The San Francisco call., 1898-09-24
MANY STARS
 ID PERFORM
 AT 0NE TIME Political Circus Is Pro-
 grammed. ALL FACTIONS MAY FUSE AMBITION OF CANDIDATES IS nYrT 0NYY r 1YNED
ALL FACTIONS MAY FUSE
AMBITION OF CANDIDATES IS
 THE ONLY DANGER.
Some Very Queer Combinations That Will Probably Be Consum- mated at the Con-
 ventions.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,


 sos Broadway, Sept. 23
 Barnums -four great shows in one, giving a continuous performance at the same time,' is not a circumstance com pared to the combination of political ag- gregations that will assemble all over town tomorrow.
 There will be a great show-actors ga- lore and scenes too many to put In even modern theatrical programme. Up to this hour six distinct punches of talent have issued their cards announcing their performances, and more are ex- pected before the doors open.
 Tomorrow morning the Democrats will assemble at Germania Hall not for the purpose of naming county ticket, but to nominate as many men for office as the fusion Populists, Silver Republicans, Bi- metallists, Independents and Non-parti- sans do not demand as their rightful share of the spells.
 The remnant of the fusion Populists- the dle-of-the-roadsters having a ticket of their own-will assemble at Grand Army Hall for the purpose of get ting as many men upon the patchwork ticket as the Democrats, Silver Republi- cans, Bimetalists, Independents and Non- partisans can be persuaded to yield to them.
 For two days and nights this city has been given over to conferences. Every kind of political piece club has met in conference either on the street corner or in the rear of some real estate office, and has decided upon some demand to make upon the joint aggregation that will assemble In different places tomorrow.
 The Democrats have more than enough candidates to make three complete tick cts. The Popuists could easily supply nominees for four counties. The Silver Republicans are equally ambitious, while proflted by the fact that their ticket four years ago was beaten from top to bottom, and as to the Independents, they will need a special ballot of their own.
 Two years ago Alameda's Populists and Democrats attempted to fuse. The at tempt resulted in each party apparently swallowing the other, for when the votes were counted not fusion candidate was in sight. The prospect this year was no brighter. Nothing could be more jocular than to suppose that ex-Congressman English will join in ideas, platform and campaign work with Auctioneer Rosen- berg 1t Is almost as funny to imagine that Hon. w. w. Foote would conScien- tiously indorse a platform approved by Dr. Oberg of Lorin. On the streets the Populist Is viewing the Democrat with more than suspicion, and the Democrat is generally returning the compliment. Chairman Brosnahan of the Democratic the reputation of telling the truth. When what is it7 We % were re supposed to have, have some s,9ad Of it two years ago. and we had all
 
 Alameda's fusionists come from ele- ments too widely separated to be welded with any degree of reliability. Prison Director Fitzgerald is a good Democrat, and Mir. Hougham Is good Populist, and was good anti-Chinese organizer, but 1t would be hard to imagine MT. Fitz- gerald and MT. Hougham agreeing on a political platform. Ex-Congressman Glascock Is another representative Demo- crat, and Poet J. w. Dutton a representa- tive Populist, and here again there Is a divergence of ideas, and the same may be said right along the line
 Nor apparently are all the elements al- ready mentioned the total of what will constitute to-morrows convention, for 1t is openly stated that A. K. Grim, who some weeks ago announced himself as a good Republican, seeking a party nom- ination, will be nominated for Recorder, while sam Heller, who has already been nominated by the middle-of-the-road Pop ulists for Sheriff, is equally confident that he will receive an indorsement at the hands of the united convention.