily reduced
his own salary one-half to meet the fall in
-; IL
gle gold basis. He refused to call out
the militia during a threatened railroad
riot, insisting that if the company would
pay its men peace would be preserved
Pay your men, he said, and the men
were paid. He has always favored equality
in the coinage and use of standard money
OF both the money metals of the constitu-
tion aud an equality of protection to the
wage-earner as we'll as the manufacturer
and producer in the adjustment of revenue
taxation. He defended the clearly re-
served rights of the States against at
tempted Federal executive domination in
his celebrated dispatch, I will attend to
my business; let the President attend to
his
The scene about the hotel corridors to-
night is one of great excitement. The sill.
yer ''rooters" are making the night hid
eous. They hold absolute sway and the
gold men are not IN it for minute. 1t IS
quite evident that the sentiment OF the
majority of che people who are gathered
in Chicago for the great National Demo-
cratic pow-wow next week is with the sill
verites. The gold men are making poor
showing and there is no question but that
eventually they will be obliged to take to
the woods. FRANK MCGUIRE.