Los Angeles herald., 1890-04-09

ing is just approaching completion, and
it is announced that it will be ready for
occupancy by the 1st OF May. ii Mr.
De Young had succeeded in securing an
additional frontage on kearney street
for his new edifice ii would be the most
imposing building on the Coast. But as
it is, it's ten stories fail to produce the
desired effect. Still it is tremendous,
and it is said that, on clear nights, when
the clock which surmounts it is lighted
up bv electricity, the hours can be noted
in Oakland Take it for all in all,
it is high tribute to the enterprise and
prosperity of the newspaper guild of the
metropolitan city; and, considered from
the arket-street side, it beats the New
York Tribune's tall tower. Many other
buildings of an imposing character have
either been recently completed or are in
process of erection. The Hibernia Bank
is about to put up new editiee adjoining
the Murphy-Grant block, which will be
unique in that it will be only single
story in height, covering half a block. 1t
will be graced by enormous blocks OF
hewn granite. Everywhere signs of i'm
provement are apparent in San Fran
cisco, and il the town could only get rid
OF its chronic croakers it would be a
model OF progressive and prosperous
place, with splendid and permanent
commerce and expanding industries.
The Political Pot.
There is great interest in the guberna-
torial question just now. On the Demo-
cratic side there is much discussion OF
the claims OF Mayor Pond, especially
since Mr.. Whites emphatic declination
to permit himself to be a candidate. |
have had a slight acquaintance with Mr..
Pond for Il number OF years, but it was
my good fortune to meet him the other
day in company with common friend,
and to be able to get some definite idea
of the personality of the man. He is
dignified and unaffected, and even a
casual intercourse reveals the admirable
balance OF temperament which has en-
abled him to achieve success without
friction. The Mayor OF San Francisco,
according to Democratic precedent, is.in
the natural line of succession, and he has
strong partizans throughout the
whole State. In an incidental
reference to the Governorship, he told
me that he had never thought of the
matter until he learned of Mr..
Whites unwillingness to be candidate,
that our townsman had been his favor
ite, and that while he was not lnsensible
of the honor of being q possible Cover
nor of California, he was in no sense
seeker after the position. No man can
retire from a conversation with Mayor
Pond, long or short. without being
greatly impressed with his high quail.
tiles. Should the nomination and elec-
ton gravitate towards him the position
would be worthily filled.
Mr. j. V. Coleman is also spoken of in
some quarters as the Democratic stand
ard-bearer
While | have no desire to interfere
with Gov Waterman's campaign, | will
just whisper the fact that he is not put
up here as the winner of the Republican
nomination, while Markham. is. The
latter is very popular in San Francisco,
and it is thought that the southern
counties are vital to the Republican
cause. Waterman has not succeeded in
impressing the dilettante element of his
party with any great sense OF his fitness,
and those who think that it is part of
the Republican plan of campaign to de-
liberately throw the Governorship away
are not advised of the real designs the
Republican leaders. They will put up a
strong man and make Il hard fight.
San Francisco, April 9th.