The San Francisco call., 1896-06-16
Followers of Daggett and McNab
Confident of Sue
cess.
IROQUOIs GRAND WHooP UP
Los Angeles Delegation Will Spring
the San Pedro and Santa Monica
Fight on the Convention.

Iroquois braves, Buckley lambs and the
followers of the Daggett- McNab Junta
were massed at the ferry station at the
foot OF Market street few minutes before
4 O'Clock yesterday afternoon. These
Democratic politicians were bound for
Sacramento TO attend the State Conven-
tion of the party Mixed in the throng
were delegates from Mendoeino, Santa
Clara, Santa Barbara, San Mateo and San
Luis Obispo CO unties.
Iroquois excursion tickets were in great
Juror, but the supply was fully equal to
the demand.
Braves had packages of tickets to dis
pose of at So 35 for the round trip. Word
was given out that the Iroquois would
have special car. Tickets enough were
sold to Justify the makeup OF a special
train. Many of the party workers who
went to the ferry as spectators raised the
necessary coin to buy ticket and went
away with their fellows rejoicing.
The sight of the push" and pull OF
the party in San Francisco interested the
delegates from the country. The latter
stood in groups apart from the line and
studied their brother Democrats, seeking
to detect by exterior signs the difference
between the Lambs and the Junta-
In the send-Off harmony prevailed. The
Iroqnols crowd represented delegates from
each faction OF the party, ana all promised
to make things hum in Sacramento.
Among the passengers leaving for Sacra-
mento at 4 o'clock were A. S. Cooper and
n {. Denn of Santa Barbara, Senator
Seawen Alex Duncan, John Ruddick,
Samuel Rice and Jack Weldon of Mendo-
cino; c. WINS, San LUIS Obispo; Senator
Biggy, Charles Gelden, Jack Mannix, John
Foley, DR.. Bryan, Senator Fay, James
Nealon, NJ. J. Donovan, P. NJ. Wellin,
Jere Lynch, Con Sullivan and Clitus Bar
bour. Thomas Chandler went along with
John Foley and Jack Mannix to attend to
brewery business in Sacramento.
Jere Lynch, president of the Hale d Nor
cross mine, arrived at the depot just in
time to get aboard the boat. He is dele
gate and Will denOunce Buckley as he
points to the pyramids of Egypt.
Mr.. Rankin of Santa Clara, whose dele
cation is in line for the free coinage of sill
yer, barely caught the boat. Supplies Sc
cured IN San Jose and deemed absolutely
necessary for a Democratic convention in
Sacramento did not arrive at the ap-
pointed time. Just before the doors closed
the goods came, and the Santa Clara dele
gates were happy.
When the delegates of the rival factions
left the City for Sacramento the regular
Democrats, or Buckley men, were as con-
fident as ever that some one other than
Frank Gould would be brought out for
chairman of the convention. They, laid
great stress on the fact that the orators of
the regular Democracy-the speakers for
a delegation pledged to the free coinage of
siIver-Would be on the floor of the con-
vention by proxy of rural delegates, and
thus privileged to speak their sentiments
would make such eloquent appeals that
the convention would do justice to the
Clunie, Rothschild, Nealon, Donovan,
O'Brien and Piatt will meet in the arena
such gifted statesmen as j. V. Coleman,
Jere Lynch, Gavin McNab, John Foley
and Jack Mannix.
Among the Lambs the greatest indigna-
ton was caused by the report that McNab
had issued badges to the Junta delegates
which would admit each holder of a
badge to the privilege of the voting floor.
1t is true that the Buckley men have their
credentials as regular Democrats, but
documents OF this kind, ever so potent at
the Occidental Club, are sure to be dis
counted by the convention gate-keepers
unless supplemented by badge.
The Junta delegates were laughing yes
terdav at the chagrin of the regulars. The
idea that the Buckley delegates would be
allowed to participate in the proceedings
of the convention was regarded as alb
surd. As for silver they asserted that all
the delegates were for free silver. 'Why,
thew have given up the fight" said one of
the Junta. They are talking about
Gould's defeat for chairman when there is
no opposing candidate.
Delegates from other counties of the
State are not inclined to take an active
part in the San Francisco quarrel. a. S.
Cooper of Santa Barbara expressed the
opinion that the delegates from his Sec
ton OF the State did not particularly fancy
Buckley since the boss decamped from
California some years ago.
The Los Angeles delegation is claimed
as supporters of the regulars in San Fran
cisco, as against the Junta. Word comes
from the south that this delegation in
tends to bring the Santa Monica and San
Pedro harbor improvement fight in the
State Convention. The Santa Barbara
and San Luis Obispo delegations fancy
that the fight is purely local subject
which should not be introduced in the
convention.
An anita P. A. plank is sure to receive
the strongest Endorsement of the conven-
ton, at least so says Mr. Cooper of Santa
Barbara. He is also against woman suf-
frage. "There is only one man for gold in
our delegation, and as hold his proxy,
we will be solid for silver"
Mr.. Rankin of Santa Clara wore as
campaign button bright twenty-cent sill
yer coin. The style seemed to catch the
popular fancy.