The San Francisco call., 1896-05-05
CALIFORNIA; BIG CONVENTION

are sixty-three in number and power in
the land, and another setback in the
State Central Committee meeting in the
evening.
On the whole, it was very bad day for
Mr.. Kelly, and he was feeling rather
poorly at last accounts.
Rumors were afioat late tonight to the
effect tnat dark horse was to gallop up
over the southern horizon as delegate-at-
large 10 represent those who were dis
satisfied with General Sheldon. Inquiry
developed the fact that this movement
was being forwarded by northern county
friends of Ex-Governor Markham and that
the man of the magnetic hand was to be
named tomorrow by northern man as a
candidate for oelegate-at-large. 1t is not
believed, however, that the Ex-Governor
VIII allow his name to be used between
the upper milestone of Sheldon and the
neither one of Grant.
The result of the days work has been
that the Mckinley tide, which came in on
the flood at dawn, started to ebb at dusk.
While some of his friends of the dawn did
not turn his picture to the wall, they took
his badges off their coat lapels and placed
them on their vests, being careful at the
same time to button their coats.
The convention will meet tomorrow at
2 P. NJ. The morning will be occupied
with caucusing in preparation of the event.
Grove L. Johnson's Congressional COM
mittee will meet in the forenoon, and will
renominate him.
Los Angeles held another caucus to-
night and it was the most important meet
ing by far of the past twenty-four hours
for several reasons. ItinyoIved the salient
and nearly all-absorbing question of in
structions to the st. Louis delegation. the
craftsmanship of the convention and the
matter of delegates at large. Resolutions
favoring instructions failed to pass. Gen
eral L. A. Sheldon and q. S. Grant of San
Diego were Endorsed as delegates at large
and w. E. Arthur of Pasadena as chair
man of the convention.
In Los Angeles County are six Assembly
districts, each of which selected the dele
gates TO the State Convention separately.
Five gave instructions for Mckinley, but
the Seventy which will be repre-
sented by thirteen delegates in the con-
vention. declined TO pass resolution
favoring instructions to the st. Louis dele
CATION to be chosen by the State Conven-
ton, though Mckinley was indorsed.
When the motion came up to pledge the
entire Los Angeles delegation to vote for
instructions there was considerable de-
bate, and finally, by force of the prevailing
sentiment, Chairman Osborne felt it in
cumbent on him to declare the motion out
of order on the ground that it would not
be just to the lone delegation or the other
five to force it into a position contrary to
hat had haar1 ocIad m IN hy ho 10
trict convention which had elected it.
This means that the Los Angeles deiega-
ton will not vote as unit for pledged or
instructed delegation to ST. Louis, and gives
the lie to the boastfuI words of those who
are cIamoring for instructions in season
and out with reason and without, but
mostly without.
Then, in order to secure the close CO.
operation of the San Diego delegation and
the other counties of the Seventh Congress
sional District, it was decided to indorse
the candidacy of U. S. Grant of San Diego
General Sheldon.
The Sacramento Bee contains double
loaded editorial this evening, part of
which is as follows:
There appears to be a disposition-as sui
cidal as it will be unpopulsr-to rush McKin-
ley to the front at the sacrifice of everything
else; to crowd to the background the peoples
demand for free silver platform, and to say
to the voters OF California: ave will declare
to St. Louis that you for William McKin-
ley, and not particular about anything else
That is all that is necessary"
That is not all that is necessary. and it is not
true The Bee has thoroughly demonstrated
that the Republicans of the State of California
are not for Mckinley SO much as they are for
free silver; that they are for principle first
and for the man as a secondary consideration
The voice of the Republicans OF California is
for free silver, and it may prove to be sorry