The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-08-12


day has been the the fight for the nomina-
tion for Governor. and so far as can be
judged at present the matter Is erystallizing
rapidly. The various delegations are ar
irving, and as fast as they come in are be-
ing lined up" by the supporters of the
different candidates The Markham lieu
tenants prominent among whom are Cen
eral Sheehan, Samuel Thornton. c. f. Bas-
sett, Major Dan Burns, General johnson,
Major Bonebrake, Henry T. Gage and
Judge Carpenter, are hard at work and
claim thai their fight is in better shape than
at any time since the campaign opened.
MARKHAM GAINING VOTES.
As indicated in these dispatches yester-
day Markham is gaining votes. and the re-
ported break in the Sacramento delegation
is now an assured fact. 1t is probable that
at the least calculation seven of the twenty
five delegates are in line for Markham.
The adherents of the latter claim that they
hope to still further divide the delegation.
Editor Boruck is doing all he can for the
Morrow interest, but says that he will not
sit in the convention. A proxy has been
offered him, but he claims that he cannot
accept in view of the fact that the conven-
tion may possibly nominate man whom
he could not support OF course lie refers
to Markham, but his ptterances in the mat
ter carry but little weight as the animuS of
the attacks which he fas made are so potent
to all that no one pays the slightest heed to-
his dyspeptic utterances. On the contrary,
his opposition has had the tendency to
make friends for Markham among the men
who are familiar with Mr.. Boruck and his
political career.
BADLY AT SEA.
The plan which the Federal officials had
mapped out for tile organization of bread
and butter brigade" seems to have miscsT-
ried. They have decided that it would be
impolitic to make move of that kind, and
the Markham men claim that their decision
is due solely to the expose Of their plans as
printed in yesterday mornings CALL.
That they intended to come to Sacramento
with their deputies, however. is an un-
doubted fact, and this thrown into the
scale Of course wOald have been potent
factor in determining the issue. As it is
they are badly at sea and are clutchIng at
everything IN sight.
MoEaow's SUPPORTERS.
There was at an early hour this morning
q well-denned and determined effort to
throw the Morrow strength to Chipman in
the event OF break, but like all previous
efforts of a similar nature it ended in fail
ure, as it was found that the goods could
not be delivered. The weakness of the
Morrow fight, in fact, is that the greater
part of his strength is Of such a nature
that it cannot be handled. The majority of
those supporting him viii not obey the die
tates of his managers, and when they see
that his fight is hopeless many OF them Will
20 to Markham. There is a feeling among
them that dark horse" is out Of the
question, and they win combat any effort to
spring one on the convention.
FRUITLEss sCnENIING.
Phil Crimmins is keeping himself in Sc
clusion, but Ben Chambers and Martin
Kelly, who are with him, are at work
among the delegates. This trio of schemers
find that they are very small potatoes, and
their boasted influence is not developing as
promised The frantic screenings of their
henchmen have been wasted on the empty
air, and it is safe to say that before the
fight is over they will be making scramble
to get in on the winning side, no matter
who may come out on top. 1hey, at least,
will cut but a very small figure In making
the nomination, and the bare idea OF losing
the chance of being in at the division OF the
spOils is their strongest dread. In their
case it looks as If the good old injunction
that those who live by the sword shall per-
ish by the sword seems to be In a lair way
to be eXemplified in political way, and
unless all signs fail they will probably
drift back into opscurity.
Their grief at being outdone by Louder
back and Dunn is great, and while they
keep up a bold front they know well that
LOuderback who is here also. will have
more absolute strength in the convention
than they. No doubt, however, Kelly and
CTimmins Will make show OF claiming for
Themselves ali who VOtR for Morrow from
the San Francisco delegation, but the claim
will be so absurd that no one will pay any
attention TO 1t.
A MISTAKE IN FIGURES.
By a mistake of the telegraph company
these dispatches were made to say last
night that Colonel Markham had sixty fol-
lowers who would go down with him to de-
feat. This should have read 100, as the lat
ter are the correct figures and form the van
guard of his strength in the convention.
They will stand by him, it is claimed, as
tenaciously as did the old guard of 306 VINO
went down with General Grant at Chicago
In 1880. No amount of ballots, il is said
will divide them, and they will stand out il
necessary to the bitter end.
MANY REPRESENTATIVE MEN.
There was. never such convention
before in California, not only from
point of numbers, but from the person
mel Of the majority of the delegates
sent from the different counties Of the
State. A finer looking set of men would be
heard to find, and as delegation after deega-
tiOn arrives it is to be seen they are the
pick of representative men, young and old,
from every section of the State. Especially
is this true of the delegates from the south
ern portion of the State, who include in
their number the best element OF the Re
publican party.
A SOLID PHALANx.
Markham's friends in banks and store!
and on farms have left their business fol
50 once and have come TO Sacramento to attes
their high regard for the Los Angeles can
didate. They present solid phalanx, which
they claim cannot be broken, and are {
active lot uf hustlers to a man. One can
not turn around without being confronted
by Markham men, and they are lining uI
the delegations as fast as they come in
Their headquarters are in q constant
ferment, and it is becoming evident thai
they are shrewd lot of political manipula.
= tors. They have not lost trick and are
making the fur fly on every side. They are
breaking the northern delegations which
were accredited to Morrow all to pieces
and in addition TO this have not lost vote
from the south. The delegates from the
latter section are unflinching and no i'm
preston can be made on them.
MoRRow's HEADQUARTERS.
at MorrOw's headquarters E. p. Dan
70 rth, Judge Scbell and Edward Curtis ar,
in charge of the San francisco mans fight
and claim that their strength has not beer
touched. Curtis came up from San Fran
cisco this morning and Immediately pro
ceeded to Morrow's headquarters. Ill
claims not TO be making all active fight, bu
an article in the Bee tonight. giving lis
of reasons why Morrow should be nomi
mated, is said to have emanated from him
His pernicious activity in behalf Of Mr.
Morrow is not doing that gentleman an!
good, as great many Republicans are III
dignant over such interference on the par
Of Democrat
THE LIEUTENANT-GoVERN
In the grand scramble which is beint
made to head the ticket the Lieutenant
Governorship has been lost sight q Gem
petely, and no one can 90 found who ear
form the slightest idea as 70 the situation
In that direction. No doubt exists TIA