The morning call., 1890-08-16

genial wind. and 10! Candidate Pond, with
his irreproachable manner and icy smile,
stood at the doorway looking in. There
was an immediate and haSty rush by the
waggishly inclined to the warming influence
of the bar-room in the rear.
PONDS SMILE.
What a curious thing is that smile OF
Mr.. Pond'sl and how sDgularly 1t fails to
light I'D the contour Of his face! His upper
lip is smooth and freshly shaven; the beard
beneath is certainly the daily care of the
most talented of san Franchises BARRIERS.
To see n single hair of that beard out of
place would doubtless throw his friends
into commissions of establishment. When
lie smiles the clean upper lip raises to just
sueh height above the lower, festive
Wrinkle appears about the corners of the
eyes, tue precise lip drops again and the
smile is gone, Inc upper Up goes To lust
sucL q Deight-n0 higher and no lower
aud the Olly thing remembered by the re-
ciiiel1 OF the smile Is set OF brilliantly
polished eeth.
Ile -h .raeter Of the men who surrounded
Biz Pond was significant. They were past
1iudiH age, well dressed, calm. nOn-com-
initial, and bore the air of those whose
bank accounts were in a satisfactory con-
ditIon. An attempt was made to interview
Mr.. POND and his friends but without sue
cess They were all very pleasant, but
none admitted that they knew anything
beyond the fact that Mr.. Pond was can
diGate. At last, however, one Of his fol-
lowers was caught away from the rest and
induced to unbosom himself just little.
a FRIENDS ESTIMATE.
Mr.. Pond" said this gentleman, will
certainly get the nomination. The people
of the State demand it, and the people will
count in this convention. OF course, you
and know that primaries and conventions
can be manipulated to record another YER
dict than the voice OF the people; but this
convention is not one of that kind. The
Democrats of this State realize that they
have a very hard fight to win and they will
not tolerate man at the head OF their
ticket who does not draw upon the full
confidence Of the people. Mr.. Pond does
this and while certain amount of spOra-
die enthusiasm may be generated for ex- |
IRENE youth or for BARREL the good sense |
of the convention is going to prevail and |
MI Pond will be their choice"
Then you don't expect him to lead in |
tie first ballOt?"
.sY5N>expect a break to him?"
No. uot1e-9Ieak; but gradual coming |
oyer If those whose common sense in-lhe /
long run overpONerS--ep hsmeral~snthusi-
asm.
COLEMAN GAINING GROUND.
Notwithstanding the confidence of Mr.. |
Pend : supporters, Coleman 5 strength cou- |
candidacy OF this young man with the cal |
culatiug brow and genial manner, which. |
al first, WAS looked upon as mere pOlld- |
cal incident, Is proving TO be very serious !
affair to his opponents. There Is certainly |
a iarge fund of enthusiastic energy dis
played by his supporters, and it is an en-
thusiasm which Is growing, with no signs
OF flashing in the pan.
1t is slowly dawning upon the minds of
his opponents that be is general in con-
-.4F.fI r.
aiScernible upon their brows is due to the
TACT that the reported weakness in Cole
mans following does not materialize
a GOOD LISTENER.
Coleman himself continues to be always
on his feet in the hotel corridors, and in-
CeSsantly at work in a quiet way. The
greatest strength OF his manner lies in his
qualities as a listener. He is one of the
best listeners in California. The rapt at
teniion which he will pay to the chestnuty
story Of tiresOme delegate would be laugh
able if it did not excite admiration. He ap-
pears to be completely absorbed in what the
other says, and occasional remarks of ap-
probation which he gives utterance to, now
aud again, show that he is really listening
Verify. it is good trick. The delegate
goes away impressed with the mental acu-
men OF the young man.
STATE CONTROLLER.
The tall, lean figure of r. D. Stephens,
candidate for Controller, haunts the CORR
doris like the ghost of Don Quix0te, whose
double he might well be taken to be. His
grayish, struggling, pointed beard vibrates
close to the ear of many delegate, and his
thin legs never seem tU tire of carrying him
around from group to group. MIR. Stephens
thinks he has a pretty sure thing of tile
nomination, and, indeed, surface indfca-
tons rather bear out his claim; but, woe to
me. Alhamal Conventions are uncertain
things.
The progress Of events seem to bear out
fla afa Rtrrf In+a 1n..C
man of the convention. The pr0testatons
of Coleman that he has no candidate and
that the choice Of the convention will be
acceptable to him are made in that earnest
tone which has the ring of truth and dis
poses of the ass erti0n that Jimmie Murphy
is backed I'D By the young mans cohorts.
If this be true, it will let Major Hammond
down with dull thud, for, certainly, Wa
tiers Is in favor with the delegates.
MARKHAM's OVATION.
Colonel Markham arrived at the Palace
Hotel from Sacramento at about hali-paSt |
last night He received big ovation /!
the moment be appeared in the doors. A |
great crowd was around him at once, every
body struggling for the honor of shaking |
his hand
He seemed in danger of being completely
overwhelmed by the mad rush of his friends,
until some of them formed guard around
him and escorted him upstairs. 1t was
splendid OuthurSt of enthusiasm, as spon-
Colonel Markham came downstairs again
at about half-past O'Clock, when the crowd
had somewhat thinned out. He was imme-
diately surrounded, though not by SO great
a crowd as before. His fine personal APP
pearance and magnetic manner caused
favorable comment among the Democrats.
Tall, swarthy, handsome and with piercing
eyes, he filled the Imagination and satisfied
the eye.
MEETING OF TIE RIVALS.
A cig xvhf Ia l1ay
in the hotel corridor. He met both Mayor
Pond ana Mr.. English and shook them by
the hand. The meeting did not attract I'M
usual attention. Presently Mr.. Coleman
was seen advancing toward him from the
other side OF the room. Immediately the
buzz Of c. nYersation ceased, and all stretched
their necks to witness the meeting. When
the two men shook hands subdued muir
muir ran through the lobby, and the hum OF
conversation recommended. though all eyes
were still fastened on the two men.
Say" exclaimed delegate from north
ern county, do you know that ColemaD's
fight is going to be great deal ike Mark
hams? Coleman has the same sort of en-
thusiastic supporters behind him that
Markham had -men who are for their
choice through thick and thin"
A chorus Of assent came from the crowd
to which he was talking.
ENGLISH LOSING GROUND.
1t begins to look as though English was
iOSlHS slIehBtn' lHeTe appears 10 De no
well-defined element behind him as there is
behind Coleman and Pond. Coleman has
the young, aggressive, hurrah boys fac
ton fighting for him. Pond is certainly
backed by the conservative, eminently re-
spectacle element OF the party, while En-
glish seems to have supporters from all
over the State and from all sections of the
party, but there seems to be no well-defined
element pushing his nomination. His sup
port is more or less personal and lukewarm.
L.. IN fr0m
his services to the party and feel grateful
therefor, but that kind of support cannot
be depended upon to stay in the trenches
under fire.
COLEMAN GAINING STRENGTH.
1t is apparent that Coleman is gaining
strength hourly. His supporters are all In
jubilant frame of mind and highly con-
fident of success Ponds men, on the con-
trary, and also the English guard wear an
uneasY frnMn under their smiles.