Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-22

| approaches. At any rate they do not worry
the state committees of the old parties to any
| great extent. for it is thought that they are
| drawing about equally from both republicans
and democrats. The peoples party is strong
est in Ventura county and the southern part of
/ the state. They may carry Ventura and one
| or two other counties. Something depends
! upon the extent to which the Farmers Alliance
votes for Weaver, and as to that none of the
| politicians seem to have any accurate notion.
The hostility of the peoples party to De Young
may help FELTON, or ex-Goy. Perkins, who is
! also a candidate for the Senate.
| 1t is remarked on every hand that Californians
| never before manifested less real interest in
| presidential election. There is just as little
brass banding good form in politics. will per-
nit. and the average San Franciscan is actually
more worried about his local municipal ticket
than he IL about the presidential contest. So
far the state central committees have expended
small sums OF money compared with former
years and everything is done in per-
fuuctory sort Of way that would drive
even Philadelphia politician to the verge
OF lunacy and a Tammany Hall worker
clear into an asylum. The newspapers are
disposed to discuss the tariff question on its
merits. and that is the one issue that is kept
prominently before the people. The monotony
is relieved bit by NJ. NJ Estee Of Napa and
Stephen VI. White of Los Angeles. who are in
anging in q series Of joint debates in the larger
cities throughout, the state. Mr.. White, by the
way. is the man most likely to be the demo-
cratic candidate for the Senate He is q COM
paratiyely young man who has done respect
ably well as lawyer, and the political timber
in him is of fairly good quality.
| COMPLICATED SITUATION IN NEVADA
In Nevada the political situation is decidedly
complicated. Upon the whole it appears that
the silver party will elect Frank Newlands to
Congress. although ex-Congressman WOODBURY.,
his opponent on the stalwart republican ticket,
Is an experienced politician and il personally
| the more popular of the two. Such men as
Attorney General Torreyson and Secretary Of
/ State Gray WELD great influence for Woodburn.
sam Davis, the sagebrush humorist, is the
editorial mouthpiece Of the silver men. fact
which makes the campaign more lively than the
stalwarts relish. If Weaver is elected Sam will
be satisfied with the Office of minister at Hawaii
For some reason not all of the silver men are
satisfied with Senator Stewart, and they are
anxious that he should be succeeded by A. C..
Cleveland. Mr.. Cleveland cannot make q
speech, but he has other accomplishments and
| qualifications. He owns cattle and sage-brush
range to the value of about $500, 600 He il a
| distant relation Of Grover Cleveland. He has
been q successful practical politician for many
years. He is the chief promoter Of the pro-
posed new railroad between San Francisco and
Salt Lake which some San Francisco capitalists
are backing to compete with the Southern Pa
cific and which. is really claiming more Of Mr.
Huntingtons attention Ut present than the sup
preston Of his corporation in politics. The
plan Ia that Congressman BArfine shall pose
as a mild contestant with Senator Stewart until
the last moment. when Mr.. Cleveland will step
] In and Mr. Bartine win be made district judge.