The San Francisco call., 1896-06-05
Leaders of the Party Find New
Winds in Their Sails and
Are Glad.
ARE ANXIOUS ABOUT QUINN
Gossip Alb ut the Oregon Campaign
and the Affairs of the Party
in This State.

day with the California Populist leaders
who compose the State Executive Com
mittee. and one result of it is that Coxey
will put in a week stumping the State for
the caIse from San Diego to Red Bluff.
Then he will hurry East to fulfill engage
ments in Kansas.
The arrangements as made, subject to
telegraphc acceptance in towns named,
were that Coxey should speak at San
Diego Saturday evening, in Los Angeles
Monday, Fresno Wednesday, Red Bluff
Thursday, San Francisco Friday and Sac
ramento Saturday.
The executive committe held a final
session yesterday forenoon, but its chief
feature was a discussion With Coxey, ana
it adjourned to the call of the chair.
In the evening T. V. Gator arrived from
Oregon, having stopped at Red Bluff to
spe ak night before last. Gator, Chairman
WardeH and others met Coxey at the
Baldwin in the evening. Mr.. Gator was
also fresh from the Oregon campaign and
its history, results and lessons were dis
cussed in detail.
The Populists are much elated at TIE
figure they have cut in the first of the
State elections. They regard it as both a
gauge, showing the rise OF Populist tide,
and as a force That wall boom and popular
ize the Populist cause IN this and other
States.
The Populist leaders here did not light
cigars, finger watchchalns stretched across
rounded vest-fronts and make smiles that
harmonlzed with a well-groomed business
appearance in discussing the gratifying
news, as is apt TO be the popular concep-
ton OF State political leaders in such an
hour. The biggest men in the Popuiist
State executive committee present sem
sibe business of locks and whiskers, a
sensible plainness and freedom of fit in
their habilments and a sensible direction
of speech in what they say.
The political reporter meets bland liars,
clever evaders of the things that are, skill
full decorators OF the truth and Eloquent
and cordial historians of the imaginative
world in all political circles but the Popu-
list. OF course a term OF power would give
the Peoples Party these political advan-
tages. but not yet has the smooth pollti-
clans guile marred the honest sim plicity
OF PopuIist politics. The average Populist
leader tells Just what he thinks or what II
is, or else keeps his mouth shut, either
cievezIy- -Ot awk#ardly-
So it was q sort of grim and quiet salts
faction rather than jollity that lighted a
little Yesterday the serious determination
and sensible refectiyeneSs that largely
creates the preston one lets OF the big
men of the Popuiist party. They sat in a
room al the Russ House, on trunks and in
chairs about downtown hotel lobbies and
in poked-away offices, and paused about
the sidewalks, as the prospects OF campaign
work and the effect of the news from Ore
gon were recounted.
They were ali familiar with the inside of
the Oregon campaign, and one might learn
from among them more about IL than is
given in press kilograms. 1t was said that
in some places they were jobbed by the
old trick OF ballots with some wrong names
on them.
There was also among them an especial
anxiety about Quinn, one of the two Con-
gressional Candidates The proba bilities
OF his election were variousy reported in
the telegraphic news yesterday, though
Van5erburg's election was conceded. Both
are true enough Populists, but Wander
burg is business man and not especially
party hero. Bat Quinn seemed close to
the hearts of several big California Popu-
lists. They say that he is proprietor OF a
weekly Populist paper, which he edits al
night because he drives laundry wagon
in the daytime. He is described as man
of falr education, an old and unurIng
worker in the cause, man IN whom the
party has confidence and one "who gets
close to the hearts OF the people,"
Vanderburg's vote is worth just as
much as Quinn's in Congress, but they do
want TO see Quinn get there Then one
may hear. too, sEb-rosa in;lmations that
Populist eaders themselves knitted Quinn
and tie candl ate for t e judgeship to
isome extent up there by trading them for
Fmembers of the Legislature.
Il regard the result in Oregon as a
Populist victory, was the way Chairman
L. NJ. Wardall spoke in the afternoon st
will naturally have its good effect in this
State. 1t will be wind in our sails. Be-
sides the Congressmen we have elected a
large share of the county officers through
out the State.
Another thing that we look to is tie
chance of our electing United States
Senator. The Republicans have large
majority in Joint ballot, but the Republi-
cans are split between Dolph and Mitchell,
as they were at one session of the Leg
islature, whan an adjournment was taken
without electing anybody.
THE split is now worse than last time,
and the factions are more irreconcilable.
We expect to have about thirty members
of the Legislature, which has 80 votes in
Joint ballot. There are ten Democrats.
II the Populists and Democrats com bine
on a man, it would take very few free-silver
Republican votes to elect MIN. Tie Re-
publicans can't elect Senator, and the
chance for be Populists is good
O6CIeIdIN H. sDuSu SpOh6 Ol OOAbN.
eve rather liked him." he said. eve
rather liked the way he went into the
Oregon campaign in spite of the State
committee, which finally recognized him
but as an intruder. We could not keep
recognizing him as an earnest Populist.
He IS honest. He has some fads, but they
are not dangerous.
He is really a level-headed fellow" "
put in c. II. johnson. "There is a popu-
lar impression here that he is associated
with 'sandlotters,' and there is pre-
iudice against him, but he is rot that sort
of man. He is a reputable and thorough
business man at home, where he runs a
white stone quarry"
'sThe news from Oregon has encouraged
us greatly" Mr.. Bush proceeded, land we
find our prospects in this State brighten
ing rapidly.
ave are getting our campaign plans
into shape. We have an executive COM
mittee of fifteen this year. Last time it
numbered three. We will have more
elaborate business methods. Two years
ago we started the State campaign with
SIS and 70 money promised. Now we
have $4,000 pledged, and we will have
$4,000.
we are forming well-organized ma
chinerv throughout the State for The col
lection of money. The State convention