The San Francisco call., 1898-07-14

SACRAMENTO, July 13-The PeO- ple's party of the State of California has seen proper to step out of it's own ranks, and, by a vote of 15612 to l351@, nominate for Governor James G. Ma guire, the Democratic Congressman.
 The continuation of to-day's proceed ings was entirely unlocked for two hours before the vote was taken, and was due to two causes-the clever man agement of the Democratic committee that came up from San Francisco last night and speech by Judge Phillips of Los Angeles, the newly elected head of the Silver Republicans, before the convention this morning. When the last Populist sought his bed long after mid night the situation, from a fusionist standpoint, was in a most chaotic state. They were split on three propositions, and there was every indication that they were so hopslessly tangled that they would never be able to reach an agreement. Even the Democrats, upon whom they had relied to get them out of the snarl, were divided among them selves. A few favored the unequivocal indorsement of Mcguire, but the ma jority urged that the head of the Popu- liSl AiNhCb bt lCLl Opcli ulilil oLlSI lilC Democratic convention had been held and then have the Democratic nominee indorsed by the Populist State Com mittee.
 The. middle -of-the-roadsters were jubilant over the outlook and boldly asserted that Maguire's name would not even be mentioned before the as- semblage. But they were dealing with men out of their own faith and far more skilled in the game of politics, and while they slept the men who were to effect their annihilation were at work.
 The first thing to be done by the Democrats was to sink all differences among themselves and 1t was agreed that fusion was the main thing. If the fusion Populists would consent to leave the head of their ticket open, well and good; but if they insisted upon nominating Mcguire, the Democrats would magnanimously warrant them that privilege.
 Chairman Afford and his associates had already yielded to Wardall and his crowd in the matter of John W. Nit chell participating in the conference and they would yield more If neces- sary.
 And, speaking of Mitchell, while that gentleman did not participate in the conference last night, he was on hand bright and early this morning and join- ed in the deliberations of the two com mittees.
 After granting these concessions tht Democrats proceeded to get the fusion fists in line. It would not do for any o them to appear too openly in the con. yention, so they hit on the plan O. sending Judge Phillips to the front a. a Silver Republican. No wiser move could have been planned. Judge Phil l,ps is a shrewd and eloquent stuml sneaker-Inuch better than anybody the Populists could muster-with vein of humor and free, open manner well calculated to catch such a crowd which, in truth, was quite willing to b, caught.
 When the convention was called tc order this morning 1t was proposed {, have Judge Phillips address the gather ing. The le-of-the-roadsters ob iected but the majority were pleaset fo listen to the oratory of somebod, other than themselves, and the Judg was escorted to the chairman's desl and introduced as the new leader of tn great reform --'-- that Is workinl