The San Francisco call., 1898-05-17
Democratic, Silver Re- publican and Peoples
 Parties Confer.
Owing to the Selection Of 6 Date No Agreement Could
 Be Reached.
LEFT TO THE DEMOCRATS.
Issue and in tho Near Flu ture.

Whether or not the Democratic, Peo- ple's party and Silver Republicans will fuse, will combine their forces in the cause of silver in an endeavor to walk over the Republican party next cleo tion, now rests with the first named or ganization. A meeting of sub commit tees of the State Central Committees of the three parties was held in the maple room of the Palace Hotel yester day afternoon for the purpose of con- summating a fusion if possible, but as the Peoples party committee men came with their hands practically tied the meeting was forced to adjourn, the fate of the fusion idea still hanging in the balance.
 The stumbling block in the road of the fusion committee was the fact that the executive committee of the State Central Committee of the Peoples party met in this city on May last and decided upon a day and place for the holding of its convention and the subcommittee was not gifted with the power to change that committees de- cision. This condition existing in or der to reap the advantages and benefits of fusion the two other parties must dilicSl lCScSSdTly ilOiu tIiSlI SOHNCH- tionS in the same place and on the same date. Although the place decided upon by the Peoples party for it's conven- tion, Sacramento, is not objected to by the other parties the committee repre- senting the Democratic party did not favor the idea of as early a date as that decided upon by the Peoples party committee. July 12, and in various ways 1t manifested its displeasure. In the minds of the Democrats 1t would be wise to select a later date and on this point fusion hangs. An effort will be made to influence the Peoples party State Central Committee to change the selected date. If this Is accomplished the difference of opinion at present ex- isting will be adjusted and the three parties will doubtless be brought to- gether. The Silver Republican wing is willing to be governed by the decision of the two other parties and this makes the road to fusion an easy one. If the Peoples party cannot or will not change the date set for it's convention then the Democrats may bow 70 its will and go into convention on the same date and in the capital city.
 That the parties are willing and anxious to fuse Is manifest In the fol- lowing resolution passed at the meet ing yesterday. and if the one obstruc- ton regarding the date can be satis-
 
 the three parties will doubtless sit down to build up a ticket together:
 It is the unanimous sense of this there should be a union of the Demo cratic, Peoples and Silver Republi- can party in the coming campaign upon a reasonable and equable basis, with reference to platform and State, Congressional, Legislative and local tickets; that this union is hereby recommended; that the plan and de- tails of the union be left to the fur ther conferences and agreements of the representatives of the several parties; that it Is further recom- mended that the conventions of the several parties be held at the same time and place; that this conference be adjourned subject to the call of the chair in order that the further opinion cf the different authoritative bodies of the several parties may be obtained by the representative sub- committees.
 As soon as the fusion of the party Is COUS then IIc idpOI OI UlV1Q- ing the loaveS and fishes must be taken up. Doubtless the Democratic wing, owing to its strength, will demand much larger space on the ticket than 1t will be willing to allot to the other parties. and here again may be a hitch. Many meetings of the subcommittee will be held, however, prior to conven- tfon time and an understanding reached that will admit of smooth sailing when a ticket comes to be builded
 If fusion comes to pass then a plat form must be drawn up, and by a de- cision of the executive committee of Peoples party it will be almost identi- cal, If not precisely the same, as that adopted by the reform forces of Ore gon. It is as follows:
 United in a common cause for the sacred purpose of preserving the principles of govern in name. restoring and maintaining equality under the government Of all classes we, the parties of the State of California. waiving all minor points of difference and uniting for the principles upon which we are all agreed, do make and present to the people Of this State | the carrying out of which we solemnly pledge i eaeh ana every candidate upon our united
 We demand the free and unrestricted coin age of silver and gold at the present legal idiio ot ID tO l, without WaltlHB IOT tne con- | sent of foreign nations; and we are unal- | terably opposed to the policy of the present | Republican administration In demanding the | retirement of greenbacks. and the turning over | Of the money making power of the Government | to the national banks, presented by the bill | drawn by the Republican Secretary of the | Treasury and indorsed by President Mckinley: | and we especially denounce the avowed at | tempt by said bill to fasten the country ire | vocably and forever to the single gold standard. |
 We demand a national money safe and | sound. issued by the general Government only, without the intervention of banks of issue. to | be full legal tender for all debts. public and | private; also, just, equitable and efficient means Of distribution direct to the people | ernment
 We demand that the volume of circulating medium be speedily increased to an amount | sufficient to meet the demands of the business ana population of this country. and to restore | ton.
 , We favor such legislation as will prevent for the future the demonstration of any kind ot legal tender money by private contract.
 We demand that the Government. in payment loot ffrnv,o -f- tDvn < ,A.