The morning call., 1890-08-06
MARKHAM CONFIDENT
His Friends Claim That His Nom.
ination Is Assured.
An Adherent Refers to the Charges-spotts'
Irony-smilsy Retalia.es-Late Po-
itical Developments.
Colonel Markham's friends insist that he

Colonel Markham's friends insist that he
Is still gaining strength, and report that
advices from Napa state that tina: county,
after giving a complimentary vote for
Coombs, will wheel into line for the Los
Angeles candidate. This claim is based on
letters received yesterday from delegates
from Napa County 10 the State Convention.
Just what progress is being made. how
ever, beyond this, it is hard to ascertain.
although the assertion is made that Mark
ham is enlisting in his cause the best and
most influential Republicans of San Fran
CISCO 1t is difficult to determine, of course.
just what strength he will be able to COM
mand in the delegations from this city, but
no one counts upon less than thirty votes
for him, while the more sanguine OF his
followers insist upon sixty.
Forty is probably a fair estimate. OF
this number there are but few that can be
taken from him, but there is no denying
the fact that there is secret influence at
work for Morrow, and which is whipping a
great many of the delegates into line for
him.
What this influence is, it is not hard to
surmise when it is considered that Morrow
has, since Harrison'S Inauguration, turned
over the patronage of the State to the
senior Senator. Even Senators, 1t is init
mated. are not without gratitude. This may
to a large extent account for the work that
is being done for Morrow.
NO GROUND HAS BEEN LOST.
1t is probable that Morrow has gained
slightly within the past twenty-four hours.
but this does nat all carry the inference that
the other candidates have lost ground. 1t
is merely an evening up of siren 9Th, Cleaned
from delegates who were not committed to
any candidate, and it Is still patent that
Markham maintains his lead. He is beyond
a doubt far stronger now than any of his
opponents, and If no setback is experienced
by his friends his nomination looks like a
fOregOne conclusion.
Speaking of the charges which have been
made against Colonel Markham, one of his
supporters said last night: There is an
intimation abroad that there is in the
possession of a certain Democratic
newspaper in this city an auto
graph letter from Colonel Markham
declaring himself in favor of State
division. The Colonel denies that he ever
wrote or uttered word that could be SO
construed, and offers to pay 5000 in cash
to any one who will present any such let
ter. The offer will be made good at any
time and is made in all earneStneSs.
80 far as the other charges are con-
cerned, Colonel Markham is averse to re-
plying to them, as he feels that to pay the
slightest attention to them would be to lend
them dignity. He prefers, so far as he is
concerned individually. to ignore them en-
tirely. His friends, however, feel that they
should place him right before the public,
and will do so at the proper time. This
much may be said now, and that is that
theIe is absolutely no truth in any of them.
ORIGIN OF ALL CHARGES.
''Every charge made thus far owes its orr
gin to the editor of a certain obscure jour-
nal, and they have been made solely to pre-
vent, if possible, the nomination OF Colonel
Markham. A certain well-known Democrat
is also mixed up in the matter. That Demo-
crat is now an active worker for Morrow.
"Now, that the charges have been made,
they are raising the cry that it would be
bad politics TO nominate man who would
be on the defensive 1t does not seem pos
sible that the Republican party would allow
itself to he blinded by such brazen false
hoods, all of which it would be SO easy
to disproye.
Now, Just to show you how much sim
cerity there is in the man instigating the
charges. need only state that he recently
sent delegation to Colonel Markham with
an intimation that if the latter would agree
to make the asSailant his private secretary
in case of election the charges would be
hushed up. Colonel Markham sent him
word to keep up the fight as he had faith in
the judgment of the people upon whom he
thought the charges would have but little
effect.
"When the time arrives Colonel Mark
ham will prove the falsity of every charge,
and will show, moreover, the animus of the
entire attack. He is willing for few days
to bide his time and pay no attention to the
frotby vaporings of lis enemies"