Los Angeles herald., 1890-04-29
A GLANCE AT STATE POLITICS.

So far the Republicans have monop-
olized the attention OF the public,
through the comic element that was so
early forced into the campaign by the
premature pretensions of Governor
Waterman. The old man from San Ber-
nardino made it particularly lively and
exceedingly torrid for the g. o. p. for a
while, and what the long hairs at first
looked upon as a good joke became so
seriously earnest that they took fright,
and were compelled to take the field lest
the farce might rise to the dignity
OF a tragedy. Hence the precipi-
tate assembling of the wise men
of the party in conclave and the calling
of the State Central Committee together
to buck the San Bernardino Bull off the
track and lay the wires for different
kind of campaign from that which His
Excellency had inaugurated. The result
was Waterman's withdrawal and the
calling of the State Convention to meet
in Sacramento on the 18th of August.
Great Caesar! just think of it; to meet
in Sacramento in August! What a
sweltering convention that will be The
result of all this hasty gathering of the
Republican clans in council in San
Francisco has been to place our
fellow-countyman, Hon. H. H. Mark
ham, conspicuously before the people
as the probable Republican can
didate for Governor. That's the way it
looks now; but there is plenty of time
for new men to work themselves into
prominence, and perhaps our Pasadena
friend may find himself confronted with
formidable competitors when the crucial
moment arrives. Pan-American M. M.
Estee is already looking up, and such
men as ex-Mayor and ex-Congressman
Davis, General Chapman of Red Bluff,
Hon. Charles FELTON,, Hon. W. w. Nor
row, and even our own Vandever are
talked about as good enough material to
carry the Republican flag through the
coming State campaign. Col. Markham
may yet realize the force of the apo
thegm that the first shall be last, as our
friend Waterman has already felt its
truth and potency.
In the meantime the Democrats are
pursuing the even tenor of their way.
They are not without excellent Guber-
material timber which can be hewn into
shape at a moments notice. Whilst
some excellent names have been dis
cussed, there seems to be an
idea that Mayor Pond of San
Francisco holds the vantage ground
of strength and popularity. If
Hon. Stephen M. White had not ex-
pressed himself as out OF the field, there
is no doubt that he would have carried
off the nomination with little or no op-
position. Then Hon. c. p. Berry, who
is tower of strength among the farm
ers, is also spoken of as a possible can
didate. At one time Senator Boggs was
much discussed in connection with
the nomination, but his name
seldom reaches this far south now.
The latest candidate to spring into the
arena is Hon. J. V. Coleman, very
popular and foremost Democrat, who is
now on his way home from Europe. 1t
is said that Mr.. Tarpey sent him dis
patch, assuring him that Mr.. White
would not be candidate, and advising
him to announce himself. The response
to this dispatch, says Judge Wright,
of Modesto, who read it, was
to authorize his friends to publicly de-
clare that he was a candidate.
We have just glanced over these
names to give our readers an idea that
the Democracy is waking up, and that
they need not fear that the Republicans
are going to have the field to themselves
much longer. A few weeks, nay, few
days, will see a great change all along
the line, and in a month or two things
will be red hot.