The San Francisco call., 1896-08-04
E. B. POND rs HONoRED.
Irish Says a Big Delegation
Will Go to the National
Convention,
MUCH STATE CORRESPONDENCE
What Some Populist Leaders Have
Said in Confidence About Bryan's
Nomination at st. Louis.

The California portion of the Demo
cratic sound-money movement TO organ
lze a regular old-line Democratic party
and put complete ticket in the field is
rapidly taking definite shape, and it is
now a certainty that in this State the
sound-money Democrats will hold State
convention and nominate electoral and
Congressional tickets.
e. B. Pond has been named as the Cali
fornia representative on the provisional
executive committee which is to meet in
Indianapolis next Friday to issue call
for a National convention. Mr.. Pond 6
name was placed on the roll on the sug-
gestion of John P. Irish and some other
Democratic leaders here, and he has ac-
cepted the honor, although he will be un-
able to attend the meeting. This State
will not be directly represented at this
first National conference at Indianapolis,
but Mr.. Pond will send his proxy to some
Eastern Democrat who will attend,
probably to Congressman Bynum of In
diana.
John P. Irish has so far been the most
active spirit in the new party movement IN
this State. He returned yesterday from a
trip to Placer County and found quite a
mass of correspondence relating to it
awaiting him.
Gas soon as the National call is issued
said MIR. Irish yesterday, "a State conven-
ton will be held in this State to nominate
full electoral and Congressional ticket in
every district.
Mr. Pond has acquiesced in his appoint
ment as the representative OF this State at
the Indianapolis meeting, but he will prob
ably forward his proxy. When the
National convention is held full delega-
ton will attend and the prospect is that q
large company OF old-line Democrats will
60 with the delegation. We are already
making arrangements to secure the same
convention rates that were accorded to the
other National conventions.
"From my correspondence it is already
evident that majority, II not all, OF the
counties of the State will be represented
in the State convention. l and other
Democrats who are interested in preserv.
ing the honor of the party have received
many letters of interested inquiry and as
surances of cooperation from Los Angeles
Santa Barbara, Sacramento, Monterey
Fresno, SAL Diego, Yuba, Placer and Sut
ter counties. They are from Democrats,
all urging organization and putting 8
ticket in the feid."
Mr.. Irish is an observant man who has
had large experience with political affairs,
and his estimate of the situation and the
party prospects in this State Will be OF In
terest and value.
IL Think" he said yesterday, that the
sound money Democratic ticket will pol
%, 600 votes in California.
'Of course, a large element of the sound
money Democrats of this State will follow
the course advocated by Bourke Cochran
and vote directly for Mckinley. find
that this is especially true of the working.
men-the wage-earners-whoh have hereto
fore voted the Democratic ticket and who
make nothing out of politics except the
dividends they get from the good effect q
political policies upon their labor ano
wages. They have such a nearby
example of the effect of the silvel
standard upon the wages OF labor
in Mexico that their revolt agains
such conditions and against such beg
carly scale of wages carries them cleal
over to the Republican ticket"
Mr. Irish will probably take a very
active and prominent part in the com
ing campaign. He will attend the Ma
tional convention soon to be called
and be already has several stumping tour
in the East and West in view. One o
them may be in Colorado, from where th
State Civic Association has sent him al
invitation to make a tour OF the larges
cities, speaking in the interest of sount
money.
Since the California Populists have re
turned from St. Louis they have no
spoken all that is in their minds ant
hearts, though a great majority of then
have only half concealed their disappoint
ment at the strange result of that conven
ton.
They are all expecting, or at least tn
leaders have been expecting, Sewallsto re
sign. Mr.. Irish stated Yesterday reason
for this expectation which the Populist
have not yet given out.
Two Of the Populist leaders who wer
of the inner councils at the st. Louis con
vention." said Mr.. Irish, "tell me tha
Bryan or Jones has betrayed the Populists
They say it was arranged for Bryan t.
make his bold stand for Sewall. ate
which the st. Louis convention was t.
nominate Watson and follow with tn
nomination of Bryan. Then Mr.. Sewal
was to play Pythiss to Bryan's Damo
and decline the Democratic nomination
But Sewall now refuses. The Populist
have done their part and adjourned, an
as Bryan's yoke-fellow has baked he mus
decline the Populist nomination or los
the benefit of his celebrated telegram t
Chairman Jones'"
John Daggett is one of the administra
ton Democrats who stand by the Chicag
convention.
II went into the State convention {
make fight for sound money!" he sal
yesterday, "and we were beaten. / accep
the result and will support the ticket"
]. j. Valentine is one of the gold Demo
Gratis very earnestly interested in the soun