The morning call., 1893-07-21
MARKHAM'S MIND.
He Has Evidently Settled
on a Senator.
He Will Leave for Sacramento To-
Day and Soon Make His
Decision Known.

Governor Markham made up his mind
last night to go back to Sacramento on the
first train this morning. He had twice
during the week DELAYED his departure for
the capital. something having turned up
in the Senatorial fight Oh each occasion to
keep him here longer than lie intended
staying. Private Secretary Higgins was
kept in doubt as to the length Of his chiefs
sojourn in town, and when asked last
evening as to when the Governor would
leave he said:
blessed if l know. The Governor is
upstairs and if he tells you let me know
so that l can pack my grip in time"
TIE Governor said: II will leave in the
morning. have been resting most of the
time. | think that gentlemen who called
this afternoon were told downstairs that |
had gone out riding iE the park. but the
truth is | felt tired and sleepy and thought
l deserved an extra nap considering the
mount of talk Eve listened to during the
past few days"
when will you announce your appoint
ment to the Senatorial vacancy?" was
asked.
II think that the public will know my
decision on or by Saturday." was the Gov
eTHOI 5 reply. Uc dppOlQ lmeQt Will De
made this week, | think"
The Governor added few remarks as
to his desire to consider the matter thor
oughy before mentioning his seIec-
tion, but he did not explicitly say that he
had not yet come to decision. The fer
ence was that he had picked out the man,
but did not want te make his name known
until he had commission before him on
which TO write the lucky asprants name
with all the official formaities. Which,
ever one of the candidates visits Sacra-
mento to-day or tom 0Trow will probably
be the fortunate man. 1t Is not unlikely
that the commission will be issued to-day.
There was 10 doubt yesterday that De
Young would not be chosen. De Young's
agents were at the Palace Hotel yesterday
afternoon and evening, and their anxiety
was apparent. The Governor showed no
inclination to see them, and they had long
and serious conversations with Secretary
Higgins in the hotel court. De YounR's
enemies, few OF whom were about the
hotel. were wholly at their ease. At the
begin ming OF the week, when rumors that
De Young was sure Of the appointment
were flying through the political air. these
men wore an agitaed and dispeased look
| The change IN their countenances and the
evident loss Of confidence on the part Of
De Young's small body of adherents af-
! forded plain suggestion that his chances
| were cUudHeSfluR tEOSs Oh QOO0Qy else.
TIE last desperate effort of De Young In
the contest, when an effort was made to
have it appear that bribery was being re-
| sorted to by Mrs. Stanford to defeat him.
settled his fate IN the opinion of the poli-
ticians who conversed on that topic yes,er-
| day. The deduction from this covert as
sault On the Governor. which was attrib-
uted to De Young. was that Governor
Markham Informed him two days ago that
he would not be appointed. II he had
not known that the Governor was thinking
of naming somebody else he would n OF
| have resorted to such a despicable course.
AS a proof of De Young's popularity it
may be stated that between the times
when it was announced that he might be
appointed to succeed Senator Stanford and
| yesterday the Governor received 1000 let
| ters or kilograms protesting against such
action and pointing out that it would be
ruinous to the Republican party OF Call.
| fOrnia.
Irwin c. Stump is now generally re-
garded as the man most likely to get the
| appointment.