New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-19
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
REPUBLICANS UNITED FOR THE TICKET
FIGHTING DEMOCRATS-THE HIGH
BINDERS
ysY TELEGRAPH TO THE IKBUSE-t

San Francisco, June 1.-THE political excite
ment Of last week has Gained down, and, as every
shrewd observer predicted. the men who were
shouting for Blaine have decided that the ticket
ID good enough and strong enough to make an eX-
celent campaign with After the excitement OF
the convention il readily admitted, even by
Blaine enthusiasts, that Harrison was the stronger
candidate, because he didn't force the party INTO
. defensive position. IIarrson's course In the
CHILEAN trouble won him thousands Of friends on
this coaSt, and from the present indications ne
will get larger vote than he got four years ago.
Mr.. Reid will bring strength to the ticket in all
quarters.
There will be some sport in the California
Democratic delegation at Chicago over the seat
ing of John =. Irish. OF all the Cleveland men
in the State, Irish is the most prominent and
NEST enthusiastic. Except for the bitter personal
hostility OF o certain element Of the party, Irish
would have been chosen delegate at the Fresno
Convention. As it was, he might have secured
the honor, but he withdrew his TO avoid
conflict Now he has secured proxies Of Delegate
TAYLOR and of his alternate and he announced just
before leaving here that he proposed to put Cleve-
land in nomination, or at least to second his noml-
nation This made the other members OF the
delegation wild with rage and they will oppose his
effort to get seat in the convention. BY the rules,
however Irish can claim a seat and he Will DE
pretty sure TO insist upon bis rights. lie Is an
admirable stump speaker and always captures his
audience by his ready humor
crusade that promises good results is being
carried ON against the low dives and concert
saloons that have spread recently into good blocks
on Kearnpy and Market SITS. The movement WIS
begun by The San Francisco Call" which opened
an attack on the Crcmone, a big variety theatre
on Market-st.. which derived its chief profit from
the sale Of bad liquor by short-skirte1 women.
II prevented the Cremorne managers from securing
the signatures of ten propertyowners on the block
TO their petition for renewal Of their lease. ana
this place, which has been aptly called crime
hatchery. is now closed. The same method will
be brought TO bear on other dives The Citizens
League, which has the matter in charge, VIII
cndeavor to get "a more stringent ordinance passed
against licensing these dens
Further discoveries have been made this week Of
the records of Chinese hghbiuder societies. The
proof secured is ample 10 establish all that has
ever been charged against them us organized
bands for murder and blackma These Mon
Colian braves have been driven ont Of Sacramento,
aud close watch is kept upon them IN this city.
The missions are still guarded and an extra force
of police is detailed for duty when Chinese
damscls are take. to church and Sunday-school.
Tic first commencement at Stanford University
occurred this week. when twcntynine students
took their bachelors degree and nine the masters
degree The exercises were simple. The baccn-
laureate address was delivered by the Key, MSron
W Reed of Denver. There were no oratlonS by
graduates and President Jordan contented himself
with short but eloquent address to the class
The regents Of the State University have failed
10 find presiden; for the institution so that II
will probably 60 for another year without heah
Plans were approved for building for mcchanlca!
engineering to cost $1,000. The res gnation OF
Professor Burnham from the stah Of the Lick
not he repaired any more than that OF professor
Keller, one of the first authorities in the country
on the spectrOscOpe.