The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-08-05
WORKING IN EARNEST
The Battle Among the Repub-
licans Growing Hot.
Markham Still in the Lead, With Morrow,
Chapman, shippse and Paterson Follow
ing in order-club Meetings.
The friends Of the various candldates for

The friends of the various candidates for
the nomination for Governor are working
with renewed activity and from talking
they have settled down to hard, earnest
work among the delegates. Every day
brings in new crowd from the outlying
districts and they are Immediately seized
upon by the supporters of the various
aspirants, who lose no time in picturing to
their minds the superior qualifications OF
their respective leaders.
On the Republican side, so far as can be
judged, Markham still maintains his lead,
and while he may not be adding greatly to
his strength it is quite apparent that he has
lost no ground, and that his friends have
not abated their enthusiasm in the least.
They claim, in fact, that his nomination is
assured, and that no combination can now
be effected that will affect his chances in
the least.
Viewed from a fair standpoint there is
no doubt that he has more enthusiastic
and practically solid support among the
delegates from his section than was ever
accorded to any candidate in the State. OF
the 1873 votes appOrtioned to the Sixth Con-
gressonal District there are but sixteen
that are at all doubtful, and in that number
are included the eight delegates from Santa
Barbara, who. it is claimed, may give
complimentary vote to Elwood Cooper on
the first ballot. but will, it is said, 60 to
Markham sure on the second roll-call.
This is practically assured, although the
Markham supporters are claiming that Mr..
Cooper will not, in all probability, allow
his name to go before the convention. In
that event Santa Barbara would be in line
for Markham on the first ballot. Of the re-
naming doubtful votes (eight in number)
seven are from Kern County, which Mark
ham himself says lie has been assured will
be cast for him at the outset. One vote
from Ventura is probably for Morrow, and
this was the result of an oversight in nam
ing the delegates.
A LATE DISCOVERY MADE.
1t was discovered, after the primary eIec-
tion had been held, that personal friend
of Mr.. Morrow had been placed on the
ticket, but no effort was made to undo the
matter. In other words, the followers of
Colonel Markham are claiming, and their
claim is plausible one, that their leader Is
confident of securing 1877 of the 1SS dele
gates from his Congressional district.
If to this is added the % votes of Santa
Clara and the 80 from San Francisco. which
the Morrow men cOncede, with IL from
Santa Cruz. 10 from Alameda, 3 from YOlo,
from Marin and from San Mate0, there
VIII be found 270 votes for the Los Angeles
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addition to this he will secure a greater or
less number of scattering votes throughout
the central part of the State and may have
friends in Sacramento.
So far as Congressman Morrow is con-
cerned, he will have, aside from his strength
in San Francisco and Alameda, the votes
of StaDislaus, Mendocino and Lake. SO 1t
is said, with supporters scattered here aud
there throughout the northern part of the
State His friends are making a most ac-
tive fight for him in that direction, and
have, it is conceded, gathered strength for
him among the delegates.
Chipman, however, who Is undoubtedly
strong and popular man among the north
ern delegates, has captured great many
votes which might otherwise have gravi-
tated 10 Morrow, and large number of
which on a stampede might go to him in
preference to Markham. On this fact is
based, to a large extent their claims for
strength; but in the scramble it might be
found that Markham would draw sufficient
to give him the nomination.
AN ELEMENT OF DANGER.
This is what the Morrow men are en-
deavoring to guard against. and recog-
nize in it an element of danger. But an-
other factor which will enter largely into the
fight, and in which there is also danger for
Morrow, is the one that while the south
has practically but one candidate for place
on the State ticket aside from Markham,
| and that one Judge Van Dyke, the north
has a number, among whom are Colgan OF
Petaluma, Judge Garoutte of Woodland, j.
j. de Haven of Eureka and n. P. Chipman
of Red Bluff.
If any combinations are formed 1t is sup
posed that the strength Of such men as
Colgan, Garoutte and De Haven will 20 to
the candidate for Governor who can assure
them of the greatest strength in return.
Looking at it from this standpoint, it is
not difficult 10 see that the claims of Mark
ham would meet with serious considera-
tion. as it is probable that he could come
nearer combining large vote than any
other candidate in the field.
In the case of YOlo, however, it is said
that the vote will be divided between Mark
ham and Morrow, so as to antagonize
neither, and in the other instances it is
possible that the same course might be pur-
sued Both would thus secure strength
which neither claims positively at pres
ent Shippee, of course, will have
San Joaquin, while Paterson will con-
troll the votes of Placer, with more or less
strength throughout the mining counties.
The latter, it is argued, woul1 on break
60 to Morrow or Chapman, probably the
former. Where San Joaquin would be
found after the first few ballots is hard TO
determine The situation, it will be seen,
looks decidedly favorable to Markham,
and the confidence of his friends is not
without reason.