The San Francisco call., 1896-07-08
The Junta Will Ratify Outdoors
and the Buckleyites in
a Hall.
EACH WILL oUTDo THE OTHER.
Democrats May Go to Metropolitan
Hall or to Grant Avenue Satur.
day Night.

Watch for the Democratic ratification
next Saturday n1ght-that is, if anything
to ratify appears by that time.
1t will be "double-header." The Junta
and the Buckleyites will ratify in compe-
tition and the chief spirit of the proceed
ings will come from the rivalry of the
divided factions.
The Junta will Tatify on Grant avenue
street corners and the Buckleyites will
ratify in Metropolitan Hall with overflow
meetings on the side. Both organizations
will endeavor to get up big street parades.
The odds appear to be with the Buckley
ties just now on account of their superior
numbers, on account of their having a
hall and on account of their representing
the silver element of the local party.
The Junta gold outfit has not vet been
able to exhibit much enthusiasm over the
prospective silver platform and silver can
didate of the party, but it will make the
best showing 1t can, and it has decided
that the chances of its drawing crowds are
better on downtown street corners than
in hall.
Committees on both sides decided on
ratifcations last night. The Junta outfit
went ahead regardless of the Buckleyites,
which the ratification committee ap-
pointed by Chairman Sullivan re-
garded as unworthy of notice. This
committee decided to hold ratification
meetings on the Grant-aveuue street cor
ners, from Market to Bush, according to
the crowds that assem- bled. No definite
arrangements about parade were made.
No speakers were definitely engaged, but
1t was decided to extend invitations to the
following speakers, number of whom are
likely TO be conveniently absent so as TO
keep themselves out OF the factional mess:
P. J. Harney, William Craig, Clitus Bar
bour, Robert Ferral, Thomas J. Clunie, Joseph
Leggett, Joseph p Kelly, James II. Barry
James F. Smith, w. II. Wilson, w. j. Biggy
DR.. T. A. RottanZo, II. T. CresWell, Charles A.
Sumner, c. Gesford, w. H. Alyord, Eugene A.
Deuprey, Joseph 1. Dimond, Joseph E. O'Don-
nell, ]. T. Butler, Samuel Braunhart, Patrick
Reddy, P. NJ. Wellin, B. J. seiberlich.
The ratification was the principal busi-
ness before the regular meeting of the
executive committee of the regulars at
935 Market street, over which Chairman
M. J. Donovan presided. At the
of Joseph Rothschild, T. NJ. Treacy,
James H. 0'Brien and II. NJ. Kelly had
been appointed, but the committee had no
plan to report. at the same meeting the
district clubs had been asked to meet and
express their wishes in regard to a ratifi-
cation, and reports were heard from
every district. This was in striking
contrast to the methods of the Junta,
In which organization the ratification and
the committee therefor was result of
meeting of Gavin McNap, NJ. G. Hassett
and Chairman W. P. Sullivan. The re-
ports from the eighteen districts were
about equally to the effect that the dis
tricts were in favor of an independent rati-
fication, and in favor of abiding by any
orders OF the ratification committee.
During the discussion Joseph Roths-
child and others expressed the feeling
that the organization should join with all
Democrats and sink for the time all local
differences, but after the urging of the
consideration that the other camp had
gone ahead as though they constituted all
there was to the local Democracy it was
decided to refer the whole matter to the
ratification committee with power to act
When the meeting adjourned the COM
mittee decided TO hold an independent
ratification, and Metropolitan Hall was at
once secured for Saturday night.
There will thus be two Democratic rati-
fcations, one by the Daggett-Rainey gold
crowd on Grant avenue corners, and the
other by the Buckleyites at Metropolitan
Hall and adjacent regions. The Buckley
ties will turn out in great force. get the
biggest and most eloquent speakers it is
rossible to secure, hire bands, build bon
fires and whoop up the end of the party
with which they are in sympathy.
Both factions will effect further detailed
arrangements to-day.