The San Francisco call., 1896-07-06
GOLD MEN WILL WITHDRAW,

Democracy, and that one is stephen M
White of California. Senator Hill re-
marked last night to friend (not for pub
Ication, but the story leaked ouD that II
he had to follow the party upon silver
platform he would rather have Senator
White carry the banner than anybody else
whom knew; not that he had any ldea
that the Senator from California was not
perfectly sincere on the free-colnage ques-
ton, but that he knew White TO be an
a bic and safe man. and one to whose hands
the welfare of the Nation might be wisely
intrusted.
There is no boom yet for Senator White.
nor is there likely to be one. 1t is more
than probable that when the friends of
the many candidates get tired of pulling
and hauling and of chickering's, the Senator
from California will be brought forward at
the opportune time as a dark horse on
which the convention may ride safely over
the rocks of factional discord.
But neither Senator Hill nor any other
prominent member of the gold wing has
vet announced that he would vote at the
polls for silver nominee on a silver plat
form. On the contrary, men high in the
councils of the party have declared that
they will not vote for the nominee OF this
convention If the programme of the West
ern men should be carried out. They will
stay in the battle until the last shot has
been fired, and then, if their colors sink
down into the dust OF defeat and humilia-
ton, they viii accept their fate like brave
soldiers of the old guard, and will die
with the words mo surrender" on their
lips.
The financial question is to them more
than party. They declare that free-coin-
age platform would be a violation of the
tenets of Democracy-such gross violation
that no Democrat would be bound to fol-
low its banner in the coming campaign.
The signs of the times are propitious for
a Democratic Donnybrook, no matter how
affairs may turn out. This much is GER
tain: The sound-noney Democrats, not
only in the convention but those in the
country at large, will refuse to vote for the
candidate and will cast their votes for
William Mckinley rather than see the
business of the country ruined, as they
say it would be under silver administra
tion.
The California delegation arrived this
morning, travel-stained and tired after its
tedious journey of four days and four
nights in the cars. All of its members are
in good health and spirits, and they
brought good spirits with them in the
shape of 130 cases of California wines OF
! the finest brands and vintages that ever
perfumed the lip of an epicure. They
! have established their headquarters in
| parlor 3S in the Great Northern Hotel, and
tomorrow morning, after having recov-
cred from the fatigue of their trip. they
will be prepared to dispense hospitality
with that generous hand which every true
Californian carries with him.
Colonel John P. Irish stopped over in
Nebraska to repair some political fences,
and will be on deck in the morning to do
battle for the cause OF sound money. Irish
| is a born fighter, a clear and forceful
writer, logical reasoner and graceful
and persuasive speaker. He will make
! things lively in the Democratic camp as
! soon as he takes off his shirt-collar and
| begins to lift up his voice. BY a humor-
Gus chance the delegation, which. as every
one knows, is pledged for free coinage,
came from California here in the Pullman
palace-car Ell Orc (the gold). The delega-
tion has been quizzed very rauch over the
silver contingent being brought from Cali
fornia in gold car.
The badges of the delegation are both
rich and beautiful, being of purple and
| gold. plush and satin, trimmed with gold
bullion surmounted by silver bear and
a copy of the Great Seal of California
done in silver. There will be as great a
demand for those badges by visitors as
there was for the badges worn by the Cali
! fornia delegation to the Republican con-
vention at st. Louis. The Republicans
had simple strip of white satin ribbon
| printed in gold with golden bear. A st.
Lois newspaper reporter. misled by the
weight of the bear, published in his paper
! that the bear and crossbar were of solid
gold and cost $40 each, wholesale. This
| statement caused a great rush to be made
for the badges. One delegate, overcome
| by the muggy heat, fell asleep IN front oi
| his hotel, and when he awoke he found
| that his badge had been removed from the