Los Angeles herald., 1890-04-16
THE INTERNATIONAL SITUATION-THE
PROBABLE LEADERS.

fhVbAbLE LEAUEkS.
The Republicans are early in the field
and have called meeting of their State
Central Committee for the 21st of the
current month. On its assembling a
call will undoubtedly be issued for the
State Convention. The Democrats have
been more deliberate, but already great
interest is taken in the coming struggle,
and the battle may be fairly said to have
already begun. The election will en-
brace Governor, Lieutenant-Governo
State and county officers, including half
of the Senate and alls of the Assembly,
Judges of the Supreme Court, and last,
but by no means least, members of the
House of Representatives of the United
States.
Great interest, OF course, centers on
the respective nominees for Governor
Hon. S. NJ. White has adhered and still
adheres to his purpose not to be a candi-
date. He is doubtless influenced in this
determination by the fact that he is in
the full career of successful law prac-
tice, and does not care to have it inter
rupted. He doubtless feels, also, that
he is young and can afford to wait for
such political honors as he has not
already enjoyed, and his preferences are
understood to lean in the direction of
the United States Senate rather than
in that of the gubernatorial chair.
A strong sentiment in favor of Mayor
Pond for Governor has developed
amongst the Democracy OF the State.
1t is much such movement as placed
the late Governor Bartlett in the execu-
tive chair, and is in the line which made
Cleveland, the efficient and popular
Mayor OF Buffalo, Governor of the En-
pire State. Pond has the advantage OF
high character, conspicuous ability and
unusual strength with the voters of San
Francisco. There is no occasion OF theo-
rizing as othis latter point, as the re-
turns show him to be invincible in his
own city. He is popular with the people
irrespective Of party, and would add
great strength to the ticket. He has
also the advantage Of being well known
throughout the State. He is not an
orator, but has agreeable manners, a
dignifed bearing and very considerable
degree of personal magnetism. He en-
bodies in very special degree the idea
embodied in the word availability"
A number of other distinguished
Democrats are being named throughout
the State in connection with the Gov
ernorship, amongst them being Hon.
VIM. d. English, Hon. James V. Cole
man, Hon. John Boggs and others. No
man has been mentioned on the Demo
cratic side in connection with the Office
who would not reflect credit upon the
party and the people if elected.
On the Republican side until lately
the present accidental Governor, r. W..
Waterman, was the most conspicuous
figure. Truth compels us to say that he
is steadily dwarting as the date
for holding the Convention ap-
proaches. He seems to have very
few supporters in San Francisco
and in the Northern and Central
counties, while there are not wanting
many persons, ordinarily well skilled in
diagnosing political results, who are OF
opinion that his strength in the South
ern counties will be found to be illusory.
Hon. w. w. Morrow is understood to
have withdrawn from the field. The
only other conspicuous candidate is Col.
HI. H. Markham, of Pasadena, who ap-
pears to be strong all along the Republi-
can line, and who stands remarkably
well with his party in San Francisco.
From present indications it looks very
much as if his chances of capturing the
Republican nomination were the best of
all those yet named, With two candi-
dates from the Southern counties, how
ever, the role of prophet is difficult
one, and dark horse may reach the
string.
If the candidates should prove to be
Pond and Markham fight of an inter-
esting character would be inaugurated.
Both men are exceptionally strong
where they live. The Democrats are we'll
grounded in the expectation that Pond
would receive a vote in San Francisco
and in the Bay counties that would far
more than offset whatever strength may
be claimed for Markham in the South.
As Pond would have the bigger popula-
tion to work on, the chances of his COM
ing out victor would seem to be first
class. Besides, he and any other Demo-
cratic candidate would have the benefit
of the celebrated ''off year"
WHEN Chief Burns and others were in
Office there was great howl about fan
tan games and faro. Now we hear very