The San Francisco call., 1896-06-15
John Daggett Will Try to Stem
the Free-Coinage
Tide.
RIVAL CAMPS LAST NIGHT
Joy Reigns in the Junta Delegation.
District Delegates May
Bolt.

Four weeks ago Democrats in San Fran
cisco holding Federal Office by grace Of
Grover Cleveland proclaimed with great
emphasis that there would be no place IN
the State convention of the party at Sacra-
mento for any man who did not indorse
the administration of President Cleveland.
Some of the most outspoken OF the Fed
eraI brigade pronounced free coinage OF
silver a wild notion-a heresy that would
not be tolerated in the party.
Since then great change has come over
the scene. Kentucky and Michigan DEM
ocrats in convention have revoIted, and
thrown the golden standards of Cleveland
and Carlisle in the dust. Encouraged by
the successful resistance of the silver men
in the East the chanpions of free coinage
of silver have taken fresh heart and hope
in California and made such a showing OF
strength and enthusiasm that the "gold
bugs are dumfounded.
E. B. Pond, D. B. Murphy and Arthur
Rodgers, Democrats of eminence who
were counted on as probable delegates-at-
large to the National Convention of the
party at Chicago, must either carry the
silver banner to the lakes or rest in .seclu-
sion at home. The chances are that a
solid silver delegation will be chosen.
Senator Stephen White, w. w. Foote,
Thomas Geary, Mcguire and J. V. Cole
man may get the honors at large. Geary
is not a straight-out silver man. 1t is said
of him that be has a record of voting on
both sides of the question, and it will not
disturb him in the least to strengthen his
record on either side.
The so-calIed Buckley delegation of
Democrats IN San Francisco Is solid for
silver, but the Daggett-McNab Junta fac
tion is about evenly divided. At one
time this delegation was counted on as
nearly solid for gold, but the remarkable
events east of the Rockies have caused
quite a number to run to the silver camp
for shelter.
1t is common talk that the delegates
from "Siskiyou to San Diego" from the
Sutro tunnel to the Sutro baths, are going
to the convention shouting for silver 16 to
l. so earnest are the country delegates
on the money question that they are
counted on to admit to be the straight
out white-metal followers of Buckley in
preference to the yellow streaked adher-
ents of Daggett and McNab.
Frank Gould was rated as a gold bug
some time ago, but he is now so thor
oughIy galvanized with silver that he can
pass any place where the metal is recog-
nized. Gould is to be chairman Of the
convention. The Buckley men keep talk
ing that he will not be, but they haven't a
man in sight at this writing TO oppose
him. Sammy Braunhart says that Gould
will appoint the biggest the best and fair
est men OF the party to the committee on
credentials. Gould left his rooms at the
California Hotel early yesterday morning
and was not seen again in public until
late IN the day.
Buckley was not idle yesterday. In an
upstairs room of the Occidental Club, on
the Stockton-street hill-the house of
curves-sat the boss. He talked with sew
eral of his l1eutenants and presumably
advised what course should be pursued at
Sacramento. James o. Brien saw the boss
at o'clock. and left for Sacramento two
hours later. Ex-senator Arms, NJ. J.
Donovan and others had talk with Buck
ley during the afternoon.
The Buckley dele cation will leave this
afternoon at o'clock. The Street Depart
ment, the Sheriff's Office and the offices
not be overcrowded with clerks and at
taches tomorrow. The Junta will get a
few men from the Sheriff office, but most
OF the crowd from the City Hall will re-
enforce the Buckley column.
Joseph Kelly candidate for the Demo.
cratic Con sressional nomination in the
Fifth District, started for Sacramento on
the O'Clock train yesterday afternoon.
He went to the station with Walter Levy.
Speaking OF his chances to a CALL reporter
Mr.. Kelly said: Il am not taking sides
with either OF the opposing elements in
San Francisco. Ny chances for nomlna-
ton for Congress are good. l am giving
that contest my particular attention and
think that | will win.
Thomas ]. Clunie, who was an advocate
of the free coinage of silver at the Salt
Lake and st. Louis conventions OF sill
verites and who has been shouting silver
for months in defiance of the Federal
brigade and the goldbugs of his party, is
an out and out candidate for the Demo-