The San Francisco call., 1896-04-22
Irving M. Scott, the McKinleyite,
Calls a Halt in Behalf
of California.
VIEWS OF NOBLE HAMILTON
General N. P. Chipman Sends Loud
Demand That the Coast Be- Given
Chance.

The sentiment among the Republicans
of California in favor of an unpledged
delegation pervades the party from Shasta
to the border at Tia Juana, but 1t lies
deeply and broadly there and Is not the
sort of sentiment that readily gets out
with brass band.
The most enthusiastic friends of Nc
Kinley, Allison, Reed or other favorite
sons are, many of them, ready to support
the pledging of delegation committed
through thick and thin and from first to
last for the man on whom their hearts are
set, but the majority of even these are
likely, before the State Convention meets
and acts on the fateful resolutions that
will come before it, to think again and
to cast their vote by word or other ex-
preston of influence in favor of a delega-
ton from the Golden State that will be
free to act in the National Council of the
party as its combined judgments may
deem best for Republicans and best for
California.
The broadest minded and the most ex-
perienced leaders of the Republican party
in this State are taking the sober stand
that the mistakes of many former Presi-
Dental years should not be repeated when
the National Republican convention meets
again.
They are in favor of sending to st.
Louis delegation of representative Repub-
licans who, while holding as far as sensi-
bic Judgment will allow to their favorites,
will be free to act, amid the rapidly
changing conditions of convention poll
tics, as the highest interests of California
and its Republicans may require.
1t is important that Mckinley, an Al
ison, Reed or Morton man be left un-
trammeled when an opportunity arises to
secure recognition of California interests
or when the situation regarding candi-
dates may Unexpectedly change, as it
generally has done in the course of con-
ventions ever since party conventions be-
gan in the United States.
The California delegation will be made
up from among the Republicans of the
State who, by their brains, their moral
characters and their influence in the party,
have made themselves worthy of repre-
senting the Republicans of this State in
the highest council of the party. Such
men may safely be intrusted with the dis
cretion that is vested in other representa-
t!ves of the people under our form of gov
ernment. Such men will carry out the
wishes OF their constituents to the last
point to which honor and good Judgment
may take original wishes, but if no discre-
tion but to vote one way until the end of
the chapter is permitted to the representa-
tives of California it matters little who
represents the people of this State in the
National Republican Convention, SO long
as CALIFORNIA; s vote is cast according to or
ders each rollcall.
Irving NJ. Scott is one of the many firm
supporters of William Mckinley in this
State who perceives, by the grace of clear
head and the exercise of sound sense, the
wisdom OF sending an unpledged delega-
tion to st. Louis. Mr. Scott said vester-
day:
81 believe that the best interests of the
State can be subserved by sending an un-
pledged delegation to st. Louis. Most of
the people OF California are, as l am, in
favor OF Mckinley, but circumstances NAV
arise that would prevent his nomination.
In that case the delegation should be free
to act for the best interests of this State
and not iniure its future chances of get
ting Cabinet officer by being known as
the pledged supporter ot man VINO failed
of the nomination. L believe that this
coast is entitled to Cabinet officer. but il
could not with good grace demand rep
resentatiye in the Cabinet of man whom
the delegation had voted solidly against.
New England, New York and the West
have long been recognized by Cabinet ap-
pointments, but the great West has never
yet had Cabinet officer. If the deiega-
tion goes pledged and its man should not
be elected they would say: why are Won
fellows asking for a Cabinet position? :?
You never voted for the candidate We
went from here for twelve years pledeed
for Blaine. He never got the nomination
and we never got a Cabinet officer. Har-
rison had made up his mind to put Swift
in his Cabinet. but the State Legislature
Endorsed Estee, and in view of the division
in the State Harrison did not apnoint
either. There are plenty of men here
qualified particularly for Acknowledgement
or Secretary of the Interior, for those are
the Offices I think this coast would he
most likely to be favored with, if at all
The idea is that Mckinley is so popular
that all the other candidates will combine
against him in order that some one of
them may succeed, and our delegation
wants to be N position 10 act consist
emily with whomever may be the successful
man."
Noble Hamilton, ex-Superior Judge of
Alameda County. discussing the advis-
ability of an unpledged delegation, said
yesterday with much emphasis:
Having had some experience with con-
ventions, both State and National, would
suggest that while candidates from Con.
gressional districts may express their
preferences for one person or another for