The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-20
EDITOR 'GON|GLE
BOLTS FUS|ON|STS
Springs a Volcano Down
in Ventura.
CONSERVATION IN COUNTY
DEMOCRATS, SILVERITES AND
PoPULISTs ALIKE TO HIM.
Declines to Boom Any Of the Candi-
dates, but Will Publish Their
Cards at the Usual Adver-
Using Rates.
CONSERVATION IN COUNTY
DEMOCRATS, sILvERITES AND
PoPULISTS ALIKE TO HIM.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

VENTURA, Sept. 1s.-The Demo
cratic-Silver Republican, opulistic vol
cano Is raging and throwing lurid
chunks of anything that will fuse or
SAVIOR of fusion The widest excitement
prevails in every precinct in the
county John McGonigle, the stalwart
Democrat, the editor and proprietor of
the Ventura Democrat. and the ap-
pointee of Governor Budd as one of the
trustees of Highlands Asylum, and a
member Of the Democratic State Cen
trail Committee, has bolted the fushion
ticket. In an editorial last Friday, en-
entitled "A Few fords," he says:
Party nominations have been made in
this county and the tickets are before
the voters for their Or Prone
sonal standpoint, If such thing were
possible, to see all candidates on both
tickets succeed In every undertaking In
the editor of pronounced Democratic
paper, we would be derelict in duty and
not dpaW the f line at politics. Therefore
this paper will support in the present
election the candidates who represent the
principles Of the Democratic party AR AN and
grees. extoll the virtues and slobber on
the necks of gentlemen who compose the
opposition ticket. we desire It understood
that ii is not because we have not as
warm regard for them as citizens and
friends as we have for other people, but
simply for the reason that 1t is not In the
We have no fears we shall live to see
the day when differences in political opin-
ion will cause us to undervalue the friend
s6R and DO respect nas accord nsa
dirt-eater and siobberer,, we could
not blow hot and cold with the same
The Democrat will treat the Republican
candidates. as it always has, fairly and
decently In everything pertaining to O., the
ing their cards Gor the usual fee) from
now until election day, because that is a
matter of mutual business, but that con-
both tickets and sleep Unfortunately
with all the candidates.
AS its title implies, the Democrat is a
and abroad as such, and we fly that flag
and are not ashamed Of it. we support
alone the candidates that do political bat
tie under that banner, and we would be
we to do otherwise. For fifteen years we
have unfinchingly pursued that course in
Ventura County. ana no compliment has
laration from our respected political OPP
ponents that 'McGonigle is an uncom-
promising Democrat, but we always know
where to find him."
These few words fell like a thunder
bolt in the camp of the fusionists. Elk
cited knots of Democrats, Populists
and Silver Republicans could be seen
on every street corner discussing the
article. The Populists and Silver Re
publicans were violent In condemning
the article and threatened to cut every
Democrat on the ticket.
The strength of the Silver Republicans
and Populists in this county Is placed
at about 500 votes, and with this vote
against them the Democratic ticket
would be beaten 800 or 900 votes. The
Democrats are desperate. The article
not only hurts their county ticket, but
will cost Mcguire and Toland a large
number Of votes.
McGonigle has been busy all day
trying to explain the article to the raw
ing Democrats, widowed Populists and
silver-lined Republicans. The more he
explains, the madden they get, and nc
doubt his editorial will prove the
Waterloo OF every man on the fusion
ticket. with the exception of Donlon fol
Assessor, who has no opponent