The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-07-14
HEARST BOOMS DE YOUNG.
The Governor Credited With
Christian Forgiveness.
DISGUST OF THE REPUBLICANS.
They Declare That the Appointment
Would Split the Party and Dig
Markham'S Grave.


the United States Senate was printed in
the Examiner yesterday. 1t was in the
form of Telegram from Sacramento, and
It doomed the proprietor of the Chronicle
as the leading candidate for the United
States Senate. The impression conveyed
by the publication was that De Young Is
likely to be appointed by Governor Mark
ham TO succeed the late Senator Stanford.
A careful reading of the telegram showed
that the Examiner was merely hazardlng a
guess. and the wish of young Mr.. Hearst
may have been father to the thought. On
the date of the telegram gentlemen VINO
are very friendly with the Governor ana 10
whom he would be likely to expires. him.
self if he lad come to any decision IN rela-
ton TO the Senatorial appointment were
In conversation with him at Sacramento,
and he did not say word leaning toward
De Young.
State Senator R. B. CARPENTER was at
the capital on Wednesday and had a chat
with Governor Markham, with whom he
has close political relations.
when left" Senator Carpenter said
yesterday, ''my belief was that the Cover
nor had not made up his mind as to whom
he would appoint. He expressed no
preference for any of the gentlemen who
have been mentioned as candidates. Ii he
had fixed upon any man for the appoint
ment do not think I would have had so
positive an impression the other way"
The mere prospect that De Young may
become the representative Of this State at
Washington WAS enough to cause a great
amount of adverse criticism from Repub-
licans yesterday.
~ cannot think it true that Governor
Markham will give the appointment d
Young" said one of them. Not only has,
De Young shown himself an>unfit man for
such position, but he has attacked Gov
ernor Markham fercely and Indignantly
In the Chronicle when Markham was a
candidate for Governor aud since then.
One editorial which the Chronicle pub
ished last January was venomous in
every line. 1t was headed Who Is Cover
nor?' and it belittled Markham to the
utmost.
For days at that time the attack on him
In the Chronicle was kept up. 1t does not
seem likely to me that the Governor would
forgive all these assaults so soon. He has
shown himself able to get along politically
and otherwise without the friend ship of
De Young and the Chronicle. He can bet
ter endure De Young's enmitv than to
incur the odium of making that man
United States Senator. The people would
not only resent the appointment of De
Young because they don't want a person
like him to represent them, but they
would lose all respect for Markham for
showing that he had not spirit enough to
stand up against the Chronicle and show
that he did not fear its mud-slinging. De
Young has never succeeded politically in
this State. and he never will; and any
Governor who shows himself willing to be
an ally of De Young will be treated in
politics just as De Young has been.
"The appoint ent of De Young would
be the worst thing that could happen to
the Republican party in California. Thou
sands of Republicans would turn from
their party if it were seen that De Young
had such a leading influence in it as to get
himself appointed Senator. De Young's
candidacy was the reason why this State
was lost by the Republicans at the last
election"
1t is known, however. that when Gov
ernor Markham was in Chicago in at
tendance at the Worlds Fair he had a pri-
yate talk with De Young which lasted
several hours. De Young has never
shown the least bit of modesty in pressing
himself forward for every prominent
place in sight, and he did not fail to take
advantage of the Governors presence in
Chicago to connubiate for the satisfaction
of his overweening Senatorial desire. TIE
taste which kept other candidates from
personally urging the Governor to give
II W
He is apparently too anxious to be great
man with high-soGnding title to observe
the customs of those who are willing to
let their worth and party services speak
for them. That long interview suggested
that De 7 Dung had concliated the Gov
ernor and that he might have a chance for
the appointment.
IF Governor Markham is familiar with
the political methods of De Young he
ought to hesitate long before comforting
the best office in his gift on him." said a
prominent Republican yesterday. 1.-THE
Governors reputation would suffer if he
should give De Young the place. In the
Legislature Of 1891. when FELTON, was
elected, De Young's following consisted of
men who were out for the stuff They
were mem berslwhose votes were notori-
ously purchasable ald who were mixed
up In the scandals of that session. The
general opinion entertained of De Young
was so low. and he was regarded with so
much aversion in the Republican party.
that even with his money and his paper he
could not get half enough votes to elect
him. l see that the Examiner says that if
the Republicans had controlled the Legisla-
ture at its last session he would have been
the leading candidate for Senator. That
is not correct
IF 1T we're. De Young would have re-
ceived the complimentary vote of the Re-
pablcaDs. Instead he could not get ten
Republican votes. If he could have found
ten men willing to vote for him his name
would have been proposed in the caucus,