The San Francisco call., 1898-08-19
WILLIAM M. C0NLEY. the Popular Native Son. Gets
 the PerSimmOn.
with the nominations but up by this com

with the nominations put up by this con- yention. (ApplauSe).
 Now gentlemen of the convention, l want 1t understood that am not throw ing so much as a straw in the way of the committee of 100 in San Francisco to control and direct the organization Of the San Francisco Democracy for this campaign in any manner in which their Judgment dictates. have not done It since the vote yesterday in any way, shape or form. The only reason that proposition was entertained at all was be- cause the friends of Judge Mcguire in San Francisco and outside of San Fran cisco came to me and told me that they thought that would consolidate the forces of Democracy and insure the election of Judge Mcguire and MT Patton of Los Angeles. MT. Gaffey of Los Angeles and delegation, told me that one of the chief reasons that influenced lne solid eighty one votes to go in favor of the committee of 100 yesterday was that there was either an expressed, or perhaps more properly, an implied condition that after that was accomplished they would then come out in favor of primaries for the municipal con vention in San Francisco. Now gentle men, you understand my position. I am out of that fight altogether. l am op- posed to opening wounds and rehashing fights that have been settled. l won't do 1t. If I,ldge Mcguire wants primaries in San Francisco, if he thinks it Is neces- sary to the State ticket, he will come out in the open and demand them and then I will determine what my position in that regard shall be. (Applause).
 But until that Is done. gentlemen, I am opposed to reopening these questions. and pledge you my woru of hono- that no act of mine, now or until after election day shall contribute to interfere in the slightest degree with the control of the San Franc1co Democracy by the commit tee of 100 to pursue their methods exactly as their best judgment dictates.
 THE REPORT ON FaSf3N.
 r. xros ,,,oyad and saoon5ad 4hat +ba plan of organization of the Sfate Central Committee be taken from lthe table and referred back to the committee for amendment. This motion was made at the request of the committee. The chair If there is no objection 1t will be so or dered. There being none, that will be the order. The first order of business Is the reading of the report of the fusion com mittee and action thereon.
 MT. Alford-Mr. Chairman and gentle men of the convention: Before reading the report of the fusion committee, and in accordance with the suggestion con- tained in the report of the committee on organization and order of business, I wish to make a statement, so as to give the gentlemen of this convention all the information l have relating to the history of the proposed fusion or proposed union in this campaign At a meeting of the Democratic State Central Committee, by an almost unanimous vote of that com mittee a committee was appointed for the purpose, as contained in the resolu- tion and motion, of going to Sacramento to attend the Populist convention, which was In session at that time, and arrang- ing a union between the Democratic party and Silver Republicans and Popu-- list party, if 1t could be done upon just lines. 1 was a member of that commit tee, and was elected chairman of 1t. We came to Sacramento and met the Popu- lists here. The Populist party has been placed in this position: Their. State Gen. tral Committee, as 1t existed, was op- posed to fusion, or, at least, there were enough members of that committee op- posed to fusion to force the convention upon them at an earlier date than the Democratic committee could, with con- sistency, call this convention. Therefore, when the Populist convention met it found that the majority of the conven- ton delegates made up from people In these important positions. have the