The morning call., 1890-08-15

II Inc uOltl5 4dSb ulEub Oul1 lltiu do MANY
guests in their rooms as there were people
moving around the corridors they would
have done rushing business indeed Some
of til EN-, particularly the Palace, took on
the appearance of a Democratic Convention
during recess. They were all there-the
cohorts Of the various candidates, and
many Of the candidates themselves.
The blonde IL ustache and calculating eyes
Of Candidate Coleman were to be encoun-
tered at every turn. He seemed to be
everywhere and everywhere at work.
Candidate English was absent but the
handsome whiskers of his brother Yagged
earnestly under the nose of many dele
gate. A, q. Paulsell moved majesticaliy
around among the boys" and the stocky
Term Of A. +. Jones was often in the center
Of a knot OF men. Only Candidate Pond
seemed to be not conspicuousiy repre-
scented. Evidently MI Pond was doing MS
work in a less open way, or, as was sug,
gested by a country delegate, he mad locked
himself into his ice-house.
The busiest man in the whole crowd was
Major s. =. Hammond Jr. Major Ham
uond wants to be Chairman OF the c0nYen-
lion and expects to slip into that prominent
position between the devil and the deep
sea, the devil in this instance being Jimmie
Murphy, who is asserted TO be Coleman's
candidate for the place, and the deep sea
being represented by Byron Waters. whom
Cand date English is supposed to favor.
Mr. Hammond expects that when the tight
wakes hot between these two factions the
convention will turn to him as the savior
uf the party and the man who will pour oil
On the troubled waters-and Murphy.
Mir. Hammond may be badly fooled in his
aspirations, how ever. Candidate Coleman
distinctly aud emphatically denies having
any candidate for Chairman, or any pref
erence for any candidate. he says. with
good deal OF earnestness, that he proposes
to keep bis hands off that matter and let
the convention choose whom it may. He
neither denies nor affirms that MIR. Waters
would be satisfactory TO Eimi but those
near the throne aver that Mr.. Waters has
been practically decided upon by all
the leading candidates. and will most GER
tainly WELD the gayeL
a, q. Paulsell expects to work the dark
horse racket. He thinks that the strength
of Coleman, English and Pond will be about
evenly divided, and, If their various cohorts
make a sticking fight long enough, so much
bitterness will be aroused that none OF the
three will he acceptable to the convention.
1t is then that MI. Paulsell expects the eyes
Of the convention to turn to him as to the
Moses who will lead them out of the wilder
ness. That is why Mr.. Paulsell is not doing
any active work. He does not want to
arouse antagonisms. Candidate Pond seems
to be working the same sly scheme, in the
hopes that Coleman and English will kill
each other of.
Candidates for the smaller offices are
Just beginning to make themselves con-
spicuous. A. p. Jones has consented to
accept the nomination for Lieutenant-GOv-
eTnur if it is rendered him, aud there
seems to be a possibility Of its being
handed to him on silver tray.
Judge Wallace appears to have dead
clnch on the nomination for Supreme JUS
tIce. But when 1t comes to Associate JUS
tees the candidates are as thick as leaves in
Valombrosa. J. ID. Goodwin of Plumas,
Judge Armstrong of Sacramento, Judge
Prestley of S0noma, General johnson, also of
Ssnoma Hughes OF San Diego, Smith of
Los Angeles, and Judges Hayne and Cot
fey OF San Francisco are among the candi-
dates, with more to hear from. There is
move to run Judge Coffey for the Chief
Justiceshp, but his friends smell a very
dig rat and refuse to fall into such trap
the way OF the other fellows. So Judge
Coffey will be groomed for plain Associate
Justice.
The fight for Secretary Of State seems to
be between ". c. Hendricks, the in
cumbent; George Peckham of Watson
VILE and 4. c. Singletary Of San Jose.
The incumbent of the Office of State
Treasurer, Adam Herold has little opposi-
. ton to his denomination. There is fierce
fight on for Controller between John p.
Dunn, who wants a third term, Russ Stew
ems of Sacramento and Hazard of Los
Angeles.
Judge Fitzgerald suddenly doomed up in
the office of the Palace Hotel late last night
wearing the self-satisfed air of one who
Lad won a good fight. He affixed his
signature to the hotel register and then
made bee line for his room to wash off the
Sacramento mud as he said.