The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-08-14
HIGHLY PLEASED.
How Markham's Nomination Was
Received Here.
What Various Men Say About The Calls u
Caudiiate-An Incident in Markham's
Congressional Canvass.

The corridors OF the Palace d0tcl were nHed
with politicians discussing the nomination. The
Democrats were there In force. Candidate Will
lam d. English moved around with good deal
OF celerity, shaking hands aud talking earnestly.
He declined TO be interviewed about the NOM
lnation OF Markham. Later in the evening he
was talking TO a couple of friends in front Of the
hotel bar.
"Now. you know" he said to one OF these
gentlemen, who is a Republican. in that tone
which man uses when he wants to convince
himself as well as the man TO whom he Is talk.
ing 'now, you know that your party had
stronger men before the convention whom they
could have nominated. You know 1t, and know
it."
The Republican demurred to the statement
and Mr.. English reiterated, as If to put down his
own doubts, "You know 1t, you know It,"
Said Special Agent Of the Treasury Evans:
Il was a Morrow man, but think that Mark
ham will make strong run. He seems 10 have
the faculty OF getting close to The people. re-
member the extraordinary effect that his first
speech made upon the people when he was
nominated for Congress In 1883. IL was at San
Diego They had big meeting there in the
Republican Wgwam and Colonel Tom Fitch
came down from San francisco 10 make the
speech OF the evening.
"FiIch is POLISHED sort OF fellow In his talk,
and he made speech full oi classical illusions
TO Isis Osiris the Roman Empire, Greek my
thOlogy and The laws OF the Medes and Persiaus.
Incidentally lie rung in the Constitution and the
civil war. The speech was piece of polished
excellence, but 1t shot about five hundred feet
above the heads OF the people and never aroused
burst of applause.
'After he had finished a tall pain-ooking man
got up on the platform and said: My friends
and neghbors, Up 10 few days ago had no In
tention OF running for Congress, but some OF my
neighbors came TO me and said that they were
gong 10 vote Tor me in the convention. told
them they must not do ii. l was engaged In the
work OF making a living and could not afford a
canvass. But they insisted. and told them |
mo- frn mi
for me on the first ballot, SO that | might know
that my neighbOrs really wanted me.
"'Well, they voted for me and am now your
candidate. and the question Is what VIII do II
am elected. have seen my neighbors travel up
10 san Francisco every time they wanted to try
a wsult in United States court. Ofteutimes
the expense OF the "trip was greater than the
amount OF the suit. i believe that Federal
court ought to be established In Los Angeles.
with southern judicial district. l believe
thai Los Angeles ought TO be made port or
entry aud southern customs district estab-
lisned. believe that The haroor Of san Diego
ernment. In short. my neighUors, believe that
the southern part Of this s ATE has been sadly
neglected by Uncle Sam, and il am elected l
win do my best TO remedy the fault
"Well, sir, the people IN that wigwam started
to applaud, and for few minutes the scene was
one OF wild enthusiasm. They understood that
KIND of talk. II was practical They realized
that Markham saw their wants and would attend
to them. From that moment knew that he
would be elected. This Is the kind of man
whom the Democrats have got to beat"
Said Assistant Postmaster John C. Quinn:
Markham Is good man and will make good
run, but am utterly astonished at the sudden
collapse OF the Morrow strength. Something
very curious must hive happened up there at
Sacramento. Somebody must have been very
weak In the knees.'
Said Deputy Surveyor Varney W. Gaskill:
81 just got a telegram from Surveyor hllburn
announcing the nomination. kilbuIn Is happy,
for he was the only one Of the federal officials
here who worked for Markham. The nominee is
good man and will be elacted."
Said Supreme Justice McFarldnd: / am
Morrow man, of course, but Markham is a strong
candidate. He will run ahead OF his ticket IN
the southern part OF the State, and VIII make as
good a show up here as Morrow, who has made
many enemies from the fact that he could
not make one ofhce 60 around to nifty hungry
applicants"
There were one set of men around the hotels
who were jublIant over MoTroT's defeat, and
they were those men to whom Morrow mad prom
ised Offices and then failed 10 deliver The goods
These men INDUCED in great many =" told
you so" and " did il" speeches, out the uni
versal feeling among MorTOw's followers was
one of graceful acquesence IN their defeat with
determination TO turn iu and Work for the
C. n. Hasson, Los Angeles-I think Mr.. Mark
ham VIII give very general satisfaction In Los
Angeles, aud IN fact all over the southern portion
Ex-Judge E. D. Wheeler-Mr. Markham's
nomination is. l think, about the strongest that
could have been made for San francisco
Judge Levy-HOw do L ike the nomination?
Splendid | think Markham The strongest man
thai could have been put up-lor tue Democratic
Deputy County Clerk Desmond Markham Is
my man and has been from line first. Now let
them nominate Mr.. English or Mr.. Coleman aud
the next Governor is ours.
Frank ID. Iunis, President OF the Bank OF
Lake. am as satisfied as can be without al
election that Markham Is the coming man.
z. fl. Dunn, prominent politician OF Paso
Robles, when asked about The nomination OF
Markham for Governor, stated that 'lnaSmuch
as lie was ever and always associated with those
who desire 10 dsintegrate the State by division,
he has forfeited the right To the support OF those
who have held dear The unity OF California as
State whose Interest north and south are not
such as 10 bear division"
Ex-Judge Cooney-I regard the platform as
excellent and Marx hams nomination as astrong
one, judging from his past career. think he Is
the coming man. intend to vote for him.
Captain Ii. L. Bush-I don't know what 10
think of il. believe that San Francisco favored
Morrow and that The south wanted Markham. lt
| is hard to tell what day may bring forth. The
Democrats don't meet until next week.
DEMOCRATS ON MARKHAM.
Tim j. o. Brien is Of the opinion that the Re.
publlcans did not nominate their best man.
They have not by a long way" said he. nom
mated their strong man. MORROW Is strongest IN
this city and would poll many more votes IN the
county Districts
john j. Kenny the Salmon alley statesman.
stated that he believed Markham will prove
strong man and probably stronger than Morrow.
Il think that MIR. MarkDam Is all right in the
South" said A. L. SPOTS. LAS far as the Dem
ocrats are concerned, we are willing 10 meet him
with any of the three men we have in the held"
James Ii. Long, Secretary Of tho County Com
mittee, was OF the same opinion as MIR. SPOTS.
He expressed himself IN hopeful way, saying
that he believed that the Republicans could have
nominated stronger man ana that the Demo-
Gratis were not afraid OF Markham.