The morning call., 1892-10-04
THEY DON'T Want De YOUNG
What a Leading Republican
of Sacramento Says.
Mikes Candidacy VIII Drive thousands oi
Republican, to Vote Against iheH
Legislative Tickets.

"Despite the fact that the Republicans
have fifteen or sixteen out of twenty oil TIE
hold-oyer Senators, it would occasion me no
snrprise if the Democracy had a majority
in the next Legislature" said prominent
Renpblican of Sacramento to CALL re-
porter yesterday.
This statement, coming from memoer
of the ''old guard who has been prom
inenily identified with the party aihos.
from its inception, and one OF us most
trusted cOunselOrs in times past, TOOK the
reporters breath away, anu prompted the
query: ,,io, o.
Upon what do you base your OPT mon ;,
81 can tell you that in avery lew Words,
was the reply. "it Is all summed up III NJ;
II. de Young's candidacy for the onHed
States Senate.
"This is the ogre that will drive hundreds,
YES. thousands of Republicans to vote the
Democratic legislative ticket In the various
counties.
Take nv county of Sacramento. for In
stance. The legislative nominees, VINO were
foisted on the party through the machiha-
tons OF Frank Rhodes aud Frank Daroux,
our local Boss Buekleys, are supposed 10
favor the candidacy of De Young.
"'Lige' Hart, tile candidate for State Sem
ator, is personally very popular. as is Major
Anderson, candidate for the Assem- bly,, and
at any other time 00th OF THEM Woulu Oe
elected by large malorltles.
''But the suppositlOn that they are DE
Young men will drive hundreds OF Repub-
lieans from their support. and l predict
| that unless they put themselves squarey on
| re cord against him the banner Repuo-
| lican county of the State will be represented
in the next Legislature by The opposition.
This is the situation In my county, and
| know to a certainty that the same state Oh
affairs exists in other counties.
Look at the result of the contest In OAK
| land the other day, for instance.
Sacramento and Alameda are not the only
| strong Republican counties which are liable
| to have Democratic representation. | was
| in Los Angeles few days ago and fonnd a
! regular revolt In progress there owing 10
| the same reason.
Through the workings OF the machine
| Walter Moore, an ayowed De Young man,
was put up for the State Senate. / am
| satisfied that he will be beaten; for, in adj
| diton 10 being in De Young's interest, his
| constituency has so little confidence in hin
| that they will not support him. even should
| lie pledge himself against De Young
Tine fact of the matter, in my judgment,
| is, that no legislative candidate in the State
| who Is not known TO be against De Young
| beyond the shadow Of doubt. has any
| chance for election.
1.-The better element in the Republican
| party does not think De Young proper
| man for the position, for reasons / do moi
care to mention, and rather than be misrep-
| resented by a man Of his character and an.
teeedents they viii either vote against his
| candidates or else refrain from voting st all
There, now, you have my reasons, and
can only add that II California is represented
| in the Senate for the next six years by Dem.
| ocrat, you can attribute it to De Young.
tasteful candidacy upon the Republican
| Oarty.P