The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-18
Southern Leaders Demand Their
Own Party Platform and
Cand ddates.
CYCLONE" DAVIS OF TEXAS PUT
IN THE RACE.
Middle of the Road Men Prepare to
Fight for Principle to the
Bitter End.
e'The Ca l'sp Headquarters,
Tf@IaUI Hrfal

f'The Ca Ps'' Headquarters,
LindeIl Hotel,
st. Louis, Mo-, July 17.)
Leading Populists, who's lips had been
sealed for several days, now announce
that they are opposed to indOrsing the
Democratic candidate They object to
the Chicago platform on the financial
question because it conflicts with the
POpuIist theory Of fat money. Com
plaint is also made that the Democrats
wsnt all the advantage and do not seem
to be willing TO give the Populists any
share of the profits, etc.
Editor GiIstrap of Tulare County, CAL,
arrived to-day, violently opposed to
fusion or Endorsement The Populist
editors by an overwhelming majority
are middle Of-th e-road men, he says.
Prominent silver men propose to in
dorse Bryan at their convention and are
working with the leaders Of the Peo-
ple's party to influence them I'm a like
direction.
Senator Jones, chairman OF the Demo-
cratic Na'ional Committee, now in New
York, has bssn summoned here by the
siIverites and the Bryan push, but he
has not replied. Some of Senator TeIIer's
friends are starting a boom forhim.
Friends of 'fCycIone'' Davis of Texas
are recommending him for the Presiden-
tiaI n omination by rhe PoPuIists.
1t was reported late last evening that
Democratic emissary with an unholy
proposition of Endorsement would be
here tomorrow and that the PROPOSE
tion would be acceptable TO the fIiends
of fusion. JOHN PAUL COSGRAvE.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July 17.-Although
there seemed to be a disposition among
the early arrivals here to join forces with
the Democracy for the sake of getting a
victory, the doctrine of straight Populism
seems to be too strong for them, and they
have thawed out and are now speaking
according to the light that is in them.
Like refreshing breeze from the ocean
comes w. L. GiIstrap, editor of two
Popullst papers-the Tulare County News
and the Tulare Valley Citizen-1n the
sunny town of Visalia, Cal.
l found Mr. Gilstrap to be a straight
away out-in-the-middle-o of-the-road Popu-
list. He wants no Democratic stick in his
not faVorably impressed with boy orators
who are members of the effete Democratic
party. Mr.. Gilstrap is here to attend the
meeting OF the National Reform Press As
sociation next Monday morning. This
association is composed of the masses of
the party. The question of fusion or in
dorsement will be thoroughly exploded.
Mr.. Gllstrap receives several hundred
Populist exchanges, and he has found not
more than two or three of the whole num-
Der that will tolerate the proposition to
fuse with or indorse the nominees of the
Democracy.
''Our State Convention" said the editor
INSTRUCTED US to use every honorable
means to effect a union of the reform
forces. The Democratic National Conyen-
ton ignored Us altogether. and am Ger.
tain that II resolution had been offered
at Chicago looking toward fusion with
the Populists it would have been defeated
by the votes OF more than three-tourtbs of
the Silver Democrats in mat convention.
We cannot hold separate party identity
and indorse any other candidate. The
Democratic convention made no advances
to the Populists, and Mr.. Bryan himself
has made no allusion to us in any of his
speeches. Free coinage is the most prom
inent issue before the people to-dav. but
not the most important It is a fad.
am not IN favor of fusion or Endorsement
We are for Populism pure and simple. and
do not want to see the party delivered
over, bound hand and foot, to the enemy.
We have kept straight in the middle of the
road in our county, and We nave met with
not only moral but political success. We
carried Tulare County last election by 10
plurality and elected a Sheriff, District
Attorney, an Assessor, Treasurer and
Surveyor, all on a straight Populist ticket
We never have fused and we never will.
Our county used to go 800 Democratic ma
jority. We refused to fuse kept on in the
middle Of the road and got there without
any outside help and without the sacrifice
of our independence or principle. Our
people down there like the San Francisco
CALL very much, and thank it for the fair
ness with which it has treated our cause
1t has not ridiculed us, and has published
articles by Joseph Asbury Johnson and
others on behalf of our principles"
Editor Gilstrap closed with the state
ment that he had not the slightest doubt
that the editorial reform convention
would declare against Endorsement.
w. j. Quick of this city is another
straight Peoples party man. He is one of
the party's leading representatives, having
served as delegate in the Omaha conven-
ton. He helped also to make the fight in
Kansas. Mr.. Quick expressed the opinion