The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-21
The Kinne- Gillespie Contingent Decided Last
Night to Hold a Local Nomi-
mating Convention.
They Accuse the "Middleofhe ROadSterS Of ShameleSSy
Keeping in Close Communication With Reputed
Railroad Lobbyists.

The Observation-Disclosures Kline
wing of the Populists met last night and
held little consolation party. The mem
berS are still feeling sore from the
severe fall given them by Secretary of
State Brown, when he decided few days
ago that the observation-disclosures who
repudiated Mcguire and fusion at Sac
ramento were entitled to the Populist
party designation on the State ticket.
When it was announced by Brown that
he would recognize the ticket headed by
7. w. Shanahan, the tall sycamore of
Shasta who is now designated by his
former bewhiskered brothers as "a bolt
err the Mcguire Populists had all sorts
of chills.
When the warning local factions return
ed from Sacramento and the middle
of-the-roadsters left the old organization
and formed a new county committee, they
held on to the records. DR.. w. N. Girls
void has been aching for an opportunity
to express himself in "caustic verbiage"
since that time. The opportunity was
afforded him last night and he took ad-
vantage of it.
After the committee was called to or
der by Or. Miller, and Secretary Clough
reported a quorum present, DR.. GrisWold
presented the following Statement of
cold facts:
The majority of the San Francisco delega-
tion to the recent Popuist State convention
have been several times publicly charged with
having violated the instructions of the county
convention. The charge is again repeated by
Secretary of State Brown in a decision which
has given him enviable notoriety. The facts
regarding fusion, according to Populist records,
which show these charges to be mendacious,
are follows
The national committee met recently at
Omaha and resolved that for the year 1898 the
policy of fusion should be left to the discretion
of the States.
The State committee met in October, 1897,
and discoursed follows; Political parties
and squarely contend for their platform de-
mands and they only exist by supporting
candidates who favor, accept and advocate
their platforms and by fearlessly opposing
their demands" This sentiment is repeated in
other forms, and the address ends thus. We
therefore conclude shere can emily be an horteT-
able and effective union OF these who belieye Ia
the same principles. and that -henceforth no
other kind of union should be considered by
the Peoples party
This address looks steadily toward fusion or
union given conditions.
In April 1898, the State committee again met.
Fusion with Democratic and Silver Republicans
committee appointed for its promotion. This
invitation was not accepted. The action of
the State committee subsequently approved
by the county committee
The San Francisco county convention met
July 5, and knowing at the time that fusion
delegates thus: Be 1t resolved by this conven-
ton that we indorse such resolutions of the
State committee and adopt the same; and that
we favor a union of all who will unite with
the Peoples party by adopting and accepting
its platform, and we demand that the State