Los Angeles herald., 1890-05-23
REPUBLICANS MIXED.
A CHANGE IN THEIR STATE DIvIS-
ION POLICY.
Governor of the State Coming Strongly
to the Front.

A very remarkable change of senti-
ment has taken place in a considerable
class of citizens of Los Angeles on the
subject of state division. The class in
question is composed of Markham re-
publicans, and it is said that they have
ample ground for their change OF view.
A few months ago nine out of every ten
men to be met on the street were
strongly in favor of state division.
Just now in spite of the fact
of the failure of San Pedro
harbor to secure adequate appro-
priations, it is almost impossible to find
a republican OF any prominence who
ventures to lift his voice in favor of
state division. Most of them, on the
contrary, are anxious to 60 on record
against it.
A few days ago reporter of this pa
per came upon knot OF active republi-
cans at the entrance of the Bryson-
Bonebrake block. Among them were
Sutherland Hutton, Councilman Frank
enfield, Major Bonebrake, M. R. Hig-
gins, Johnny Morton and w. S. Moore.
The question of state division was
broached, and none were to be found so
poor to do it reverence. 1t passed
around the circle, each one trying to
give it more vigorous kick than the
one before him.
A gentleman recently from Santa Bar
bara says that the republicans of that
section are very hopeful OF success for
their dark horse, Elwood Cooper. They
claim that the feeling among horticul-
turalists all over the state is very strongly
IN his favor. They oppose Markham on
various grounds, and declare that they
would prefer to see some northern man
nominated if Mr.. Cooper should fail of
securing the prize.
In spite Of protests to the contrary
the republican camp is not a little dis
turbed over the question of whether the
delegates to the state convention are to
be chosen directly at the primaries or
are to be elected by county conven-
.tion. Several northern papers have
declared that ii the attempt is made to
choose delegation in manner differ
ent from the one prescribed by
the call of the state central COM
mittee there will be row at the state
convention. The matter will probably
be decided at a meeting of the county
central committee, which will take
place shortly. The republicans generally
deny the right of any individuals to de-
clare what will or will not be done, or
how the ambiguous phraseology OF the
call is to be interpreted. Local Mark
ham sentiment appears to be decidedly
on the diminuendo, and unless heroic
measures of some kind are adopted, ii
does not appear probable that solid
delegation from this county can be
secured-and it is generally admitted
that there is need of solid delegation
The report from the northern part ot
the state is that the friends of Congress
man w. w. Morrow will insist that the
nomination be given to him, and in club
circles here it appears that he has many
friends. In the Los Angeles Athletic
Club rooms the other day, where twenty.
five or thirty members were present, il
was found that the majority were in
favor of Morrow as opposed to Markham
They seemed to think that Morrow's
chances for the nomination were grow
ing stronger and Markham's weaker as
the time of the convention approached
Altogether the fight in the republican
ranks appears to be much mixed, and
the chances are that dark horse will
vet carry off the prize