Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1886-08-07

cisco and other parts Of the State to
share this excursion. II behooves
our people TO make arrangements foi
their comfort. Is anything adequate
being done in this line?
POLITICAL NOTES.
There is everywhere a belief that
the special session will be abortive.
Thus far lis only result has been the
unseating Of George Hearst, and there
are grave fears that this will be
about the only thing accomplished.
There is little doubt that Governor
Stoneman was grossly deceived in
the premises. / met him in the Pal
acc Hotel Monday night and bad
some conversation with him. In the
course OF IL asked him il he had in
his poss ession the petition signed by
two-thirds Of the members Of the
lie gislature calling for an extra ses-
sion. He rerlied that he had, and
that II was signed by fully three
fourths Of that body. When l called
his attention to the assertion that il
had been frequently alleged that some
Of these signatures had not been
made by the persons whose names
had been used, he replied that in
every case where the signature had
not been affixed by the individual
himself, on printed head, which
plainly set forth the purport OF the
instrument, there had been written
authorization made, before one or
more witnesses, TO allow Of its being
appended. | suggested that as pub
lie opinion was crystalizIng on the
matter very rapidly il might be wise
to publish this document and its sig
natures, II need he with the names OF
witnesses attached, when this attach
ment had been authorized. He an
swered, in substance, that II the Legis-
lature failed to do the things for which
il had itself asked to be called, he
should issue an address to the peo-
pie OF California embodying all the
facts in the premises.
| find quite universal impression
prevailing here that, while Governor
Stoneman is honest and loyal 10 the
people in his public acts, he does not
always take into his councils his most
judicious friends. The political
guild nuacs tell me that when the
resolution expressing confidence in
the Governors motives was voted
down in the Legislature heexclaimed
that he was out Of the gubernatorial
fight. OF course ! did not presume
TO repeat this piece of gossip to him.
The sagacious and brainy leaders
OF the Democracy do not regard the
special session as in the least leopard
izing the chances Of the party's sue
cess. On the contrary, there is
belief that, II the whole result of the
action Of Legislature which is over
whelmiogly Republican, shall prove
to have been the making of a Senator
for few weeks, besides the appro-
priation Of large sums of money for
the salaries Of its members, the out
come cannot fail to rebound to the
benefit Of the Dem ,cracy. Matters
here in the city are shaping them
selves pleasantly for Democratic
triumph at the approaching guberna-
torial, congressional and legislative
elections. After intelligent and patri-
otto efforts, harmony is being evolved,
which means Democratic majority |
OF five thousand in San Francisco.
The latest piece Of gossip is that
Hon. George Hearst will enter the
gubernatorial arena. | merely tell
the story as twas told to me.
j. d. l..
San Francisco, Aug. 9th, 1876.