Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-03
CALIFORNIA.
The Golden State Considered Uncertain
Though Harrison's Chances Are Best.

me Golden state Considered Uncertain,
Though Harrison's Chances Are Best.
Correspondence Of The Evening Star
SAN Francisco, Oct. %. 1891
The interest Of Californians is not per-
ceptibly increasing in the presidential cam
paign as it draws to a close. Considering the
dry nature of the subject the tariff is discussed
with spirit, but otherwise everything that re-
lates to the success Of Mr.. Harrison or Mr..
Cleveland is done in perfunctory way that is
in = ,at contrast to the methods employed in
some of the political campaigns of the past
There are no big parades no noisy brass bands,
no monster meetings and but precious little
discussion of the heated explanatory order
tina: results in the selection of third person
to hold the stakes. Perhaps the republicans
are the more apathetic of the two. but the
democrats have assumed an unusually lofty
and diynifed style that doesn't get down to the
office until 10 O'Clock in the morning and COM
ports very wsll with party devoted to reform.
After talking with a score or more of managing
editors, politicians and others who are COM
PEELED to give some of their attention to the
subject it nay be said that their composite
opinion of the situation in California today is
this: The state is more uncertain than it has
been before in twenty years. 1t may go for
Cleveland wouldn't be surprised if it debut
the probability Is that il will remain in the re-
publican line for Harrison.
'FRIsco's MUNICIPAL FIGHT.
In San Francisco political interest centers in
the municipal tickets-there are half a dozen in
the field-and the average man here will say
that he cares whole lot more about who is to
be supervisor from the fifth ward than he does
about the presidency. The reason of this is
that San Francisco has not yet recovered from
the style of bossism that introduced some
years ago by Chris" Buckley, 1.-THE blind white
devil, who ruled San Francisco politics for
decade and made himself millionaire under as
corrupt a system as Tweed's About a year ago
Buckley was forced to absent himself from the
coast. He went to Europe by way Of Canada
and has not yet deemed it prudent to return.
The city, however, has always furnished good
picking for the political plunderer, aud there
are other local bosses who ambitious to
weave for themselves a mantle like the fallen
Buckley's- The ex-boss called himself demo-
crat. His successors call themselves republi-
cans They were supposed to be not SO mag
nlhceltly capable Of their work the fugitive
statesman who schooled them, but in this CAM
paign they are proving that San Francisco is
not out Of danger because Buckley is across the
seas. No such colonizing and register stufing
were ever before attempted, and this Is why the
average cltzens attention Is turned from the
White House away of on the Atlantic seaboard
t. the city treasury Of San Francisco out here
by the Pacific
THE NEXT US. sESAroRsHIP.
This state of affairs has resulted In a nom
partisan municipal ticket that has every pros
pect of being successful 1t finds sympathetic
support from all over the state because it in
cludes many members of tho next legislature
from the San Francisco districts. and the dele
CATION from the metropolis always rules the
''hauls of legislation" at Sacramento The
country member from the foothills cannot get a
resolution on coyote scalps or hydraulic mining
passed without bargaining with the gang from
the bay, which in return is usually permitted to
name United States Senators aud have its own
way about all measures Of Importance The
local fight also has an element Of more
than local interest because the result
vii! have deal to do with determining who
Senator Feltons Successor shall be. The can
Chdates are NJ III. Dc Young, ex-Gov. Perkins
and Senator FELTON, himself. The rural member
of the legislature Is commonly depended upon
TO vote for whoever Is named by his party
caucus. The republican candidates in the San
Francisco districts all De Young men, and
the non-partisans all pledged against him.
Therefore II the local victory in this city goes to
the independent voters Mr.. De Youngs chances
OF going 20 Washington Senator Feltons sue
c,ssor will be very small; If the non par tisan
ticket Is defeated De Young will have a fair
field, with decided lead. provided, OF
course, that the Legislature is republican.
THE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS.
Congressman Geary's chances for reelection
IN the first district have been improving during
the past week His opponent is E. W. Davis Of
| santa Rosa. Mr. Davis lis a large vineyardist
| and "a few days ago "a San Francisco paper dis
covered that he wasemploying large number
! Of Chinese among his grape vines. This is the
objectionable sin in California. and it Is not
/ done with IMMUNITY by citizens who seek po-
litlcal preferment- At least they do not often
/ get the preferment if they are found out.
| Congressman Caminetti's fight against an
other republican candidate named Davis in the
| second district remains In about the same
condition as reported ten days ago.
| In the third district-Glways strongly republi-
can-w. Il. English is making an Intellectual
/ fight for democracy against $. g. Hilborn, who
Is almost certain TO succeed ex-Congressman
Joseph Mckenns. now on the circuit bench.
q. %. Alexander and j. q. Mcguire are re-
spectiveiy the republican and democratic can
|. didates IN the fourth district. now represented