The morning call., 1892-08-16
THE FIGHT GROWING WARM.
De Young Losing Ground i'm
Every Direction.
Southern California Is in Open Rsvolt-Fitz-
gerald Looming Up-George c. Perkins
Sets a Hot Pace

If the superficial indications are to be
relied upon to show the drift of events be-
meath the surface there is a great change
taking nlace in the preliminary aspect of
The Senatorial fight. So far as can be
learned De Young is fast losing ground.
In fact he is not in il at all. and the few
friends he had are fast deserting him. Tue
fact of the matter is that Mike has hurt his
own cause by an overanXiety on his own
part. ami his pres poets have not been helped
by his lieutenant. Frank Stone
For more than year Stone has been
making himself quite numerous in the in-
terror counties, and has so far succeeded in
antagonizng the powers that the fight is in
a badly muddled condition. The main work
was done in Southern California. In Los
Angeles County in particular the De oung
influence was thrown in, and at one time 1t
looked al ii the bogus editor was in a fair
way to fix things up 10 suit himself. Now
it is all different
De Young is not a politician. He relies
not upon persuasion but upon threats, and
the average Southern Californian is not the
man TO quietly submit 10 intimidation. ms
Mike has learned 10 his sorrow. and now.
when it is too late, he Is seeking without
avail 10 rectfy his errors. The chances are
that j! is too late.
STONES SOUTHERN TRIP.
When Stone went 10 the south he looked
about and selected certain men for the
Senate and Assembly. They were told to
keep quiet, and that when they pressed the
button Mike would do the rest. This was
all right so far as it went but the mass of
the voters unfortunately were overlooked.
These people with the perversity of the
average citizen were not IN accord with the
average politician, and when they found
that Mike was stacking the cards on them
they refused 10 submit In short they be-
gan to make noise, and, with Hnanimity
not to be ignored, they set about declaring
that no man could be elected to the Legis-
lature who was for De Young.
The rumpus Increased In force until it
broke cut In storm of protest, and the
political bosses, such as Copeland of Sau
Diego, Niles and Moore of Los Angeles and
CtaeTs, saw that It WAS becoming serious.
Copeland and Niles were not aspiraHts for
otfee, but Moore was a candidate for the
State Senate, and he saw that be would be
oeleaitd unless change OF base was Ell
fecteG without loss of time De Young
must be sacrificed in order t0 keep the
people in line, and but one way was open.
FELTON, was not 10 be thought of, aEd-well,
southern man must be put in tie fight.
The people demanded 1t and they could not
. ignore the call Then. too, it was con-
veAicnt way 10 throw De Young overheard
and al the same time satisfy their constitu-
eEtS. They looked about for man and at
last settled upon William F. Fitzgerald.
FITZGERALD To THE FRONT.
Il is true that the latter is now in this
city, but for years he was identified with
Los Angeles and is a strong man in that
section BE was the one man to cOnciliate
al elements, and as a result FITZGERALD. con-
tTaTy to MS own expressed wishes, will be
pushed 20 the front. This will in all proba-
biity not only save the ticket in the south
but viii knock De Young out of a number
Of votes he has been counting upon.
There IS no getting around the fact that
Fitzgerald is strong man in the State, and
his name is sure 10 add strength TO the
ticket. he would poll a big vote on Joint
ballot and would be a formidable man in
The contest.
Another thing which has occurred TO up-
set Mixes plans is the open announcement
OF The candidacy of George C. Perkins, who
Is looming UP strong aud full Of fight The
eX-GoyeTnOr is not man TO be overlooked
IN any contest, and has a following which
IS potent factor in this State. Alameda
County viii vote for him without doubt,
and 1uba, Tehama and Butte are openly
foI him. Y0Io looks upon him with favor.
In Sacramento he is strong because Of his
great popularity there during his term as
Governor, and in the primaries if be works
bit he may easily knock out Frank
RhOades and the bosses. No man in the
State has a greater following in San Luis
OblsDo. Santa Barbara regards him with
favor These counties would give him
strength not to be sneeZed at and would
with the strength developed by FELTON, cut
De 1oungS strength down 10 the few votes
from san Francisco. For these reasons
politicians are wondering where Nike ex-
poets to get of.