The San Francisco call., 1896-08-09
And Will Be Willing to Give
the Populists All They
Ask For.
ACTIVE WORK IS SUGGESTED
Republicans Reported Making vigor
Gus and Aggressive Campaign
All Over the State.

The Democratic State Central Commit
tee held q regular meeting in the Califor-
MIA Hotel yesterday afternoon and de-
cided that it was time for the State De-
mocracy to call a halt and to submit to
the embraces of the pursuer, the Peoples
party. In other words, that 1t was time
to fuse. This is practically an admission
that the Democracy is not confident that
it can carry this State without the aid OF
the Populists.
w. Il. Afford of Tulare was in the chair,
and the first business transacted was the
acceptance OF the resignation of ex-Mayor
e. B. Pond, who could not support the
Chicago platform. Mr.. Ponds letter OF
resignation gave no reason for the step
taken. 1t was simply resignation with
out comment as a member of the Demo-
cratic State Central Committee.
On motion of Gavin McNab Clitus Bar
bour was appointed unanimously to fill
the vacancy.
The matter of fusion with the Populists
came up in the shape of resolution pre-
sented by the advisory committee reaolv-
Ing that committee of seven, of whom
the chairman should be one, should be
appointed for the purpose of consulting
with the duly authorized executive COM
mittees of the Populist and silver organiz-
ations in the State of California and re-
solving further that such committee re-
port back to the State Central Committee
the result of the conference on fusion on
Presidential electors, the whole subject
matter to be held in temporary abeyance
until after consultation with the execu-
tive committee of the Democratic party of
| the United States.
| John w. Mitchell of Los Angeles said
that the matter might involve the candi-
dates on the Democratic and Populist
tickets in different districts of the State
On motion OF Caminetti the resolution
was made to include Congressman as well
as Presidential electors in the fusion.
Mr.. Mitchell said that an effort would
be made to have the PopuIists of the Sixth
Congressional District meet at the same
time in Los Angeles with the Democrats.
On motion of M. G.. Hassett of San Fran
cisco it was decided that committee of
five be appointed to cooperate with the
chair in assisting the different State Com
mitteemeni in forming clubs in their re-
spective districts.
Reports of good cheer we're heard from
different counties. j. A. Filcher of Placer
said that the Democracy must poll its
votes for Sewall as well as for Bryan, and
to that end it would be well TO effect
thorough organization without delay.
There were several Populists and Republic
cans on the roll Of Placer County.
All the speakers urged the speedy organ
ization of clubs and distribution of silver
literature, because the Republicans in each
of the counties reported were making an
active and aggressive fight.
| Ball OF Colusa said that free coinage lit
erature was wanted in order to enable
Democrats to combat the fact that good
many people believed that free coinage
would have a tendency to cheaper money.
| A good many Democrats in his county,
he said, were not well enough informed on
the matter to discuss it with success.
| Hassett of San Francisco remarked that
| it had been industriously circulated around
! this City for eight or ten days that the
savings banks of this City and State will
undertake to pay of their deposltors IN
cheap money, namely silver. The law re-
cures them to pay their depositors in the
/ same kind of money as that received by
| them.
The committee adjourned subject to the
| call of the chair
! Among the delegates present was Mark
R. Plaisted, publisher of the Morning
Enterprise at Riverside, in this State.
W. d. Grady, well-known attorney
and Democratic politician of Fresno, has
taken up his residence in this City. Thus
lar he has taken'no active interest in local
politics.
All was quiet at the Republican head
quarters Yesterday. Letters continue to
| pour in giving accounts of new conver-
sions every day from the ranks OF the adj
vocates of cheap money. M. K. Higgins,
secretary of the Republican State Central
Committee, said yesterday that the DEM
ocrats were so badly scared that they
would give the Populists all that they
asked in order TO secure their aid.