The herald., 1897-06-14
BRYAN BOOM
Making Itself Felt in San
Francisco
SOME POLITICAL GOSSIP
"DID YOU VOTE FOR BRYANP"
A TEST
The Budd- White Rumors Dissected.
Democratic Goldbugs in Sorry
Plight-Irish on Back Seat
Special Correspondence to The Herald.


preaching visit of Mr.. Bryan to this
state is attracting as much attention
| here in the north as it appears to be in
the south. 1t is recognized on all sides
as matter of more than ordinary po-
litical significance. The friends of silver,
irrespective Of their previous party
affiliations, hail his advent as sure
prestige of victory next year at the state
elections. The friends of Wall street,
whether they voted for Cleveland or
Harrison in 1892, view his coming with
alarm. A very prominent Republican
who is candidate for governor asked
prominent Democrat what the party
(meaning the latter's party, was going
to do next year. Recognize as friends
all who voted for Bryan and as enemies
all who opposed him." was the prompt
reply.
l believe that the only test required
at the primaries next year by the Demo-
Gratis will be did you vote for Bryan ?
Will you support state ticket nomi-
mated on the platform on which he
stood?" The ticket that will be nomi-
mated will be fusion ticket if you will,
but really a ticket representing all the
various branches of the Peoples party
who are opposed to plutocratic rule. 1
use the words peoples party" in its
broadest sense, that is, as meaning the
masses of the people regardless Of their
party name.
Not only silver Republicans, but Popu-
| lists will be asked to rally to the ticket
which the Democratic party will nomi-
nate. They will be invited to nominate
it, too. In word, there will be only two
tickets in the field the Peoples and the
Republican.
| In this connection I want to call atten-
ton to the fact the Republicans have
only won the last two legislatures by
keeping the people separated and di-
vided. In 1895 they elected sixty-five
members of the legislature by plurali-
ties, and not by majorities. If the people
had been wise they would have stood
| together and a United States senator
would have gone from California in their
interests to supplement the work of
Senator White, and not to support their
enemies. Now, before the conventions
are even called, is the time to show the
masses the mistakes they have made.
They have sacrificed their cause to the
ambition of few selfish Office seekers
who wanted a multitude of tickets that
they might receive a nomination. The
| proof Of this lies in the success that at
tended the fusion tickets in the con-
gressional fight last year. The men
who are nominated next year must be
like Harry Patton, willing to bury &heir
own ambition for the good of the cause,
and not preferring the empty honor of
being an unsuccessful candidate to the
interests of their fellow citizens. But
the interment must be in the convention.
and not by the long and dangerous pro-
cess that was tried last year.
I believe that the Republicans recog-
nize this condition of affairs as we'll as
the Democrats, and that they will open
their arms to their new allies. The
trouble with them, however, is that they
have the spoils now and are not willing
to recognize the help they received from
the Democratic goldbugs by giving them
some of the plums.
John p. Irish told some friends re-
Gently that he did not expect to be given
seat in the next Democratic conven-
| ton, although he and his friends were
going to do all they could to capture the
party in this state. A very prominent
Democrat informed Collector Wise, who
voted for Mckinley, that the only way
he and his crowd could hope for any
| thing from the Democracy in future was
| to take back seat and prove their re-
pentance by their acts Gov. Budd seems
to take this view of the case. and in his
appointments he Is recognizing only
| Bryanites.
| BY the way, all the talk about Budd
being candidate for the senate against
White originates with those who want
| to see fight in the Democratic party.
The governor recognizes the help White
gave him in his canvass two years ago,
and he does not propose to return it by
interfering with White If the latter
wants to be reelected to the senate.
But all these questions of candidates
are some distance off, and the question
now Is to seize the opportunity of Mr..
Bryan's coming to thoroughly organize
the people that they may march to an
assured victory in 1898 regardless of who
may be their leaders.
| The crowd who are going south to
meet Bryan and escort him north will
include not only the governor, but a
number of distinguished citizens from all
over this part of the state. At first i.
was proposed to have a special car, or
at least special train, but that idea has
been very wisely abandoned, and those
who go will travel as other citizens in
ordinary cars. A large party will go to
Truckee to welcome the distinguished
visitor at the state line. Elaborate
preparations are being made for his re-
ception in San Francisco and at Sacra-
mento, but 1t is generally recognized that
they will not come up to Los Angeles.