The herald., 1898-08-26
SILVER FORCES UNITE.
MAGUIlE THE IDOL OF THE SAN
DIEGO FUsIoNIsTs
Democrats, Populists and Silver Re-
publicans Hold Their County
Conventions Today

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 2h-The free silver adj
vocates, who include the Democrats, Pop
ulists and Silver Republicans, held their
respective conventions today for the NOM
ination Of candidates to represent their
combined forces at the coming county cleo
tion.
The Democrats met in Turner's hall on d
street, the Silver Republicans at Lafayette
hall, and the Populists gathered in the town
hall al Escondido.
The Democrats
The Democrats were called to order few
minutes after 10 o'clock by Judge L. l..
Boone, chairman Of the Democratic county
central committee, and in opening the con-
vention he claimed that the Democratic
state convention, which assembled at Sac
ramento last week, had named the next
governor Of Calfornia-James G. Mcguire.
(Cheers.) That convention had also set
the example of unity, union and co-opera-
ton, and he hoped that this, as well as all
other Democratic conventions to be held
throughout the state, would follow this
example.
C.. F. Holland nominated Judge W. F.
Medically as temporary chairman, and the
convention unanimously ratified the nom
nation. Judge McNealy explained that he
had voted the Democratic ticket for the
past twenty-five years, and, while he had
received many other favors from his party,
this was the first time that he had been
honored as the presiding officer of Dem
ocratic convention. He warned his party
not to be fooled with the boasts of the Re-
publicans over their glorious victories OF
the recent war. That was now ended, and
the same old war Of principles was now on
again between the two great political par
ties and must be fought to a finish. The
convention then appointed IRA T. Metzell
of Oceanside temporary secretary and F.
b. Woodworth of Monument assistant sec
rotary.
At the request Of the convention. Chair
man McNealy appointed the following COM
mittees: Credentials-L. L. Boone, J. E.
Hamilton, B. F. Moore, w. A. Mensch and
a. w. Angler. Permanent orga nization and
order of business-E e. Cappo, c. F.. Hol-
land, H. e. Mills, e. L. Dorm and Fred
Shaw. Resolutions-G. H. P. Shaw, J. E.
Gedney, Frank Wood, r. r. Beaver and
A. II. Cheney.
The convention then adjourned until !
O'Clock.
The Silver Republicans
The Silver Republicans met In convention
This morning at Lafayette hall, only S5 OF
the 75 delegates elected being present. the
40 absentees being represented by proxies
Without unnecessary formalities, J. H.
Woolman was elected temporary chairman
and Edwin A. Wells secretary. The chair
man made the following appointments or
the several committees: Credentals-G. C.
Arnold, A. l.. Darrow and c. E. Hartshorn
Permanent organization and order Of bust
ness-Frank H. Mouser. r. A. Thomas arc
c. W. Baldridge. Platform-Herman We
liscT. s. A. Todd and c. F. Haney.
The convention then adjourned until II 30
o'clock to allow the committees to make
their reports.
On reconvening, the committee on order
of business and permanent organization rec
commended that the temporary officers be
made permanent; that the report of the
fusion committee, giving the Silver Re-
pubiicans the right to nominate fusion can
didates for the offices of state senator, au-
dItor, tax collector and county surveyor, be
adopted, and that at the close Of The NOM
nations a committee Of three be appointed
to confer with similar committees repre-.
senting the Democrats and Populists tc
confirm the nominations made by their re-
spective conventions. The report was unan-
imously adopted.