The San Francisco call., 1896-08-25
A Full Delegation to Be Sent
to the indianapolis Ma
tional Convention.
THIRTEEN DELEGATES NAMED
A Permanent ganization and {
Heroic Exhibition of Loyalty
to Principle.

The sound-money and old-line Demo
Gratis of California who are ready in this
political crisis to stand by the ancient and
basic principles of their party and who
are so true to their political principles
that they cannot swallow Populist Bryan
and the Populistic Chicago platform yes
terday swung bravely into line with the
Indianapolis" sound-money movement.
At large and representative gathering
in the parlors of the Grand Hotel they de-
cided to send full California delegation
to the National Sound-money Democratic
Convention TO be held at Indianapolis on
Septem Der ., and thirteen of the eighteen
delegates were named.
This political gathering was not a great
one in the popular sense of 'great" as ap-
piled to political meeting. But then it
deserved the adjective great for several
reasons"
For one thing the Democracy of Cali
fornia has not in its political history
gathered party representatives at any
convention who embraced SO high a per-
eentage of the intelligence, the loyalty to
party principles and the real nobility,
civic heroism and all that is best in the
great political party which began when
Jefferson and Randolph proclaimed their
political faiths, as that which character
ICES the members of the Sound-money
Democratic League OF California, which
yesterday permanently organized and took
lis place amid the political forces of the
Golden State.
The Democratic push did not attend
the conference, for the "Honor- bright
Democracy" as John ?. Irish has dubbed
it, has no prospective patronage to
distribute.
Every man who could give his time to
attend the notable gathering did so and
pledged his fealty to the true Democratic
cause, not only without the shadow of a
hope of political reward, but with the GER
tainty that he severed his chance of Sc
curing influence or reward from the in
truders who have captured the party.
The meeting was the second meeting OF
the sound-money Democracy. When
Temporary Chairman E. R. Taylor called
the meeting to order he announced that
the business was the questions of sending
q delegation to the National convention
and permanent organization.
John P. Irish was called for to give his
views on the matter of sending a delega-
ton and he responded in brief and forci-
BILE way.
az think" he said, THAT 1t Is absolutely
necessary that we to-day constitute and ac-
credit delegation to the National eonven-
ton. If We do not do so, it will be dis
couraging to our Eastern friends Oregon,
Washington, Wyoming and other Pacific
Coast States will be represented, and it
would be a great mistake if California
were not represented.
"The truth is, we have been idle too
long and have trusted too long to the silent
power of principles. We have abandoned
the ear of the public to the Populists and
4baxr bouA haap hla 70 an, fhair rorip
ciples on the Democratic party. or rather,
they have been able to exclude from the
National Democratic Convention any true
expression of Democratic principles and
10 substitute their own.
1.-The present position of the Democratic
party is due TO the fact that we have left
the field open to them. The socialists
and the communists have been infesting
the platform of the Iroquois Club for
eighteen months, and they have thus and
in other ways been matchmaking the
masses with their PRINCIPLES, while we
have remained silent.
mo matter If We will not be able to put
an electoral ticket in the field. Let US go
ahead and promulgaLe our principles.
am not advising anybody to vote for Nc
Kinley and am not advising ybody to
vote against Mckinley. Let the results |
take care of themselves.
"I received letter the other day from |
JuuRG DOHu 1IIR LudI LIKE county was |
full of sound-money Democrats who had |
nothing tangible to tie to, and / have re-
ceived similar letters from all over the |
State. | propose myself to attend the |
Ind annapolis convention, and my ticket is |
already bought for Thursday evening. |
have official information that the rates TO
this convention over all the main trunk |
lines will be one fare for the round trip. |
Those appointed as delegates who cannot |
go should forward to the delegation their |
proxies in blank.
when the Indianapolis movement is |
over Chairman ones will not again tele- |
graph all over the country that the In
dianapolis mo- ment is too contemplate |
and insignificant for consideration. We |
will show him who Is contemplate and in |
significant"
Judge Robert Y. Rayne offered the only |
suggestion in opposition 10 the election of |
delegates. He observed that, as electors !
would not be nominated here, they would |
not represent any political party and he |
believed that the efforts of the organiza-
ton should be embraced not in typifying |
signs of activity, but in the PRONUNCIATION
of principles to every voter in the State |
through the mediums of public speakers |
and campaign literature.
Marcus Rosenthal backed up Mr.. Irish's
argument and observed that 1t would IN
lure the cause all over the country If Cali
fornia were not represented at the
National convention when those delegates
would represent 10000 to 25,0O6 Demo-
cratic voters in the State.
"The Democrats of this State" said Mr..
''are not to be led over into the
Populist camp"
After some discussion q motion was car
ried that delegation 10 the National con-
vention be appointed, leaving four OF the
eighteen delegates to the Sound-money |
Democratic Club of Los Angeles. b. b. |
Pond, in seconding this motion. suggested |
that all the Congressional districts be rep |
resented. Judge Hayne withdrew his OPP |
position, and with complete unanimity |
committee Of three was authorized to
nominate delegates. The chair appointed
E. B. Pond, Marcus Rosenthal and Charles
H. Shinn, and the committee retired to
prepare its report.
As the committee retired permanent or
ganization was taken up On motion OF At
torney William Thomas, and committee
on permanent organization, consisting OF
William Thomas, John T. Irish and ID, +.
Fortmann, was appointed.
During the absence OF this aocond COM
mittee Chairman Taylor read mum Der OF
letters from all over the State, addressed