The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-08
DEMOCRATS FUSE
AMID POVERTY
State Committee Swallows
the Southern Pacific
Ticket.
SORE SPOTS IN PLENTY.
Patton Talked Sadly aud Mad
dux Looked Gravely at a
Cuspidor.
WILL ASSESS oFFICE-HoLDERg.
Committee Members Assessed and
Governor Budd and His Ratainers
Down for Thousand.
WILL ASSESS oFF1CE-HoLDERs

The Democratic State Central Commit
tee ratified the Popocratic programme of
Congressional fusion at a special meeting
held yesterday afternoon at the California
Hotel the Southern Pacific Company as
senting thereto. Nine votes we're recorded
against it, bat IL was carried with seventy
four affirmative votes, of which twenty
five were Southern Pacific proxy votes,
cast by Chairman Afford, Gavin McNab
voting but eight Southern Pacific proxies
this time
Sore hearts ana indignant souls were
plentiful about the headquarters and in
the small gathering, but the sore spots
were masked, and the indignation was
carefully smothered.
Eugene n. Deuprey read the long
report of the Democratic confer
ence com snittee. 1t was 8 matter-of-fact
and familiar history OF the appointments
Of fusion committees and their confer
ences, which resulted Saturday night in
the fusion Congressional ticket of four
Democrats and three Populists. The re-
port briefly stated the successive appear
ances before the joint committee Of the
nominees who Clipped in their with
drawals.
1t also stated, concerning McGIashsn.
Monteith, Kelly and Maddux, that each
appeared before the committee and alb
solutelY refused to place his withdrawal in
its hands, giving his reasons therefor"
-Four times did Mr.. Deuprey read these
words, placins on absolutely refused
solemn emphasis OF both force and time.
The report omitted to state that poor
Patton of the Sixth District, the most
ruthless sacrifice OF the deal, had an
peared and withdrawn, and Patton's
FRIEND John W. Mitchell, called attention
to II, whereupOn Mr.. Deuprey verbally
amended the report.
After reading the report Mr.. Deuprey
gracefully threw g wad OF balm at Patton
by saying that the Democratic party was
Geeply indebted 10 the gentleman for is
patriotic seIf-denial in sacrificing himself
against the will of his friends and against
the JUDGMENT of many members Of his
party. Deupreyis motion that committee
Of three be appointed TO draft and have en-
crossed resolutions OF thanks to be pre-
sented 10 Mr.. Patton instead of a seat in
Congress was passed. There were Hoother
Democratic candidates to thank. But the
ghosts OF Banquos Maddux and Kelly
grinned sardonicallY.
W lille Mr.. Patton was being eulogized
and getting thanks voted him Maddux of
the Seventh, who would not resign, sat in
front seat and looked meditatively into
an iron cuspidor.
Then Patton shouldered his cross and
came TO the front TO describe his cheerful
ness. He told of placing his withdra wal
IN the hands OF the committee two weeks
ago, and he said: Notwithstanding none
of the Democratic members of the COM
mittee lived south Of San Francisco l had
confidence in their integrity, and trust
fully rested my case II their hands"
Then he got TO that fatefuI last Saturday
night
'iAt late hour, he said, 81 received
telephone message at my rooms and I
went at once to the committees head
quarters, where l saw Mr.. Lane, who pri-
vately told me that the Popuiists were
bound to Barlow and that unless l with
drew the whole plan would fail. l at once
went before the committee and withdrew.
L felt when did so that 1 was giving up
seat in Congress, for l felt that I might
win in a three-cornered fight"
The devoted stand OF his own Demo-
cratic friends, he said, would ever be a
proud memory.
Il received no votes from the Populists
and owe nothing to that party he
added.
Patton moved the adoption of the re-
port.
Deuprey read the pledge which all the
fusion candidates must sign in tripIicate
promising the three parties to vote in
Congress, If elected, for the free and IN
limited coinage of silver at Is to l without
consent, against all funding schemes and
for the speedy building of the Nicaragua
canal by the Government.
Samuel hoffman of San Francisco
moved TO take up the report By districts
and Gavin McNab made the point OF
order that the report must be considered
as a whole, for if the report should not be
approved as TO one district the entire re-
port would fail.
E. P. Mogan moved TO postpone consid-
Grafton until later special meeting to be
held next Saturday, and Deuprey urged
that 1t was absolutely necessary for the
report to be accepted or rejected then
John W. Mitchell of Los Angeles. who
made long and loyal fight for the de-
feated Patton, stood up eloquently for the
report, saving that if objection were raised
IL ought TO come from Southern California.
"It is true" said Mitchell, that a mis-
take has been made by reason OF the en-
pire county of Los Angeles being cut out
OF the possibility OF having a representa-
tive in the next Congress, but we are will
ing to bow our heads 10 the inevitable as
Democratic patriots rather than as fusion
politicians"
While N. F. Tarpey talked for the re-
port, urging that the electoral fusion as
well was in the balance, Mitchell did in-
effective camp-meeting work IN the rear
with Kohlman, Mogan and other friends
of Joseph 2 Kelly. joseph p Hayes
made a speech IN behalf OF "a square
deal and Mogan explained that he
wanted a postponement, because the re-
port was not finished until A. NJ that
day, and it should receive careful consid-
Grafton.
Mogan's amendment was lost by vote
OF 9 to "A, the affirmative voters being E.
p Mogan, Samuel kohlman, Joseph P
HAYES, c. w Wittbeck, J. J. Byrne, ]. J.
Lynch. Thomas E. Scully and J. a.
Meulieuh of San Francisco and NJ F.
Swift of San Mateo.
The deal was finished so far as the Dem
ocrats were concerned, but there was no
applause.
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